
No. Type Model CPU Model CPU Clock Speed Memory (MB) Chipset Mainboard Audio Card
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
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