Cubase 8 Using More CPU Than 7.5?

Cubase
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Just wondered if anyone else has found that Cubase 8 is running hotter on the CPU Load (VST Performance) Meter than 7.5 did?

I was expecting it to be lower as that is one of Cubase 8 Pro’s highlights. Mixes that were running like 60-70% are now going 80-90% and causing some dropouts. Anyone know what might be going on?

I’m running 64 bit Cubase 8 on Windows 7 with an Intel Core i7 3.2GHz with 16GB of Ram and a GTX 970 vid card. Fireface UFX with latest drivers and firmware installed.

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What about new projects (i.e., not made in c7.5)?

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So far I’ve just been opening up legacy 7.5 projects though I did a quick new project last night with Ivory II and an instance of Kontakt and it was running very high on the meter, too.