diff --git a/core/Cargo.toml b/core/Cargo.toml
index c631dbdaf3a635..f61dbe54ee66b8 100644
--- a/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ name = "banking_stage"
 [[bench]]
 name = "blockstore"
 
+[[bench]]
+name = "crds"
+
 [[bench]]
 name = "crds_gossip_pull"
 
diff --git a/core/benches/crds.rs b/core/benches/crds.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..c415febfee52cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/benches/crds.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#![feature(test)]
+
+extern crate test;
+
+use rand::{thread_rng, Rng};
+use rayon::ThreadPoolBuilder;
+use solana_core::crds::Crds;
+use solana_core::crds_gossip_pull::CRDS_GOSSIP_PULL_CRDS_TIMEOUT_MS;
+use solana_core::crds_value::CrdsValue;
+use solana_sdk::pubkey::Pubkey;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use test::Bencher;
+
+#[bench]
+fn bench_find_old_labels(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
+    let thread_pool = ThreadPoolBuilder::new().build().unwrap();
+    let mut rng = thread_rng();
+    let mut crds = Crds::default();
+    let now = CRDS_GOSSIP_PULL_CRDS_TIMEOUT_MS + CRDS_GOSSIP_PULL_CRDS_TIMEOUT_MS / 1000;
+    std::iter::repeat_with(|| (CrdsValue::new_rand(&mut rng), rng.gen_range(0, now)))
+        .take(50_000)
+        .for_each(|(v, ts)| assert!(crds.insert(v, ts).is_ok()));
+    let mut timeouts = HashMap::new();
+    timeouts.insert(Pubkey::default(), CRDS_GOSSIP_PULL_CRDS_TIMEOUT_MS);
+    bencher.iter(|| {
+        let out = crds.find_old_labels(&thread_pool, now, &timeouts);
+        assert!(out.len() > 10);
+        assert!(out.len() < 250);
+        out
+    });
+}
diff --git a/core/src/cluster_info.rs b/core/src/cluster_info.rs
index 2723839c471c91..17a6816f5fda27 100644
--- a/core/src/cluster_info.rs
+++ b/core/src/cluster_info.rs
@@ -1644,6 +1644,7 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
 
     fn handle_purge(
         self: &Arc<Self>,
+        thread_pool: &ThreadPool,
         bank_forks: &Option<Arc<RwLock<BankForks>>>,
         stakes: &HashMap<Pubkey, u64>,
     ) {
@@ -1661,7 +1662,7 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
         let timeouts = self.gossip.read().unwrap().make_timeouts(stakes, timeout);
         let num_purged = self
             .time_gossip_write_lock("purge", &self.stats.purge)
-            .purge(timestamp(), &timeouts);
+            .purge(thread_pool, timestamp(), &timeouts);
         inc_new_counter_info!("cluster_info-purge-count", num_purged);
     }
 
@@ -1722,7 +1723,7 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
                         return;
                     }
 
-                    self.handle_purge(&bank_forks, &stakes);
+                    self.handle_purge(&thread_pool, &bank_forks, &stakes);
 
                     self.handle_adopt_shred_version(&mut adopt_shred_version);
 
diff --git a/core/src/crds.rs b/core/src/crds.rs
index 3182011e6fe0eb..98973d66d051ed 100644
--- a/core/src/crds.rs
+++ b/core/src/crds.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ use crate::crds_shards::CrdsShards;
 use crate::crds_value::{CrdsValue, CrdsValueLabel};
 use bincode::serialize;
 use indexmap::map::{Entry, IndexMap};
+use rayon::{prelude::*, ThreadPool};
 use solana_sdk::hash::{hash, Hash};
 use solana_sdk::pubkey::Pubkey;
 use std::cmp;
@@ -176,37 +177,40 @@ impl Crds {
     /// * timeouts - Pubkey specific timeouts with Pubkey::default() as the default timeout.
     pub fn find_old_labels(
         &self,
+        thread_pool: &ThreadPool,
         now: u64,
         timeouts: &HashMap<Pubkey, u64>,
     ) -> Vec<CrdsValueLabel> {
         let default_timeout = *timeouts
             .get(&Pubkey::default())
             .expect("must have default timeout");
-        self.table
-            .iter()
-            .filter_map(|(k, v)| {
-                let timeout = timeouts.get(&k.pubkey()).unwrap_or(&default_timeout);
-                if v.local_timestamp.saturating_add(*timeout) <= now {
-                    Some(k)
-                } else {
-                    None
-                }
-            })
-            .cloned()
-            .collect()
+        thread_pool.install(|| {
+            self.table
+                .par_iter()
+                .with_min_len(1024)
+                .filter_map(|(k, v)| {
+                    let timeout = timeouts.get(&k.pubkey()).unwrap_or(&default_timeout);
+                    if v.local_timestamp.saturating_add(*timeout) <= now {
+                        Some(k.clone())
+                    } else {
+                        None
+                    }
+                })
+                .collect()
+        })
     }
 
