diff --git a/benchmark/md4-cache.js b/benchmark/md4-cache.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00d02519d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/md4-cache.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+const createHash = require("../lib/util/createHash");
+
+const compare = require("./micro-compare");
+
+const size = 50;
+
+const strings = [];
+for (let count = 1; ; count *= 10) {
+	while (strings.length < count) {
+		const s = require("crypto").randomBytes(size).toString("hex");
+		strings.push(s);
+		const hash = createHash("native-md4");
+		hash.update(s);
+		hash.update(s);
+		hash.digest("hex");
+	}
+	let i = 0;
+	console.log(
+		`${count} different 200 char strings: ` +
+			compare(
+				"native md4",
+				() => {
+					const hash = createHash("native-md4");
+					const s = strings[(i = (i + 1) % strings.length)];
+					hash.update(s);
+					hash.update(s);
+					return hash.digest("hex");
+				},
+				"wasm md4",
+				() => {
+					const hash = createHash("md4");
+					const s = strings[(i = (i + 1) % strings.length)];
+					hash.update(s);
+					hash.update(s);
+					return hash.digest("hex");
+				}
+			)
+	);
+}
diff --git a/benchmark/md4.js b/benchmark/md4.js
index 64e1505eb..3b50d659c 100644
--- a/benchmark/md4.js
+++ b/benchmark/md4.js
@@ -1,61 +1,20 @@
-const crypto = require("crypto");
 const createHash = require("../lib/util/createHash");
 
-let result;
-
-const measure = (fn, count) => {
-	const start = process.hrtime.bigint();
-	for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) result = fn();
-	return Number(process.hrtime.bigint() - start);
-};
-
-const NS_PER_MS = 1000000; // 1ms
-const MIN_DURATION = 100 * NS_PER_MS; // 100ms
-const MAX_DURATION = 1000 * NS_PER_MS; // 1000ms
-const MAX_WARMUP_DURATION = 1 * NS_PER_MS; // 1ms
-
-const format = (fast, slow, fastName, slowName, count) => {
-	return `${fastName} is ${
-		Math.round(((slow - fast) * 1000) / slow) / 10
-	}% faster than ${slowName} (${Math.round(fast / 100 / count) / 10} µs vs ${
-		Math.round(slow / 100 / count) / 10
-	} µs, ${count}x)`;
-};
-
-const compare = (n1, f1, n2, f2) => {
-	let count = 1;
-	while (true) {
-		const timings = [f1, f2, f1, f2, f1, f2].map(f => measure(f, count));
-		const t1 = Math.min(timings[0], timings[2], timings[4]);
-		const t2 = Math.min(timings[1], timings[3], timings[5]);
-		if (count === 1 && (t1 > MAX_WARMUP_DURATION || t2 > MAX_WARMUP_DURATION)) {
-			continue;
-		}
-		if (
-			(t1 > MIN_DURATION && t2 > MIN_DURATION) ||
-			t1 > MAX_DURATION ||
-			t2 > MAX_DURATION
-		) {
-			return t1 > t2
-				? format(t2, t1, n2, n1, count)
-				: format(t1, t2, n1, n2, count);
-		}
-		count *= 2;
-	}
-};
+const compare = require("./micro-compare");
 
 for (const size of [
-	1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 200, 1000, 5000, 8183, 8184, 8185, 10000,
-	20000, 32768, 32769, 50000, 100000, 200000, 500000
+	1, 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 200, 400, 1000, 1001, 5000, 8183, 8184, 8185,
+	10000, 20000, 32768, 32769, 50000, 100000, 200000
 ]) {
 	const longString = require("crypto").randomBytes(size).toString("hex");
 	const buffer = require("crypto").randomBytes(size * 2);
 	console.log(
 		`string ${longString.length} chars: ` +
 			compare(
-				"crypto md4",
+				"native md4",
 				() => {
-					const hash = crypto.createHash("md4");
+					const hash = createHash("native-md4");
+					hash.update(longString);
 					hash.update(longString);
 					return hash.digest("hex");
 				},
@@ -63,6 +22,7 @@ for (const size of [
 				() => {
 					const hash = createHash("md4");
 					hash.update(longString);
+					hash.update(longString);
 					return hash.digest("hex");
 				}
 			)
@@ -70,9 +30,10 @@ for (const size of [
 	console.log(
 		`buffer ${buffer.length} bytes: ` +
 			compare(
-				"crypto md4",
+				"native md4",
 				() => {
-					const hash = crypto.createHash("md4");
+					const hash = createHash("native-md4");
+					hash.update(buffer);
 					hash.update(buffer);
 					return hash.digest("hex");
 				},
@@ -80,6 +41,7 @@ for (const size of [
 				() => {
 					const hash = createHash("md4");
 					hash.update(buffer);
+					hash.update(buffer);
 					return hash.digest("hex");
 				}
 			)
