Anyone know what these artifacts are caused by?

Hello, from the picture I’ve attached I think you can assume what I’m talking about. It doesn’t seem like I’ve gotten then problem until recently and I temp deleted the config files to try it out on a “vanilla” blender install and it’s still happening.

Any ideas? This is cycles rendering by the way.

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Terminator effect https://developer.blender.org/T39366
https://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?391995-flat-rendering-near-light-shadow-transition-in-blender-cycles
Try subsurf modifier to increase geometry to reduce effect

For info see http://blog.irayrender.com/post/29042276644/shadow-acne-and-the-shadow-terminator

Hard light and low poly surface.