diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
index 9ce7f07f3e..702c470266 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
@@ -1263,10 +1263,10 @@ static T ppu_load_acquire_reservation(ppu_thread& ppu, u32 addr)
 		{
 			if (!ppu.use_full_rdata)
 			{
-				if (ppu.rtime & vm::rsrv_shared_mask)
+				if (ppu.rtime & 127)
 				{
 					// Let the ongoing operation some tiny time to complete
-					busy_wait(100);
+					busy_wait(200);
 				}
 
 				if (data.load() != rdata)
@@ -1378,14 +1378,10 @@ const auto ppu_stcx_accurate_tx = build_function_asm<u32(*)(u32 raddr, u64 rtime
 
 	// Begin transaction
 	Label tx0 = build_transaction_enter(c, fall, x86::r12d, 4);
-	c.bt(x86::dword_ptr(args[2], ::offset32(&spu_thread::state) - ::offset32(&ppu_thread::rdata)), static_cast<u32>(cpu_flag::pause));
-	c.mov(x86::eax, _XABORT_EXPLICIT);
-	c.jc(fall);
 	c.xbegin(tx0);
 	c.mov(x86::rax, x86::qword_ptr(x86::rbx));
-	c.test(x86::eax, vm::rsrv_unique_lock);
+	c.test(x86::eax, 127);
 	c.jnz(skip);
-	c.and_(x86::rax, -128);
 	c.cmp(x86::rax, x86::r13);
 	c.jne(fail);
 
@@ -1475,19 +1471,19 @@ const auto ppu_stcx_accurate_tx = build_function_asm<u32(*)(u32 raddr, u64 rtime
 	Label fall2 = c.newLabel();
 	Label fail2 = c.newLabel();
 	Label fail3 = c.newLabel();
-	Label fail4 = c.newLabel();
 
 	// Lightened transaction: only compare and swap data
 	c.bind(next);
 
 	// Try to "lock" reservation
-	c.mov(x86::rax, x86::qword_ptr(x86::rbx));
-	c.and_(x86::r13, -128);
+	c.mov(x86::eax, 1);
+	c.lock().xadd(x86::qword_ptr(x86::rbx), x86::rax);
+	c.test(x86::eax, vm::rsrv_unique_lock);
+	c.jnz(fall2);
+
+	// Allow only first shared lock to proceed
 	c.cmp(x86::rax, x86::r13);
 	c.jne(fail2);
-	c.add(x86::r13, vm::rsrv_unique_lock);
-	c.lock().cmpxchg(x86::qword_ptr(x86::rbx), x86::r13);
-	c.jnz(next);
 
 	Label tx1 = build_transaction_enter(c, fall2, x86::r12d, 666);
 	c.prefetchw(x86::byte_ptr(x86::rbp, 0));
@@ -1497,10 +1493,9 @@ const auto ppu_stcx_accurate_tx = build_function_asm<u32(*)(u32 raddr, u64 rtime
 	c.bt(x86::dword_ptr(args[2], ::offset32(&ppu_thread::state) - ::offset32(&ppu_thread::rdata)), static_cast<u32>(cpu_flag::pause));
 	c.jc(fall2);
 	c.mov(x86::rax, x86::qword_ptr(x86::rbx));
-	c.test(x86::eax, vm::rsrv_shared_mask);
-	c.jnz(fall2);
+	c.and_(x86::rax, -128);
 	c.cmp(x86::rax, x86::r13);
-	c.jne(fail4);
+	c.jne(fail2);
 	c.xbegin(tx1);
 
 	if (s_tsx_avx)
@@ -1540,7 +1535,7 @@ const auto ppu_stcx_accurate_tx = build_function_asm<u32(*)(u32 raddr, u64 rtime
 	c.mov(x86::qword_ptr(x86::rbp, args[0], 1, 0), args[3]);
 
 	c.xend();
-	c.lock().add(x86::qword_ptr(x86::rbx), 64);
+	c.lock().add(x86::qword_ptr(x86::rbx), 127);
 	c.mov(x86::eax, x86::r12d);
 	c.jmp(_ret);
 
@@ -1574,11 +1569,8 @@ const auto ppu_stcx_accurate_tx = build_function_asm<u32(*)(u32 raddr, u64 rtime
 	c.mov(x86::eax, -1);
 	c.jmp(_ret);
 
-	c.bind(fail4);
-	c.lock().sub(x86::qword_ptr(x86::rbx), vm::rsrv_unique_lock);
-	//c.jmp(fail2);
-
 	c.bind(fail2);
+	c.lock().sub(x86::qword_ptr(x86::rbx), 1);
 	c.xor_(x86::eax, x86::eax);
 	//c.jmp(_ret);
 
@@ -1689,16 +1681,16 @@ static bool ppu_store_reservation(ppu_thread& ppu, u32 addr, u64 reg_value)
 				}
 				}
 
-				return cpu_thread::suspend_all<+1>(&ppu, [&]
+				return cpu_thread::suspend_all(&ppu, [&]
 				{
 					if ((res & -128) == rtime && cmp_rdata(ppu.rdata, vm::_ref<spu_rdata_t>(addr & -128)))
 					{
 						data.release(reg_value);
-						res += 64;
+						res += 127;
 						return true;
 					}
 
-					res -= vm::rsrv_unique_lock;
+					res -= 1;
 					return false;
 				});
 			}
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
index 27591f9d03..35d702a860 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
@@ -398,14 +398,10 @@ const auto spu_putllc_tx = build_function_asm<u32(*)(u32 raddr, u64 rtime, void*
 
