Poser 7 and Carrara 5 Pro were both set to run two threads, incidentally. 
That's a BIG improvement for P7 over previous versions.
OOps!!! I just noticed that I linked to the wrong page! Sorry about that! Sheesh, I'm losing my mind. The comparison I did was with  www.fotoonz.com/FoToonZ/Accounting.html
I left the last part off the original link. 
Again, I apologize for the confusion!   [whacks self in forehead]
Actually I DID do a comparison with the "Caboose" toon, too, but they both rendered so quickly at low resolution that I felt it would be better to use a scene that was more intricate. Sorry for the brain fart. :blink: