diff --git a/core/src/cluster_info.rs b/core/src/cluster_info.rs
index 51b08d56f9..c32ea08e62 100644
--- a/core/src/cluster_info.rs
+++ b/core/src/cluster_info.rs
@@ -36,13 +36,12 @@ use solana_sdk::sanitize::{Sanitize, SanitizeError};
 use bincode::{serialize, serialized_size};
 use core::cmp;
 use itertools::Itertools;
-use rayon::iter::IntoParallelIterator;
-use rayon::iter::ParallelIterator;
+use rayon::prelude::*;
 use rayon::{ThreadPool, ThreadPoolBuilder};
 use solana_ledger::staking_utils;
 use solana_measure::measure::Measure;
 use solana_measure::thread_mem_usage;
-use solana_metrics::{datapoint_debug, inc_new_counter_debug, inc_new_counter_error};
+use solana_metrics::{inc_new_counter_debug, inc_new_counter_error};
 use solana_net_utils::{
     bind_common, bind_common_in_range, bind_in_range, find_available_port_in_range,
     multi_bind_in_range, PortRange,
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ use solana_streamer::streamer::{PacketReceiver, PacketSender};
 use std::{
     borrow::Cow,
     cmp::min,
-    collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
+    collections::{hash_map::Entry, HashMap, HashSet},
     fmt,
     net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr, TcpListener, UdpSocket},
     ops::{Deref, DerefMut},
@@ -1806,122 +1805,103 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
             .unwrap()
     }
 
-    #[allow(clippy::cognitive_complexity)]
-    fn handle_packets(
-        &self,
-        recycler: &PacketsRecycler,
-        stakes: &HashMap<Pubkey, u64>,
-        packets: Vec<(SocketAddr, Protocol)>,
-        response_sender: &PacketSender,
-        feature_set: Option<&FeatureSet>,
-        epoch_time_ms: u64,
-    ) {
-        // iter over the packets, collect pulls separately and process everything else
-        let allocated = thread_mem_usage::Allocatedp::default();
-        let mut gossip_pull_data: Vec<PullData> = vec![];
-        let timeouts = self
-            .gossip
-            .read()
-            .unwrap()
-            .make_timeouts(&stakes, epoch_time_ms);
-        let mut ping_messages = vec![];
-        let mut pong_messages = vec![];
-        let mut pull_responses = HashMap::new();
-        for (from_addr, packet) in packets {
-            match packet {
-                Protocol::PullRequest(filter, caller) => {
-                    let start = allocated.get();
-                    if let Some(contact_info) = caller.contact_info() {
-                        if contact_info.id == self.id() {
-                            warn!("PullRequest ignored, I'm talking to myself");
-                            inc_new_counter_debug!("cluster_info-window-request-loopback", 1);
-                        } else if contact_info.shred_version == 0
-                            || contact_info.shred_version == self.my_shred_version()
-                            || self.my_shred_version() == 0
-                        {
-                            gossip_pull_data.push(PullData {
-                                from_addr,
-                                caller,
-                                filter,
-                            });
-                        } else {
-                            self.stats.skip_pull_shred_version.add_relaxed(1);
-                        }
+    fn handle_batch_prune_messages(&self, messages: Vec<(Pubkey, PruneData)>) {
+        if messages.is_empty() {
+            return;
+        }
+        self.stats
+            .prune_message_count
+            .add_relaxed(messages.len() as u64);
+        self.stats.prune_message_len.add_relaxed(
+            messages
+                .iter()
+                .map(|(_, data)| data.prunes.len() as u64)
+                .sum(),
+        );
+        let mut prune_message_timeout = 0;
+        let mut bad_prune_destination = 0;
+        {
+            let mut gossip =
+                self.time_gossip_write_lock("process_prune", &self.stats.process_prune);
+            let now = timestamp();
+            for (from, data) in messages {
+                match gossip.process_prune_msg(
+                    &from,
+                    &data.destination,
+                    &data.prunes,
+                    data.wallclock,
+                    now,
+                ) {
+                    Err(CrdsGossipError::PruneMessageTimeout) => {
+                        prune_message_timeout += 1;
                     }
-                    datapoint_debug!(
-                        "solana-gossip-listen-memory",
-                        ("pull_request", (allocated.get() - start) as i64, i64),
-                    );
-                }
-                Protocol::PullResponse(from, data) => {
-                    let start = allocated.get();
-                    let pull_entry = pull_responses.entry(from).or_insert_with(Vec::new);
-                    pull_entry.extend(data);
-                    datapoint_debug!(
-                        "solana-gossip-listen-memory",
-                        ("pull_response", (allocated.get() - start) as i64, i64),
-                    );
-                }
-                Protocol::PushMessage(from, data) => {
-                    let start = allocated.get();
-                    let rsp = self.handle_push_message(recycler, &from, data, stakes);
-                    if let Some(rsp) = rsp {
-                        let _ignore_disconnect = response_sender.send(rsp);
+                    Err(CrdsGossipError::BadPruneDestination) => {
+                        bad_prune_destination += 1;
                     }
-                    datapoint_debug!(
-                        "solana-gossip-listen-memory",
-                        ("push_message", (allocated.get() - start) as i64, i64),
-                    );
+                    _ => (),
                 }
-                Protocol::PruneMessage(from, data) => {
-                    let start = allocated.get();
-                    self.stats.prune_message_count.add_relaxed(1);
-                    self.stats
-                        .prune_message_len
-                        .add_relaxed(data.prunes.len() as u64);
-                    match self
-                        .time_gossip_write_lock("process_prune", &self.stats.process_prune)
-                        .process_prune_msg(
-                            &from,
-                            &data.destination,
-                            &data.prunes,
-                            data.wallclock,
-                            timestamp(),
-                        ) {
-                        Err(CrdsGossipError::PruneMessageTimeout) => {
-                            inc_new_counter_debug!("cluster_info-prune_message_timeout", 1)
-                        }
-                        Err(CrdsGossipError::BadPruneDestination) => {
-                            inc_new_counter_debug!("cluster_info-bad_prune_destination", 1)
-                        }
-                        _ => (),
-                    }
-                    datapoint_debug!(
-                        "solana-gossip-listen-memory",
-                        ("prune_message", (allocated.get() - start) as i64, i64),
-                    );
-                }
-                Protocol::PingMessage(ping) => ping_messages.push((ping, from_addr)),
-                Protocol::PongMessage(pong) => pong_messages.push((pong, from_addr)),
             }
         }
-
-        if let Some(response) = self.handle_ping_messages(ping_messages, recycler) {
-            let _ = response_sender.send(response);
+        if prune_message_timeout != 0 {
+            inc_new_counter_debug!("cluster_info-prune_message_timeout", prune_message_timeout);
         }
-        self.handle_pong_messages(pong_messages, Instant::now());
-        for (from, data) in pull_responses {
-            self.handle_pull_response(&from, data, &timeouts);
+        if bad_prune_destination != 0 {
+            inc_new_counter_debug!("cluster_info-bad_prune_destination", bad_prune_destination);
         }
+    }
 
