diff --git a/defaults/yacy.init b/defaults/yacy.init
index d16f90924..8fa709869 100644
--- a/defaults/yacy.init
+++ b/defaults/yacy.init
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ filterOutStopwordsFromTopwords=true
 # be available/free in the heap; othervise the loop is not executed
 # and another idlesleep is performed
 performanceProfile=defaults/yacy.init
+performanceSpeed=100
 20_dhtdistribution_idlesleep=30000
 20_dhtdistribution_busysleep=10000
 20_dhtdistribution_memprereq=6291456
@@ -602,7 +603,6 @@ javastart_Xms=Xms120m
 # UNIX: corresponds to the nice-level
 # WIN: -20=realtime;-15=high;-10=above;0=normal;10=below;20=low
 javastart_priority=10
-javastart_priority__pro=0
 
 # performance properties for the word index cache
 # wordCacheMaxLow/High is the number of word indexes that shall be held in the
diff --git a/htroot/PerformanceQueues_p.html b/htroot/PerformanceQueues_p.html
index dbeb09fce..9f3748844 100644
--- a/htroot/PerformanceQueues_p.html
+++ b/htroot/PerformanceQueues_p.html
@@ -17,7 +17,14 @@
 			#{profile}#
 			<option value="#[filename]#"#(used)#:: selected="selected"#(/used)#>#[description]#</option>
 			#{/profile}#
-			</select> and use <select name="multiplier"><option value="0.5">200 %</option><option value="0.75">150 %</option><option value="1" selected="selected">100 %</option><option value="2">50 %</option><option value="3">33 %</option><option value="10">10 %</option></select> of the defiend performance.
+			</select>
+			and use
+			<select name="profileSpeed">
+			#{speed}#
+			<option value="#[value]#"#(used)#:: selected="selected"#(/used)#>#[label]#</option>
+			#{/speed}#
+			</select>
+			of the defiend performance.
 		</p>
 		<p><input type="submit" name="submitdefault" value="Save" /> Changes take effect immediately</p>
 	</fieldset>
diff --git a/htroot/PerformanceQueues_p.java b/htroot/PerformanceQueues_p.java
index 1452228c5..1c5065826 100644
--- a/htroot/PerformanceQueues_p.java
+++ b/htroot/PerformanceQueues_p.java
@@ -93,11 +93,14 @@ public class PerformanceQueues_p {
         int c = 0;
         long idleCycles, busyCycles, memshortageCycles;
         // set profile?
-        final double multiplier = (post != null) && post.containsKey("multiplier") ? post.getDouble("multiplier", 1) : 1;
+        final double multiplier = (post != null) && post.containsKey("profileSpeed") ? 100.0 / post.getDouble("profileSpeed", 100.0) : 1.0;
         final boolean setProfile = (post != null && post.containsKey("submitdefault"));
         final boolean setDelay = (post != null) && (post.containsKey("submitdelay"));
         // save used settings file to config
-        if (setProfile && post != null) switchboard.setConfig("performanceProfile", post.get("defaultFile", "defaults/yacy.init"));
+        if (setProfile && post != null){
+        	switchboard.setConfig("performanceProfile", post.get("defaultFile", "defaults/yacy.init"));
+        	switchboard.setConfig("performanceSpeed", post.getInt("profileSpeed", 100));
+        }
         
         while (threads.hasNext()) {
             threadName = threads.next();
@@ -191,6 +194,17 @@ public class PerformanceQueues_p {
         }
         prop.put("profile", c);
         
+        c = 0;
+        final int[] speedValues = {200,150,100,50,25,10};
+        final int usedspeed = Integer.parseInt(switchboard.getConfig("performanceSpeed", "100"));
+        for(final int speed: speedValues){
+        	prop.put("speed_" + c + "_value", speed);
+        	prop.put("speed_" + c + "_label", speed + " %");
+        	prop.put("speed_" + c + "_used", (speed == usedspeed) ? "1" : "0");
+        	c++;
+        }
+        prop.put("speed", c);
+        
         if ((post != null) && (post.containsKey("cacheSizeSubmit"))) {
             final int wordCacheMaxCount = post.getInt("wordCacheMaxCount", 20000);
             switchboard.setConfig(plasmaSwitchboardConstants.WORDCACHE_MAX_COUNT, Integer.toString(wordCacheMaxCount));