diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4a7a0d9..73fc3bd 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ahash 0.7.6",
  "anyhow",
  "arc-swap",
+ "core_affinity",
  "hashbrown 0.11.2",
  "hex",
  "indexmap-amortized",
@@ -166,7 +167,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "aquatic_common",
  "aquatic_udp_protocol",
  "cfg-if",
- "core_affinity",
  "crossbeam-channel",
  "futures-lite",
  "glommio",
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "aquatic_cli_helpers",
+ "aquatic_common",
  "aquatic_udp_protocol",
- "core_affinity",
  "crossbeam-channel",
  "hashbrown 0.11.2",
  "mimalloc",
diff --git a/aquatic_common/Cargo.toml b/aquatic_common/Cargo.toml
index 3d9d9b3..083047d 100644
--- a/aquatic_common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/aquatic_common/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ name = "aquatic_common"
 ahash = "0.7"
 anyhow = "1"
 arc-swap = "1"
+core_affinity = "0.5"
 hashbrown = "0.11.2"
 hex = "0.4"
 indexmap-amortized = "1"
diff --git a/aquatic_common/src/cpu_pinning.rs b/aquatic_common/src/cpu_pinning.rs
index a13fc73..a7d508f 100644
--- a/aquatic_common/src/cpu_pinning.rs
+++ b/aquatic_common/src/cpu_pinning.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,89 @@
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-#[serde(default)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum CpuPinningMode {
+    Ascending,
+    Descending,
+}
+
+impl Default for CpuPinningMode {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::Ascending
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct CpuPinningConfig {
     pub active: bool,
+    pub mode: CpuPinningMode,
     pub offset: usize,
+    pub multiple: usize,
 }
 
 impl Default for CpuPinningConfig {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
             active: false,
+            mode: Default::default(),
             offset: 0,
+            multiple: 1,
         }
     }
 }
+
+impl CpuPinningConfig {
+    pub fn default_for_load_test() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            mode: CpuPinningMode::Descending,
+            ..Default::default()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+pub enum WorkerIndex {
+    SocketWorker(usize),
+    RequestWorker(usize),
+    Other,
+}
+
+impl WorkerIndex {
+    pub fn get_cpu_index(self, config: &CpuPinningConfig, socket_workers: usize) -> usize {
+        let index = match self {
+            Self::Other => config.offset,
+            Self::SocketWorker(index) => config.multiple * (config.offset + 1 + index),
+            Self::RequestWorker(index) => {
+                config.multiple * (config.offset + 1 + socket_workers + index)
+            }
+        };
+
+        let index = match config.mode {
+            CpuPinningMode::Ascending => index,
+            CpuPinningMode::Descending => {
+                let max = core_affinity::get_core_ids()
+                    .map(|ids| ids.iter().map(|id| id.id).max())
+                    .flatten()
+                    .unwrap_or(0);
+
+                max - index
+            }
+        };
+
+        ::log::info!("Calculated CPU pin index {} for {:?}", index, self);
+
+        index
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn pin_current_if_configured_to(
+    config: &CpuPinningConfig,
+    socket_workers: usize,
+    worker_index: WorkerIndex,
+) {
+    if config.active {
+        core_affinity::set_for_current(core_affinity::CoreId {
+            id: worker_index.get_cpu_index(config, socket_workers),
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/aquatic_udp/Cargo.toml b/aquatic_udp/Cargo.toml
index b0ea491..0fe4479 100644
--- a/aquatic_udp/Cargo.toml
+++ b/aquatic_udp/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ aquatic_cli_helpers = "0.1.0"
 aquatic_common = "0.1.0"
 aquatic_udp_protocol = "0.1.0"
 cfg-if = "1"
-core_affinity = "0.5"
 hex = "0.4"
 log = "0.4"
 mimalloc = { version = "0.1", default-features = false }
diff --git a/aquatic_udp/src/lib/glommio/mod.rs b/aquatic_udp/src/lib/glommio/mod.rs
index 6836ed2..28e7842 100644
--- a/aquatic_udp/src/lib/glommio/mod.rs
+++ b/aquatic_udp/src/lib/glommio/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::sync::{atomic::AtomicUsize, Arc};
 
 use aquatic_common::access_list::update_access_list;
+use aquatic_common::cpu_pinning::{pin_current_if_configured_to, WorkerIndex};
 use aquatic_common::privileges::drop_privileges_after_socket_binding;
 use glommio::channels::channel_mesh::MeshBuilder;
 use glommio::prelude::*;
@@ -18,11 +19,11 @@ pub mod network;
 pub const SHARED_CHANNEL_SIZE: usize = 4096;
 
 pub fn run(config: Config) -> ::anyhow::Result<()> {
-    if config.cpu_pinning.active {
-        core_affinity::set_for_current(core_affinity::CoreId {
-            id: config.cpu_pinning.offset,
-        });
-    }
+    pin_current_if_configured_to(
+        &config.cpu_pinning,
+        config.socket_workers,
+        WorkerIndex::Other,
+    );
 
     let state = State::default();
 
