LIVE 8 PERFORMANCE TEST - Results Here

[grooverb]

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter 31%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? Custom Gigabyte Mboard
3) Operating System? XP SP3
4) Ableton Live version? 8.2
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? 2.5 Dual Core celeron
6) Amount of Ram? 2gb
7) Soundcard E-DSP DX
Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)?
9) Number of playback tracks 8

got 29% with my E-MU 1616 turned on running as near to 512 samples as I could get it.

[UnderwaterSunlight]

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter 12%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? Desktop PC Custom Built Sandybridge, Gigabyte MoBo P67A-UD4-B3
3) Operating System? Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit SP1
4) Ableton Live version? 8.2.4 beta
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Intel Core i7-2600 Quadcore @ 3.5 GHz (approx. stock speed), HT always off
6) Amount of Ram? 8 GB
7) Soundcard? RME HDSP 9632, driver 3.26 (latest)
Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? System Drive: Intel Postville 80GB SSD. Data Drive: Samsung 1TB 7200 RPM
9) Number of playback tracks? 8

Remark:
I always leave the ASIO buffer at 128 samples for short latency of about 8 ms (round trip). Thus also for this test. Could be even lower.
I have to say that I never even came close to maxing this machine out. I can use Reaktor modules like Omega Synth or NI Massive Synthesizer at highest
quality and polyphony settings on as many tracks as I desire (although my projects are relatively small a.t.m. as I must still learn new things).
This rig seriously rocks !

[marvalvo]

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter 65% on Lion
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? APPLE MACBOOK AIR (summer 2011)
3) Operating System? OSX Lion and OSX Leopard
4) Ableton Live version? 8.2.5b1
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? dual-core 1.8GHz Intel Core i7 with 4MB shared L3 cache
6) Amount of Ram? 4GB of 1333MHz DDR3
7) Soundcard Onboard
8. Hard Disk Drive Speed 256GB flash storage
9) Number of playback tracks 8

[commuter]

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter 65% on Lion
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? APPLE MACBOOK AIR (summer 2011)
3) Operating System? OSX Lion and OSX Leopard
4) Ableton Live version? 8.2.5b1
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? dual-core 1.8GHz Intel Core i7 with 4MB shared L3 cache
6) Amount of Ram? 4GB of 1333MHz DDR3
7) Soundcard Onboard
8. Hard Disk Drive Speed 256GB flash storage
9) Number of playback tracks 8

Strange, you should get two times better than that....i think something like 35% is perfectly doable on this kind of machine..So, maybe something wrong with CPU Speed stepping..??
You said that you run snow leopard ? in theory it's not possible to install Snow leopard on this machine....
so ??
i'm really curious about the performance of the new macbook air, so, if anybody else got something to say about it ??
Thanks

[marvalvo]

You said that you run snow leopard ? in theory it's not possible to install Snow leopard on this machine....
so ??

I run Leopard from Lackeys steps on running it from an external drive.
But it has nothing to do with Live 8, I was just posting that I do hook up that external drive for grabbing my .WAV loops and copying them to the AIR. I just put that info just in case it is a culprit of some sort for Live testing at 65%.

[Anubis]

CPU- 34% stable
MSI A6400 laptop
Win 7 (64) Home premium
Live 8.2.2
Core i5 2410(sandy bridge)
8 GB 1333MHz
Focusrite Saffire 6 USB
Seagate 750 GB 7200 rpm
8 tracks

[skatr2]

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter %? 53%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? Apple MBP 13"
3) Operating System? Snow Leopard
4) Ableton Live version? 8.2.2
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Intel 2.26g Core 2 duo
6) Amount of Ram? 2g
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Internal
Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 7200rpm
9) Number of playback tracks? 8

[Hermanus]

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter 12%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? Desktop PC Custom Built Sandybridge, Gigabyte MoBo P67A-UD4-B3
3) Operating System? Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit SP1
4) Ableton Live version? 8.2.4 beta
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Intel Core i7-2600 Quadcore @ 3.5 GHz (approx. stock speed), HT always off
6) Amount of Ram? 8 GB
7) Soundcard? RME HDSP 9632, driver 3.26 (latest)
Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? System Drive: Intel Postville 80GB SSD. Data Drive: Samsung 1TB 7200 RPM
9) Number of playback tracks? 8

Remark:
I always leave the ASIO buffer at 128 samples for short latency of about 8 ms (round trip). Thus also for this test. Could be even lower.
I have to say that I never even came close to maxing this machine out. I can use Reaktor modules like Omega Synth or NI Massive Synthesizer at highest
quality and polyphony settings on as many tracks as I desire (although my projects are relatively small a.t.m. as I must still learn new things).
This rig seriously rocks !