-        // process the collected pulls together
-        if !gossip_pull_data.is_empty() {
+    fn handle_batch_pull_requests(
+        &self,
+        // from address, crds filter, caller contact info
+        requests: Vec<(SocketAddr, CrdsFilter, CrdsValue)>,
+        thread_pool: &ThreadPool,
+        recycler: &PacketsRecycler,
+        stakes: &HashMap<Pubkey, u64>,
+        response_sender: &PacketSender,
+        feature_set: Option<&FeatureSet>,
+    ) {
+        if requests.is_empty() {
+            return;
+        }
+        let self_pubkey = self.id();
+        let self_shred_version = self.my_shred_version();
+        let requests: Vec<_> = thread_pool.install(|| {
+            requests
+                .into_par_iter()
+                .with_min_len(1024)
+                .filter(|(_, _, caller)| match caller.contact_info() {
+                    None => false,
+                    Some(caller) if caller.id == self_pubkey => {
+                        warn!("PullRequest ignored, I'm talking to myself");
+                        inc_new_counter_debug!("cluster_info-window-request-loopback", 1);
+                        false
+                    }
+                    Some(caller) => {
+                        if self_shred_version != 0
+                            && caller.shred_version != 0
+                            && caller.shred_version != self_shred_version
+                        {
+                            self.stats.skip_pull_shred_version.add_relaxed(1);
+                            false
+                        } else {
+                            true
+                        }
+                    }
+                })
+                .map(|(from_addr, filter, caller)| PullData {
+                    from_addr,
+                    caller,
+                    filter,
+                })
+                .collect()
+        });
+        if !requests.is_empty() {
             self.stats
                 .pull_requests_count
-                .add_relaxed(gossip_pull_data.len() as u64);
-            let rsp = self.handle_pull_requests(recycler, gossip_pull_data, stakes, feature_set);
-            if !rsp.is_empty() {
-                let _ignore_disconnect = response_sender.send(rsp);
+                .add_relaxed(requests.len() as u64);
+            let response = self.handle_pull_requests(recycler, requests, stakes, feature_set);
+            if !response.is_empty() {
+                let _ = response_sender.send(response);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -2093,6 +2073,70 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
         packets
     }
 
