diff --git a/conftest.py b/conftest.py
index 31d6924f601..650f9ba66b8 100644
--- a/conftest.py
+++ b/conftest.py
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ def pytest_runtest_makereport(item, call):
 @pytest.hookimpl(hookwrapper=True)
 def pytest_runtest_teardown(item, nextitem):
     yield
-    logger.debug(f"In custom teardown")
+    logger.info(f"In custom teardown")
     metal_cleanup_enabled = item.config.getoption("--metal-cleanup")
     if metal_cleanup_enabled is not None:
         report = item.stash[phase_report_key]
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ def pytest_timeout_set_timer(item, settings):
     if metal_timeout_enabled is not None:
         # metal_group_pid = os.getpgrp()
         parent_pid = os.getpid()
-        print("Metal timeout ", settings.timeout, "seconds")
+        logger.info("Metal timeout ", settings.timeout, "seconds")
 
         def run_timer(settings):
             time.sleep(settings.timeout)
@@ -522,9 +522,9 @@ def reset_tensix():
     metal_env = copy.deepcopy(os.environ)
     arch = metal_env.get("ARCH_NAME")
     check_smi = run_process_and_get_result("tt-smi-metal")
-    logger.debug(f"Check tt-smi-metal exists: {check_smi.returncode}")
+    logger.info(f"Check tt-smi-metal exists: {check_smi.returncode}")
     if check_smi.returncode > 0:
-        logger.debug(f"Test failed - resetting {arch} with tt-smi")
+        logger.info(f"Test failed - resetting {arch} with tt-smi")
         if arch == "grayskull":
             smi_reset_result = run_process_and_get_result("tt-smi -tr all")
         elif arch == "wormhole_b0":
@@ -532,12 +532,12 @@ def reset_tensix():
         else:
             raise Exception(f"Unrecognized arch for tensix-reset: {arch}")
     else:
-        logger.debug(f"Test failed - resetting {arch} with tt-smi-metal script")
+        logger.info(f"Test failed - resetting {arch} with tt-smi-metal script")
         if arch != "grayskull" and arch != "wormhole_b0":
             raise Exception(f"Unrecognized arch for tensix-reset: {arch}")
         else:
             smi_reset_result = run_process_and_get_result(f"./opt/tt_metal_infra/scripts/ci/{arch}/reset.sh")
-    logger.debug(f"tt-smi reset status: {smi_reset_result.returncode}")
+    logger.info(f"tt-smi reset status: {smi_reset_result.returncode}")
 
 
 @pytest.hookimpl(tryfirst=True)
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..09e175cab62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pytest tests/ttnn/python_api_testing/non_working_unit_tests/grayskull/test_eltwise_softplus_inf.py
diff --git a/tests/scripts/run_performance.sh b/tests/scripts/run_performance.sh
index 799eb9c8b33..95b0c5dd7c8 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/run_performance.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/run_performance.sh
@@ -11,19 +11,19 @@ run_perf_models_other() {
     local tt_arch=$1
     local test_marker=$2
 
-    env pytest tests/ttnn/integration_tests/resnet/test_performance.py -m $test_marker
+    env pytest -n auto tests/ttnn/integration_tests/resnet/test_performance.py -m $test_marker --metal-cleanup=1
 
-    env pytest tests/ttnn/integration_tests/bert/test_performance.py -m $test_marker
+    env pytest -n auto tests/ttnn/integration_tests/bert/test_performance.py -m $test_marker --metal-cleanup=1
 
-    env pytest models/demos/ttnn_falcon7b/tests -m $test_marker
+    env pytest -n auto models/demos/ttnn_falcon7b/tests -m $test_marker --metal-cleanup=1
 
     # Separate calls since we can't mix switching between number of cqs
-    env pytest models/demos/resnet/tests/test_perf_resnet.py -m $test_marker
-    env pytest models/demos/resnet/tests/test_perf_resnet_2cqs.py -m $test_marker
+    env pytest -n auto models/demos/resnet/tests/test_perf_resnet.py -m $test_marker --metal-cleanup=1
+    env pytest -n auto models/demos/resnet/tests/test_perf_resnet_2cqs.py -m $test_marker --metal-cleanup=1
 
