Just tried the "Ambience" test with Tracktion version 1 (the free one needless to say) and performance seems broadly in line with Audition's figures.
In tracktion (free, version 1.6.0.1) I was able to add 8 Ambiences without hiccup (and it only utilized one processor). That is 1 more than I could with AA2.0. Like your test, the performance seems to be similar on both, for VST effects.