-    pub fn remove(&mut self, key: &CrdsValueLabel) {
-        if let Some((index, _, value)) = self.table.swap_remove_full(key) {
-            assert!(self.shards.remove(index, &value));
-            // The previously last element in the table is now moved to the
-            // 'index' position. Shards need to be updated accordingly.
-            if index < self.table.len() {
-                let value = self.table.index(index);
-                assert!(self.shards.remove(self.table.len(), value));
-                assert!(self.shards.insert(index, value));
-            }
+    pub fn remove(&mut self, key: &CrdsValueLabel) -> Option<VersionedCrdsValue> {
+        let (index, _, value) = self.table.swap_remove_full(key)?;
+        assert!(self.shards.remove(index, &value));
+        // The previously last element in the table is now moved to the
+        // 'index' position. Shards need to be updated accordingly.
+        if index < self.table.len() {
+            let value = self.table.index(index);
+            assert!(self.shards.remove(self.table.len(), value));
+            assert!(self.shards.insert(index, value));
         }
+        Some(value)
     }
 }
 
@@ -216,6 +220,7 @@ mod test {
     use crate::contact_info::ContactInfo;
     use crate::crds_value::CrdsData;
     use rand::{thread_rng, Rng};
+    use rayon::ThreadPoolBuilder;
 
     #[test]
     fn test_insert() {
@@ -288,48 +293,67 @@ mod test {
     }
     #[test]
     fn test_find_old_records_default() {
+        let thread_pool = ThreadPoolBuilder::new().build().unwrap();
         let mut crds = Crds::default();
         let val = CrdsValue::new_unsigned(CrdsData::ContactInfo(ContactInfo::default()));
         assert_eq!(crds.insert(val.clone(), 1), Ok(None));
         let mut set = HashMap::new();
         set.insert(Pubkey::default(), 0);
-        assert!(crds.find_old_labels(0, &set).is_empty());
+        assert!(crds.find_old_labels(&thread_pool, 0, &set).is_empty());
         set.insert(Pubkey::default(), 1);
-        assert_eq!(crds.find_old_labels(2, &set), vec![val.label()]);
+        assert_eq!(
+            crds.find_old_labels(&thread_pool, 2, &set),
+            vec![val.label()]
+        );
         set.insert(Pubkey::default(), 2);
-        assert_eq!(crds.find_old_labels(4, &set), vec![val.label()]);
+        assert_eq!(
+            crds.find_old_labels(&thread_pool, 4, &set),
+            vec![val.label()]
+        );
     }
     #[test]
     fn test_find_old_records_with_override() {
+        let thread_pool = ThreadPoolBuilder::new().build().unwrap();
         let mut rng = thread_rng();
         let mut crds = Crds::default();
         let mut timeouts = HashMap::new();
         let val = CrdsValue::new_rand(&mut rng);
         timeouts.insert(Pubkey::default(), 3);
         assert_eq!(crds.insert(val.clone(), 0), Ok(None));
-        assert!(crds.find_old_labels(2, &timeouts).is_empty());
+        assert!(crds.find_old_labels(&thread_pool, 2, &timeouts).is_empty());
         timeouts.insert(val.pubkey(), 1);
-        assert_eq!(crds.find_old_labels(2, &timeouts), vec![val.label()]);
+        assert_eq!(
+            crds.find_old_labels(&thread_pool, 2, &timeouts),
+            vec![val.label()]
+        );
         timeouts.insert(val.pubkey(), u64::MAX);
-        assert!(crds.find_old_labels(2, &timeouts).is_empty());
+        assert!(crds.find_old_labels(&thread_pool, 2, &timeouts).is_empty());
         timeouts.insert(Pubkey::default(), 1);
-        assert!(crds.find_old_labels(2, &timeouts).is_empty());
+        assert!(crds.find_old_labels(&thread_pool, 2, &timeouts).is_empty());
         timeouts.remove(&val.pubkey());
-        assert_eq!(crds.find_old_labels(2, &timeouts), vec![val.label()]);
+        assert_eq!(
+            crds.find_old_labels(&thread_pool, 2, &timeouts),
+            vec![val.label()]
+        );
     }
     #[test]
     fn test_remove_default() {
+        let thread_pool = ThreadPoolBuilder::new().build().unwrap();
         let mut crds = Crds::default();
         let val = CrdsValue::new_unsigned(CrdsData::ContactInfo(ContactInfo::default()));
         assert_matches!(crds.insert(val.clone(), 1), Ok(_));
         let mut set = HashMap::new();
         set.insert(Pubkey::default(), 1);
-        assert_eq!(crds.find_old_labels(2, &set), vec![val.label()]);
+        assert_eq!(
+            crds.find_old_labels(&thread_pool, 2, &set),
+            vec![val.label()]
+        );
         crds.remove(&val.label());
-        assert!(crds.find_old_labels(2, &set).is_empty());
+        assert!(crds.find_old_labels(&thread_pool, 2, &set).is_empty());
     }
     #[test]
     fn test_find_old_records_staked() {
+        let thread_pool = ThreadPoolBuilder::new().build().unwrap();
         let mut crds = Crds::default();
         let val = CrdsValue::new_unsigned(CrdsData::ContactInfo(ContactInfo::default()));
         assert_eq!(crds.insert(val.clone(), 1), Ok(None));
@@ -337,20 +361,26 @@ mod test {
         //now < timestamp
         set.insert(Pubkey::default(), 0);
         set.insert(val.pubkey(), 0);
-        assert!(crds.find_old_labels(0, &set).is_empty());
+        assert!(crds.find_old_labels(&thread_pool, 0, &set).is_empty());
 
