Live 9 Performance Test

[theextravaganttraveller]

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter 22%
2) Laptop/Desktop? 2010 iMac 27"
3) Operating System? OS10.6.8
4) Ableton Live version? 9.1.6
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? 2.5 quad i5
6) Amount of Ram? 24Gb
7) Soundcard Saffire Pro 40
Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 1TB SSD
9) Number of playback tracks? 8
10) 64 or 32bit live? 64 bit
11) Max number of tracks before crackle 40ish

Focusrite! At least make your drivers perform on par with Built-in Audio, sheeeeesh!!!

[koranek]

Just upgraded to Yosemite

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter 10%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Mac Pro desktop
3) Operating System? OS 10.10.5
4) Ableton Live version? 9.2.2
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? 3.33 Gz Hexacore Xeon
6) Amount of Ram? 12 G
7) Soundcard Focusrite Firewire Saffire Pro DSP
Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 7200
9) Number of playback tracks? 8
10) 64 or 32bit live? 64 bit

Newest OS, drivers, and Live. I squeezed an extra 2%.

Again, I didn't expect this.

[Mister Natural]

hope that I did this correctly . . .
meter : 11%
desktop : custom built
OS : WIN7 64bit
LIVE9.2.1 @ 32bit
CPU : AMD FX8320 8 core @ 3.5ghz (no OC)
RAM : 16GB
Card : EMU 1820
SDD x 2 : C: Sandisk 128gb F: Crucial 240gb for samples/projects/VST folder
playing back : 8

[lachrimae]

It was bouncing between 9 & 10% with 8 tracks @ 512 buffer so I ramped it up a bit:

128 tracks, buffer size 64, 48KHz since that's my standard:
1) Ableton Live CPU Meter % 70-72
2) Custom PC
3) Win10x64
4) Live 9.2.2
5) i7-5820k @ 4.2GHz
6) 48GB
7) RME UFX USB Driver 1.080
8 ) Samsung 850 Evo 500GB
9) 128 tracks
10) 64 bit Live

[lapieuvre]

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter % (if it bounces around, please list the peak) 11% (Stable, constant at 11%)
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? MacBook Pro Mid 2015
3) Operating System?10.10.5
4) Ableton Live version? 9.2.2
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? 2.8 GHz Core i7 (I7-4980HQ)
6) Amount of Ram? 16 gigs
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? RME Fireface 800, driver v3.26
Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? PCIe Flash
9) Number of playback tracks? 8
10) 64 or 32bit live?64 bits
11)Amount of tracks before it crackles: 128

[bAt@ta]

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter 28 %
2) Laptop - Sony Vaio F 2012
3) Operating System? Win 7, 64 bit
4) Ableton Live version? 9.2.2
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? 2.4 GHz, Intel i5-2430M
6) Amount of Ram? 8 gigs
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Focusrite Saffire Pro i/o 26
Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 5400 rpm
9) Number of playback tracks? 8
10) 64 or 32bit live? 64 bit

[7blanche]

1- Ableton Live CPU Meter 11% (Power Management - Balanced - 20%) on 8 tracks/78% on 136 tracks/90% on 160 tracks (no difference w power management settings)
2- Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? Custom Desktop
3- Operating System? Win7 Pro x64
4- Ableton Live version? 9.2.1
5- CPU Make, Model, and Speed? i7 4790k (oc 4.7 Ghz)
6- Amount of Ram? 16GB
7- Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? RME FF 800 driver 3.1.15. on LSI FW (less crackling then on TI chip - unplayable on 160 tracks)
8- Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? SAMSUNG 850 PRO SSD 240 GB
9- Number of playback tracks? 128/152 w small crackles at the beginning/168 crackles all over
10- 64 or 32bit live? 64bit

[DaWrecked1]

1-Ableton Live CPU Meter: 17% (bounced between 16%-17%)
2-Computer: Mid 2012 Macbook Pro 15 Inch
3-Operating System: OSX 10.9.5
4-Ableton Live version: 9.2.2
5-CPU: i7 Quad Core 2.3ghz
6-RAM: 16GB 1600mhz RAM
7-Soundcard: Core Audio
8-Hard Drive: Samsung EVO SSD 750GB
9-Number of playback tracks: 8

At over 100 tracks it's starts going downhill rapidly. Although i will say for a little while after the 100 track mark the dropouts only occur immediately after i start the playhead. For example... at the 110 track mark immediately when i start playback the CPU will spike horribly at over 104% (yes 104%) just for a second. Dropouts/glitches for about 2 seconds...but then the CPU load immediately drops down and hovers around 83% and no more dropouts.

