Measured on our Mac

How heavy 459 plugins are, measured on one Mac (M2 Max): one core, 48 kHz, a 256-sample buffer. Effects ran their default settings on pink noise, instruments their default sound playing a four-note chord, between September and October 2026. Light is under 1.5% of one core, Medium under 6%, Heavy past that.

On your own computer it will differ: Plugindex measures every plugin you own while you are away.