[3DS] Is the .CIA supposed to perform better than .3DSX?

[Rin Tohsaka]

If it makes you feel any better, Snes9x seems to do the same thing (full speed with CIA vs ~55fps with 3DSX).

I'm assuming you're running the .3DSX version with Rosalina

I believe it's luma3ds cfw with rosalina menu, though I launch the 3DSX version through the homebrew launcher.

For reference I basically just followed the "3ds.hacks.guide" walkthrough and nothing else.