diff --git a/src/common/logging/backend.cpp b/src/common/logging/backend.cpp
index d7c816da3..168350b96 100644
--- a/src/common/logging/backend.cpp
+++ b/src/common/logging/backend.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <chrono>
 #include <filesystem>
+#include <mutex>
 #include <thread>
 
 #include <fmt/format.h>
@@ -208,26 +209,41 @@ public:
             }
         }
 
+        std::unique_lock entry_loc(_mutex);
+
+        if (_last_entry.message == message) {
+            ++_last_entry.counter;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (_last_entry.counter >= 2) {
+            _last_entry.message += " x" + std::to_string(_last_entry.counter);
+        }
+
+        if (_last_entry.counter >= 1) {
+            if (Config::getLogType() == "async") {
+                message_queue.EmplaceWait(_last_entry);
+            } else {
+                ForEachBackend([this](auto& backend) { backend.Write(this->_last_entry); });
+                std::fflush(stdout);
+            }
+        }
+
         using std::chrono::duration_cast;
         using std::chrono::microseconds;
         using std::chrono::steady_clock;
 
-        const Entry entry = {
+        this->_last_entry = {
             .timestamp = duration_cast<microseconds>(steady_clock::now() - time_origin),
             .log_class = log_class,
             .log_level = log_level,
             .filename = filename,
             .line_num = line_num,
             .function = function,
-            .message = std::move(message),
+            .message = message,
             .thread = Common::GetCurrentThreadName(),
+            .counter = 1,
         };
-        if (Config::getLogType() == "async") {
-            message_queue.EmplaceWait(entry);
-        } else {
-            ForEachBackend([&entry](auto& backend) { backend.Write(entry); });
-            std::fflush(stdout);
-        }
     }
 
 private:
@@ -259,6 +275,22 @@ private:
     }
 
     void StopBackendThread() {
+        // log last message
+        if (_last_entry.counter >= 2) {
+            _last_entry.message += " x" + std::to_string(_last_entry.counter);
+        }
+
+        if (_last_entry.counter >= 1) {
+            if (Config::getLogType() == "async") {
+                message_queue.EmplaceWait(_last_entry);
+            } else {
+                ForEachBackend([this](auto& backend) { backend.Write(this->_last_entry); });
+                std::fflush(stdout);
+            }
+        }
+
+        this->_last_entry = {};
+
         backend_thread.request_stop();
         if (backend_thread.joinable()) {
             backend_thread.join();
@@ -292,6 +324,8 @@ private:
     MPSCQueue<Entry> message_queue{};
     std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point time_origin{std::chrono::steady_clock::now()};
     std::jthread backend_thread;
+    Entry _last_entry;
+    std::mutex _mutex;
 };
 } // namespace
 
diff --git a/src/common/logging/log_entry.h b/src/common/logging/log_entry.h
index 6c529f878..7b52ad7e1 100644
--- a/src/common/logging/log_entry.h
+++ b/src/common/logging/log_entry.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ struct Entry {
     std::string function;
     std::string message;
     std::string thread;
+    u32 counter = 0;
 };
 
 } // namespace Common::Log
diff --git a/src/core/memory.cpp b/src/core/memory.cpp
index 561e72617..9d26142ce 100644
--- a/src/core/memory.cpp
+++ b/src/core/memory.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2025 shadPS4 Emulator Project
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2025-2026 shadPS4 Emulator Project
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
 #include "common/alignment.h"
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void MemoryManager::SetupMemoryRegions(u64 flexible_size, bool use_extended_mem1
 }
 
 u64 MemoryManager::ClampRangeSize(VAddr virtual_addr, u64 size) {
-    static constexpr u64 MinSizeToClamp = 3_GB;
+    static constexpr u64 MinSizeToClamp = 1_GB;
     // Dont bother with clamping if the size is small so we dont pay a map lookup on every buffer.
     if (size < MinSizeToClamp) {
         return size;
@@ -349,7 +349,8 @@ s32 MemoryManager::Free(PAddr phys_addr, u64 size, bool is_checked) {
 }
 
 s32 MemoryManager::PoolCommit(VAddr virtual_addr, u64 size, MemoryProt prot, s32 mtype) {
-    std::scoped_lock lk{mutex, unmap_mutex};
+    std::scoped_lock lk{unmap_mutex};
+    std::unique_lock lk2{mutex};
     ASSERT_MSG(IsValidMapping(virtual_addr, size), "Attempted to access invalid address {:#x}",
                virtual_addr);
 
@@ -434,6 +435,7 @@ s32 MemoryManager::PoolCommit(VAddr virtual_addr, u64 size, MemoryProt prot, s32
     // Merge this VMA with similar nearby areas
     MergeAdjacent(vma_map, new_vma_handle);
 
+    lk2.unlock();
     if (IsValidGpuMapping(mapped_addr, size)) {
         rasterizer->MapMemory(mapped_addr, size);
     }
@@ -554,7 +556,7 @@ s32 MemoryManager::MapMemory(void** out_addr, VAddr virtual_addr, u64 size, Memo
     }
 
     // Acquire writer lock.
-    std::scoped_lock lk2{mutex};
+    std::unique_lock lk2{mutex};
 
     // Create VMA representing this mapping.
     auto new_vma_handle = CreateArea(virtual_addr, size, prot, flags, type, name, alignment);
@@ -650,6 +652,8 @@ s32 MemoryManager::MapMemory(void** out_addr, VAddr virtual_addr, u64 size, Memo
             // TRACK_ALLOC(mapped_addr, size, "VMEM");
         }
 
+        lk2.unlock();
+
         // If this is not a reservation, then map to GPU and address space
         if (IsValidGpuMapping(mapped_addr, size)) {
             rasterizer->MapMemory(mapped_addr, size);