diff --git a/base.conf.tmpl b/base.conf.tmpl
index 56f6314..98d34f7 100644
--- a/base.conf.tmpl
+++ b/base.conf.tmpl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -boot order=dc
 -machine type=q35,accel=kvm,kernel_irqchip=on
--smp 10,sockets=1,cores=5,threads=2
+-smp 8,sockets=1,cores=4,threads=2
 -enable-kvm
 -cpu host,kvm=on,topoext,tsc_deadline,tsc_adjust,hv_relaxed,hv_vapic,hv_spinlocks=0x1fff,hv_vpindex,hv_runtime,hv_crash,hv_time,hv_synic,hv_stimer,hv_tlbflush,hv_ipi,hv_vendor_id=null,hv_reset,hv_frequencies,hv_reenlightenment,hv_evmcs,hv_stimer_direct
 -m 12G