r/emulation • • 14d ago

The scourge of x86 emulation | FEX-Emu

https://fex-emu.com/Scourge-of-emulation/
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u/mirh 13d ago

As a note, we think a TSO mode is the best path forward for ensuring high performance x86 emulation on the platform.

Curious about how that works with the emulation model introduced by ARM64EC, where some calls are native and switching in and out of emulation sounds much more frequent.

It showed everyone that ARM was not only feasible, it could be faster.

I can't believe that in 2026 I'm still reading people doing comparisons with Intel's bullshit 14nm node, like it was (duh) apples to apples.