diff --git a/offloading-cacher/cache.hpp b/offloading-cacher/cache.hpp
index 6a75305..01e4f49 100644
--- a/offloading-cacher/cache.hpp
+++ b/offloading-cacher/cache.hpp
@@ -39,7 +39,18 @@ namespace dml {
 }
 
 namespace dsacache {
-    constexpr bool WAIT_WEAK = true;
+    inline bool CheckFlag(const uint64_t value, const uint64_t flag) {
+        return (value & ~flag) != 0ULL;
+    }
+    inline uint64_t UnsetFlag(const uint64_t value, const uint64_t flag) {
+        return value & ~flag;
+    }
+    inline uint64_t SetFlag(const uint64_t value, const uint64_t flag) {
+        return value + flag;
+    }
+
+    constexpr uint64_t FLAG_WAIT_WEAK = 0b1ULL << 63;
+    constexpr uint64_t FLAG_HANDLE_PF = 0b1ULL << 62;
 
     class Cache;
 
@@ -95,6 +106,9 @@ namespace dsacache {
         // contract: only access when being in sole posession of handlers
         uint8_t** incomplete_cache_;
 
+        // flags inherited from parent cache
+        uint64_t flags_ = 0;
+
         // dml handler vector pointer which is used
         // to wait on caching task completion
         std::atomic<dml_handler*>* handler_;
@@ -122,13 +136,16 @@ namespace dsacache {
         // waits on completion of caching operations
         // for this task and is safe to be called in
         // any state of the object
-        void WaitOnCompletion(const bool weak = false);
+        void WaitOnCompletion();
 
         // returns the cache data location for this
         // instance which is valid as long as the
         // instance is alive - !!! this may also
         // yield a nullptr !!!
         uint8_t* GetDataLocation() const { return cache_->load(); }
+
+        void SetFlags(const uint64_t flags) { flags_ = flags; }
+        uint64_t GetFlags() const { return flags_; }
     };
 
     /*
@@ -204,8 +221,9 @@ namespace dsacache {
         typedef std::vector<int> (CopyPolicy)(const int numa_dst_node, const int numa_src_node, const size_t data_size);
 
     private:
-        // mutex for accessing the cache state map
+        // flags to store options duh
 
+        uint64_t flags_ = 0;
 
         // map from [dst-numa-node,map2]
         // map2 from [data-ptr,cache-structure]
@@ -276,6 +294,9 @@ namespace dsacache {
         void Clear();
 
         void Invalidate(uint8_t* data);
+
+        void SetFlags(const uint64_t flags) { flags_ = flags; }
+        uint64_t GetFlags() { return flags_; }
     };
 }
 
@@ -334,9 +355,10 @@ inline std::unique_ptr<dsacache::CacheData> dsacache::Cache::Access(uint8_t* dat
     }
 
     // at this point the requested data is not present in cache
-    // and we create a caching task for it
+    // and we create a caching task for it, copying our current flags
 
     task = std::make_unique<CacheData>(data, size);
+    task->SetFlags(flags_);
 
     {
         LockedNodeCacheState* local_cache_state = cache_state_[dst_node];
@@ -439,10 +461,18 @@ inline dml::handler<dml::mem_copy_operation, std::allocator<uint8_t>> dsacache::
     dml::const_data_view srcv = dml::make_view(src, size);
     dml::data_view dstv = dml::make_view(dst, size);
 
-    return dml::submit<dml::hardware>(
-        dml::mem_copy.block_on_fault(), srcv, dstv,
-        dml::execution_interface<dml::hardware,std::allocator<uint8_t>>(), node
-    );
+    if (CheckFlag(flags_, FLAG_HANDLE_PF)) {
+        return dml::submit<dml::hardware>(
+                dml::mem_copy.block_on_fault(), srcv, dstv,
+                dml::execution_interface<dml::hardware,std::allocator<uint8_t>>(), node
+        );
+    }
+    else {
+        return dml::submit<dml::hardware>(
+                dml::mem_copy, srcv, dstv,
+                dml::execution_interface<dml::hardware,std::allocator<uint8_t>>(), node
+        );
+    }
 }
 
 inline void dsacache::Cache::GetCacheNode(uint8_t* src, const size_t size, int* OUT_DST_NODE, int* OUT_SRC_NODE) const {
@@ -598,6 +628,7 @@ inline dsacache::CacheData::CacheData(const dsacache::CacheData& other) {
     src_ = other.src_;
     size_ = other.size_;
     cache_ = other.cache_;
+    flags_ = other.flags_;
 
     incomplete_cache_ = other.incomplete_cache_;
     handler_ = other.handler_;
@@ -643,7 +674,7 @@ inline void dsacache::CacheData::Deallocate() {
     else;
 }
 
