MayaBench (rendering) only using 25% CPU; Other software uses 100%

Question

I have a

Intel 2600K 3.4Ghz OC @ 4.8Ghz
ASRock Z68 Extreme 4 Mobo
16GB 1600mhz DDR3 memory.

When I run MayaBench for rendering, I get this weird bumpy pattern.

while other software (such as the Intel Burn Test)

are fully capable of putting "the hurt" on my machine.

The biggest problem, is that MayaBench is written in a manner to eat every last gob of horsepower available on a system. What am I doing wrong? Other 2600K processors are able to run 100% with MayaBench.

Using RenderPal software to manage MayaBench operations.

Answer 1

Turns out to be an issue with Maya. Maya has a setting in which it refuses to use more then 25% of our system, unless you specifically tell it otherwise.