New Mac Pro seems really slow

I have a new Mac Pro - 8 core Two 2.26GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon "Nehalem"
I am exporting some h.264 movie files from Final Cut Pro via File>Export>Using Quicktime conversion.
My Sequence settings are:
1920x1080 HDTV1080i
compressor: XDCAMEX1080p24
Should it take 15 minutes to export an h.264 480x270 that is only 2 minutes long?
Is it possible because I am using the XDCAM compressor that it is taking so long to conform to h.264?
Feel like my old Duo core iMac was faster than this.
I trashed the preferences and restarted the computer - no change
thought - comments?

Should it take 15 minutes to export an h.264 480x270 that is only 2 minutes long?
From a GOP format of HD? Yup. That is one of the big drawbacks of the GOP formats. Very processor intensive.
YOu can set up QMASTER in the System Preferences so that Compressor will utilize all 8 processors.
- In System Preferences at the bottom is a black splotch icon thing, that is Apple Qmaster. Click on that.
- Select Share this computer as "Quick Cluster with services."
- Share Compressor.
- "Options for selected service" should be 1 instance for each of 2 processors, so if you have an Octo MacPro, set it to 4 instances.
- Click Share...
Then when you submit from compressor, change it from "This Computer" to whatever you named your cluster. Works like gang busters...
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