[Metzler000]

1. Ableton Live CPU Meter: 24%
2. Laptop/Desktop? Dektop - 2011 Dragora HTPC R Series
3. Operating System? Windows 8.1
4. Ableton Live version? 9.1
5. CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Intel i7 2600 3.4Ghz
6. Amount of Ram? 16 G
7. Soundcard: Onboard Realtek HD Audio ASIO
8. Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 7200
9. Number of playback tracks? 8
10. 64 or 32bit live? 64 bit

[VT2]

1. Ableton Live CPU Meter: 22%
2. Laptop/Desktop?: Desktop, 2009
3. Operating System?: Windows 7 64bit
4. Ableton Live version?: v9.2.2
5. CPU Make, Model, and Speed?: Intel Core Quad Q9505 (2.83 GHz)
6. Amount of Ram?: 4Gb
7. Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)?: M-Audio AP192, ASIO
8. Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)?: Samsung HDD 7200 RPM
9. Number of playback tracks?: 8
10. 64 or 32bit live?: 32bit

[yur2die4]

Is the download from Page 1 the one to use?? I didn't dig around to see if there was any update in the process.

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter % 12%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? 17" HP Envy 2013
3) Operating System? Windows 8.1 Home 64
4) Ableton Live version? Live 9.2 Suite
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Intel Core i7-4800MQ 2.70Hz
6) Amount of Ram? 8GB
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Built-in using ASIO4ALL
8 ) Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 256GB SSD and 1tb HDD
9) Number of playback tracks? 8
Max playback channels 16 bars without glitch 112

[M-bition]

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter 9%
2) Laptop/Desktop? LAPTOP Clevo P751DM-G
3) Operating System? Windows 8.1 Pro X64
4) Ableton Live version? 9.2.3
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? DESKTOP I7-6700K @ 4.2 GHz
6) Amount of Ram? 16Gb DDR4 2400 2.4GHz
7) Soundcard NI Komplete Audio 6
8] Hard Disk Drive Speed ? Samsung 850 Evo 500gb SSD
9) Number of playback tracks? 8
10) 64 or 32bit live? 64 bit
11) Max number of tracks before crackle 208

Really impressed with the power. 192 tracks @ 91% and 208 tracks @ 98%
Clocking the cpu @ 4.5GHz did not really make a difference however. Just a few tracks more. Wondering what is going on here...

[VT2]

1. Ableton Live CPU Meter: 22%
2. Laptop/Desktop?: Desktop, 2009
3. Operating System?: Windows 7 64bit
4. Ableton Live version?: v9.2.2
5. CPU Make, Model, and Speed?: Intel Core Quad Q9505 (2.83 GHz)
6. Amount of Ram?: 4Gb
7. Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)?: M-Audio AP192, ASIO
8. Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)?: Samsung HDD 7200 RPM
9. Number of playback tracks?: 8
10. 64 or 32bit live?: 32bit

BTW, in v9.2.3 (with 8 track) now 17% for me (instead 22%).
About max number of tracks without crackles: 56 (84%)

[login]

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter at 8 tracks - 14%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? Custom Built Desktop PC
3) Operating System? Windows 7
4) Ableton Live version? 9.1.7
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Intel Core i5 760 2.8
6) Amount of Ram? 8GB 1300MHz
7) Soundcard? RME Fireface UC
Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 7,200 RPM
9) Max playback tracks? 57 with out click at start. I can go up to 80 with clicks at start and then stabilizing at 98% with pops or drops.
10) 64 or 32bit live? 64

New computer

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter at 8 tracks - 11%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? Custom Built Desktop PC
3) Operating System? Windows 7
4) Ableton Live version? 9.5.1b
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Intel Core i7 4790k
6) Amount of Ram? 8GB 1300MHz
7) Soundcard? RME Fireface UC
Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? SSD
9) Max playback tracks? I stopped at 128 with 86% CPU use
10) 64 or 32bit live? 64

[VT2]

1. Ableton Live CPU Meter: 22%
2. Laptop/Desktop?: Desktop, 2009
3. Operating System?: Windows 7 64bit
4. Ableton Live version?: v9.2.2
5. CPU Make, Model, and Speed?: Intel Core Quad Q9505 (2.83 GHz)
6. Amount of Ram?: 4Gb
7. Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)?: M-Audio AP192, ASIO
8. Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)?: Samsung HDD 7200 RPM
9. Number of playback tracks?: 8
10. 64 or 32bit live?: 32bit

1. Ableton Live CPU Meter: 22%
2. Laptop/Desktop?: Desktop, 2009
3. Operating System?: Windows 7 64bit
4. Ableton Live version?: v9.2.2
5. CPU Make, Model, and Speed?: Intel Core Quad Q9505 (2.83 GHz)
6. Amount of Ram?: 4Gb
7. Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)?: M-Audio AP192, ASIO
8. Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)?: Samsung HDD 7200 RPM
9. Number of playback tracks?: 8
10. 64 or 32bit live?: 32bit

BTW, in v9.2.3 (with 8 track) now 17% for me (instead 22%).
About max number of tracks without crackles: 56 (84%)

Tested now in v9.6 and 64bit now: 22% at 8track (The same as was in 9.2.2 32bit for me)