Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Here's the only benchmark that really matters, right?! How many instances of the once CPU-crushing beast (and still one of the best sounding analogue modeling plugs out there IMHO) u-he Diva can a shiny new Apple Silicon M4 Max Mac Studio (14-core!) run? Spoiler: MORE THAN IS REASONABLE. 👉 patreon.com/c/mylarmelodies 🙌

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Hello.
00:32 The test begins.
02:05 The terrible realisation