diff --git a/configs/common/Options.py b/configs/common/Options.py
index 4efbc541e..42e1585d7 100644
--- a/configs/common/Options.py
+++ b/configs/common/Options.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ parser.add_option("-n", "--num-cpus", type="int", default=1)
 parser.add_option("--caches", action="store_true")
 parser.add_option("--l2cache", action="store_true")
 parser.add_option("--fastmem", action="store_true")
-parser.add_option("--clock", action="store", type="string", default='1GHz')
+parser.add_option("--clock", action="store", type="string", default='2GHz')
 parser.add_option("--num-dirs", type="int", default=1)
 parser.add_option("--num-l2caches", type="int", default=1)
 parser.add_option("--num-l3caches", type="int", default=1)
diff --git a/configs/example/ruby_se.py b/configs/example/ruby_se.py
index a0e839bae..d51f92f19 100644
--- a/configs/example/ruby_se.py
+++ b/configs/example/ruby_se.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ assert(options.timing)
 assert(test_mem_mode == 'timing')
 assert(FutureClass == None)
 
-CPUClass.clock = '1GHz'
+CPUClass.clock = options.clock
 
 np = options.num_cpus
 
diff --git a/configs/ruby/MOESI_CMP_token.py b/configs/ruby/MOESI_CMP_token.py
index f2669ef78..3853ebbb4 100644
--- a/configs/ruby/MOESI_CMP_token.py
+++ b/configs/ruby/MOESI_CMP_token.py
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ from m5.defines import buildEnv
 # Note: the L1 Cache latency is only used by the sequencer on fast path hits
 #
 class L1Cache(RubyCache):
-    latency = 3
+    latency = 2
 
 #
 # Note: the L2 Cache latency is not currently used
 #
 class L2Cache(RubyCache):
-    latency = 15
+    latency = 10
 
 def define_options(parser):
     parser.add_option("--l1-retries", type="int", default=1,
diff --git a/configs/ruby/MOESI_hammer.py b/configs/ruby/MOESI_hammer.py
index 5cf27206b..818600a5a 100644
--- a/configs/ruby/MOESI_hammer.py
+++ b/configs/ruby/MOESI_hammer.py
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ from m5.defines import buildEnv
 # Note: the L1 Cache latency is only used by the sequencer on fast path hits
 #
 class L1Cache(RubyCache):
-    latency = 3
+    latency = 2
 
 #
 # Note: the L2 Cache latency is not currently used
 #
 class L2Cache(RubyCache):
-    latency = 15
+    latency = 10
 
 def define_options(parser):
     return
diff --git a/src/mem/protocol/MOESI_CMP_token-L1cache.sm b/src/mem/protocol/MOESI_CMP_token-L1cache.sm
index 4af3338d8..8424479bd 100644
--- a/src/mem/protocol/MOESI_CMP_token-L1cache.sm
+++ b/src/mem/protocol/MOESI_CMP_token-L1cache.sm
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ machine(L1Cache, "Token protocol")
    int l1_request_latency = 2,
    int l1_response_latency = 2,
    int retry_threshold = 1,
-   int fixed_timeout_latency = 300,
+   int fixed_timeout_latency = 100,
    bool dynamic_timeout_enabled = true
 {
 
diff --git a/src/mem/protocol/MOESI_CMP_token-L2cache.sm b/src/mem/protocol/MOESI_CMP_token-L2cache.sm
index fcc91f223..a90b24800 100644
--- a/src/mem/protocol/MOESI_CMP_token-L2cache.sm
+++ b/src/mem/protocol/MOESI_CMP_token-L2cache.sm
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 machine(L2Cache, "Token protocol") 
  : CacheMemory * L2cacheMemory,
    int N_tokens,
-   int l2_request_latency = 10,
-   int l2_response_latency = 10,
+   int l2_request_latency = 5,
+   int l2_response_latency = 5,
    bool filtering_enabled = true
 {
 
diff --git a/src/mem/protocol/MOESI_CMP_token-dir.sm b/src/mem/protocol/MOESI_CMP_token-dir.sm
index 5122e30d3..261fbba07 100644
--- a/src/mem/protocol/MOESI_CMP_token-dir.sm
+++ b/src/mem/protocol/MOESI_CMP_token-dir.sm
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ machine(Directory, "Token protocol")
  : DirectoryMemory * directory,
    MemoryControl * memBuffer,
    int l2_select_num_bits,
-   int directory_latency = 6,
+   int directory_latency = 5,
    bool distributed_persistent = true,
-   int fixed_timeout_latency = 300
+   int fixed_timeout_latency = 100
 {
 
   MessageBuffer dmaResponseFromDir, network="To", virtual_network="5", ordered="true";
diff --git a/src/mem/protocol/MOESI_hammer-cache.sm b/src/mem/protocol/MOESI_hammer-cache.sm
index 3de72199b..bb9b8b772 100644
--- a/src/mem/protocol/MOESI_hammer-cache.sm
+++ b/src/mem/protocol/MOESI_hammer-cache.sm
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ machine(L1Cache, "AMD Hammer-like protocol")
   CacheMemory * L1IcacheMemory,
   CacheMemory * L1DcacheMemory,
   CacheMemory * L2cacheMemory,
-  int cache_response_latency = 12,
+  int cache_response_latency = 10,
   int issue_latency = 2
 {
 
diff --git a/src/mem/protocol/MOESI_hammer-dir.sm b/src/mem/protocol/MOESI_hammer-dir.sm
index b2fec17f5..d967c813c 100644
--- a/src/mem/protocol/MOESI_hammer-dir.sm
+++ b/src/mem/protocol/MOESI_hammer-dir.sm
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 machine(Directory, "AMD Hammer-like protocol") 
 : DirectoryMemory * directory,
   MemoryControl * memBuffer,
-  int memory_controller_latency = 12
+  int memory_controller_latency = 2
 {
 
   MessageBuffer forwardFromDir, network="To", virtual_network="3", ordered="false";