diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f1fb146e5..79a0fab34 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -542,10 +542,19 @@ target_link_libraries(xmr-stak-rx ${MHTD} ${LIBS} xmr-stak-rx-backend)
 # Install
 ################################################################################
 
+# install booster script
+if(NOT WIN32)
+    install(DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/" DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH}
+        FILES_MATCHING PATTERN "*.sh"
+        PERMISSIONS OWNER_EXECUTE OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE GROUP_READ GROUP_EXECUTE
+        PATTERN .git EXCLUDE
+    )
+endif()
+
 # do not install the binary if the project and install are equal
 if( NOT CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX STREQUAL PROJECT_BINARY_DIR )
     install(TARGETS xmr-stak-rx
-            RUNTIME DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH}")
+        RUNTIME DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH}")
     if(CUDA_FOUND)
         if(WIN32)
             install(TARGETS xmrstakrx_cuda_backend
diff --git a/doc/tuning.md b/doc/tuning.md
index 19427b4b2..d7151a61f 100644
--- a/doc/tuning.md
+++ b/doc/tuning.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Content Overview
 * [Fast Startup](#fast-startup)
+* [Booster Script](#booster-script)
 * [Huge Page Support](#huge-page-support)
 * [Benchmark](#benchmark)
 * [Windows](#windows)
@@ -24,9 +25,19 @@
 ## Fast Startup
 You can disable the miner self test performed on each miner start by adding the command line option `--noTest`
 
+## Booster Script
+
+The linux booster script manipulates the CPU caching behavior and activates huge pages.
+
+Call `sudo ./randomx_booster.sh`. 
+
+The booster script will try to install all dependencies if need. 
+If the script can not install the dependencies (e.g. unknown systems) please install the tools `wrmsr` and `numactl`.
+
 ## Huge Page Support
 
 In Linux you can enable 2 MiB huge pages with the following command.
+In linux you can use our [booster script](#booster-script) to active huge pages
 
 ```
 sudo sysctl -w vm.nr_hugepages=1300
diff --git a/scripts/randomx_booster.sh b/scripts/randomx_booster.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..f85c4c59c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/randomx_booster.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# based on xmrig's randomx_boost.sh script
+# lifted by psychocrypt
+
+function help()
+{
+    echo "$(basename $0) modifies caching behaviors of your CPU"
+    echo "and activates huge pages."
+    echo "Reboot your system to revert the changes."
+    echo ""
+    echo "must be called with administrative privileges e.g. 'sudo $(basename $0)'"
+}
+
+if [ $# -ge 1 ] ; then
+    help
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+hasAptGet=$(which apt-get >/dev/null && { echo 1; } || { echo 0; })
+hasApt=$(which apt >/dev/null && { echo 1; } || { echo 0; })
+hasYum=$(which yum >/dev/null && { echo 1; } || { echo 0; })
+
+tools=$(which wrmsr >/dev/null || { echo "msr-tools "; })$(which numactl >/dev/null || { echo " numactl"; })
+
+if [ -n "$tools" ] ; then
+    echo "tool '$tools' not found, $(basename $0) is trying to install the dependency"
+    if [ $hasAptGet -eq 1 ] ; then
+        comm="apt-get --no-install-recommends --yes install $tools"
+        echo "execute: $comm"
+        $comm
+    elif [ $hasApt -eq 1 ] ; then
+        comm="apt-get --no-install-recommends --yes install $tools"
+        echo "execute: $comm"
+        $comm
+    elif [ $hasYum -eq 1 ] ; then
+        comm="yum install -y $tools"
+        echo "execute: $comm"
+        $comm
+    else
+        echo "package manager unknown, please install '$tools' by hand" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+hasWrmsr=$(which wrmsr >/dev/null && { echo 1; } || { echo 0; })
+if [ $hasWrmsr -eq 0 ] ; then
+    echo "dependency 'wrmsr' not found, tool failed" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+hasNumactl=$(which numactl >/dev/null && { echo 1; } || { echo 0; })
+if [ $hasNumactl -eq 0 ] ; then
+    echo "dependency 'numactl' not found, tool failed" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo ""
+modprobe msr
+
+if cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep -q "AMD Ryzen" ;
+	then
+		echo "Detected Ryzen"
+		wrmsr -a 0xc0011022 0x510000
+		wrmsr -a 0xc001102b 0x1808cc16
+		wrmsr -a 0xc0011020 0
+		wrmsr -a 0xc0011021 0x40
+		echo "MSR register values for Ryzen applied"
+        echo "Reboot your system to revert the changes."
+elif cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep -q "Intel" ;
+	then
+		echo "Detected Intel"
+		wrmsr -a 0x1a4 7
+		echo "MSR register values for Intel applied"
+        echo "Reboot your system to revert the changes."
+else
+	echo "No supported CPU detected"
+fi
+
+echo ""
+
+### begin enable huge pages
+required_num_huge_pages=1280
+num_huge_pages=$(cat /proc/meminfo | grep "HugePages_Free" | sed 's/ \{2,\}/ /g' | cut -d" " -f2)
+
+if [ $num_huge_pages -lt $required_num_huge_pages ] ; then
+    echo "active 2 MiB pages"
+    echo "execute: sysctl -w vm.nr_hugepages=$required_num_huge_pages"
+    sysctl -w vm.nr_hugepages="$required_num_huge_pages"
+fi
+# verify number of huge pages
+num_huge_pages=$(cat /proc/meminfo | grep "HugePages_Free" | sed 's/ \{2,\}/ /g' | cut -d" " -f2)
+num_memsets=$((num_huge_pages/required_num_huge_pages))
+
+if [ $num_memsets -eq 0 ] ; then
+    echo "Error: not enough 2 MiB pages $num_huge_pages/$required_num_huge_pages" >&2
+fi
+
+# apply gigabyte pages last because 2MiB pages will give more performance
+numNodes=$(numactl --hardware | grep available | cut -d" " -f2)
+freeGigPages=$(cat /sys/kernel/mm/hugepages/hugepages-1048576kB/free_hugepages)
+neededGigPages=$((numNodes * 3))
+
+if [ $freeGigPages -lt $neededGigPages ] ; then
+    echo ""
+    echo "activate 1 GiB pages"
+    comm="echo $neededGigPages > /sys/kernel/mm/hugepages/hugepages-1048576kB/nr_hugepages"
+    echo "execute: $comm"
+    echo "$neededGigPages" > /sys/kernel/mm/hugepages/hugepages-1048576kB/nr_hugepages
+fi
+### end enable huge pages
+
+exit 0