diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-power/Makefile b/examples/l3fwd-power/Makefile
index 390b7d6..1a46033 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd-power/Makefile
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-power/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
-# Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation
+# Copyright(c) 2010-2018 Intel Corporation
 
 # binary name
 APP = l3fwd-power
 
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
-SRCS-y := main.c
+SRCS-y := main.c perf_core.c
 
 # Build using pkg-config variables if possible
 $(shell pkg-config --exists libdpdk)
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-power/main.c b/examples/l3fwd-power/main.c
index 596d645..2268d54 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd-power/main.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-power/main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
- * Copyright(c) 2010-2016 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright(c) 2010-2018 Intel Corporation
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
 #include <rte_power.h>
 #include <rte_spinlock.h>
 
+#include "perf_core.h"
+#include "main.h"
+
 #define RTE_LOGTYPE_L3FWD_POWER RTE_LOGTYPE_USER1
 
 #define MAX_PKT_BURST 32
@@ -155,14 +158,7 @@ struct lcore_rx_queue {
 #define MAX_RX_QUEUE_INTERRUPT_PER_PORT 16
 
 
-#define MAX_LCORE_PARAMS 1024
-struct lcore_params {
-	uint16_t port_id;
-	uint8_t queue_id;
-	uint8_t lcore_id;
-} __rte_cache_aligned;
-
-static struct lcore_params lcore_params_array[MAX_LCORE_PARAMS];
+struct lcore_params lcore_params_array[MAX_LCORE_PARAMS];
 static struct lcore_params lcore_params_array_default[] = {
 	{0, 0, 2},
 	{0, 1, 2},
@@ -175,8 +171,8 @@ static struct lcore_params lcore_params_array_default[] = {
 	{3, 1, 3},
 };
 
-static struct lcore_params * lcore_params = lcore_params_array_default;
-static uint16_t nb_lcore_params = sizeof(lcore_params_array_default) /
+struct lcore_params *lcore_params = lcore_params_array_default;
+uint16_t nb_lcore_params = sizeof(lcore_params_array_default) /
 				sizeof(lcore_params_array_default[0]);
 
 static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
@@ -1121,10 +1117,15 @@ print_usage(const char *prgname)
 {
 	printf ("%s [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK -P"
 		"  [--config (port,queue,lcore)[,(port,queue,lcore]]"
+		"  [--high-perf-cores CORELIST"
+		"  [--perf-config (port,queue,hi_perf,lcore_index)[,(port,queue,hi_perf,lcore_index]]"
 		"  [--enable-jumbo [--max-pkt-len PKTLEN]]\n"
 		"  -p PORTMASK: hexadecimal bitmask of ports to configure\n"
 		"  -P : enable promiscuous mode\n"
 		"  --config (port,queue,lcore): rx queues configuration\n"
+		"  --high-perf-cores CORELIST: list of high performance cores\n"
+		"  --perf-config: similar as config, cores specified as indices"
+		" for bins containing high or regular performance cores\n"
 		"  --no-numa: optional, disable numa awareness\n"
 		"  --enable-jumbo: enable jumbo frame"
 		" which max packet len is PKTLEN in decimal (64-9600)\n"
@@ -1234,6 +1235,8 @@ parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
 	char *prgname = argv[0];
 	static struct option lgopts[] = {
 		{"config", 1, 0, 0},
+		{"perf-config", 1, 0, 0},
+		{"high-perf-cores", 1, 0, 0},
 		{"no-numa", 0, 0, 0},
 		{"enable-jumbo", 0, 0, 0},
 		{CMD_LINE_OPT_PARSE_PTYPE, 0, 0, 0},
@@ -1272,6 +1275,26 @@ parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
 			}
 
 			if (!strncmp(lgopts[option_index].name,
+					"perf-config", 11)) {
+				ret = parse_perf_config(optarg);
+				if (ret) {
+					printf("invalid perf-config\n");
+					print_usage(prgname);
+					return -1;
+				}
+			}
+
+			if (!strncmp(lgopts[option_index].name,
+					"high-perf-cores", 15)) {
+				ret = parse_perf_core_list(optarg);
+				if (ret) {
+					printf("invalid high-perf-cores\n");
+					print_usage(prgname);
+					return -1;
+				}
+			}
+
+			if (!strncmp(lgopts[option_index].name,
 						"no-numa", 7)) {
 				printf("numa is disabled \n");
 				numa_on = 0;
@@ -1609,6 +1632,23 @@ static int check_ptype(uint16_t portid)
 