-inline void dsacache::CacheData::WaitOnCompletion(const bool weak) {
+inline void dsacache::CacheData::WaitOnCompletion() {
     // first check if waiting is even neccessary as a valid
     // cache pointer signals that no waiting is to be performed
 
@@ -674,7 +705,7 @@ inline void dsacache::CacheData::WaitOnCompletion(const bool weak) {
     // at this point we are responsible for waiting for the handlers
     // and handling any error that comes through them gracefully
 
-    if (weak && !local_handler->is_finished()) {
+    if (CheckFlag(flags_, FLAG_WAIT_WEAK) && !local_handler->is_finished()) {
         handler_->store(local_handler);
         return;
     }
diff --git a/qdp_project/src/Benchmark.cpp b/qdp_project/src/Benchmark.cpp
index d895635..12d829c 100644
--- a/qdp_project/src/Benchmark.cpp
+++ b/qdp_project/src/Benchmark.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include "../../offloading-cacher/cache.hpp"
 
 #ifndef MODE_SET_BY_CMAKE
-#define MODE_COMPLEX_HBM
+#define MODE_SIMPLE_PREFETCH
 #endif
 
 #include "Configuration.hpp"
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ void aggr_j(size_t gid, size_t tid) {
 
         if constexpr (PERFORM_CACHING) {
             data = CACHE_.Access(reinterpret_cast<uint8_t *>(chunk_ptr), CHUNK_SIZE_B / TC_AGGRJ);
-            data->WaitOnCompletion(dsacache::WAIT_WEAK);
+            data->WaitOnCompletion();
             data_ptr = reinterpret_cast<uint64_t*>(data->GetDataLocation());
 
             if (data_ptr == nullptr) {
@@ -195,6 +195,13 @@ int main() {
     DATA_DST_ = (uint64_t*) numa_alloc_local(TC_AGGRJ * GROUP_COUNT * sizeof(uint64_t));
 
     if constexpr (PERFORM_CACHING) {
+        // cache will be configured to wait weak by default
+        // it will also not handle page faults which cause delay
+        // it will use the copy and caching policy from BenchmarkHelpers.cpp
+        // which is configured for xeonmax with smart assignment
+        uint64_t cache_flags = 0;
+        cache_flags += dsacache::FLAG_WAIT_WEAK;
+        CACHE_.SetFlags(cache_flags);
         CACHE_.Init(CachePlacementPolicy, CopyMethodPolicy);
     }
 
diff --git a/qdp_project/src/Configuration.hpp b/qdp_project/src/Configuration.hpp
index 81e8e18..545068f 100644
--- a/qdp_project/src/Configuration.hpp
+++ b/qdp_project/src/Configuration.hpp
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ constexpr uint32_t WARMUP_ITERATION_COUNT = 5;
 constexpr uint32_t ITERATION_COUNT = 5;
 
 #ifdef MODE_SIMPLE_PREFETCH
-constexpr uint32_t GROUP_COUNT = 16;
+constexpr uint32_t GROUP_COUNT = 8;
 constexpr size_t CHUNK_SIZE_B = 8_MiB;
-constexpr uint32_t TC_SCANA = 2;
+constexpr uint32_t TC_SCANA = 4;
 constexpr uint32_t TC_SCANB = 1;
-constexpr uint32_t TC_AGGRJ = 2;
+constexpr uint32_t TC_AGGRJ = 4;
 constexpr bool PERFORM_CACHING = true;
 constexpr bool STORE_B_IN_HBM = false;
 constexpr char MODE_STRING[] = "simple-prefetch";
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ constexpr char MODE_STRING[] = "simple-hbm";
 constexpr bool COMPLEX_QUERY = false;
 #endif
 #ifdef MODE_COMPLEX_PREFETCH
-constexpr uint32_t GROUP_COUNT = 16;
+constexpr uint32_t GROUP_COUNT = 8;
 constexpr size_t CHUNK_SIZE_B = 8_MiB;
-constexpr uint32_t TC_SCANA = 1;
+constexpr uint32_t TC_SCANA = 4;
 constexpr uint32_t TC_SCANB = 1;
-constexpr uint32_t TC_AGGRJ = 2;
+constexpr uint32_t TC_AGGRJ = 4;
 constexpr bool PERFORM_CACHING = true;
 constexpr bool STORE_B_IN_HBM = false;
 constexpr char MODE_STRING[] = "complex-prefetch";