Steinberger Test Projects User's Manual
No. Type Model CPU Model CPU Clock Speed Memory (MB) Chipset Mainboard Audio Card
Nuendo Audiolink 96
Sony VAIO
Nuendo Audiolink 96
Sony VAIO
Fujitsu Siemens
Lowest Latency
Possible (ms)
CPU Strain
Stop Mode
CPU Strain
Play Mode
Standard
Latency (ms)
CPU Strain
Stop Mode
CPU Strain
Play Mode
Mean Value
1 Desktop Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.2 GHz 1024 Intel 875 Intel D875 PBZ Nuendo 96/52 DSP 3 28% 39% 23 23% 33% 30,75%
2 Desktop AMD Athlon XP 3200+ 2.2 GHz 1024 Nf orce 2 Asus A7N8X Nuendo 96/52 DSP 3 25% 50% 23 23% 35% 33,25%
3 Desktop
Dell Precision
Workstation 530
Xeon Dual 2.2 GHz 512 Intel 860 n/a
PCI with Multiset
3 30% 50% 23 25% 32% 34,25%
4 Desktop Apple Macintosh G5 PowerPC 970 Dual 2.0 GHz 1024 n/a n/a Nuendo 96/52 DSP 3 40% 50% 23 25% 30% 36,25%
5 Desktop AMD Athlon XP 2400+ 2.0 GHz 1024 NForce2
6 Notebook
PCG-Z1SP
Pentium M 1.5 GHz 512 Intel 855PM n/a
7 Desktop Intel Pentium 4 HT 2.4 GHz 512 Intel 865PE
8 Notebook
Notebook
9
PCG-GRT796SP
Celsius Mobile H
Mobile Pentium 4 2.5 GHz 1024 SiS n/a
Mobile Pentium 4 2.0 GHz 1024 Intel 845MP n/a
Leadtek
K7NCR18D
Asus P4P800
Deluxe
Nuendo 96/52 DSP 3 34% 55% 23 25% 38% 38,00%
Nuendo Audiolink
PCMCIA Digiset
PCI with Multiset
Nuendo Audiolink
PCMCIA Digiset
Nuendo Audiolink
PCMCIA Digiset
3 32% 55% 23 30% 45% 40,50%
3 35% 53% 23 29% 47% 41,00%
6 35% 55% 23 30% 45% 41,25%
6 42% 65% 23 55% 60%
55,50%
No. Type Model CPU Model CPU Clock Speed Memory (MB) Chipset Mainboard Audio Card
Sony VAIO
Sony VAIO
Fujitsu Siemens
1 Desktop Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.2 GHz 1024 Intel 875 Intel D875 PBZ N uendo 96/52 DSP 5 / 73% 100
2 Desktop A MD Athlon XP 3200+ 2.2 GHz 1024 Nforce 2 Asus A7N8X Nuendo 96/52 DSP 9 / 78% 125 Dedicated audio hard drive Maxtor 6Y160P0
Max Instances of Ambience
Reverb Plugin/CPU Strain at
6ms latency
Max Stereo Track
Number (16
Bit/44.1kHz @ 6ms)
Comments
Dedicated audio hard drive Seagate 380021A,
nearly no clicks on first CPU test at 1.5 ms latency
3 Desktop
4 Desktop Apple Macintosh G5 PowerPC 970 Dual 2.0 GHz 1024 n/a n/a Nuendo 96/52 DSP 7 / 70% 100 Audio card beta driver 1.2
5 Desktop A MD Athlon XP 2400+ 2.0 GHz 1024 NForce2
6 Notebook
7 Desktop Intel Pentium 4 HT 2.4 GHz 512 Intel 865PE
8 Notebook
Notebook
9
Dell Precision
Workstation 530
PCG-Z1SP
PCG-GRT796SP
Celsius Mobile H
Xeon Dual 2.2 GHz 512 Intel 860 n/a
Leadtek
K7NCR18D
Pentium M 1.5 GHz 512 Intel 855PM n/a
Asus P4P800
Deluxe
Mobile Pentium 4 2.5 GHz 1024 SiS n/a
Mobile Pentium 4 2.0 GHz 1024 Intel 845MP n/a
Nuendo Audiolink 96
PCI with Multiset
Nuendo 96/52 DSP 8 / 80% 95
Nuendo Audiolink
PCMCIA Digiset
Nuendo Audiolink 96
PCI with Multiset
Nuendo Audiolink
PCMCIA Digiset
Nuendo Audiolink
PCMCIA Digiset
4 / 95% 95
5 / 65% 53
5 / 80% 120 D edicated audio hard drive Maxtor 6Y120M0
4 / 83% 50
n/a 60
November, 18th 2003
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