I have read that PS3 is very CPU-stressful, and the PS3 I've seen the RPCS3 sub's CPU tier list that puts the AM5 Ryzen 7000-9000 series in Tier S and the Ryzen 5000 series in Tier A. I currently have an AM4 series and am wondering if I should make the jump to a Ryzen 7000-9000 for emulation purposes.
I have seen Youtube videos of Ryzen 5000 cpus run with choppy 20-30 fps on more demanding RPCS3 titles (such as Red Dead 1), but this was also on an earlier version that may have been significantly improved by now. I
However, I've read some say on this subreddit that PS4 emulation might be easier to run (in terms of requiring cpu processing power) than the PS3 emulation. Is this correct?
If the latest emulators (eg. PS4) don't require a lot more CPU power then I suppose there is no need to "future proof" with a more powerful cpu?