+    fn handle_batch_pull_responses(
+        &self,
+        responses: Vec<(Pubkey, Vec<CrdsValue>)>,
+        thread_pool: &ThreadPool,
+        stakes: &HashMap<Pubkey, u64>,
+        epoch_time_ms: u64,
+    ) {
+        if responses.is_empty() {
+            return;
+        }
+        fn extend<K, V>(hash_map: &mut HashMap<K, Vec<V>>, (key, mut value): (K, Vec<V>))
+        where
+            K: Eq + std::hash::Hash,
+        {
+            match hash_map.entry(key) {
+                Entry::Occupied(mut entry) => {
+                    let entry_value = entry.get_mut();
+                    if entry_value.len() < value.len() {
+                        std::mem::swap(entry_value, &mut value);
+                    }
+                    entry_value.extend(value);
+                }
+                Entry::Vacant(entry) => {
+                    entry.insert(value);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        fn merge<K, V>(
+            mut hash_map: HashMap<K, Vec<V>>,
+            other: HashMap<K, Vec<V>>,
+        ) -> HashMap<K, Vec<V>>
+        where
+            K: Eq + std::hash::Hash,
+        {
+            if hash_map.len() < other.len() {
+                return merge(other, hash_map);
+            }
+            for kv in other {
+                extend(&mut hash_map, kv);
+            }
+            hash_map
+        }
+        let responses = thread_pool.install(|| {
+            responses
+                .into_par_iter()
+                .with_min_len(1024)
+                .fold(HashMap::new, |mut hash_map, kv| {
+                    extend(&mut hash_map, kv);
+                    hash_map
+                })
+                .reduce(HashMap::new, merge)
+        });
+        if !responses.is_empty() {
+            let timeouts = self
+                .gossip
+                .read()
+                .unwrap()
+                .make_timeouts(&stakes, epoch_time_ms);
+            for (from, data) in responses {
+                self.handle_pull_response(&from, data, &timeouts);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     // Returns (failed, timeout, success)
     fn handle_pull_response(
         &self,
@@ -2177,13 +2221,26 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
         }
     }
 
+    fn handle_batch_ping_messages<I>(
+        &self,
+        pings: I,
+        recycler: &PacketsRecycler,
+        response_sender: &PacketSender,
+    ) where
+        I: IntoIterator<Item = (SocketAddr, Ping)>,
+    {
+        if let Some(response) = self.handle_ping_messages(pings, recycler) {
+            let _ = response_sender.send(response);
+        }
+    }
+
     fn handle_ping_messages<I>(&self, pings: I, recycler: &PacketsRecycler) -> Option<Packets>
     where
-        I: IntoIterator<Item = (Ping, SocketAddr)>,
+        I: IntoIterator<Item = (SocketAddr, Ping)>,
     {
         let packets: Vec<_> = pings
             .into_iter()
-            .filter_map(|(ping, addr)| {
+            .filter_map(|(addr, ping)| {
                 let pong = Pong::new(&ping, &self.keypair).ok()?;
                 let pong = Protocol::PongMessage(pong);
                 let packet = Packet::from_data(&addr, pong);
@@ -2199,19 +2256,34 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
         }
     }
 
-    fn handle_pong_messages<I>(&self, pongs: I, now: Instant)
+    fn handle_batch_pong_messages<I>(&self, pongs: I, now: Instant)
     where
-        I: IntoIterator<Item = (Pong, SocketAddr)>,
+        I: IntoIterator<Item = (SocketAddr, Pong)>,
     {
         let mut pongs = pongs.into_iter().peekable();
         if pongs.peek().is_some() {
             let mut ping_cache = self.ping_cache.write().unwrap();
-            for (pong, addr) in pongs {
+            for (addr, pong) in pongs {
                 ping_cache.add(&pong, addr, now);
             }
         }
     }
 