@@ -50,11 +51,11 @@ pub fn run(config: Config) -> ::anyhow::Result<()> {
 }
 
 pub fn run_inner(config: Config, state: State) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    if config.cpu_pinning.active {
-        core_affinity::set_for_current(core_affinity::CoreId {
-            id: config.cpu_pinning.offset,
-        });
-    }
+    pin_current_if_configured_to(
+        &config.cpu_pinning,
+        config.socket_workers,
+        WorkerIndex::Other,
+    );
 
     let num_peers = config.socket_workers + config.request_workers;
 
@@ -75,7 +76,10 @@ pub fn run_inner(config: Config, state: State) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let mut builder = LocalExecutorBuilder::default();
 
         if config.cpu_pinning.active {
-            builder = builder.pin_to_cpu(config.cpu_pinning.offset + 1 + i);
+            builder = builder.pin_to_cpu(
+                WorkerIndex::SocketWorker(i)
+                    .get_cpu_index(&config.cpu_pinning, config.socket_workers),
+            );
         }
 
         let executor = builder.spawn(|| async move {
@@ -101,7 +105,10 @@ pub fn run_inner(config: Config, state: State) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let mut builder = LocalExecutorBuilder::default();
 
         if config.cpu_pinning.active {
-            builder = builder.pin_to_cpu(config.cpu_pinning.offset + 1 + config.socket_workers + i);
+            builder = builder.pin_to_cpu(
+                WorkerIndex::RequestWorker(i)
+                    .get_cpu_index(&config.cpu_pinning, config.socket_workers),
+            );
         }
 
         let executor = builder.spawn(|| async move {
diff --git a/aquatic_udp/src/lib/mio/mod.rs b/aquatic_udp/src/lib/mio/mod.rs
index f21f9e7..1077878 100644
--- a/aquatic_udp/src/lib/mio/mod.rs
+++ b/aquatic_udp/src/lib/mio/mod.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use std::thread::Builder;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use anyhow::Context;
+use aquatic_common::cpu_pinning::{pin_current_if_configured_to, WorkerIndex};
 use aquatic_common::privileges::drop_privileges_after_socket_binding;
 use crossbeam_channel::unbounded;
 
@@ -20,11 +21,11 @@ pub mod tasks;
 use common::State;
 
 pub fn run(config: Config) -> ::anyhow::Result<()> {
-    if config.cpu_pinning.active {
-        core_affinity::set_for_current(core_affinity::CoreId {
-            id: config.cpu_pinning.offset,
-        });
-    }
+    pin_current_if_configured_to(
+        &config.cpu_pinning,
+        config.socket_workers,
+        WorkerIndex::Other,
+    );
 
     let state = State::default();
 
@@ -52,11 +53,11 @@ pub fn run(config: Config) -> ::anyhow::Result<()> {
 }
 
 pub fn run_inner(config: Config, state: State) -> ::anyhow::Result<()> {
-    if config.cpu_pinning.active {
-        core_affinity::set_for_current(core_affinity::CoreId {
-            id: config.cpu_pinning.offset,
-        });
-    }
+    pin_current_if_configured_to(
+        &config.cpu_pinning,
+        config.socket_workers,
+        WorkerIndex::Other,
+    );
 
     let num_bound_sockets = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
 
@@ -72,11 +73,11 @@ pub fn run_inner(config: Config, state: State) -> ::anyhow::Result<()> {
         Builder::new()
             .name(format!("request-{:02}", i + 1))
             .spawn(move || {
-                if config.cpu_pinning.active {
-                    core_affinity::set_for_current(core_affinity::CoreId {
-                        id: config.cpu_pinning.offset + 1 + i,
-                    });
-                }
+                pin_current_if_configured_to(
+                    &config.cpu_pinning,
+                    config.socket_workers,
+                    WorkerIndex::RequestWorker(i),
+                );
 
                 handlers::run_request_worker(state, config, request_receiver, response_sender)
             })
@@ -93,11 +94,11 @@ pub fn run_inner(config: Config, state: State) -> ::anyhow::Result<()> {
         Builder::new()
             .name(format!("socket-{:02}", i + 1))
             .spawn(move || {
-                if config.cpu_pinning.active {
-                    core_affinity::set_for_current(core_affinity::CoreId {
-                        id: config.cpu_pinning.offset + 1 + config.request_workers + i,
-                    });
-                }
+                pin_current_if_configured_to(
+                    &config.cpu_pinning,
+                    config.socket_workers,
+                    WorkerIndex::SocketWorker(i),
+                );
 
                 network::run_socket_worker(
                     state,
@@ -118,11 +119,11 @@ pub fn run_inner(config: Config, state: State) -> ::anyhow::Result<()> {
         Builder::new()
             .name("statistics-collector".to_string())
             .spawn(move || {
-                if config.cpu_pinning.active {
-                    core_affinity::set_for_current(core_affinity::CoreId {
-                        id: config.cpu_pinning.offset,
-                    });
-                }
+                pin_current_if_configured_to(
+                    &config.cpu_pinning,
+                    config.socket_workers,
+                    WorkerIndex::Other,
+                );
 
