diff --git a/core/vm/instructions.go b/core/vm/instructions.go
index 6daf4e10df..784c1c8992 100644
--- a/core/vm/instructions.go
+++ b/core/vm/instructions.go
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	bigZero                  = new(big.Int)
+	tt255                    = math.BigPow(2, 255)
+	tt256                    = math.BigPow(2, 256)
 	errWriteProtection       = errors.New("evm: write protection")
 	errReturnDataOutOfBounds = errors.New("evm: return data out of bounds")
 	errExecutionReverted     = errors.New("evm: execution reverted")
@@ -191,50 +193,97 @@ func opGt(pc *uint64, evm *EVM, contract *Contract, memory *Memory, stack *Stack
 }
 
 func opSlt(pc *uint64, evm *EVM, contract *Contract, memory *Memory, stack *Stack) ([]byte, error) {
-	x, y := math.S256(stack.pop()), math.S256(stack.pop())
-	if x.Cmp(math.S256(y)) < 0 {
-		stack.push(evm.interpreter.intPool.get().SetUint64(1))
-	} else {
-		stack.push(new(big.Int))
-	}
+	x, y := stack.pop(), stack.peek()
 
-	evm.interpreter.intPool.put(x, y)
+	xSign := x.Cmp(tt255)
+	ySign := y.Cmp(tt255)
+
+	if xSign >= 0 {
+		//x negative
+		if ySign < 0 {
+			// y positive
+			y.SetUint64(1)
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+		// Both negative
+		if x.Cmp(y) > 0 {
+			y.SetUint64(1)
+		} else {
+			y.SetUint64(0)
+		}
+	} else {
+		// x positive
+		if ySign >= 0 {
+			// y negative
+			y.SetUint64(0)
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+		// Both positive
+		if x.Cmp(y) >= 0 {
+			y.SetUint64(0)
+		} else {
+			y.SetUint64(1)
+		}
+	}
+	evm.interpreter.intPool.put(x)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
 func opSgt(pc *uint64, evm *EVM, contract *Contract, memory *Memory, stack *Stack) ([]byte, error) {
-	x, y := math.S256(stack.pop()), math.S256(stack.pop())
-	if x.Cmp(y) > 0 {
-		stack.push(evm.interpreter.intPool.get().SetUint64(1))
-	} else {
-		stack.push(new(big.Int))
-	}
+	x, y := stack.pop(), stack.peek()
 
-	evm.interpreter.intPool.put(x, y)
+	xSign := x.Cmp(tt255)
+	ySign := y.Cmp(tt255)
+
+	if xSign >= 0 {
+		//x negative
+		if ySign < 0 {
+			// y positive
+			y.SetUint64(0)
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+		// Both negative (note: equality -> 0)
+		if x.Cmp(y) >= 0 {
+			y.SetUint64(0)
+		} else {
+			y.SetUint64(1)
+		}
+	} else {
+		// x positive
+		if ySign >= 0 {
+			// y negative
+			y.SetUint64(1)
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+		// Both positive
+		if x.Cmp(y) > 0 {
+			y.SetUint64(1)
+		} else {
+			y.SetUint64(0)
+		}
+	}
+	evm.interpreter.intPool.put(x)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
 func opEq(pc *uint64, evm *EVM, contract *Contract, memory *Memory, stack *Stack) ([]byte, error) {
-	x, y := stack.pop(), stack.pop()
+	x, y := stack.pop(), stack.peek()
 	if x.Cmp(y) == 0 {
-		stack.push(evm.interpreter.intPool.get().SetUint64(1))
+		y.SetUint64(1)
 	} else {
-		stack.push(new(big.Int))
+		y.SetUint64(0)
 	}
-
-	evm.interpreter.intPool.put(x, y)
+	evm.interpreter.intPool.put(x)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
 func opIszero(pc *uint64, evm *EVM, contract *Contract, memory *Memory, stack *Stack) ([]byte, error) {
-	x := stack.pop()
+	x := stack.peek()
 	if x.Sign() > 0 {
-		stack.push(new(big.Int))
+		x.SetUint64(0)
 	} else {
-		stack.push(evm.interpreter.intPool.get().SetUint64(1))
+		x.SetUint64(1)
 	}
-
-	evm.interpreter.intPool.put(x)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/core/vm/instructions_test.go b/core/vm/instructions_test.go
index eef4328bde..19d352db34 100644
--- a/core/vm/instructions_test.go
+++ b/core/vm/instructions_test.go
@@ -349,7 +349,11 @@ func BenchmarkOpEq(b *testing.B) {
 
 	opBenchmark(b, opEq, x, y)
 }
-
+func BenchmarkOpEq2(b *testing.B) {
+	x := "FBCDEF090807060504030201ffffffffFBCDEF090807060504030201ffffffff"
+	y := "FBCDEF090807060504030201ffffffffFBCDEF090807060504030201fffffffe"
+	opBenchmark(b, opEq, x, y)
+}
 func BenchmarkOpAnd(b *testing.B) {
 	x := "ABCDEF090807060504030201ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff"
 	y := "ABCDEF090807060504030201ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff"
@@ -412,3 +416,7 @@ func BenchmarkOpSAR(b *testing.B) {
 
 	opBenchmark(b, opSAR, x, y)
 }
+func BenchmarkOpIsZero(b *testing.B) {
+	x := "FBCDEF090807060504030201ffffffffFBCDEF090807060504030201ffffffff"
+	opBenchmark(b, opIszero, x)
+}