-    env pytest tests/ttnn/integration_tests/whisper/test_performance.py -m $test_marker
+    env pytest -n auto tests/ttnn/integration_tests/whisper/test_performance.py -m $test_marker --metal-cleanup=1
 
-    env pytest models/demos/metal_BERT_large_11/tests -m $test_marker
+    env pytest -n auto models/demos/metal_BERT_large_11/tests -m $test_marker --metal-cleanup=1
 
     ## Merge all the generated reports
     env python models/perf/merge_perf_results.py
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ run_perf_models_llm_javelin() {
     local tt_arch=$1
     local test_marker=$2
 
-    env WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest models/demos/falcon7b/tests -m $test_marker
+    env WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest -n auto models/demos/falcon7b/tests -m $test_marker --metal-cleanup=1
 
     if [ "$tt_arch" == "wormhole_b0" ]; then
-        env pytest models/demos/mamba/tests -m $test_marker
+        env pytest -n auto models/demos/mamba/tests -m $test_marker --metal-cleanup=1
     fi
 
-    env  WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest models/demos/wormhole/mistral7b/tests -m $test_marker
+    env WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest -n auto models/demos/wormhole/mistral7b/tests -m $test_marker --metal-cleanup=1
 
     ## Merge all the generated reports
     env python models/perf/merge_perf_results.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ run_perf_models_cnn_javelin() {
     local test_marker=$2
 
     # Run tests
-    env WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest tests/device_perf_tests/stable_diffusion -m $test_marker
+    env WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest -n auto tests/device_perf_tests/stable_diffusion -m $test_marker --metal-cleanup=1
     #env WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest models/experimental/functional_unet/tests -m $test_marker
 
     ## Merge all the generated reports
@@ -60,30 +60,30 @@ run_perf_models_cnn_javelin() {
 run_device_perf_models() {
     local test_marker=$1
 
-    env pytest tests/device_perf_tests/stable_diffusion -m $test_marker
+    env pytest tests/device_perf_tests/stable_diffusion -m $test_marker --metal-cleanup=1
 
     if [ "$tt_arch" == "grayskull" ]; then
         #TODO(MO): Until #6560 is fixed, GS device profiler test are grouped with
         #Model Device perf regression tests to make sure thy run on no-soft-reset BMs
         tests/scripts/run_profiler_regressions.sh PROFILER_NO_RESET
 
-        env pytest models/demos/metal_BERT_large_11/tests -m $test_marker
+        env pytest models/demos/metal_BERT_large_11/tests -m $test_marker --metal-cleanup=1
 
-        env pytest models/demos/ttnn_falcon7b/tests -m $test_marker
+        env pytest models/demos/ttnn_falcon7b/tests -m $test_marker --metal-cleanup=1
 
-        env pytest models/demos/bert/tests -m $test_marker
+        env pytest models/demos/bert/tests -m $test_marker --metal-cleanup=1
 
-        env pytest models/demos/wormhole/mistral7b/tests -m $test_marker
+        env pytest models/demos/wormhole/mistral7b/tests -m $test_marker --metal-cleanup=1
 
-        env pytest "tests/ttnn/integration_tests/resnet/test_performance.py" -m $test_marker
+        env pytest "tests/ttnn/integration_tests/resnet/test_performance.py" -m $test_marker --metal-cleanup=1
 
-        env pytest models/demos/resnet/tests -m $test_marker
+        env pytest models/demos/resnet/tests -m $test_marker --metal-cleanup=1
     fi
 
     if [ "$tt_arch" == "wormhole_b0" ]; then
-        env pytest models/demos/mamba/tests -m $test_marker
+        env pytest models/demos/mamba/tests -m $test_marker --metal-cleanup=1
 
