Keep in mind that I'm just having fun. I'm very happy with the CPU performance, these are just observations.
I notice that when I process a DVD, when the video is done encoding, but the software is still generating the DVD structure, the first three cores drop out and the last one stays at about 90% for a little bit. I wasn't fast enough to catch a screen shot.
[edit] I managed to catch it the next time:
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There is the old fashioned way of balancing the cores: