diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/VirtualFilePointerTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/VirtualFilePointerTest.java
index c7fa8a49e814..6f826463c520 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/VirtualFilePointerTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/VirtualFilePointerTest.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.pointers.VirtualFilePointerListener;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.pointers.VirtualFilePointerManager;
 import com.intellij.testFramework.IdeaTestCase;
 import com.intellij.testFramework.PlatformTestUtil;
+import com.intellij.testFramework.Timings;
 import com.intellij.util.IncorrectOperationException;
 import com.intellij.util.Processor;
 import com.intellij.util.ui.UIUtil;
@@ -435,9 +436,9 @@ public class VirtualFilePointerTest extends IdeaTestCase {
     };
     VirtualFileManager.getInstance().addVirtualFileListener(listener, getTestRootDisposable());
 
-    System.out.println("------------------");
-
-    for (int i=0;i<1000;i++) {
+    int N = Timings.adjustAccordingToMySpeed(1000);
+    System.out.println("N = " + N);
+    for (int i=0;i< N;i++) {
       assertNotNull(pointer.getFile());
       FileUtil.delete(ioPtrBase);
       doVfsRefresh();
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/psi/PsiConcurrencyStressTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/psi/PsiConcurrencyStressTest.java
index 543030ce637c..4e936c54984a 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/psi/PsiConcurrencyStressTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/psi/PsiConcurrencyStressTest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import com.intellij.pom.java.LanguageLevel;
 import com.intellij.psi.search.GlobalSearchScope;
 import com.intellij.testFramework.PsiTestCase;
 import com.intellij.testFramework.PsiTestUtil;
+import com.intellij.testFramework.Timings;
 import com.intellij.util.IncorrectOperationException;
 
 import java.util.Random;
@@ -39,8 +40,10 @@ public class PsiConcurrencyStressTest extends PsiTestCase {
   private volatile boolean writeActionInProgress;
   public void testStress() throws Exception {
     int numOfThreads = 10;
-    final int readIterations = 100;
-    final int writeIterations = 30;
+    int iterations = Timings.adjustAccordingToMySpeed(20);
+    System.out.println("iterations = " + iterations);
+    final int readIterations = iterations * 3;
+    final int writeIterations = iterations;
 
     synchronized (this) {
       PsiClass myClass = myJavaFacade.findClass("StressClass", GlobalSearchScope.allScope(myProject));
diff --git a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/Timings.java b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/Timings.java
index 7190f47b2b7c..2b7877549083 100644
--- a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/Timings.java
+++ b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/Timings.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package com.intellij.testFramework;
 
+import com.intellij.concurrency.JobSchedulerImpl;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtil;
 
 import java.io.*;
@@ -92,4 +93,14 @@ public class Timings {
    * Measured on dual core p4 3HZ 1gig ram
    */
   public static final long ETALON_TIMING = 438;
+
+  /**
+   * @param value
+   * @return value calibrated according to this machine speed. For slower machine, lesser value will be returned
+   */
+  public static int adjustAccordingToMySpeed(int value) {
+    //System.out.println("ETALON_TIMING = " + ETALON_TIMING);
+    //System.out.println("MACHINE_TIMING = " + MACHINE_TIMING);
+    return Math.max(1, (int)(1.0 * value * ETALON_TIMING / MACHINE_TIMING) / 8 * JobSchedulerImpl.CORES_COUNT);
+  }
 }