DAWbench

[Pictus]

So, finally found -here- some Mac M3 and M4 vs. the win-world infos.

Thanks @Pictus

You are welcome, DAWbench now with Apple M4 10 core.

https://www.scanproaudio.info/2025/08/0 ... 5-edition/

[Pictus]

DAWBench Threadripper Pro Testing – 9965WX & 9975WX
https://www.scanproaudio.info/2025/09/1 ... wx-9750wx/

[vignesh.vijay]

WOW.. unfortunately 9965WX & 9975WX or apple M4 are not budget friendly

[Pictus]

https://dawbench.substack.com/p/windows-and-daws-822

[Funky40]

What´s "Bus" vs. "DSP" vs. "VI" ?
i guess Bus testing tells baout single core speed, right ?


to notes:
the M4-mini 10-core has only 4 P-cores. ( the M4 in these tests)
A Studio-Max has for example 12 P-cores ( the bigger model, or 10 the smaller one))


personally i´m only interested in single core speed and i´d really like to understand where the M4 Macs do sit vs. that. Respectivly how the competition looks. I still don´t get it. I see people saying the M4 mac has the fastest (consumer PC) single core speed. Others say there are way faster PCs.

also to notes:
a M4 studio max has something like 7-8% more single core speed vs. a M4mini-base.
And: it is setup more aggressiv vs. how it´s uprising the clock speed under load (compared to a M4mini-base. The M4 mini-pro is also setup more aggressiv. Can´t tell if same as the studio max)
(talking here about my own tests respectivly my own observations vs. realtime playing vs. a single threaded host)

[Pictus]

What´s "Bus" vs. "DSP" vs. "VI" ?
i guess Bus testing tells baout single core speed, right ?

Ask at https://gearspace.com/board/music-compu ... ks-46.html

[Funky40]

Ask at https://gearspace.com/board/music-compu ... ks-46.html

ok, i see. Thanks

[vignesh.vijay]

Is there a low latency report for audio interfaces for q4-2025?
I have an audient id4 mkii. There is latency when I do vst insts. I have about 100 odd tracks loaded in my template.

My computer config is as follows:
amd ryzen 9950x
96 gb ram
4 tb ssd

[Pictus]

The latest is at https://dawbench.substack.com/p/audio-i ... erformance

[legendCNCD]

Is there a low latency report for audio interfaces for q4-2025?
I have an audient id4 mkii. There is latency when I do vst insts. I have about 100 odd tracks loaded in my template.

My computer config is as follows:
amd ryzen 9950x
96 gb ram
4 tb ssd

Get RME PCIe and be done with it. I did.

[vignesh.vijay]

The bigger question. I have latency problems at 256 buffer size. The latency on VST instruments- Is that from my audio interface or is it my computer? Or is it because of the midi-usb cable i use?

[legendCNCD]

You could drop it to 64 samples and see if your cpu can cope with it. What latency does your DAW report on 256?
When I compose I use 128, it is enough for me. When I mix I use 256, old habits.

[vignesh.vijay]

256:

Screenshot 2025-12-18 082407.png

128:

Screenshot 2025-12-18 082525.png

[Pictus]

The bigger question. I have latency problems at 256 buffer size. The latency on VST instruments- Is that from my audio interface or is it my computer? Or is it because of the midi-usb cable i use?

Higher ASIO = higher latency.
Lower ASIO = less latency, but higher CPU usage.
Higher sampling rate = lower latency, but higher CPU usage.
The RTL varries with the interface, check and
The king of lower latency and higher efficiency is the RME HDSPe AIO Pro PCIe.

[BertKoor]

What exactly do you mean by "latency problems" ?