{"id":831,"date":"2016-10-09T13:01:55","date_gmt":"2016-10-09T13:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/?p=831"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:51:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T03:51:17","slug":"how-to-configure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/how-to-configure.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Configure CPU and Memory in MEmu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some tips about how to configure CPU and memory to get better performance in MEmu. You can change it via MEmu settings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1. Performance &#8211; CPU \/ Memory settings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For most computers, set CPU=2 and Memory=2048 is good enough.<\/li>\n<li>For high spec computers, for example, if you have physical resource 8 cores CPU and 8 GB memory or even more, CPU=4 and Memory=4096 is a better option.<\/li>\n<li>If you want to play with multiple instances, make sure the sum of CPU and memory of all MEmu instances less than your physical resource.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41107 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/QQ\u56fe\u724720260310164930.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"707\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/QQ\u56fe\u724720260310164930.jpg 707w, https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/QQ\u56fe\u724720260310164930-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/QQ\u56fe\u724720260310164930-624x492.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Note:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>AMD CPU core is limited to 2 at most in MEmu Settings for better compatibility.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t install too many apps in a single VM, try to create a new one with Multi-MEmu.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2.<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Render Mode: OpenGL, Vulkan, DirectX<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Each rendering mode has its own advantages and disadvantages, so that you can choose the most suitable one for different games.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ds-message _63c77b1\">\n<div class=\"ds-markdown\">\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">If the game crashes or freezes, try switching to another rendering mode to resolve the issue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41110 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/QQ\u56fe\u724720260310165049.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"710\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/QQ\u56fe\u724720260310165049.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/QQ\u56fe\u724720260310165049-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/QQ\u56fe\u724720260310165049-624x495.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3. Root mode: Allow or disallow the applications within the emulator to obtain root permission.<\/p>\n<p>Some games may require users to disable this option to run normally.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41111 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/QQ\u56fe\u724720260310165203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"710\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/QQ\u56fe\u724720260310165203.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/QQ\u56fe\u724720260310165203-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/QQ\u56fe\u724720260310165203-624x495.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4. Memory optimization: Reduce the memory usage of the game runtime, it is recommended to enable when the memory resources are tight (there may be a subtle color difference).<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41112 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/QQ\u56fe\u724720260310165247.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"710\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/QQ\u56fe\u724720260310165247.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/QQ\u56fe\u724720260310165247-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/QQ\u56fe\u724720260310165247-624x495.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&gt; Back to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/support.html\">MEmu 101<\/a><\/strong>, everything you need to know about MEmu &lt;&lt;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Official Website:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/\">https:\/\/www.memuplay.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Official Twitter:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MicrovirtMEmu\">\u00a0https:\/\/twitter.com\/MicrovirtMEmu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Facebook Page:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/memuplayer\">\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/memuplayer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>MEmu User Group:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/memuplayer\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/memuplayer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Discord<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/gA4GWV9\">https:\/\/discord.gg\/gA4GWV9<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some tips about how to configure CPU and memory to get better performance in MEmu. You can change it via MEmu settings. &nbsp; 1. Performance &#8211; CPU \/ Memory settings: For most computers, set CPU=2 and Memory=2048 is good enough. For high spec computers, for example, if you have physical resource 8 cores CPU and 8 GB memory or even more, CPU=4 and Memory=4096 is a better option. If you want to play with multiple instances, make sure the sum of CPU and memory of all MEmu instances less than your physical resource. Note: AMD CPU core is limited to 2 at most in MEmu Settings for better compatibility. Don&#8217;t install too many apps in a single VM, try to create a new one with Multi-MEmu. &nbsp; 2.Render Mode: OpenGL, Vulkan, DirectX Each rendering mode has its own advantages and disadvantages, so that you can choose the most suitable one for different games. If the game crashes or freezes, try switching to another rendering mode to resolve the issue. &nbsp; 3. Root mode: Allow or disallow the applications within the emulator to obtain root permission. Some games may require users to disable this option to run normally. &nbsp;<a class=\"show-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/how-to-configure.html\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29041,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[21660,4802],"yst_prominent_words":[4845,1092,4842,540,648,1097,503,4843,620,549,3519,674,1017,4844,5311,4846,5313,1096],"class_list":["post-831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-memu-faq","tag-faq-1","tag-lang-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=831"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41127,"href":"https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/831\/revisions\/41127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=831"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}