How to optimize core affinity for Mario Emulator on B850M?
That native-level smoothness is finally back! Once I used the process manager to lock the core affinity, the emulator's instruction efficiency skyrocketed, and frame times stopped jumping between 20-45ms, settling into a tight 12-16ms window. I spent way too much time trying to force-overclock all cores in the BIOS, but that just led to sync errors and random frame skips every few seconds. It was a wake-up call that scheduling logic matters more than raw clock speed. I switched my power plan to 'Ultimate Performance' and enabled multi-threaded compilation in the emulator settings. The RTSS graph, which used to look like a jagged saw blade, is now almost a flat line. I did notice a 15W bump in CPU power draw, but that's nothing compared to the massive gain in fluidity. CPU temps are rock steady at 62-68℃. The difference in feel after switching the scheduling mode is night and day, and the system stays cool.