 	// Begin transaction
 	Label tx0 = build_transaction_enter(c, fall, x86::r12d, 4);
-	c.bt(x86::dword_ptr(args[2], ::offset32(&spu_thread::state) - ::offset32(&spu_thread::rdata)), static_cast<u32>(cpu_flag::pause));
-	c.mov(x86::eax, _XABORT_EXPLICIT);
-	c.jc(fall);
 	c.xbegin(tx0);
 	c.mov(x86::rax, x86::qword_ptr(x86::rbx));
-	c.test(x86::eax, vm::rsrv_unique_lock);
+	c.test(x86::eax, 127);
 	c.jnz(skip);
-	c.and_(x86::rax, -128);
 	c.cmp(x86::rax, x86::r13);
 	c.jne(fail);
 
@@ -510,19 +506,19 @@ const auto spu_putllc_tx = build_function_asm<u32(*)(u32 raddr, u64 rtime, void*
 	Label fall2 = c.newLabel();
 	Label fail2 = c.newLabel();
 	Label fail3 = c.newLabel();
-	Label fail4 = c.newLabel();
 
 	// Lightened transaction: only compare and swap data
 	c.bind(next);
 
 	// Try to "lock" reservation
-	c.mov(x86::rax, x86::qword_ptr(x86::rbx));
-	c.and_(x86::r13, -128);
+	c.mov(x86::eax, 1);
+	c.lock().xadd(x86::qword_ptr(x86::rbx), x86::rax);
+	c.test(x86::eax, vm::rsrv_unique_lock);
+	c.jnz(fail3);
+
+	// Allow only first shared lock to proceed
 	c.cmp(x86::rax, x86::r13);
 	c.jne(fail2);
-	c.add(x86::r13, vm::rsrv_unique_lock);
-	c.lock().cmpxchg(x86::qword_ptr(x86::rbx), x86::r13);
-	c.jnz(next);
 
 	Label tx1 = build_transaction_enter(c, fall2, x86::r12d, 666);
 	c.prefetchw(x86::byte_ptr(x86::rbp, 0));
@@ -532,10 +528,9 @@ const auto spu_putllc_tx = build_function_asm<u32(*)(u32 raddr, u64 rtime, void*
 	c.bt(x86::dword_ptr(args[2], ::offset32(&spu_thread::state) - ::offset32(&spu_thread::rdata)), static_cast<u32>(cpu_flag::pause));
 	c.jc(fall2);
 	c.mov(x86::rax, x86::qword_ptr(x86::rbx));
-	c.test(x86::eax, vm::rsrv_shared_mask);
-	c.jnz(fall2);
+	c.and_(x86::rax, -128);
 	c.cmp(x86::rax, x86::r13);
-	c.jne(fail4);
+	c.jne(fail2);
 	c.xbegin(tx1);
 
 	if (s_tsx_avx)
@@ -591,7 +586,7 @@ const auto spu_putllc_tx = build_function_asm<u32(*)(u32 raddr, u64 rtime, void*
 	}
 
 	c.xend();
-	c.lock().add(x86::qword_ptr(x86::rbx), 64);
+	c.lock().add(x86::qword_ptr(x86::rbx), 127);
 	c.mov(x86::eax, x86::r12d);
 	c.jmp(_ret);
 
@@ -625,11 +620,8 @@ const auto spu_putllc_tx = build_function_asm<u32(*)(u32 raddr, u64 rtime, void*
 	c.mov(x86::eax, -1);
 	c.jmp(_ret);
 
-	c.bind(fail4);
-	c.lock().sub(x86::qword_ptr(x86::rbx), vm::rsrv_unique_lock);
-	//c.jmp(fail2);
-
 	c.bind(fail2);
+	c.lock().sub(x86::qword_ptr(x86::rbx), 1);
 	c.xor_(x86::eax, x86::eax);
 	//c.jmp(_ret);
 
@@ -780,7 +772,10 @@ const auto spu_putlluc_tx = build_function_asm<u32(*)(u32 raddr, const void* rda
 	c.bind(next);
 
 	// Lock reservation
-	c.lock().add(x86::qword_ptr(x86::rbx), 1);
+	c.mov(x86::eax, 1);
+	c.lock().xadd(x86::qword_ptr(x86::rbx), x86::rax);
+	c.test(x86::eax, vm::rsrv_unique_lock);
+	c.jnz(fall2);
 
 	Label tx1 = build_transaction_enter(c, fall2, x86::r12d, 666);
 	c.prefetchw(x86::byte_ptr(x86::rbp, 0));
@@ -789,9 +784,6 @@ const auto spu_putlluc_tx = build_function_asm<u32(*)(u32 raddr, const void* rda
 	// Check pause flag
 	c.bt(x86::dword_ptr(args[2], ::offset32(&cpu_thread::state)), static_cast<u32>(cpu_flag::pause));
 	c.jc(fall2);
-	// Check contention
-	c.test(x86::qword_ptr(x86::rbx), 127 - 1);
-	c.jc(fall2);
 	c.xbegin(tx1);
 
 	if (s_tsx_avx)
@@ -2300,12 +2292,12 @@ bool spu_thread::do_putllc(const spu_mfc_cmd& args)
 						if (cmp_rdata(rdata, data))
 						{
 							mov_rdata(data, to_write);
-							res += 64;
+							res += 127;
 							return true;
 						}
 					}
 
-					res -= vm::rsrv_unique_lock;
+					res -= 1;
 					return false;
 				});
 
@@ -2405,7 +2397,7 @@ void do_cell_atomic_128_store(u32 addr, const void* to_write)
 		if (result == 0)
 		{
 			// Execute with increased priority
-			cpu_thread::suspend_all<0>(cpu, [&]
+			cpu_thread::suspend_all<+1>(cpu, [&]
 			{
 				mov_rdata(vm::_ref<spu_rdata_t>(addr), *static_cast<const spu_rdata_t*>(to_write));
 				vm::reservation_acquire(addr, 128) += 127;