-        env WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest models/demos/metal_BERT_large_11/tests -m $test_marker
+        env WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest models/demos/metal_BERT_large_11/tests -m $test_marker --metal-cleanup=1
         #env WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest models/experimental/functional_unet/tests -m $test_marker
     fi
 
diff --git a/tests/scripts/run_tests.sh b/tests/scripts/run_tests.sh
index 334b68b71fd..719ab507c28 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/run_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/run_tests.sh
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ run_frequent_api_pipeline_tests() {
         ./tests/scripts/run_python_api_unit_tests.sh
     else
         if [[ $tt_arch == "wormhole_b0" ]]; then
-            pytest  tests/tt_eager/python_api_testing/unit_testing/misc/test_all_gather.py -k nightly
+            pytest -n auto tests/tt_eager/python_api_testing/unit_testing/misc/test_all_gather.py -k nightly --metal-cleanup=1
         else
             echo "API tests are not available for fast dispatch because they're already covered in post-commit"
         fi
diff --git a/tests/scripts/single_card/nightly/run_common_models.sh b/tests/scripts/single_card/nightly/run_common_models.sh
index 17ca8c4d3cf..62f51bc70de 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/single_card/nightly/run_common_models.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/single_card/nightly/run_common_models.sh
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ fi
 
 echo "Running common models for archs"
 
-env pytest tests/nightly/common_models/
+env pytest -n auto tests/nightly/common_models/ --metal-cleanup=1
diff --git a/tests/scripts/single_card/nightly/run_gs_only.sh b/tests/scripts/single_card/nightly/run_gs_only.sh
index c5bcc9f9745..a1470a155af 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/single_card/nightly/run_gs_only.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/single_card/nightly/run_gs_only.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ fi
 
 echo "Running model nightly tests for GS only"
 
-env pytest models/demos/resnet/tests/test_metal_resnet50_performant.py
+env pytest -n auto models/demos/resnet/tests/test_metal_resnet50_performant.py --metal-cleanup=1
 
-env pytest models/demos/resnet/tests/test_metal_resnet50_2cqs_performant.py
+env pytest -n auto models/demos/resnet/tests/test_metal_resnet50_2cqs_performant.py --metal-cleanup=1
diff --git a/tests/scripts/single_card/nightly/run_ttnn.sh b/tests/scripts/single_card/nightly/run_ttnn.sh
index f0bb3f9cadc..8ae1300e2c3 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/single_card/nightly/run_ttnn.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/single_card/nightly/run_ttnn.sh
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ fi
 
 echo "Running ttnn nightly tests for GS only"
 
-env pytest tests/ttnn/integration_tests -m "not models_performance_bare_metal and not models_device_performance_bare_metal"
+env pytest -n auto tests/ttnn/integration_tests -m "not models_performance_bare_metal and not models_device_performance_bare_metal" --metal-cleanup=1
diff --git a/tests/scripts/single_card/nightly/run_wh_b0_only.sh b/tests/scripts/single_card/nightly/run_wh_b0_only.sh
index d30894713c1..ced07458914 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/single_card/nightly/run_wh_b0_only.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/single_card/nightly/run_wh_b0_only.sh
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ if [[ -z "$TT_METAL_HOME" ]]; then
 fi
 
 echo "Running nightly tests for WH B0 only"
-env WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest tests/nightly/wh_b0_only_eth
-env pytest tests/nightly/wh_b0_only
\ No newline at end of file
+env WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest -n auto tests/nightly/wh_b0_only_eth --metal-cleanup=1
+env pytest -n auto tests/nightly/wh_b0_only --metal-cleanup=1
diff --git a/tests/scripts/single_card/nightly/run_wh_b0_unstable.sh b/tests/scripts/single_card/nightly/run_wh_b0_unstable.sh
index 079087d6e69..74765b43b74 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/single_card/nightly/run_wh_b0_unstable.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/single_card/nightly/run_wh_b0_unstable.sh
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ fi
 
 echo "Running unstable nightly tests for WH B0 only"
 
-SLOW_MATMULS=1 WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml env pytest tests/ttnn/integration_tests/stable_diffusion
+SLOW_MATMULS=1 WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml env pytest -n auto tests/ttnn/integration_tests/stable_diffusion --metal-cleanup=1
diff --git a/tests/scripts/t3000/run_t3000_demo_tests.sh b/tests/scripts/t3000/run_t3000_demo_tests.sh
index d7ac413ff9d..de8533970d0 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/t3000/run_t3000_demo_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/t3000/run_t3000_demo_tests.sh
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ run_t3000_falcon40b_tests() {
   echo "LOG_METAL: Running run_t3000_falcon40b_tests"
 
