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A Nuendo 4 Mac user recently posted some test results on OSX vs. XP on =
the same MacPro (2.66Ghz, 3G Ram):

On the Mac he put Nuendo multiband comps (heavy cpu usage) and EQs on =
all channels for up to 32 channels and
the cpu was at 90% with stutters and slow GUI response at 1024 sample =
buffers. (N4 is now 64-bit for OSX).

On the WinXP partition, same project ran 85% at 1024 with no glitches =
and smooth response. He dropped latency to
512 samples and cpu went to 90% but still smooth response and playback.

Not trying to start a Mac vs. PC thing at all - purely a real world =
technical comparison. I've always been interested in a head to head of =
operating systems. Also take it for what its' worth until more tests =
come in.

At the moment, from all of the tests I've seen, it looks like XP can =
handle the highest load/cpu utilization of Vista, XP and OSX.
No way of knowing where Linux would compare.

Just an interesting fyi. It's not a huge difference, but even at 5-6% =
increase it's more than the difference between XP and Vista.
For some users it may be worth noting - esp. GUI responsiveness - for =
others, not a big deal.

I was actually hoping there would be no difference, but I figured OSX =
and Vista would be closer in performance due to the extra
graphics overhead and integrated tools/apps. =20

Regards,
Dedric

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<DIV><BR>Regards,</DIV>
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