diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates/metadata.go b/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates/metadata.go
index 8e27d4f721..99baed71ab 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates/metadata.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates/metadata.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package predicates
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"runtime"
 	"sync"
 
 	"k8s.io/klog"
@@ -416,7 +415,7 @@ func getTPMapMatchingExistingAntiAffinity(pod *v1.Pod, nodeInfoMap map[string]*s
 			appendTopologyPairsMaps(existingPodTopologyMaps)
 		}
 	}
-	workqueue.ParallelizeUntil(context.TODO(), runtime.NumCPU(), len(allNodeNames), processNode)
+	workqueue.ParallelizeUntil(context.TODO(), 16, len(allNodeNames), processNode)
 	return topologyMaps, firstError
 }
 
@@ -504,7 +503,7 @@ func getTPMapMatchingIncomingAffinityAntiAffinity(pod *v1.Pod, nodeInfoMap map[s
 			appendResult(node.Name, nodeTopologyPairsAffinityPodsMaps, nodeTopologyPairsAntiAffinityPodsMaps)
 		}
 	}
-	workqueue.ParallelizeUntil(context.TODO(), runtime.NumCPU(), len(allNodeNames), processNode)
+	workqueue.ParallelizeUntil(context.TODO(), 16, len(allNodeNames), processNode)
 	return topologyPairsAffinityPodsMaps, topologyPairsAntiAffinityPodsMaps, firstError
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/interpod_affinity.go b/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/interpod_affinity.go
index 24af001ffa..62540a5941 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/interpod_affinity.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/interpod_affinity.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package priorities
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"runtime"
 	"sync"
 
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -212,7 +211,7 @@ func (ipa *InterPodAffinity) CalculateInterPodAffinityPriority(pod *v1.Pod, node
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	workqueue.ParallelizeUntil(context.TODO(), runtime.NumCPU(), len(allNodeNames), processNode)
+	workqueue.ParallelizeUntil(context.TODO(), 16, len(allNodeNames), processNode)
 	if pm.firstError != nil {
 		return nil, pm.firstError
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler.go b/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler.go
index 804a3f5c42..bf6f4b78fa 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
-	"runtime"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -490,7 +489,7 @@ func (g *genericScheduler) findNodesThatFit(pod *v1.Pod, nodes []*v1.Node) ([]*v
 
 		// Stops searching for more nodes once the configured number of feasible nodes
 		// are found.
-		workqueue.ParallelizeUntil(ctx, runtime.NumCPU(), int(allNodes), checkNode)
+		workqueue.ParallelizeUntil(ctx, 16, int(allNodes), checkNode)
 
 		filtered = filtered[:filteredLen]
 		if len(errs) > 0 {
@@ -696,7 +695,7 @@ func PrioritizeNodes(
 		}
 	}
 
-	workqueue.ParallelizeUntil(context.TODO(), runtime.NumCPU(), len(nodes), func(index int) {
+	workqueue.ParallelizeUntil(context.TODO(), 16, len(nodes), func(index int) {
 		nodeInfo := nodeNameToInfo[nodes[index].Name]
 		for i := range priorityConfigs {
 			if priorityConfigs[i].Function != nil {
@@ -944,7 +943,7 @@ func selectNodesForPreemption(pod *v1.Pod,
 			resultLock.Unlock()
 		}
 	}
-	workqueue.ParallelizeUntil(context.TODO(), runtime.NumCPU(), len(potentialNodes), checkNode)
+	workqueue.ParallelizeUntil(context.TODO(), 16, len(potentialNodes), checkNode)
 	return nodeToVictims, nil
 }