diff --git a/src/backend/common/Worker.cpp b/src/backend/common/Worker.cpp
index f0457bbb1..98da61d41 100644
--- a/src/backend/common/Worker.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/common/Worker.cpp
@@ -23,36 +23,25 @@
  *   along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#include <chrono>
-
 
 #include "backend/common/Worker.h"
-#include "backend/cpu/Cpu.h"
 #include "base/kernel/Platform.h"
-#include "workers/CpuThreadLegacy.h"
-#include "workers/ThreadHandle.h"
+#include "base/tools/Chrono.h"
 
 
-Worker::Worker(ThreadHandle *handle) :
-    m_id(handle->threadId()),
+xmrig::Worker::Worker(size_t id, int64_t affinity, int priority) :
+    m_id(id),
     m_hashCount(0),
     m_timestamp(0),
-    m_count(0),
-    m_thread(static_cast<xmrig::CpuThreadLegacy *>(handle->config()))
+    m_count(0)
 {
-    if (xmrig::Cpu::info()->threads() > 1 && m_thread->affinity() != -1L) {
-        Platform::setThreadAffinity(m_thread->affinity());
-    }
-
-    Platform::setThreadPriority(m_thread->priority());
+    Platform::trySetThreadAffinity(affinity);
+    Platform::setThreadPriority(priority);
 }
 
 
-void Worker::storeStats()
+void xmrig::Worker::storeStats()
 {
-    using namespace std::chrono;
-
-    const uint64_t timestamp = time_point_cast<milliseconds>(high_resolution_clock::now()).time_since_epoch().count();
     m_hashCount.store(m_count, std::memory_order_relaxed);
-    m_timestamp.store(timestamp, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+    m_timestamp.store(Chrono::highResolutionMSecs(), std::memory_order_relaxed);
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/common/Worker.h b/src/backend/common/Worker.h
index 3e1d202fd..3223a60c5 100644
--- a/src/backend/common/Worker.h
+++ b/src/backend/common/Worker.h
@@ -32,23 +32,16 @@
 
 
 #include "backend/common/interfaces/IWorker.h"
-#include "Mem.h"
-
-
-class ThreadHandle;
 
 
 namespace xmrig {
-    class CpuThreadLegacy;
-}
 
 
 class Worker : public IWorker
 {
 public:
-    Worker(ThreadHandle *handle);
+    Worker(size_t id, int64_t affinity, int priority);
 
-    inline const MemInfo &memory() const       { return m_memory; }
     inline size_t id() const override          { return m_id; }
     inline uint64_t hashCount() const override { return m_hashCount.load(std::memory_order_relaxed); }
     inline uint64_t timestamp() const override { return m_timestamp.load(std::memory_order_relaxed); }
@@ -57,12 +50,13 @@ protected:
     void storeStats();
 
     const size_t m_id;
-    MemInfo m_memory;
     std::atomic<uint64_t> m_hashCount;
     std::atomic<uint64_t> m_timestamp;
     uint64_t m_count;
-    xmrig::CpuThreadLegacy *m_thread;
 };
 
 
+} // namespace xmrig
+
+
 #endif /* XMRIG_WORKER_H */
diff --git a/src/backend/cpu/CpuWorker.cpp b/src/backend/cpu/CpuWorker.cpp
index fc98048db..e8aa2e3e8 100644
--- a/src/backend/cpu/CpuWorker.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/cpu/CpuWorker.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "crypto/rx/RxVm.h"
 #include "net/JobResults.h"
 #include "workers/CpuThreadLegacy.h"
+#include "workers/ThreadHandle.h"
 #include "workers/Workers.h"
 
 
@@ -45,8 +46,9 @@ static constexpr uint32_t kReserveCount = 4096;
 
 
 template<size_t N>
-xmrig::CpuWorker<N>::CpuWorker(ThreadHandle *handle)
-    : Worker(handle)
+xmrig::CpuWorker<N>::CpuWorker(ThreadHandle *handle) :
+    Worker(handle->threadId(), handle->config()->affinity(), handle->config()->priority()),
+    m_thread(static_cast<xmrig::CpuThreadLegacy *>(handle->config()))
 {
     if (m_thread->algorithm().family() != Algorithm::RANDOM_X) {
         m_memory = Mem::create(m_ctx, m_thread->algorithm(), N);
diff --git a/src/backend/cpu/CpuWorker.h b/src/backend/cpu/CpuWorker.h
index 7e878b54d..b9adf0f1e 100644
--- a/src/backend/cpu/CpuWorker.h
+++ b/src/backend/cpu/CpuWorker.h
@@ -34,9 +34,13 @@
 #include "backend/common/Worker.h"
 
