Testing the $36 Android TV Box: T95N and PSP Emulator Performance

Hey guys, it's ETA Prime back here again today, and I'm excited to test out the $36 Android TV box, which is the T95N. This device has a quad-core AMLogic S905 processor, 2 GB of RAM, 8 GB of built-in storage, two USB 2.0 ports, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and HDMI. It's got pretty much everything except for a lot of storage, so we'll have to be careful not to overload it.

First things first, I want to test out the PSP emulator using PPSSPP, which is the newest version on the market. For our first game, I've chosen Tekken Dark Resurrection. I have to have the sound off due to copyright issues on the music, but you can see how it performs in these cut scenes. The sound is really good, and in these cut scenes, it runs at 30 FPS. However, the game itself should run at 60 or 50 FPS, and as you can see, it's pretty playable. 50 FPS is totally fine for this game, and it may even run at 60 FPS with some optimization.

I was surprised to see how well it performs, especially considering the low-end specs of this device. It's definitely not a powerhouse, but it gets the job done. I did get beaten by the game pretty badly, though, so that's a bit disappointing. Still, it's great to see that the emulator can handle a game like Tekken Dark Resurrection at all.

Next up, we have Tekken 6. I'm not going to lie, this game runs like crap on this device even with the lowest settings. We're only getting 25 FPS out of this, and this is a game that should run smoothly on most devices with more powerful hardware. It's a bit of a problem for PSP emulators in general, but we'll move on.

God of War won't be running on this device either, unfortunately. With the low-end specs, it's just not capable of handling games like that. We're probably looking at around 16 FPS, which is basically unplayable. So, if you want to play God of War on your PSP emulator, you'll need a much more powerful device.

Burnout Legends is next up, and I have to admit, I was not paying attention when I first started the video. I had this emulator set to run at PSP resolution, which is one step above console quality. However, as it turns out, this device can't even handle that resolution well. We're looking at around 20 FPS with all the features turned on. But, if we scale down the screen a bit and turn off some of the features, it's still not bad. I'd say around 23-30 FPS, depending on how much you want to mess with the settings.

One thing to keep in mind is that as you increase the resolution on your PSP emulator, it will start stressing out the device more and more. So, if you're going to run games at high resolutions or with a lot of features turned on, be prepared for some lag and slowdown.

Next up is Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, which is another game that runs surprisingly well on this device. I skipped ahead through the tutorial area because it was so smooth, running at full speed 30 FPS with no lag whatsoever. However, as soon as more complex scenes come in, the frame rate drops to around 20-23 FPS. It's not ideal, but it's still a great performance for this device.

Again, I have to emphasize that as the game gets more complex and has more features turned on, the frame rate will start to drop. But overall, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep is a solid test case for the PSP emulator on this device.

So, what can you expect from this device? Well, it's not going to be able to handle any high-end games or demanding emulators. It's best suited for lower-end games and emulators that are more forgiving of low-end hardware. However, for the price point, it's a great value overall. If you're looking for a cheap Android TV box with decent performance for some casual gaming, this might be worth considering.