 }
 
+static int
+init_power_library(void)
+{
+	int ret = 0, lcore_id;
+	for (lcore_id = 0; lcore_id < RTE_MAX_LCORE; lcore_id++) {
+		if (rte_lcore_is_enabled(lcore_id)) {
+			/* init power management library */
+			ret = rte_power_init(lcore_id);
+			if (ret)
+				RTE_LOG(ERR, POWER,
+				"Library initialization failed on core %u\n",
+				lcore_id);
+		}
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
@@ -1643,6 +1683,12 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Invalid L3FWD parameters\n");
 
+	if (init_power_library())
+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "init_power_library failed\n");
+
+	if (update_lcore_params() < 0)
+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "update_lcore_params failed\n");
+
 	if (check_lcore_params() < 0)
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "check_lcore_params failed\n");
 
@@ -1773,12 +1819,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (rte_lcore_is_enabled(lcore_id) == 0)
 			continue;
 
-		/* init power management library */
-		ret = rte_power_init(lcore_id);
-		if (ret)
-			RTE_LOG(ERR, POWER,
-				"Library initialization failed on core %u\n", lcore_id);
-
 		/* init timer structures for each enabled lcore */
 		rte_timer_init(&power_timers[lcore_id]);
 		hz = rte_get_timer_hz();
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-power/main.h b/examples/l3fwd-power/main.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..258de98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-power/main.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2010-2018 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#ifndef _MAIN_H_
+#define _MAIN_H_
+
+
+#define MAX_LCORE_PARAMS 1024
+struct lcore_params {
+	uint16_t port_id;
+	uint8_t queue_id;
+	uint8_t lcore_id;
+} __rte_cache_aligned;
+
+extern struct lcore_params *lcore_params;
+extern uint16_t nb_lcore_params;
+extern struct lcore_params lcore_params_array[];
+
+#endif /* _MAIN_H_ */
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-power/meson.build b/examples/l3fwd-power/meson.build
index f633a0f..20c8054 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd-power/meson.build
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-power/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
-# Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation
+# Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation
 