   # Falcon40B prefill 60 layer end to end with 10 loops; we need 8x8 grid size
-  WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest models/demos/t3000/falcon40b/tests/ci/test_falcon_end_to_end_60_layer_t3000_prefill_10_loops.py
+  WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest -n auto models/demos/t3000/falcon40b/tests/ci/test_falcon_end_to_end_60_layer_t3000_prefill_10_loops.py --metal-cleanup=1
 
   # Falcon40B end to end demo (prefill + decode)
-  WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest models/demos/t3000/falcon40b/tests/ci/test_falcon_end_to_end_t3000_demo_loops.py
+  WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest -n auto models/demos/t3000/falcon40b/tests/ci/test_falcon_end_to_end_t3000_demo_loops.py --metal-cleanup=1
 
   # Record the end time
   end_time=$(date +%s)
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ run_t3000_falcon7b_tests(){
   echo "LOG_METAL: Running run_t3000_falcon7b_tests"
 
   # Falcon7B demo (perf verification and output verification)
-  WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest --disable-warnings -q -s --input-method=json --input-path='models/demos/t3000/falcon7b/input_data_t3000.json' models/demos/t3000/falcon7b/demo_t3000.py::test_demo_multichip[user_input0-8-True-perf_mode_stochastic_verify]
-  WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest --disable-warnings -q -s --input-method=json --input-path='models/demos/t3000/falcon7b/input_data_t3000.json' models/demos/t3000/falcon7b/demo_t3000.py::test_demo_multichip[user_input0-8-True-default_mode_greedy_verify]
+  WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest -n auto --disable-warnings -q -s --input-method=json --input-path='models/demos/t3000/falcon7b/input_data_t3000.json' models/demos/t3000/falcon7b/demo_t3000.py::test_demo_multichip[user_input0-8-True-perf_mode_stochastic_verify] --metal-cleanup=1
+  WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest -n auto --disable-warnings -q -s --input-method=json --input-path='models/demos/t3000/falcon7b/input_data_t3000.json' models/demos/t3000/falcon7b/demo_t3000.py::test_demo_multichip[user_input0-8-True-default_mode_greedy_verify] --metal-cleanup=1
 
   # Falcon7B perplexity test (prefill and decode)
-  WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest models/demos/falcon7b/tests/test_perplexity_falcon.py::test_perplexity[1-True-prefill_seq1024_dram]
-  # WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest models/demos/falcon7b/tests/test_perplexity_falcon.py::test_perplexity[1-True-decode_1024_l1_sharded]  # Disabled due to Issue #9268
+  WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest -n auto models/demos/falcon7b/tests/test_perplexity_falcon.py::test_perplexity[1-True-prefill_seq1024_dram] --metal-cleanup=1
+  # WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest -n auto models/demos/falcon7b/tests/test_perplexity_falcon.py::test_perplexity[1-True-decode_1024_l1_sharded]  # Disabled due to Issue #9268
 
   # Record the end time
   end_time=$(date +%s)
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ run_t3000_mixtral_tests() {
   echo "LOG_METAL: Running run_t3000_mixtral8x7b_tests"
 
   # mixtral8x7b 8 chip demo test - 100 token generation with general weights (env flags set inside the test)
-  pytest models/demos/t3000/mixtral8x7b/demo/demo.py::test_mixtral8x7b_demo[wormhole_b0-True-general_weights]
+  pytest -n auto models/demos/t3000/mixtral8x7b/demo/demo.py::test_mixtral8x7b_demo[wormhole_b0-True-general_weights] --metal-cleanup=1
 
   # Record the end time
   end_time=$(date +%s)
diff --git a/tests/scripts/t3000/run_t3000_frequent_tests.sh b/tests/scripts/t3000/run_t3000_frequent_tests.sh
index 32dd982b1a5..75debdcae32 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/t3000/run_t3000_frequent_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/t3000/run_t3000_frequent_tests.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ run_t3000_ethernet_tests() {
 
   echo "LOG_METAL: Running run_t3000_ethernet_tests"
 