                 loop {
                     ::std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(config.statistics.interval));
diff --git a/aquatic_udp_load_test/Cargo.toml b/aquatic_udp_load_test/Cargo.toml
index f437d60..fdef0ea 100644
--- a/aquatic_udp_load_test/Cargo.toml
+++ b/aquatic_udp_load_test/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ name = "aquatic_udp_load_test"
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1"
 aquatic_cli_helpers = "0.1.0"
+aquatic_common = "0.1.0"
 aquatic_udp_protocol = "0.1.0"
-core_affinity = "0.5"
 crossbeam-channel = "0.5"
 hashbrown = "0.11.2"
 mimalloc = { version = "0.1", default-features = false }
diff --git a/aquatic_udp_load_test/src/common.rs b/aquatic_udp_load_test/src/common.rs
index d3ec752..b22547c 100644
--- a/aquatic_udp_load_test/src/common.rs
+++ b/aquatic_udp_load_test/src/common.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::sync::{atomic::AtomicUsize, Arc};
 
+use aquatic_common::cpu_pinning::CpuPinningConfig;
 use hashbrown::HashMap;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub duration: usize,
     pub network: NetworkConfig,
     pub handler: HandlerConfig,
-    pub core_affinity: CoreAffinityConfig,
+    pub cpu_pinning: CpuPinningConfig,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -97,13 +98,6 @@ pub struct HandlerConfig {
     pub additional_request_factor: f64,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-#[serde(default)]
-pub struct CoreAffinityConfig {
-    /// Set core affinities, descending from last core
-    pub set_affinities: bool,
-}
-
 impl Default for Config {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
@@ -113,7 +107,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
             duration: 0,
             network: NetworkConfig::default(),
             handler: HandlerConfig::default(),
-            core_affinity: CoreAffinityConfig::default(),
+            cpu_pinning: CpuPinningConfig::default_for_load_test(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -192,11 +186,3 @@ pub struct SocketWorkerLocalStatistics {
     pub responses_scrape: usize,
     pub responses_error: usize,
 }
-
-impl Default for CoreAffinityConfig {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self {
-            set_affinities: false,
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/aquatic_udp_load_test/src/main.rs b/aquatic_udp_load_test/src/main.rs
index 92be3bb..ca246ce 100644
--- a/aquatic_udp_load_test/src/main.rs
+++ b/aquatic_udp_load_test/src/main.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use std::sync::{atomic::Ordering, Arc};
 use std::thread;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
+use aquatic_common::cpu_pinning::{pin_current_if_configured_to, WorkerIndex};
 use crossbeam_channel::unbounded;
 use hashbrown::HashMap;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
@@ -33,15 +34,6 @@ pub fn main() {
 impl aquatic_cli_helpers::Config for Config {}
 
 fn run(config: Config) -> ::anyhow::Result<()> {
-    let affinity_max = core_affinity::get_core_ids()
-        .map(|ids| ids.iter().map(|id| id.id).max())
-        .flatten()
-        .unwrap_or(0);
-
-    if config.core_affinity.set_affinities {
-        core_affinity::set_for_current(core_affinity::CoreId { id: affinity_max });
-    }
-
     if config.handler.weight_announce + config.handler.weight_connect + config.handler.weight_scrape
         == 0
     {
@@ -50,6 +42,12 @@ fn run(config: Config) -> ::anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     println!("Starting client with config: {:#?}", config);
 
+    pin_current_if_configured_to(
+        &config.cpu_pinning,
+        config.num_socket_workers as usize,
+        WorkerIndex::Other,
+    );
+
     let mut info_hashes = Vec::with_capacity(config.handler.number_of_torrents);
 
     for _ in 0..config.handler.number_of_torrents {
@@ -101,11 +99,11 @@ fn run(config: Config) -> ::anyhow::Result<()> {
         let state = state.clone();
 
         thread::spawn(move || {
-            if config.core_affinity.set_affinities {
-                core_affinity::set_for_current(core_affinity::CoreId {
-                    id: affinity_max - 1 - i as usize,
-                });
-            }
+            pin_current_if_configured_to(
+                &config.cpu_pinning,
+                config.num_socket_workers as usize,
+                WorkerIndex::SocketWorker(i as usize),
+            );
 
             run_socket_thread(state, response_sender, receiver, &config, addr, thread_id)
         });
@@ -118,11 +116,11 @@ fn run(config: Config) -> ::anyhow::Result<()> {
         let response_receiver = response_receiver.clone();
 
         thread::spawn(move || {
-            if config.core_affinity.set_affinities {
-                core_affinity::set_for_current(core_affinity::CoreId {
-                    id: affinity_max - config.num_socket_workers as usize - 1 - i as usize,
-                });
-            }
+            pin_current_if_configured_to(
+                &config.cpu_pinning,
+                config.num_socket_workers as usize,
+                WorkerIndex::RequestWorker(i as usize),
+            );
             run_handler_thread(&config, state, pareto, request_senders, response_receiver)
         });
     }