You can execute the below script to identify the optimal MAX DOP setting and set the MAX DOP as using SP_Configure procedure.

select case
      when cpu_count / hyperthread_ratio > 8 then 8
      else cpu_count / hyperthread_ratio
      end as optimal_maxdop_setting
      from sys.dm_os_sys_info;

-- Script to set the maxDOP
sp_configure 'show advanced options', 1;
GO
RECONFIGURE WITH OVERRIDE;
GO
sp_configure 'max degree of parallelism', <OutPut of the above script>;
GO
RECONFIGURE WITH OVERRIDE;
GO