 
+class ThreadHandle;
+
+
 namespace xmrig {
 
 
+class CpuThreadLegacy;
 class RxVm;
 
 
@@ -47,6 +51,8 @@ public:
     CpuWorker(ThreadHandle *handle);
     ~CpuWorker() override;
 
+    inline const MemInfo &memory() const { return m_memory; }
+
 protected:
     bool selfTest() override;
     void start() override;
@@ -60,9 +66,10 @@ private:
     bool verify2(const Algorithm &algorithm, const uint8_t *referenceValue);
     void consumeJob();
 
+    CpuThreadLegacy *m_thread;
     cryptonight_ctx *m_ctx[N];
+    MemInfo m_memory;
     uint8_t m_hash[N * 32];
-
     WorkerJob<N> m_job;
 
 #   ifdef XMRIG_ALGO_RANDOMX
diff --git a/src/base/tools/Chrono.h b/src/base/tools/Chrono.h
index d3c146028..e464f3613 100644
--- a/src/base/tools/Chrono.h
+++ b/src/base/tools/Chrono.h
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ namespace xmrig {
 class Chrono
 {
 public:
+    static inline uint64_t highResolutionMSecs()
+    {
+        using namespace std::chrono;
+
+        return static_cast<uint64_t>(time_point_cast<milliseconds>(high_resolution_clock::now()).time_since_epoch().count());
+    }
+
+
     static inline uint64_t steadyMSecs()
     {
         using namespace std::chrono;
diff --git a/src/workers/Hashrate.cpp b/src/workers/Hashrate.cpp
index 568817cd0..0a683caaa 100644
--- a/src/workers/Hashrate.cpp
+++ b/src/workers/Hashrate.cpp
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@
 
 
 #include <assert.h>
-#include <chrono>
 #include <math.h>
 #include <memory.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 
 #include "base/io/log/Log.h"
+#include "base/tools/Chrono.h"
 #include "base/tools/Handle.h"
 #include "core/config/Config.h"
 #include "core/Controller.h"
@@ -98,9 +98,6 @@ double Hashrate::calc(size_t threadId, size_t ms) const
         return nan("");
     }
 
-    using namespace std::chrono;
-    const uint64_t now = time_point_cast<milliseconds>(high_resolution_clock::now()).time_since_epoch().count();
-
     uint64_t earliestHashCount = 0;
     uint64_t earliestStamp     = 0;
     uint64_t lastestStamp      = 0;
@@ -119,7 +116,7 @@ double Hashrate::calc(size_t threadId, size_t ms) const
             lastestHashCnt = m_counts[threadId][idx];
         }
 
-        if (now - m_timestamps[threadId][idx] > ms) {
+        if (xmrig::Chrono::highResolutionMSecs() - m_timestamps[threadId][idx] > ms) {
             haveFullSet = true;
             break;
         }
@@ -136,10 +133,8 @@ double Hashrate::calc(size_t threadId, size_t ms) const
         return nan("");
     }
 
-    double hashes, time;
-    hashes = (double) lastestHashCnt - earliestHashCount;
-    time   = (double) lastestStamp - earliestStamp;
-    time  /= 1000.0;
+    const double hashes = static_cast<double>(lastestHashCnt - earliestHashCount);
+    const double time   = static_cast<double>(lastestStamp - earliestStamp) / 1000.0;
 
     return hashes / time;
 }
diff --git a/src/workers/Workers.cpp b/src/workers/Workers.cpp
index b43546cd3..78954d8f6 100644
--- a/src/workers/Workers.cpp
+++ b/src/workers/Workers.cpp
@@ -299,12 +299,12 @@ void Workers::onTick(uv_timer_t *)
 
 void Workers::start(IWorker *worker)
 {
-    const Worker *w = static_cast<const Worker *>(worker);
+//    const Worker *w = static_cast<const Worker *>(worker);
 
     uv_mutex_lock(&m_mutex);
     m_status.started++;
-    m_status.pages     += w->memory().pages;
-    m_status.hugePages += w->memory().hugePages;
+//    m_status.pages     += w->memory().pages;
+//    m_status.hugePages += w->memory().hugePages;
 
     if (m_status.started == m_status.threads) {
         const double percent = (double) m_status.hugePages / m_status.pages * 100.0;