That's all for today, guys. Let me know in the comments if you have any questions or if you'd like to see more content on this device. And don't forget to hit that like button and subscribe for more tech reviews and tests!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey what's going on guys it's ETA Prime back here again today I'm back with the $36 Android TV box this is the t95n this thing has a quad core am logic s905 2 GB of RAM 8 GB of built-in storage two USB 2.0 ports ethernet Wi-Fi Bluetooth HDMI it's got pretty much everything except for a lot of storage today I want to test out the PSP emulator we're going to use PPSSPP this is the newest version on the market first game we're going to test is Tekken dark Resurrection now I have to have the sound off due to copyright on the music but you can see how it performs here the sound is really good now in these cut scenes this runs at 30 FPS but the game itself should run at 60 or 50 and as you can see it's pretty playable 50 FPS is totally fine for this game here pretty good frame rate I guess this may run at 60 FPS it's going on up to 54 but 50 FPS seems pretty good I'm surprised it's running it this well and I just got the crap beat out of me back out of here we're going to try another game next up we're going to do Tekken six now I got to say I did test this game and it runs like crap this game is going to be unplayable on this unit even on the lowest of low settings with PPSSPP pretty crazy how slow this is compared to Tekken 5 or Tekk dark Resurrection I mean we're only getting 25 FPS out of this and this game should run at 60 this is a problematic game for the PSP emulators though well that sucks so I'm going to let you guys know right now that God of War will not run on this unit it'll probably run at about 16 FPS yes which really sucks next up burnout Legends oh whoa was not paying attention there I do have this emulator on one times PSP resolution because um I've had another box like this and it just doesn't run much higher and we're down in the 20 FPS range I guess this game ran at 30 FPS but it's really not that bad at 23 FPS oh geez the higher you turn up the resolution on the PSP emulator the more it's going to stress the hardware so I've got everything set to pretty much low you can scale the screen down so it's not so big on your TV you'll have a black border around it but the game will look a little better because it's a smaller screen so yeah some spots it dips down to about 23 FPS on up to 30 really not that bad go back and try something else here Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep all right guys so with this game I just went ahead and skipped on the little tutorial area because it does run really well it runs at full speed 30 FPS no lagging at all we'll see what happens when there's more stuff going on on screen just like I thought we dipped on down a little bit I see uh 23 FPS sometimes down to 20 FPS with some magic and more particles going yeah not too great through the tutorial area I had 30 FPS consistently with no drops at all didn't go down to the 20s one bit but uh here it's lagging a bit oh my gosh just really wanted to see what this thing did 20 FPS now the game is playable at 20 FPS but it's not ideal for playing so when everything gets on screen it just gets a little hectic especially when we're using magic here all right we'll get out of this game really not too bad I was expecting much worse when we got into that battle scene there so that's it for now guys I do have more games to test and I'll make another video I just wanted to get this out there to show you a little bit of performance out of here next video I do on the PSP emulator running on the t95m I'll test the other ones a little big planet we got monster hunter crash burnout appreciate you guys watching if you could hit that like button and subscribehey what's going on guys it's ETA Prime back here again today I'm back with the $36 Android TV box this is the t95n this thing has a quad core am logic s905 2 GB of RAM 8 GB of built-in storage two USB 2.0 ports ethernet Wi-Fi Bluetooth HDMI it's got pretty much everything except for a lot of storage today I want to test out the PSP emulator we're going to use PPSSPP this is the newest version on the market first game we're going to test is Tekken dark Resurrection now I have to have the sound off due to copyright on the music but you can see how it performs here the sound is really good now in these cut scenes this runs at 30 FPS but the game itself should run at 60 or 50 and as you can see it's pretty playable 50 FPS is totally fine for this game here pretty good frame rate I guess this may run at 60 FPS it's going on up to 54 but 50 FPS seems pretty good I'm surprised it's running it this well and I just got the crap beat out of me back out of here we're going to try another game next up we're going to do Tekken six now I got to say I did test this game and it runs like crap this game is going to be unplayable on this unit even on the lowest of low settings with PPSSPP pretty crazy how slow this is compared to Tekken 5 or Tekk dark Resurrection I mean we're only getting 25 FPS out of this and this game should run at 60 this is a problematic game for the PSP emulators though well that sucks so I'm going to let you guys know right now that God of War will not run on this unit it'll probably run at about 16 FPS yes which really sucks next up burnout Legends oh whoa was not paying attention there I do have this emulator on one times PSP resolution because um I've had another box like this and it just doesn't run much higher and we're down in the 20 FPS range I guess this game ran at 30 FPS but it's really not that bad at 23 FPS oh geez the higher you turn up the resolution on the PSP emulator the more it's going to stress the hardware so I've got everything set to pretty much low you can scale the screen down so it's not so big on your TV you'll have a black border around it but the game will look a little better because it's a smaller screen so yeah some spots it dips down to about 23 FPS on up to 30 really not that bad go back and try something else here Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep all right guys so with this game I just went ahead and skipped on the little tutorial area because it does run really well it runs at full speed 30 FPS no lagging at all we'll see what happens when there's more stuff going on on screen just like I thought we dipped on down a little bit I see uh 23 FPS sometimes down to 20 FPS with some magic and more particles going yeah not too great through the tutorial area I had 30 FPS consistently with no drops at all didn't go down to the 20s one bit but uh here it's lagging a bit oh my gosh just really wanted to see what this thing did 20 FPS now the game is playable at 20 FPS but it's not ideal for playing so when everything gets on screen it just gets a little hectic especially when we're using magic here all right we'll get out of this game really not too bad I was expecting much worse when we got into that battle scene there so that's it for now guys I do have more games to test and I'll make another video I just wanted to get this out there to show you a little bit of performance out of here next video I do on the PSP emulator running on the t95m I'll test the other ones a little big planet we got monster hunter crash burnout appreciate you guys watching if you could hit that like button and subscribe\n"