Stonefox wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> is it normal for PovRay 3.7 to max all of my 4 cores on an Intel Q9450 to 100%
> for the duration of the render?
> 
> It does render stuff pretty quick (renders the advanced/balcony example in under
> a couple of minutes) but maxing everything at 100% is a tad worrying and the CPY
> temp rises along with it.
> 
> On PovRay 3.6, when I render advanced/balcony it uses about 35% of the total CPU
> usage (Core1: 80%, core2: 30%, core3: 15%, core4: 15% [rough figures based on
> graph])
> 
> The temp on the CPU hardly moves when using PovRay 3.6.
> 
> Does this sound like a bug in 3.7?
> 
> thanks

If your processor isn't ever pegged at 100%, you should have bought a 
slower (and less expensive) processor.

...Chambers

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