That's awesomely sexy!

[dazzer]

1) 13%
2) iMac 2011 27"
3) 10.6.8
4) 8.2.2
5) i7 3.4Ghz
6) 8 Gig RAM
7) MOTU Ultralite
8 ) 7200 2TB HD
9) 8

[jologahd]

1) 61%
2) 13.3 inch Macbook Air
3) OS X Lion
4) 825B1
5) DualCore 1.8GHz i7
6) 4GB 1333mz DDR3
7) Built in
256GB flash hard drive
9) 8 tracks

[RECYCLE BIN]

1) 61%
2) 13.3 inch Macbook Air
3) OS X Lion
4) 825B1
5) DualCore 1.8GHz i7
6) 4GB 1333mz DDR3
7) Built in
256GB flash hard drive
9) 8 tracks

Yuck !
okay, forget about the TEST, are you able to use Live 8 without any issues on the Air?

[trevox]

1) 21%
2) 15 inch Macbook pro
3) OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.
4) 8.2.2
5) QuadCore 2.2GHz i7
6) 4GB 1333mz DDR3
7) Built in
80GB Intel SSD (OS) / 500Gb 7200RPM (Data)
9) 8 tracks

A bit odd, but with a buffer size of 512 samples, the CPU usage was extremely erratic - generally around 16% but would spike to 24/25% every once in a while. This test was done at 128 samples which is what I would usually have it as and it was stable at 21%, dipping to 20% quite a bit. Not in my studio, so this was done with the internal sound card. Will test on my MOTU 896HD to see if there is any difference when I get a chance.

[auditory canvas]

1) 9%
2) Hackintosh Intel Sandy Bridge 3.4ghz i7 k2600 running at 4.4ghz
3) OS X 10.6.8
4) 8.2.2
5) 3.4ghz i7 k2600
6) 8GB 1600mz DDR3
7) Built in
120 gig OCZ Vertex 3 (520mb read and write)
9) 8 tracks

Just built this for a friend, it smokes my April 2011 Macbook Pro 17" by 8%, for exactly half the price. Stunned. Going to have to build myself one.

[dankium]

1) 9%
2) Hackintosh Intel Sandy Bridge 3.4ghz i7 k2600 running at 4.4ghz
3) OS X 10.6.8
4) 8.2.2
5) 3.4ghz i7 k2600
6) 8GB 1600mz DDR3
7) Built in
120 gig OCZ Vertex 3 (520mb read and write)
9) 8 tracks

Just built this for a friend, it smokes my April 2011 Macbook Pro 17" by 8%, for exactly half the price. Stunned. Going to have to build myself one.

Im about to do the same build. Can i ask why motherboard you used? - onboard video? ty

[auditory canvas]

1) 9%
2) Hackintosh Intel Sandy Bridge 3.4ghz i7 k2600 running at 4.4ghz
3) OS X 10.6.8
4) 8.2.2
5) 3.4ghz i7 k2600
6) 8GB 1600mz DDR3
7) Built in
120 gig OCZ Vertex 3 (520mb read and write)
9) 8 tracks

Just built this for a friend, it smokes my April 2011 Macbook Pro 17" by 8%, for exactly half the price. Stunned. Going to have to build myself one.

Im about to do the same build. Can i ask why motherboard you used? - onboard video? ty

Here's the other parts i used:

Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813131703

Graphics board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814102873 (good one because with 10.6.8 the drivers for it are included, so no hacking involved to get the card running)

Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820145345

Processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819115070 (unlocked so it overclocks easily)

Power supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817171037

DVD writer/reader that works with hackintosh: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6827118039

Used andyboot cd and his patch for the Asus motherboard that makes network, bluetooth, and sound work. send me a PM and I can send you an easy guide on how I installed and got it all running etc. It's a pretty easy set up to use, so a really easy build.