diff --git a/contribs/gnodev/pkg/address/book.go b/contribs/gnodev/pkg/address/book.go
index 983fced5882..0be6137cf48 100644
--- a/contribs/gnodev/pkg/address/book.go
+++ b/contribs/gnodev/pkg/address/book.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (bk *Book) Add(addr crypto.Address, name string) {
 	}
 
 	// Check if the association already exist
-	if oldAddr.Compare(addr) == 0 {
+	if oldAddr.Compare(&addr) == 0 {
 		return // nothing to do
 	}
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (bk Book) List() []Entry {
 
 		// Find the correct place to insert newEntry using binary search.
 		i := sort.Search(len(entries), func(i int) bool {
-			return entries[i].Address.Compare(newEntry.Address) >= 0
+			return entries[i].Address.Compare(&newEntry.Address) >= 0
 		})
 
 		entries = append(entries[:i], append([]Entry{newEntry}, entries[i:]...)...)
diff --git a/contribs/gnodev/pkg/address/book_test.go b/contribs/gnodev/pkg/address/book_test.go
index 4ae0552a806..6beff97c423 100644
--- a/contribs/gnodev/pkg/address/book_test.go
+++ b/contribs/gnodev/pkg/address/book_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestAdd(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("get by name", func(t *testing.T) {
 		addrFromName, ok := bk.GetByName("testname")
 		assert.True(t, ok)
-		assert.True(t, addrFromName.Compare(testAddr) == 0)
+		assert.True(t, addrFromName.Compare(&testAddr) == 0)
 	})
 
 	// Add same address with a new name
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func TestAdd(t *testing.T) {
 		require.True(t, ok)
 		addr2, ok := bk.GetByName("testname2")
 		require.True(t, ok)
-		assert.True(t, addr1.Compare(addr2) == 0)
+		assert.True(t, addr1.Compare(&addr2) == 0)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func TestList(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(entries))
 	entry := entries[0]
 
-	assert.True(t, testAddr.Compare(entry.Address) == 0)
+	assert.True(t, testAddr.Compare(&entry.Address) == 0)
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(entries[0].Names))
 	assert.Equal(t, "testname", entries[0].Names[0])
 }
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func TestGetFromNameOrAddress(t *testing.T) {
 			require.True(t, ok)
 			require.Len(t, names, 1)
 			assert.Equal(t, "testname", names[0])
-			assert.True(t, resultAddr.Compare(testAddr) == 0)
+			assert.True(t, resultAddr.Compare(&testAddr) == 0)
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/gno.land/cmd/gnoland/secrets_common.go b/gno.land/cmd/gnoland/secrets_common.go
index 500336e3489..ba040dec6b7 100644
--- a/gno.land/cmd/gnoland/secrets_common.go
+++ b/gno.land/cmd/gnoland/secrets_common.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func validateValidatorKey(key *privval.FilePVKey) error {
 
 	// Make sure the address is derived
 	// from the public key
-	if key.PubKey.Address().Compare(key.Address) != 0 {
+	if pk := key.PubKey.Address(); pk.Compare(&key.Address) != 0 {
 		return errAddressMismatch
 	}
 
diff --git a/tm2/pkg/bft/consensus/common_test.go b/tm2/pkg/bft/consensus/common_test.go
index 41c1b21a1f5..bfce9c6d164 100644
--- a/tm2/pkg/bft/consensus/common_test.go
+++ b/tm2/pkg/bft/consensus/common_test.go
@@ -128,7 +128,9 @@ func (vss ValidatorStubsByAddress) Len() int {
 }
 
 func (vss ValidatorStubsByAddress) Less(i, j int) bool {
-	return vss[i].GetPubKey().Address().Compare(vss[j].GetPubKey().Address()) == -1
+	vai := vss[i].GetPubKey().Address()
+	vaj := vss[j].GetPubKey().Address()
+	return vai.Compare(&vaj) == -1
 }
 
 func (vss ValidatorStubsByAddress) Swap(i, j int) {
diff --git a/tm2/pkg/bft/types/priv_validator.go b/tm2/pkg/bft/types/priv_validator.go
index 46da2aa83df..91ac1be9187 100644
--- a/tm2/pkg/bft/types/priv_validator.go
+++ b/tm2/pkg/bft/types/priv_validator.go
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ func (pvs PrivValidatorsByAddress) Len() int {
 }
 
 func (pvs PrivValidatorsByAddress) Less(i, j int) bool {
-	return pvs[i].GetPubKey().Address().Compare(
-		pvs[j].GetPubKey().Address()) == -1
+	pai := pvs[i].GetPubKey().Address()
+	paj := pvs[j].GetPubKey().Address()
+	return pai.Compare(&paj) == -1
 }
 
 func (pvs PrivValidatorsByAddress) Swap(i, j int) {
diff --git a/tm2/pkg/bft/types/validator.go b/tm2/pkg/bft/types/validator.go
index 34d11223b4a..7594c1e6d5d 100644
--- a/tm2/pkg/bft/types/validator.go
+++ b/tm2/pkg/bft/types/validator.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (v *Validator) CompareProposerPriority(other *Validator) *Validator {
 	case v.ProposerPriority < other.ProposerPriority:
 		return other
 	default:
-		result := v.Address.Compare(other.Address)
+		result := v.Address.Compare(&other.Address)
 		switch {
 		case result < 0:
 			return v
diff --git a/tm2/pkg/bft/types/validator_set.go b/tm2/pkg/bft/types/validator_set.go
index 368da86d66a..48b487d0abc 100644
--- a/tm2/pkg/bft/types/validator_set.go
+++ b/tm2/pkg/bft/types/validator_set.go
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func (vals *ValidatorSet) Copy() *ValidatorSet {
 // otherwise.
 func (vals *ValidatorSet) HasAddress(address crypto.Address) bool {
 	idx := sort.Search(len(vals.Validators), func(i int) bool {
-		return address.Compare(vals.Validators[i].Address) <= 0
+		return address.Compare(&vals.Validators[i].Address) <= 0
 	})
 	return idx < len(vals.Validators) && vals.Validators[idx].Address == address
 }
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func (vals *ValidatorSet) HasAddress(address crypto.Address) bool {
 // itself if found. Otherwise, -1 and nil are returned.
 func (vals *ValidatorSet) GetByAddress(address crypto.Address) (index int, val *Validator) {
 	idx := sort.Search(len(vals.Validators), func(i int) bool {
-		return address.Compare(vals.Validators[i].Address) <= 0
+		return address.Compare(&vals.Validators[i].Address) <= 0
 	})
 	if idx < len(vals.Validators) && vals.Validators[idx].Address == address {
 		return idx, vals.Validators[idx].Copy()
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ func (vals *ValidatorSet) applyUpdates(updates []*Validator) {
 	i := 0
 
 	for len(existing) > 0 && len(updates) > 0 {
-		if existing[0].Address.Compare(updates[0].Address) < 0 { // unchanged validator
+		if existing[0].Address.Compare(&updates[0].Address) < 0 { // unchanged validator
 			merged[i] = existing[0]
 			existing = existing[1:]
 		} else {
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ func (valz ValidatorsByAddress) Len() int {
 }
 
 func (valz ValidatorsByAddress) Less(i, j int) bool {
-	return valz[i].Address.Compare(valz[j].Address) == -1
+	return valz[i].Address.Compare(&valz[j].Address) == -1
 }
 
 func (valz ValidatorsByAddress) Swap(i, j int) {
diff --git a/tm2/pkg/bft/types/validator_set_test.go b/tm2/pkg/bft/types/validator_set_test.go
index f343655e575..8611eac8063 100644
--- a/tm2/pkg/bft/types/validator_set_test.go
+++ b/tm2/pkg/bft/types/validator_set_test.go
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ func (valz validatorsByPriority) Less(i, j int) bool {
 	if valz[i].ProposerPriority > valz[j].ProposerPriority {
 		return false
 	}
-	return valz[i].Address.Compare(valz[j].Address) < 0
+	return valz[i].Address.Compare(&valz[j].Address) < 0
 }
 
 func (valz validatorsByPriority) Swap(i, j int) {
diff --git a/tm2/pkg/crypto/bench_test.go b/tm2/pkg/crypto/bench_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cff831b3ad3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tm2/pkg/crypto/bench_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package crypto
+
+import (
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+var sink any = nil
+
+func BenchmarkAddressCompare(b *testing.B) {
+	var addr1, addr2 Address
+	rand.Read(addr1[:])
+	rand.Read(addr2[:])
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		sink = addr1.Compare(&addr1)
+		sink = addr1.Compare(&addr2)
+		sink = addr2.Compare(&addr2)
+		sink = addr2.Compare(&addr1)
+	}
+
+	if sink == nil {
+		b.Fatal("Benchmark did not run!")
+	}
+
+	sink = nil
+}
diff --git a/tm2/pkg/crypto/crypto.go b/tm2/pkg/crypto/crypto.go
index 7908a082d3b..7f4cee742d5 100644
--- a/tm2/pkg/crypto/crypto.go
+++ b/tm2/pkg/crypto/crypto.go
@@ -85,12 +85,8 @@ func (addr *Address) UnmarshalAmino(b32str string) (err error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (addr Address) Compare(other Address) int {
-	bz1 := make([]byte, len(addr))
-	bz2 := make([]byte, len(other))
-	copy(bz1, addr[:])
-	copy(bz2, other[:])
-	return bytes.Compare(bz1, bz2)
+func (addr *Address) Compare(other *Address) int {
+	return bytes.Compare(addr[:], other[:])
 }
 
 func (addr Address) IsZero() bool {
diff --git a/tm2/pkg/crypto/keys/client/add_multisig.go b/tm2/pkg/crypto/keys/client/add_multisig.go
index 39b90571143..5e6ca13a1a0 100644
--- a/tm2/pkg/crypto/keys/client/add_multisig.go
+++ b/tm2/pkg/crypto/keys/client/add_multisig.go
@@ -120,7 +120,9 @@ func execAddMultisig(cfg *AddMultisigCfg, args []string, io commands.IO) error {
 	// Check if the keys should be sorted
 	if !cfg.NoSort {
 		sort.Slice(publicKeys, func(i, j int) bool {
-			return publicKeys[i].Address().Compare(publicKeys[j].Address()) < 0
+			pki := publicKeys[i].Address()
+			pkj := publicKeys[j].Address()
+			return pki.Compare(&pkj) < 0
 		})
 	}