diff --git a/hash.go b/hash.go
index d3bc00a..1c947fd 100644
--- a/hash.go
+++ b/hash.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func NewHash(h hash.Hash, space UUID, data []byte, version int) UUID {
 // NewMD5 returns a new MD5 (Version 3) UUID based on the
 // supplied name space and data.  It is the same as calling:
 //
-//  NewHash(md5.New(), space, data, 3)
+//	NewHash(md5.New(), space, data, 3)
 func NewMD5(space UUID, data []byte) UUID {
 	return NewHash(md5.New(), space, data, 3)
 }
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func NewMD5(space UUID, data []byte) UUID {
 // NewSHA1 returns a new SHA1 (Version 5) UUID based on the
 // supplied name space and data.  It is the same as calling:
 //
-//  NewHash(sha1.New(), space, data, 5)
+//	NewHash(sha1.New(), space, data, 5)
 func NewSHA1(space UUID, data []byte) UUID {
 	return NewHash(sha1.New(), space, data, 5)
 }
diff --git a/marshal.go b/marshal.go
index 14bd340..9a0cac3 100644
--- a/marshal.go
+++ b/marshal.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import "fmt"
 // MarshalText implements encoding.TextMarshaler.
 func (uuid UUID) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
 	var js [36]byte
-	encodeHex(js[:], uuid)
+	encodeHexNew(js[:], uuid)
 	return js[:], nil
 }
 
diff --git a/uuid.go b/uuid.go
index dc75cee..acc0765 100644
--- a/uuid.go
+++ b/uuid.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
+	"unsafe"
 )
 
 // A UUID is a 128 bit (16 byte) Universal Unique IDentifier as defined in RFC
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ var (
 	ErrInvalidBracketedFormat = errors.New("invalid bracketed UUID format")
 )
 
-type URNPrefixError struct { prefix string }
+type URNPrefixError struct{ prefix string }
 
 func (e URNPrefixError) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("invalid urn prefix: %q", e.prefix)
@@ -215,10 +216,12 @@ func Must(uuid UUID, err error) UUID {
 }
 
 // Validate returns an error if s is not a properly formatted UUID in one of the following formats:
-//   xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
-//   urn:uuid:xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
-//   xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
-//   {xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx}
+//
+//	xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
+//	urn:uuid:xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
+//	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+//	{xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx}
+//
 // It returns an error if the format is invalid, otherwise nil.
 func Validate(s string) error {
 	switch len(s) {
@@ -275,6 +278,19 @@ func (uuid UUID) String() string {
 	return string(buf[:])
 }
 
+func (u UUID) Equal(other UUID) bool {
+	return u == other
+}
+
+// You are sure that the string created will not be modified
+func (uuid UUID) StringUnsafe() string {
+	var buf [36]byte
+	b := buf[:]
+	encodeHexNew(b, uuid)
+
+	return *(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&b))
+}
+
 // URN returns the RFC 2141 URN form of uuid,
 // urn:uuid:xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx,  or "" if uuid is invalid.
 func (uuid UUID) URN() string {
@@ -284,16 +300,87 @@ func (uuid UUID) URN() string {
 	return string(buf[:])
 }
 