diff --git a/benchmark/micro-compare.js b/benchmark/micro-compare.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb4541bdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/micro-compare.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+let result;
+
+const measure = (fn, count) => {
+	const start = process.hrtime.bigint();
+	for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) result = fn();
+	return Number(process.hrtime.bigint() - start);
+};
+
+const NS_PER_MS = 1000000; // 1ms
+const MIN_DURATION = 100 * NS_PER_MS; // 100ms
+const MAX_DURATION = 1000 * NS_PER_MS; // 1000ms
+const MAX_WARMUP_DURATION = 1 * NS_PER_MS; // 1ms
+
+const format = (fast, slow, fastName, slowName, count) => {
+	return `${fastName} is ${
+		Math.round(((slow - fast) * 1000) / slow) / 10
+	}% faster than ${slowName} (${Math.round(fast / 100 / count) / 10} µs vs ${
+		Math.round(slow / 100 / count) / 10
+	} µs, ${count}x)`;
+};
+
+const compare = (n1, f1, n2, f2) => {
+	let count = 1;
+	while (true) {
+		const timings = [f1, f2, f1, f2, f1, f2].map(f => measure(f, count));
+		const t1 = Math.min(timings[0], timings[2], timings[4]);
+		const t2 = Math.min(timings[1], timings[3], timings[5]);
+		if (count === 1 && (t1 > MAX_WARMUP_DURATION || t2 > MAX_WARMUP_DURATION)) {
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (
+			(t1 > MIN_DURATION && t2 > MIN_DURATION) ||
+			t1 > MAX_DURATION ||
+			t2 > MAX_DURATION
+		) {
+			return t1 > t2
+				? format(t2, t1, n2, n1, count)
+				: format(t1, t2, n1, n2, count);
+		}
+		count *= 2;
+	}
+};
+
+module.exports = compare;
diff --git a/benchmark/xxhash64-vs-md4.js b/benchmark/xxhash64-vs-md4.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ed608559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/xxhash64-vs-md4.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+const createHash = require("../lib/util/createHash");
+
+const compare = require("./micro-compare");
+
+for (const size of [
+	1, 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 200, 400, 1000, 1001, 5000, 8183, 8184, 8185,
+	10000, 20000, 32768, 32769, 50000, 100000, 200000
+]) {
+	const longString = require("crypto").randomBytes(size).toString("hex");
+	const buffer = require("crypto").randomBytes(size * 2);
+	console.log(
+		`string ${longString.length} chars: ` +
+			compare(
+				"wasm xxhash64",
+				() => {
+					const hash = createHash("xxhash64");
+					hash.update(longString);
+					return hash.digest("hex");
+				},
+				"wasm md4",
+				() => {
+					const hash = createHash("md4");
+					hash.update(longString);
+					return hash.digest("hex");
+				}
+			)
+	);
+	console.log(
+		`buffer ${buffer.length} bytes: ` +
+			compare(
+				"wasm xxhash64",
+				() => {
+					const hash = createHash("xxhash64");
+					hash.update(buffer);
+					return hash.digest("hex");
+				},
+				"wasm md4",
+				() => {
+					const hash = createHash("md4");
+					hash.update(buffer);
+					return hash.digest("hex");
+				}
+			)
+	);
+}
diff --git a/benchmark/xxhash64.js b/benchmark/xxhash64.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7219b233e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/xxhash64.js
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+const createHash = require("../lib/util/createHash");
+
+const compare = require("./micro-compare");
+
+for (const size of [
+	1, 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 200, 400, 1000, 1001, 5000, 8183, 8184, 8185,
+	10000, 20000, 32768, 32769, 50000, 100000, 200000
+]) {
+	const longString = require("crypto").randomBytes(size).toString("hex");
+	const buffer = require("crypto").randomBytes(size * 2);
+	console.log(
+		`string ${longString.length} chars: ` +
+			compare(
+				"wasm xxhash64",
+				() => {
+					const hash = createHash("xxhash64");
+					hash.update(longString);
+					hash.update(longString);
+					return hash.digest("hex");
+				},
+				"native md4",
+				() => {
+					const hash = createHash("native-md4");
+					hash.update(longString);
+					hash.update(longString);
+					return hash.digest("hex");
+				}
+			)
+	);
+	console.log(
+		`buffer ${buffer.length} bytes: ` +
+			compare(
+				"wasm xxhash64",
+				() => {
+					const hash = createHash("xxhash64");
+					hash.update(buffer);
+					hash.update(buffer);
+					return hash.digest("hex");
+				},
+				"native md4",
+				() => {
+					const hash = createHash("native-md4");
+					hash.update(buffer);
+					hash.update(buffer);
+					return hash.digest("hex");
+				}
+			)
+	);
+}