-  pytest tests/tt_metal/microbenchmarks/ethernet/test_ethernet_bidirectional_bandwidth_microbenchmark.py
-  pytest tests/tt_metal/microbenchmarks/ethernet/test_ethernet_ring_latency_microbenchmark.py
+  pytest -n auto tests/tt_metal/microbenchmarks/ethernet/test_ethernet_bidirectional_bandwidth_microbenchmark.py --metal-cleanup=1
+  pytest -n auto tests/tt_metal/microbenchmarks/ethernet/test_ethernet_ring_latency_microbenchmark.py --metal-cleanup=1
 
   # Record the end time
   end_time=$(date +%s)
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ run_t3000_llama2_70b_tests() {
   export LLAMA_TOKENIZER_PATH=/mnt/MLPerf/tt_dnn-models/llama-2/tokenizer.model
   export LLAMA_CACHE_PATH=/mnt/MLPerf/tt_dnn-models/llama-2/llama-data-cache/weights-cache-2
 
-  pytest models/demos/t3000/llama2_70b/tests/test_llama_mlp_t3000.py
-  pytest models/demos/t3000/llama2_70b/tests/test_llama_attention_t3000.py
-  pytest models/demos/t3000/llama2_70b/tests/test_llama_decoder_t3000.py
-  pytest models/demos/t3000/llama2_70b/tests/test_llama_model_t3000.py
+  pytest -n auto models/demos/t3000/llama2_70b/tests/test_llama_mlp_t3000.py --metal-cleanup=1
+  pytest -n auto models/demos/t3000/llama2_70b/tests/test_llama_attention_t3000.py --metal-cleanup=1
+  pytest -n auto models/demos/t3000/llama2_70b/tests/test_llama_decoder_t3000.py --metal-cleanup=1
+  pytest -n auto models/demos/t3000/llama2_70b/tests/test_llama_model_t3000.py --metal-cleanup=1
 
   # Record the end time
   end_time=$(date +%s)
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ run_t3000_llama2_70b_experimental_tests() {
   # Removing tests to reduce the time taken to run the tests
   # pytest models/experimental/llama2_70b/tests/test_llama_mlp_t3000.py
   # pytest models/experimental/llama2_70b/tests/test_llama_attention_t3000.py
-  pytest models/experimental/llama2_70b/tests/test_llama_decoder_t3000.py
-  pytest models/experimental/llama2_70b/tests/test_llama_model_t3000.py
+  pytest -n auto models/experimental/llama2_70b/tests/test_llama_decoder_t3000.py --metal-cleanup=1
+  pytest -n auto models/experimental/llama2_70b/tests/test_llama_model_t3000.py --metal-cleanup=1
 
   # Record the end time
   end_time=$(date +%s)
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ run_t3000_mixtral_tests() {
   echo "LOG_METAL: Running run_t3000_mixtral_tests"
 
   # mixtral8x7b 8 chip decode model test (env flags set inside the test)
-  pytest models/demos/t3000/mixtral8x7b/tests/test_mixtral_model.py::test_mixtral_model_inference[wormhole_b0-True-10-1-pcc]
+  pytest -n auto models/demos/t3000/mixtral8x7b/tests/test_mixtral_model.py::test_mixtral_model_inference[wormhole_b0-True-10-1-pcc] --metal-cleanup=1
 
   # Record the end time
   end_time=$(date +%s)
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ run_t3000_tteager_tests() {
 
   echo "LOG_METAL: Running run_t3000_tteager_tests"
 
-  pytest tests/tt_eager/python_api_testing/unit_testing/misc/test_all_gather.py -k post_commit
+  pytest -n auto tests/tt_eager/python_api_testing/unit_testing/misc/test_all_gather.py -k post_commit --metal-cleanup=1
 
   # Record the end time
   end_time=$(date +%s)
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ run_t3000_falcon40b_tests() {
 
   echo "LOG_METAL: Running run_t3000_falcon40b_tests"
 
