[NoOne]

you should use the # of threads that matches # of physical cores... not logical ones! (google cpuid if unsure)

with '17, there were no negative impacts from picking double threads to cores in the game's settings... in '18 it makes it run slowly.

so, easy fix... if you have logical cores, it may "recommend" the wrong settign for you. just pick what the spec sheet says for your cpu's # of physical cores.

the game is probably a bit slower than last year, but you shouldn't notice day-to-day... slower due to being more sophisticated about what it does, in case that is misunderstood. if the proper # of cores doesn't fix your problem, i'd keep digging into it.

and, generating that stuff for your major league or human orgs is no problem... at least not something that would add up to what you are describing.