         //pubkey shouldn't expire since its timeout is MAX
         set.insert(val.pubkey(), std::u64::MAX);
-        assert!(crds.find_old_labels(2, &set).is_empty());
+        assert!(crds.find_old_labels(&thread_pool, 2, &set).is_empty());
 
         //default has max timeout, but pubkey should still expire
         set.insert(Pubkey::default(), std::u64::MAX);
         set.insert(val.pubkey(), 1);
-        assert_eq!(crds.find_old_labels(2, &set), vec![val.label()]);
+        assert_eq!(
+            crds.find_old_labels(&thread_pool, 2, &set),
+            vec![val.label()]
+        );
 
         set.insert(val.pubkey(), 2);
-        assert!(crds.find_old_labels(2, &set).is_empty());
-        assert_eq!(crds.find_old_labels(3, &set), vec![val.label()]);
+        assert!(crds.find_old_labels(&thread_pool, 2, &set).is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(
+            crds.find_old_labels(&thread_pool, 3, &set),
+            vec![val.label()]
+        );
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -396,6 +426,7 @@ mod test {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_remove_staked() {
+        let thread_pool = ThreadPoolBuilder::new().build().unwrap();
         let mut crds = Crds::default();
         let val = CrdsValue::new_unsigned(CrdsData::ContactInfo(ContactInfo::default()));
         assert_matches!(crds.insert(val.clone(), 1), Ok(_));
@@ -404,9 +435,12 @@ mod test {
         //default has max timeout, but pubkey should still expire
         set.insert(Pubkey::default(), std::u64::MAX);
         set.insert(val.pubkey(), 1);
-        assert_eq!(crds.find_old_labels(2, &set), vec![val.label()]);
+        assert_eq!(
+            crds.find_old_labels(&thread_pool, 2, &set),
+            vec![val.label()]
+        );
         crds.remove(&val.label());
-        assert!(crds.find_old_labels(2, &set).is_empty());
+        assert!(crds.find_old_labels(&thread_pool, 2, &set).is_empty());
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/core/src/crds_gossip.rs b/core/src/crds_gossip.rs
index c95a1393d38762..a4f8badd917dcb 100644
--- a/core/src/crds_gossip.rs
+++ b/core/src/crds_gossip.rs
@@ -219,7 +219,12 @@ impl CrdsGossip {
         self.pull.make_timeouts(&self.id, stakes, epoch_ms)
     }
 
-    pub fn purge(&mut self, now: u64, timeouts: &HashMap<Pubkey, u64>) -> usize {
+    pub fn purge(
+        &mut self,
+        thread_pool: &ThreadPool,
+        now: u64,
+        timeouts: &HashMap<Pubkey, u64>,
+    ) -> usize {
         let mut rv = 0;
         if now > self.push.msg_timeout {
             let min = now - self.push.msg_timeout;
@@ -234,7 +239,9 @@ impl CrdsGossip {
             let min = self.pull.crds_timeout;
             assert_eq!(timeouts[&self.id], std::u64::MAX);
             assert_eq!(timeouts[&Pubkey::default()], min);
-            rv = self.pull.purge_active(&mut self.crds, now, &timeouts);
+            rv = self
+                .pull
+                .purge_active(thread_pool, &mut self.crds, now, &timeouts);
         }
         if now > 5 * self.pull.crds_timeout {
             let min = now - 5 * self.pull.crds_timeout;
diff --git a/core/src/crds_gossip_pull.rs b/core/src/crds_gossip_pull.rs
index a62d1a61c47457..d895a8b7296905 100644
--- a/core/src/crds_gossip_pull.rs
+++ b/core/src/crds_gossip_pull.rs
@@ -537,24 +537,21 @@ impl CrdsGossipPull {
     /// The value_hash of an active item is put into self.purged_values queue
     pub fn purge_active(
         &mut self,
+        thread_pool: &ThreadPool,
         crds: &mut Crds,
         now: u64,
         timeouts: &HashMap<Pubkey, u64>,
     ) -> usize {
-        let old = crds.find_old_labels(now, timeouts);
-        let mut purged: VecDeque<_> = old
-            .iter()
-            .filter_map(|label| {
-                let rv = crds
-                    .lookup_versioned(label)
-                    .map(|val| (val.value_hash, val.local_timestamp));
-                crds.remove(label);
-                rv
-            })
-            .collect();
-        let ret = purged.len();
-        self.purged_values.append(&mut purged);
-        ret
+        let num_purged_values = self.purged_values.len();
+        self.purged_values.extend(
+            crds.find_old_labels(thread_pool, now, timeouts)
+                .into_iter()
+                .filter_map(|label| {
+                    let val = crds.remove(&label)?;
+                    Some((val.value_hash, val.local_timestamp))
+                }),
+        );
+        self.purged_values.len() - num_purged_values
     }
     /// Purge values from the `self.purged_values` queue that are older then purge_timeout
     pub fn purge_purged(&mut self, min_ts: u64) {
@@ -1229,7 +1226,7 @@ mod test {
 
         // purge
         let timeouts = node.make_timeouts_def(&node_pubkey, &HashMap::new(), 0, 1);
-        node.purge_active(&mut node_crds, 2, &timeouts);
+        node.purge_active(&thread_pool, &mut node_crds, 2, &timeouts);
 
         //verify self is still valid after purge
         assert_eq!(node_crds.lookup(&node_label).unwrap().label(), node_label);
diff --git a/core/tests/crds_gossip.rs b/core/tests/crds_gossip.rs
index da4ef482775457..e3b62b1d133516 100644
--- a/core/tests/crds_gossip.rs
+++ b/core/tests/crds_gossip.rs
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ fn network_simulator(thread_pool: &ThreadPool, network: &mut Network, max_conver
             );
         });
         // push for a bit
-        let (queue_size, bytes_tx) = network_run_push(network, start, end);
+        let (queue_size, bytes_tx) = network_run_push(thread_pool, network, start, end);
         total_bytes += bytes_tx;
         trace!(
             "network_simulator_push_{}: queue_size: {} bytes: {}",
@@ -278,7 +278,12 @@ fn network_simulator(thread_pool: &ThreadPool, network: &mut Network, max_conver
     }
 }
 
-fn network_run_push(network: &mut Network, start: usize, end: usize) -> (usize, usize) {
+fn network_run_push(
+    thread_pool: &ThreadPool,
+    network: &mut Network,
+    start: usize,
+    end: usize,
+) -> (usize, usize) {
     let mut bytes: usize = 0;
     let mut num_msgs: usize = 0;
     let mut total: usize = 0;
@@ -293,9 +298,10 @@ fn network_run_push(network: &mut Network, start: usize, end: usize) -> (usize,
         let requests: Vec<_> = network_values
             .par_iter()
             .map(|node| {
-                let timeouts = node.lock().unwrap().make_timeouts_test();
-                node.lock().unwrap().purge(now, &timeouts);
-                node.lock().unwrap().new_push_messages(now)
+                let mut node_lock = node.lock().unwrap();
+                let timeouts = node_lock.make_timeouts_test();
+                node_lock.purge(thread_pool, now, &timeouts);
+                node_lock.new_push_messages(now)
             })
             .collect();
         let transfered: Vec<_> = requests