+func (uuid UUID) URNUnsafe() string {
+	var buf [36 + 9]byte
+	b := buf[:]
+	copy(b, "urn:uuid:")
+	encodeHexNew(b[9:], uuid)
+
+	return *(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&b))
+}
+
+// SetZero sets the UUID to zero.
+func (u *UUID) SetZero() {
+	*u = Nil
+}
+
 func encodeHex(dst []byte, uuid UUID) {
-	hex.Encode(dst, uuid[:4])
+	hex.Encode(dst[:8], uuid[:4])
 	dst[8] = '-'
+
+	// Encode bytes 4-6
 	hex.Encode(dst[9:13], uuid[4:6])
 	dst[13] = '-'
+
+	// Encode bytes 6-8
 	hex.Encode(dst[14:18], uuid[6:8])
 	dst[18] = '-'
+
+	// Encode bytes 8-10
 	hex.Encode(dst[19:23], uuid[8:10])
 	dst[23] = '-'
+
+	// Encode the remaining 6 bytes
 	hex.Encode(dst[24:], uuid[10:])
+
+}
+
+func encodeHexNew(dst []byte, uuid UUID) {
+
+	hexDigits := "0123456789abcdef"
+
+	dst[8] = '-'
+	dst[13] = '-'
+	dst[18] = '-'
+	dst[23] = '-'
+
+	// every byte to format
+	dst[0] = hexDigits[uuid[0]>>4]
+	dst[1] = hexDigits[uuid[0]&0x0F]
+	dst[2] = hexDigits[uuid[1]>>4]
+	dst[3] = hexDigits[uuid[1]&0x0F]
+	dst[4] = hexDigits[uuid[2]>>4]
+	dst[5] = hexDigits[uuid[2]&0x0F]
+	dst[6] = hexDigits[uuid[3]>>4]
+	dst[7] = hexDigits[uuid[3]&0x0F]
+
+	dst[9] = hexDigits[uuid[4]>>4]
+	dst[10] = hexDigits[uuid[4]&0x0F]
+	dst[11] = hexDigits[uuid[5]>>4]
+	dst[12] = hexDigits[uuid[5]&0x0F]
+
+	dst[14] = hexDigits[uuid[6]>>4]
+	dst[15] = hexDigits[uuid[6]&0x0F]
+	dst[16] = hexDigits[uuid[7]>>4]
+	dst[17] = hexDigits[uuid[7]&0x0F]
+
+	dst[19] = hexDigits[uuid[8]>>4]
+	dst[20] = hexDigits[uuid[8]&0x0F]
+	dst[21] = hexDigits[uuid[9]>>4]
+	dst[22] = hexDigits[uuid[9]&0x0F]
+
+	dst[24] = hexDigits[uuid[10]>>4]
+	dst[25] = hexDigits[uuid[10]&0x0F]
+	dst[26] = hexDigits[uuid[11]>>4]
+	dst[27] = hexDigits[uuid[11]&0x0F]
+	dst[28] = hexDigits[uuid[12]>>4]
+	dst[29] = hexDigits[uuid[12]&0x0F]
+	dst[30] = hexDigits[uuid[13]>>4]
+	dst[31] = hexDigits[uuid[13]&0x0F]
+	dst[32] = hexDigits[uuid[14]>>4]
+	dst[33] = hexDigits[uuid[14]&0x0F]
+	dst[34] = hexDigits[uuid[15]>>4]
+	dst[35] = hexDigits[uuid[15]&0x0F]
 }
 
 // Variant returns the variant encoded in uuid.
@@ -391,3 +478,17 @@ func (uuids UUIDs) Strings() []string {
 	}
 	return uuidStrs
 }
+
+func (uuids UUIDs) StringsUnsafe() []string {
+	l := len(uuids)
+	if l == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	uuidStrs := make([]string, l)
+	for i := 0; i < l; i++ {
+		uuidStrs[i] = uuids[i].StringUnsafe()
+	}
+
+	return uuidStrs
+}
diff --git a/uuid_test.go b/uuid_test.go
index 906ecbe..b2ef60c 100644
--- a/uuid_test.go
+++ b/uuid_test.go
@@ -134,6 +134,19 @@ func TestUUID(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestEqual(t *testing.T) {
+	uuid := New()
+
+	another, err := Parse(uuid.StringUnsafe())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("%s", err)
+	}
+	if !uuid.Equal(another) {
+		t.Fatalf("Equal() got %v expected true", uuid)
+	}
+
+}
+
 func TestFromBytes(t *testing.T) {
 	b := []byte{
 		0x7d, 0x44, 0x48, 0x40,
@@ -637,6 +650,26 @@ func TestValidate(t *testing.T) {
 var asString = "f47ac10b-58cc-0372-8567-0e02b2c3d479"
 var asBytes = []byte(asString)
 
