diff --git a/tests/ttnn/unit_tests/operations/test_tilizer.py b/tests/ttnn/unit_tests/operations/test_tilizer.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ef60c6b1236
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ttnn/unit_tests/operations/test_tilizer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2023 Tenstorrent Inc.
+
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import torch
+import ttnn
+from loguru import logger
+
+
+def test_device_tilize(device):
+    """Benchmark host vs. device tilizer for converting torch tensor to tilized tensor."""
+    import time
+
+    torch_tensor = torch.randn((4544, 18176), dtype=torch.bfloat16)
+    output_dtype = ttnn.bfloat8_b
+
+    start = time.time()
+    tensor = ttnn.from_torch(torch_tensor, dtype=output_dtype, layout=ttnn.TILE_LAYOUT)
+    end = time.time()
+    logger.info(f"Time taken to convert to tensor using host-tilizer: {end-start}")
+
+    start = time.time()
+    tensor = ttnn.from_torch(
+        torch_tensor, layout=ttnn.ROW_MAJOR_LAYOUT, device=device, memory_config=ttnn.DRAM_MEMORY_CONFIG
+    )
+    tensor = ttnn.to_layout(tensor, ttnn.TILE_LAYOUT, dtype=output_dtype, device=device)
+    end = time.time()
+    logger.info(f"Time taken to convert to tensor using device-tilizer: {end-start}")
diff --git a/ttnn/cpp/ttnn/op_library/to_layout/to_layout_op.cpp b/ttnn/cpp/ttnn/op_library/to_layout/to_layout_op.cpp
index 2a34d8609a5..a23ed9f8f05 100644
--- a/ttnn/cpp/ttnn/op_library/to_layout/to_layout_op.cpp
+++ b/ttnn/cpp/ttnn/op_library/to_layout/to_layout_op.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,24 @@ namespace operations {
 namespace core {
 
 namespace detail {
+
+// Issue #8617: Limitations on tensor width for multicore device tilize
+inline bool use_multicore_device_tilize(
+    const Tensor& input, const std::optional<tt::tt_metal::DataType>& output_dtype) {
+    tt::DataFormat input_cb_data_format = tt::tt_metal::datatype_to_dataformat_converter(input.get_dtype());
+    uint32_t input_single_tile_size = tt::tt_metal::detail::TileSize(input_cb_data_format);
+
+    uint32_t output_single_tile_size =
+        output_dtype.has_value() ? tt::tt_metal::detail::TileSize(tt::tt_metal::datatype_to_dataformat_converter(output_dtype.value()))
+                                 : input_single_tile_size;
+
+    uint32_t num_tiles_in_row = input.get_shape()[-1] / TILE_WIDTH;
+    uint32_t max_l1_size = input.device()->l1_size_per_core() / 2 - L1_UNRESERVED_BASE;
+    uint32_t max_tiles = max_l1_size / (input_single_tile_size + output_single_tile_size);  // 2 CBs
+
+    return num_tiles_in_row <= max_tiles;
+}
+
 template <typename T>
 Tensor execute(
     const ttnn::Tensor& tensor_arg,
@@ -85,12 +103,13 @@ Tensor execute(
         memory_config.value_or(ttnn::get_memory_config(tensor).value_or(ttnn::DRAM_MEMORY_CONFIG));
 
     if (ttnn::is_tensor_on_device_or_multidevice(tensor_arg)) {
-        bool use_multicore = true;
+        bool use_multicore_untilize = true;
+        bool use_multicore_tilize = use_multicore_device_tilize(tensor, dtype);
 
         if (not requires_padding_change(layout, tensor.get_shape())) {
             if (layout == ttnn::ROW_MAJOR_LAYOUT) {
                 TT_ASSERT(not dtype.has_value(), "dtype cannot be specified when converting to ROW_MAJOR_LAYOUT!");
-                return tt::tt_metal::untilize(tensor, output_memory_config, use_multicore);
+                return tt::tt_metal::untilize(tensor, output_memory_config, use_multicore_untilize);
             } else if (layout == ttnn::TILE_LAYOUT) {
                 if (tensor.is_sharded()) {
                     const auto shard_shape = get_memory_config(tensor).value().shard_spec.value().shape;
@@ -100,7 +119,7 @@ Tensor execute(
                             "TILE_SIZE!");
                     }
                 }
-                return tt::tt_metal::tilize(tensor, output_memory_config, dtype, use_multicore);
+                return tt::tt_metal::tilize(tensor, output_memory_config, dtype, use_multicore_tilize);
             } else {
                 throw runtime_error("ttnn::to_layout: Unsupported layout!");
             }
@@ -130,7 +149,7 @@ Tensor execute(
             padded_4D_output_shape.push_back(ttnn::pad_to_multiple_of_tile_size(tensor.get_shape()[-2]));
             padded_4D_output_shape.push_back(ttnn::pad_to_multiple_of_tile_size(tensor.get_shape()[-1]));
             tensor = tt::tt_metal::tilize_with_val_padding(
-                tensor, padded_4D_output_shape, 0, output_memory_config, dtype, use_multicore);
+                tensor, padded_4D_output_shape, 0, output_memory_config, dtype, use_multicore_tilize);
             return reshape(tensor, ttnn::Shape(tt::tt_metal::Shape{output_shape, padded_output_shape}));
 
         } else {
diff --git a/ttnn/ttnn/operations/core.py b/ttnn/ttnn/operations/core.py
index 6c9ff6e79bd..1b8bae19c75 100644
--- a/ttnn/ttnn/operations/core.py
+++ b/ttnn/ttnn/operations/core.py
@@ -596,6 +596,7 @@ def as_tensor(
     cache_file_name: Optional[Union[str, pathlib.Path]] = None,
     preprocess: Optional[Callable[[ttnn.Tensor], ttnn.Tensor]] = None,
     mesh_mapper: Optional[ttnn.TensorToMesh] = None,
+    use_device_tilizer: bool = False,
 ) -> ttnn.Tensor:
     """
     as_tensor(tensor: Union[torch.Tensor], dtype: Optional[ttnn.DataType] = None, layout: Optional[ttnn.Layout] = ROW_MAJOR_LAYOUT, device: Optional[ttnn.Device] = None, memory_config: Optional[ttnn.MemoryConfig] = None, cache_file_name: Optional[str | pathlib.Path] = None) -> ttnn.Tensor
@@ -611,6 +612,7 @@ def as_tensor(
         * :attr:`cache_file_name`: the optional cache file name.
         * :attr:`preprocess`: the optional function to preprocess the tensor before serializing/converting to ttnn.
         * :attr:`mesh_mapper`: the optional TensorToMesh to define the mapping from torch to multi-device.
+        * :attr:`use_device_tilizer`: the optional flag to use device tilizer instead of host-tilizer.
 
     Example::
 
@@ -636,7 +638,19 @@ def as_tensor(
         def from_torch_and_dump(tensor, dtype, layout, cache_file_name):
             if preprocess:
                 tensor = preprocess(tensor)
-            tensor = ttnn.from_torch(tensor, dtype=dtype, layout=layout, mesh_mapper=mesh_mapper)
+            if use_device_tilizer and device and layout == ttnn.TILE_LAYOUT:
+                # To use the device tilizer, we're going to first move the tensor
+                # to the device because the on-device tilizer works on bfloat16, on-device tensor.
+                tensor = ttnn.from_torch(
+                    tensor,
+                    layout=ttnn.ROW_MAJOR_LAYOUT,
+                    mesh_mapper=mesh_mapper,
+                    device=device,
+                    memory_config=ttnn.DRAM_MEMORY_CONFIG,
+                )
+                tensor = ttnn.to_layout(tensor, layout, dtype=dtype, memory_config=memory_config, device=device)
+            else:
+                tensor = ttnn.from_torch(tensor, dtype=dtype, layout=layout, mesh_mapper=mesh_mapper)
             logger.debug(
                 f"Generating cache for {cache_file_name} of shape {tensor.shape}, dtype {dtype_name}, layout {layout_name}"
             )