V2 Live Performance Test 3 and 4

FORMAT · Post by **FORMAT** » Thu Jan 16, 2003 7:41 pm

Make of computer: Home-built PC
Operating system: win98
CPU Speed: 600 Mhz
Soundcard: Echo Gina 20

Result for test 3: 12
Result for test 4: 42

Ouch compared with PB results indeed - this thing here is 3 years old and was dead cheap.

format

Nodnibs · Post by **Nodnibs** » Sun Jan 19, 2003 9:03 pm

Make of computer: Generic PC
Operating system: Windows XP Professional
CPU Speed: AMD Athlon 1,2GHZ Thunderbird II
Soundcard: Soundblaster Audigy Platinum

Result for test 3: 1%
Result for test 4: 16%

pmbm · Post by **pmbm** » Mon Jan 20, 2003 10:13 pm

Make of computer: VAIO FX401
Operating system: XP home
CPU Speed: Duron 800MHz
Soundcard: Internal

Result for test 3: 4%after opening, 15%after stopping
Result for test 4: 35%

djken · Post by **djken** » Tue Jan 28, 2003 12:30 am

Make of computer: Dell Precision
Operating system: Windows2000 Pro (SP3)
Ableton Live 2.01
CPU Speed: Twin PIII 733
1 Gig Rambus 800MHZ ECC Ram
Soundcard: Audiophile 24/96
PC is a DAW only

Result for test 1: 2%
Result for test 2: 18%

chris_borgia · Post by **chris_borgia** » Fri Jan 31, 2003 9:25 am

Make of computer: Tibook G4 (rev C)
Operating system: OSX 10.23
CPU Speed: 667
Soundcard: RME Hammerfall and buildin sound...

RME @512 buffer
Result for test 3: 21%
Result for test 4: 47%

RME @103 buffer
Result for test 3: 21%
Result for test 4: 49% **crackles in audio***

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Built in @512 buffer
Result for test 3: 14%
Result for test 4: 40%

Builtin @103 buffer
Result for test 3: 14%
Result for test 4: 41%

guest electradise · Post by **guest electradise** » Fri Jan 31, 2003 11:08 am

Make of computer: P3 800 384 ram
Operating system: XP pro
CPU Speed: 800MHz
Soundcard: EMI 2/6 Emagic

Result for test 3: 1-2
Result for test 4: 13-14

Why should i buy that new 2.53 Ghz Pentium ?

If Logic wasn't just Apple from now on, i would ditch my G4 big time

Rx · Post by Rx » Fri Jan 31, 2003 4:16 pm

Not being a Mac user, I wonder if the performance tests are indicative of Mac performance overall, or just regarding Live?

Guest from L.A. · Post by **Guest from L.A.** » Sat Feb 01, 2003 1:20 am

Make of computer: Apple G4 Powerbook Rev. B 1GB RAM
Operating System: 10.2.3
CPU Speed: 550 Mhz
Soundcard: builtin

Result for test 3: 4%
Result for test 4: 49%

datagroove · Post by **datagroove** » Sat Feb 01, 2003 4:53 am

Rx wrote:Not being a Mac user, I wonder if the performance tests are indicative of Mac performance overall, or just regarding Live?

I am going to go out on a limb here and say its a combonation of them BOTH.. 70/30 sort of thing were the fact it is not a pc (i.e. fast mhz) is 70% the cous of the performace weekness in live on macs... I work with a lot of macs and one pc and a lot of software be it audio or video.. and its just a vibe i get working with live but if Live was optimized for the mac, i think we would see a 15-25% increase in overall performence.

::datagroove::

FORMAT · Post by **FORMAT** » Tue Feb 04, 2003 5:42 pm

Finally, my results:

Make of computer: TiBook 867, 768 RAM
Operating system: OS9.2
CPU Speed: 867
Soundcard: built-in

Result for test 3: 3
Result for test 4: 25

Operating system: OS X.2
Soundcard: built-in

Result for test 3: 2
Result for test 4: 30

Buffer size: 512

[outofocus] · Post by **[outofocus]** » Sun Feb 09, 2003 6:49 pm

Computer: Dual 800/640 Ram

Operating system: OS X 10.2.3
Soundcard: built-in

(with 1 ms/40samples latency)

Result for test 3: 13
Result for test 4: 39

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Feb 10, 2003 12:56 am

datagroove wrote:
Rx wrote:Not being a Mac user, I wonder if the performance tests are indicative of Mac performance overall, or just regarding Live?
I am going to go out on a limb here and say its a combonation of them BOTH..
::datagroove::

further more.. i just did some testing on my
733mkz PC
VS
667mkz Mac
now there is not much of a mkz difference and this is what test 4 shows

Make of computer: TiBook 667, 768 RAM
Operating system: OS9.2
CPU Speed: 667
Soundcard: Built in (256)

test 4: peaked at 36%

Make of computer: Custom built PC
Operating system: XP
CPU Speed: 733
Soundcard: Audiophile 2496 (256)

test 4: peaked at 25%

:::::::;
that is more then a 30% difference with just 66mkz, something is not right here.

datagroove

datagroove · Post by **datagroove** » Mon Feb 10, 2003 12:59 am

continuing from my last post..that is to say live on the pc is 30% more powerful regardless of mkz speed.

now with some simular testing on a groove i composed in live with 8 audio tracks (no inserts or send fx used- just audio)

PC --733mkz--13% (HD speed 5400)
Mac -667mkz--25% (HD speed 4200 i think)

so i ask, Can live on the mac be twaked just a bit by ableton to give us mac users a bit more performence..? its bad enough as it is at with the mkz gap and all, but even without the mkz gap it seems like there is room for improvment on the mac.

datagroove

scotty · Post by **scotty** » Mon Feb 10, 2003 4:38 pm

Make of computer: Apple G3 Powerbook
Operating System: 9.1
CPU Speed: 333 Mhz
Soundcard: builtin

whe the demo arrangement is first opened: 8%
when paused during playback: 21%
playing at around bar 42: 52%

I knew performance of Live on macs was not on par with pc's
but I am bummed to see that the newer macs don't fair so
much better then my Lombard powerbook during playback.

-scotty

FORMAT · Post by **FORMAT** » Mon Feb 10, 2003 10:37 pm

FYI, I'm adding my results with the Motu 828:

Make of computer: TiBook 867, 768 RAM
Operating system: OS9.2
CPU Speed: 867
Soundcard: Motu 828

Result for test 3: 3
Result for test 4: 26

Operating system: OS X.2
Soundcard: Motu 828 Core Audio drivers

Result for test 3: 5
Result for test 4: 35

Buffer size: 256

V2 Live Performance Test 3 and 4

My test

Live2 benchmarks

Mac Dual 800 os x 10.2.3