-  WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest models/demos/t3000/falcon40b/tests/test_falcon_mlp.py
-  WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest models/demos/t3000/falcon40b/tests/test_falcon_attention.py
-  WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest models/demos/t3000/falcon40b/tests/test_falcon_decoder.py
-  WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest models/demos/t3000/falcon40b/tests/test_falcon_causallm.py
+  WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest -n auto models/demos/t3000/falcon40b/tests/test_falcon_mlp.py --metal-cleanup=1
+  WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest -n auto models/demos/t3000/falcon40b/tests/test_falcon_attention.py --metal-cleanup=1
+  WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest -n auto models/demos/t3000/falcon40b/tests/test_falcon_decoder.py --metal-cleanup=1
+  WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest -n auto models/demos/t3000/falcon40b/tests/test_falcon_causallm.py --metal-cleanup=1
 
   # Record the end time
   end_time=$(date +%s)
diff --git a/tests/scripts/t3000/run_t3000_model_perf_tests.sh b/tests/scripts/t3000/run_t3000_model_perf_tests.sh
index 11fe89f1f5c..8f697112c15 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/t3000/run_t3000_model_perf_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/t3000/run_t3000_model_perf_tests.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ run_t3000_falcon7b_tests() {
 
   echo "LOG_METAL: Running run_t3000_falcon7b_tests"
 
-  env WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest models/demos/falcon7b/tests -m "model_perf_t3000"
+  env WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest -n auto models/demos/falcon7b/tests -m "model_perf_t3000" --metal-cleanup=1
 
   # Record the end time
   end_time=$(date +%s)
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ run_t3000_mixtral_tests() {
 
   echo "LOG_METAL: Running run_t3000_mixtral_tests"
 
-  env pytest models/demos/t3000/mixtral8x7b/tests/test_mixtral_perf.py::test_mixtral_model_perf[wormhole_b0-True-2048-150-0.025] -m "model_perf_t3000"
+  env pytest -n auto models/demos/t3000/mixtral8x7b/tests/test_mixtral_perf.py::test_mixtral_model_perf[wormhole_b0-True-2048-150-0.025] -m "model_perf_t3000" --metal-cleanup=1
 
   # Record the end time
   end_time=$(date +%s)
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ run_t3000_llama2_70b_tests() {
 
   echo "LOG_METAL: Running run_t3000_llama2_70b_tests"
 
-  env WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest models/experimental/llama2_70b/tests/test_llama_perf_decode.py -m "model_perf_t3000"
+  env WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest -n auto models/experimental/llama2_70b/tests/test_llama_perf_decode.py -m "model_perf_t3000" --metal-cleanup=1
 
   # Record the end time
   end_time=$(date +%s)
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ run_t3000_falcon40b_tests() {
 
   echo "LOG_METAL: Running run_t3000_falcon40b_tests"
 
-  env WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest models/demos/t3000/falcon40b/tests/test_perf_falcon.py -m "model_perf_t3000"
+  env WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest -n auto models/demos/t3000/falcon40b/tests/test_perf_falcon.py -m "model_perf_t3000" --metal-cleanup=1
 
   # Record the end time
   end_time=$(date +%s)
diff --git a/tests/scripts/t3000/run_t3000_unit_tests.sh b/tests/scripts/t3000/run_t3000_unit_tests.sh
index b0f9ad821ee..e567261aed0 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/t3000/run_t3000_unit_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/t3000/run_t3000_unit_tests.sh
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ run_t3000_ttnn_tests() {
   start_time=$(date +%s)
 
   echo "LOG_METAL: Running run_t3000_ttnn_tests"
-  pytest tests/ttnn/unit_tests/test_multi_device_trace.py
-  pytest tests/ttnn/unit_tests/test_multi_device.py
-  pytest tests/ttnn/unit_tests/test_multi_device_async.py
+  pytest -n auto tests/ttnn/unit_tests/test_multi_device_trace.py --metal-cleanup=1
+  pytest -n auto tests/ttnn/unit_tests/test_multi_device.py --metal-cleanup=1
+  pytest -n auto tests/ttnn/unit_tests/test_multi_device_async.py --metal-cleanup=1
   # Record the end time
   end_time=$(date +%s)
   duration=$((end_time - start_time))
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ run_t3000_falcon7b_tests() {
 
   echo "LOG_METAL: Running run_t3000_falcon7b_tests"
 
