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EmuELEC 3.8: The Ultimate Guide to the Top Features, Settings, and Best Games

If you have an Android TV box, a Raspberry Pi, or a cheap S905/S912 device, you’ve probably heard of EmuELEC. Version 3.8 is widely considered the “goldilocks” release—stable, fast, and packed with features without the bloat of newer betas.

Whether you are setting it up for the first time or looking to squeeze out every last drop of performance, here is your guide to the top things you need to know about EmuELEC 3.8. emuelec 38 top

4. Set a Hotkey for Save States

• Main Menu > EmulationStation > Hotkey Settings → Map Select as your hotkey.
• Hotkey + R2 = Save state. Hotkey + L2 = Load state.

Top Features of EmuELEC 3.8

Scenario B: High UI Usage

• Symptom: emulationstatio is using 20-40% CPU constantly while sitting on the menu.
• Cause: Usually a corrupted media file or an excessively large theme with animated GIFs/videos. EmuELEC 3.8 runs on older hardware drivers, making video rendering in the menu resource-heavy.
• Solution: Switch to a lighter theme or disable video previews in EmulationStation settings.

Scenario C: N64/Dreamcast Stuttering

• Symptom: mupen64plus or reicast process uses 100% CPU and the game runs slow.
• Cause: The emulator is running on the "Little" cores instead of "Big" cores (common in big.LITTLE CPU architectures like S905x2/x3), or the governor is set to "powersave."
• Solution: EmuELEC usually handles this automatically, but you can force performance via the RunCommand menu before the game launches (press a button while the game is loading).

6. Summary

Using top in EmuELEC 3.8 allows you to see "under the hood." Most performance issues stem from: EmuELEC 3

1. Memory exhaustion: Too many media assets in the UI.
2. Background processes: Emulators not closing properly.
3. Thermal throttling: Hardware getting too hot.

Monitoring these metrics allows you to pinpoint whether the issue is software (configuration) or hardware (cooling/RAM). Main Menu > EmulationStation > Hotkey Settings →

What You Need:

• A Windows/Mac PC (or Linux)
• balenaEtcher or Rufus
• microSD card (16GB minimum, 64GB recommended)
• Your Amlogic TV box

Step 5: First-Time Setup

EmuELEC will expand the file system and reboot. Then, you will be asked to configure your gamepad. Map the buttons (A, B, X, Y, D-Pad, Start, Select). Once done, you are at the main menu (EmulationStation).