+    fn handle_batch_push_messages(
+        &self,
+        messages: Vec<(Pubkey, Vec<CrdsValue>)>,
+        recycler: &PacketsRecycler,
+        stakes: &HashMap<Pubkey, u64>,
+        response_sender: &PacketSender,
+    ) {
+        for (from, data) in messages {
+            let response = self.handle_push_message(recycler, &from, data, stakes);
+            if let Some(response) = response {
+                let _ = response_sender.send(response);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     fn handle_push_message(
         &self,
         recycler: &PacketsRecycler,
@@ -2337,13 +2409,37 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
                 })
                 .collect()
         });
-        self.handle_packets(
+        // Split packets based on their types.
+        let mut pull_requests = vec![];
+        let mut pull_responses = vec![];
+        let mut push_messages = vec![];
+        let mut prune_messages = vec![];
+        let mut ping_messages = vec![];
+        let mut pong_messages = vec![];
+        for (from_addr, packet) in packets {
+            match packet {
+                Protocol::PullRequest(filter, caller) => {
+                    pull_requests.push((from_addr, filter, caller))
+                }
+                Protocol::PullResponse(from, data) => pull_responses.push((from, data)),
+                Protocol::PushMessage(from, data) => push_messages.push((from, data)),
+                Protocol::PruneMessage(from, data) => prune_messages.push((from, data)),
+                Protocol::PingMessage(ping) => ping_messages.push((from_addr, ping)),
+                Protocol::PongMessage(pong) => pong_messages.push((from_addr, pong)),
+            }
+        }
+        self.handle_batch_ping_messages(ping_messages, recycler, response_sender);
+        self.handle_batch_prune_messages(prune_messages);
+        self.handle_batch_push_messages(push_messages, recycler, &stakes, response_sender);
+        self.handle_batch_pull_responses(pull_responses, thread_pool, &stakes, epoch_time_ms);
+        self.handle_batch_pong_messages(pong_messages, Instant::now());
+        self.handle_batch_pull_requests(
+            pull_requests,
+            thread_pool,
             recycler,
             &stakes,
-            packets,
             response_sender,
             feature_set,
-            epoch_time_ms,
         );
         self.stats
             .process_gossip_packets_time
@@ -2906,7 +3002,6 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::crds_value::{CrdsValue, CrdsValueLabel, Vote as CrdsVote};
     use itertools::izip;
-    use rayon::prelude::*;
     use solana_perf::test_tx::test_tx;
     use solana_sdk::signature::{Keypair, Signer};
     use solana_vote_program::{vote_instruction, vote_state::Vote};
@@ -2994,13 +3089,13 @@ mod tests {
                 })
                 .collect()
         };
-        let pongs: Vec<(Pong, SocketAddr)> = pings
+        let pongs: Vec<(SocketAddr, Pong)> = pings
             .iter()
             .zip(&remote_nodes)
-            .map(|(ping, (keypair, socket))| (Pong::new(ping, keypair).unwrap(), *socket))
+            .map(|(ping, (keypair, socket))| (*socket, Pong::new(ping, keypair).unwrap()))
             .collect();
         let now = now + Duration::from_millis(1);
-        cluster_info.handle_pong_messages(pongs, now);
+        cluster_info.handle_batch_pong_messages(pongs, now);
         // Assert that remote nodes now pass the ping/pong check.
         {
             let mut ping_cache = cluster_info.ping_cache.write().unwrap();
@@ -3043,9 +3138,10 @@ mod tests {
         let recycler = PacketsRecycler::default();
         let packets = cluster_info
             .handle_ping_messages(
-                pings
-                    .into_iter()
-                    .zip(remote_nodes.iter().map(|(_, socket)| *socket)),
+                remote_nodes
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|(_, socket)| *socket)
+                    .zip(pings.into_iter()),
                 &recycler,
             )
             .unwrap()
diff --git a/core/src/crds_gossip_push.rs b/core/src/crds_gossip_push.rs
index 20e3700c7f..958fcbb16d 100644
--- a/core/src/crds_gossip_push.rs
+++ b/core/src/crds_gossip_push.rs
@@ -288,12 +288,11 @@ impl CrdsGossipPush {
 
     /// add the `from` to the peer's filter of nodes
     pub fn process_prune_msg(&mut self, self_pubkey: &Pubkey, peer: &Pubkey, origins: &[Pubkey]) {
-        for origin in origins {
-            if origin == self_pubkey {
-                continue;
-            }
-            if let Some(p) = self.active_set.get_mut(peer) {
-                p.add(origin)
+        if let Some(peer) = self.active_set.get_mut(peer) {
+            for origin in origins {
+                if origin != self_pubkey {
+                    peer.add(origin);
+                }
             }
         }
     }