-  pytest models/demos/ttnn_falcon7b/tests/multi_chip/test_falcon_mlp.py
-  pytest models/demos/ttnn_falcon7b/tests/multi_chip/test_falcon_attention.py
-  pytest models/demos/ttnn_falcon7b/tests/multi_chip/test_falcon_decoder.py
+  pytest -n auto models/demos/ttnn_falcon7b/tests/multi_chip/test_falcon_mlp.py --metal-cleanup=1
+  pytest -n auto models/demos/ttnn_falcon7b/tests/multi_chip/test_falcon_attention.py --metal-cleanup=1
+  pytest -n auto models/demos/ttnn_falcon7b/tests/multi_chip/test_falcon_decoder.py --metal-cleanup=1
   #pytest models/demos/ttnn_falcon7b/tests/multi_chip/test_falcon_causallm.py
 
   # Record the end time
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ run_t3000_falcon40b_tests() {
 
   echo "LOG_METAL: Running run_t3000_falcon40b_tests"
 
-  WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest models/demos/t3000/falcon40b/tests/ci/test_falcon_end_to_end_1_layer_t3000.py
+  WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest -n auto models/demos/t3000/falcon40b/tests/ci/test_falcon_end_to_end_1_layer_t3000.py --metal-cleanup=1
 
   # Record the end time
   end_time=$(date +%s)
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ run_t3000_mixtral_tests() {
 
   echo "LOG_METAL: Running run_t3000_mixtral_tests"
 
-  pytest models/demos/t3000/mixtral8x7b/tests/test_mixtral_attention.py
-  pytest models/demos/t3000/mixtral8x7b/tests/test_mixtral_mlp.py
-  pytest models/demos/t3000/mixtral8x7b/tests/test_mixtral_rms_norm.py
-  pytest models/demos/t3000/mixtral8x7b/tests/test_mixtral_embedding.py
-  pytest models/demos/t3000/mixtral8x7b/tests/test_mixtral_moe.py
-  pytest models/demos/t3000/mixtral8x7b/tests/test_mixtral_decoder.py
-  pytest models/demos/t3000/mixtral8x7b/tests/test_mixtral_model.py::test_mixtral_model_inference[wormhole_b0-True-1-1-pcc]
+  pytest -n auto models/demos/t3000/mixtral8x7b/tests/test_mixtral_attention.py --metal-cleanup=1
+  pytest -n auto models/demos/t3000/mixtral8x7b/tests/test_mixtral_mlp.py --metal-cleanup=1
+  pytest -n auto models/demos/t3000/mixtral8x7b/tests/test_mixtral_rms_norm.py --metal-cleanup=1
+  pytest -n auto models/demos/t3000/mixtral8x7b/tests/test_mixtral_embedding.py --metal-cleanup=1
+  pytest -n auto models/demos/t3000/mixtral8x7b/tests/test_mixtral_moe.py --metal-cleanup=1
+  pytest -n auto models/demos/t3000/mixtral8x7b/tests/test_mixtral_decoder.py --metal-cleanup=1
+  pytest -n auto models/demos/t3000/mixtral8x7b/tests/test_mixtral_model.py::test_mixtral_model_inference[wormhole_b0-True-1-1-pcc] --metal-cleanup=1
 
   # Record the end time
   end_time=$(date +%s)
diff --git a/tt_metal/python_env/requirements-dev.txt b/tt_metal/python_env/requirements-dev.txt
index f7f90202919..5a6cf7ebb88 100644
--- a/tt_metal/python_env/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/tt_metal/python_env/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ mypy==1.9.0
 pytest==7.2.2
 pytest-timeout==2.2.0
 pytest-split==0.8.2
+pytest-xdist==3.6.1
 jsbeautifier==1.14.7
 datasets==2.9.0
 torch==2.2.1.0+cpu