+func BenchmarkHexNew(b *testing.B) {
+	var dst [36]byte
+	var uuid UUID
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		encodeHexNew(dst[:], uuid)
+	}
+
+	//00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
+}
+
+func BenchmarkHex(b *testing.B) {
+	var dst [36]byte
+	var uuid UUID
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		encodeHex(dst[:], uuid)
+	}
+
+	//00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
+}
+
 func BenchmarkParse(b *testing.B) {
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 		_, err := Parse(asString)
@@ -698,6 +731,22 @@ func BenchmarkUUID_String(b *testing.B) {
 		if uuid.String() == "" {
 			b.Fatal("invalid uuid")
 		}
+
+	}
+
+}
+
+func BenchmarkUUID_String_unsafe(b *testing.B) {
+	uuid, err := Parse("f47ac10b-58cc-0372-8567-0e02b2c3d479")
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		if uuid.StringUnsafe() == "" {
+			b.Fatal("invalid uuid")
+		}
+
 	}
 }
 
@@ -710,6 +759,22 @@ func BenchmarkUUID_URN(b *testing.B) {
 		if uuid.URN() == "" {
 			b.Fatal("invalid uuid")
 		}
+
+	}
+
+}
+
+func BenchmarkUUID_URN_unsafe(b *testing.B) {
+	uuid, err := Parse("f47ac10b-58cc-0372-8567-0e02b2c3d479")
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		if uuid.URNUnsafe() == "" {
+			b.Fatal("invalid uuid")
+		}
+
 	}
 }
 
@@ -781,6 +846,21 @@ func BenchmarkUUIDs_Strings(b *testing.B) {
 	}
 }
 
+func BenchmarkUUIDs_Strings_unsafe(b *testing.B) {
+	uuid1, err := Parse("f47ac10b-58cc-0372-8567-0e02b2c3d479")
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	uuid2, err := Parse("7d444840-9dc0-11d1-b245-5ffdce74fad2")
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	uuids := UUIDs{uuid1, uuid2}
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		uuids.StringsUnsafe()
+	}
+}
+
 func TestVersion6(t *testing.T) {
 	uuid1, err := NewV6()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/version4.go b/version4.go
index 7697802..62ac273 100644
--- a/version4.go
+++ b/version4.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import "io"
 // New creates a new random UUID or panics.  New is equivalent to
 // the expression
 //
-//    uuid.Must(uuid.NewRandom())
+//	uuid.Must(uuid.NewRandom())
 func New() UUID {
 	return Must(NewRandom())
 }
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func New() UUID {
 // NewString creates a new random UUID and returns it as a string or panics.
 // NewString is equivalent to the expression
 //
-//    uuid.New().String()
+//	uuid.New().String()
 func NewString() string {
 	return Must(NewRandom()).String()
 }
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ func NewString() string {
 //
 // A note about uniqueness derived from the UUID Wikipedia entry:
 //
-//  Randomly generated UUIDs have 122 random bits.  One's annual risk of being
-//  hit by a meteorite is estimated to be one chance in 17 billion, that
-//  means the probability is about 0.00000000006 (6 × 10−11),
-//  equivalent to the odds of creating a few tens of trillions of UUIDs in a
-//  year and having one duplicate.
+//	Randomly generated UUIDs have 122 random bits.  One's annual risk of being
+//	hit by a meteorite is estimated to be one chance in 17 billion, that
+//	means the probability is about 0.00000000006 (6 × 10−11),
+//	equivalent to the odds of creating a few tens of trillions of UUIDs in a
+//	year and having one duplicate.
 func NewRandom() (UUID, error) {
 	if !poolEnabled {
 		return NewRandomFromReader(rander)