 # meson file, for building this example as part of a main DPDK build.
 #
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ if host_machine.system() != 'linux'
 endif
 deps += ['power', 'timer', 'lpm', 'hash']
 sources = files(
-	'main.c'
+	'main.c', 'perf_core.c'
 )
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-power/perf_core.c b/examples/l3fwd-power/perf_core.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83948ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-power/perf_core.c
@@ -0,0 +1,230 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2010-2018 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <rte_common.h>
+#include <rte_memory.h>
+#include <rte_lcore.h>
+#include <rte_power.h>
+#include <rte_string_fns.h>
+
+#include "perf_core.h"
+#include "main.h"
+
+
+static uint16_t hp_lcores[RTE_MAX_LCORE];
+static uint16_t nb_hp_lcores;
+
+struct perf_lcore_params {
+	uint16_t port_id;
+	uint8_t queue_id;
+	uint8_t high_perf;
+	uint8_t lcore_idx;
+} __rte_cache_aligned;
+
+static struct perf_lcore_params prf_lc_prms[MAX_LCORE_PARAMS];
+static uint16_t nb_prf_lc_prms;
+
+int
+update_lcore_params(void)
+{
+	uint8_t non_perf_lcores[RTE_MAX_LCORE];
+	uint16_t nb_non_perf_lcores = 0;
+	int i, j, ret;
+
+	/* if perf-config option was not used do nothing */
+	if (nb_prf_lc_prms == 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* if high-perf-cores option was not used query every available core */
+	if (nb_hp_lcores == 0) {
+		for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_LCORE; i++) {
+			if (rte_lcore_is_enabled(i)) {
+				struct rte_power_core_capabilities caps;
+				ret = rte_power_get_capabilities(i, &caps);
+				if (ret == 0 && caps.turbo) {
+					hp_lcores[nb_hp_lcores] = i;
+					nb_hp_lcores++;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* create a list on non high performance cores*/
+	for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_LCORE; i++) {
+		if (rte_lcore_is_enabled(i)) {
+			int hp = 0;
+			for (j = 0; j < nb_hp_lcores; j++) {
+				if (hp_lcores[j] == i) {
+					hp = 1;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+			if (!hp)
+				non_perf_lcores[nb_non_perf_lcores++] = i;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* update the lcore config */
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_prf_lc_prms; i++) {
+		int lcore = -1;
+		if (prf_lc_prms[i].high_perf) {
+			if (prf_lc_prms[i].lcore_idx < nb_hp_lcores)
+				lcore = hp_lcores[prf_lc_prms[i].lcore_idx];
+		} else {
+			if (prf_lc_prms[i].lcore_idx < nb_non_perf_lcores)
+				lcore =
+				non_perf_lcores[prf_lc_prms[i].lcore_idx];
+		}
+
+		if (lcore < 0) {
+			printf("Performance cores configuration error\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		lcore_params_array[i].lcore_id = lcore;
+		lcore_params_array[i].queue_id = prf_lc_prms[i].queue_id;
+		lcore_params_array[i].port_id = prf_lc_prms[i].port_id;
+	}
+
+	lcore_params = lcore_params_array;
+	nb_lcore_params = nb_prf_lc_prms;
+
+	printf("Updated performance core configuration\n");
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_prf_lc_prms; i++)
+		printf("\t(%d,%d,%d)\n", lcore_params[i].port_id,
+				lcore_params[i].queue_id,
+				lcore_params[i].lcore_id);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+parse_perf_config(const char *q_arg)
+{
+	char s[256];
+	const char *p, *p0 = q_arg;
+	char *end;
+	enum fieldnames {
+		FLD_PORT = 0,
+		FLD_QUEUE,
+		FLD_LCORE_HP,
+		FLD_LCORE_IDX,
+		_NUM_FLD
+	};
+	unsigned long int_fld[_NUM_FLD];
+	char *str_fld[_NUM_FLD];
+	int i;
+	unsigned int size;
+
+	nb_prf_lc_prms = 0;
+
+	while ((p = strchr(p0, '(')) != NULL) {
+		++p;
+		p0 = strchr(p, ')');
+		if (p0 == NULL)
+			return -1;
+
+		size = p0 - p;
+		if (size >= sizeof(s))
+			return -1;
+
+		snprintf(s, sizeof(s), "%.*s", size, p);
+		if (rte_strsplit(s, sizeof(s), str_fld, _NUM_FLD, ',') !=
+								_NUM_FLD)
+			return -1;
+		for (i = 0; i < _NUM_FLD; i++) {
+			errno = 0;
+			int_fld[i] = strtoul(str_fld[i], &end, 0);
+			if (errno != 0 || end == str_fld[i] || int_fld[i] > 255)
+				return -1;
+		}
+		if (nb_prf_lc_prms >= MAX_LCORE_PARAMS) {
+			printf("exceeded max number of lcore params: %hu\n",
+					nb_prf_lc_prms);
+			return -1;
+		}
+		prf_lc_prms[nb_prf_lc_prms].port_id =
+				(uint8_t)int_fld[FLD_PORT];
+		prf_lc_prms[nb_prf_lc_prms].queue_id =
+				(uint8_t)int_fld[FLD_QUEUE];
+		prf_lc_prms[nb_prf_lc_prms].high_perf =
+				!!(uint8_t)int_fld[FLD_LCORE_HP];
+		prf_lc_prms[nb_prf_lc_prms].lcore_idx =
+				(uint8_t)int_fld[FLD_LCORE_IDX];
+		++nb_prf_lc_prms;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+parse_perf_core_list(const char *corelist)
+{
+	int i, idx = 0;
+	unsigned int count = 0;
+	char *end = NULL;
+	int min, max;
+
+	if (corelist == NULL) {
+		printf("invalid core list\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+
+	/* Remove all blank characters ahead and after */
+	while (isblank(*corelist))
+		corelist++;
+	i = strlen(corelist);
+	while ((i > 0) && isblank(corelist[i - 1]))
+		i--;
+
+	/* Get list of cores */
+	min = RTE_MAX_LCORE;
+	do {
+		while (isblank(*corelist))
+			corelist++;
+		if (*corelist == '\0')
+			return -1;
+		errno = 0;
+		idx = strtoul(corelist, &end, 10);
+		if (errno || end == NULL)
+			return -1;
+		while (isblank(*end))
+			end++;
+		if (*end == '-') {
+			min = idx;
+		} else if ((*end == ',') || (*end == '\0')) {
+			max = idx;
+			if (min == RTE_MAX_LCORE)
+				min = idx;
+			for (idx = min; idx <= max; idx++) {
+				hp_lcores[count] = idx;
+				count++;
+			}
+			min = RTE_MAX_LCORE;
+		} else {
+			printf("invalid core list\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+		corelist = end + 1;
+	} while (*end != '\0');
+
+	if (count == 0) {
+		printf("invalid core list\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	nb_hp_lcores = count;
+
+	printf("Configured %d high performance cores\n", nb_hp_lcores);
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_hp_lcores; i++)
+		printf("\tHigh performance core %d %d\n",
+				i, hp_lcores[i]);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-power/perf_core.h b/examples/l3fwd-power/perf_core.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b7b747
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-power/perf_core.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2010-2018 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#ifndef _PERF_CORE_H_
+#define _PERF_CORE_H_
+
+int parse_perf_config(const char *q_arg);
+int parse_perf_core_list(const char *corelist);
+int update_lcore_params(void);
+
+#endif /* _PERF_CORE_H_ */
