diff --git a/benches/comparison_kernels.rs b/benches/comparison_kernels.rs
index bc938d43fe2..f42da77276d 100644
--- a/benches/comparison_kernels.rs
+++ b/benches/comparison_kernels.rs
@@ -19,28 +19,38 @@
 extern crate criterion;
 use criterion::Criterion;
 
-use arrow2::{compute::comparison::*, datatypes::DataType, types::NativeType};
+use arrow2::array::*;
 use arrow2::util::bench_util::*;
-use arrow2::{array::*};
+use arrow2::{compute::comparison::*, datatypes::DataType, types::NativeType};
 
 fn bench_eq<T>(arr_a: &PrimitiveArray<T>, arr_b: &PrimitiveArray<T>)
 where
     T: NativeType,
 {
-    compare(criterion::black_box(arr_a), criterion::black_box(arr_b), Operator::Eq).unwrap();
+    compare(
+        criterion::black_box(arr_a),
+        criterion::black_box(arr_b),
+        Operator::Eq,
+    )
+    .unwrap();
 }
 
 fn bench_eq_scalar<T>(arr_a: &PrimitiveArray<T>, value_b: T)
 where
     T: NativeType + std::cmp::PartialOrd,
 {
-    primtive_compare_scalar(criterion::black_box(arr_a), criterion::black_box(value_b), Operator::Eq).unwrap();
+    primtive_compare_scalar(
+        criterion::black_box(arr_a),
+        criterion::black_box(value_b),
+        Operator::Eq,
+    )
+    .unwrap();
 }
 
 fn add_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
     let size = 65536;
     let arr_a = create_primitive_array::<f32>(size, DataType::Float32, 0.0);
-    let arr_b = create_primitive_array::<f32>(size, DataType::Float32,0.0);
+    let arr_b = create_primitive_array::<f32>(size, DataType::Float32, 0.0);
 
     c.bench_function("eq Float32", |b| b.iter(|| bench_eq(&arr_a, &arr_b)));
     c.bench_function("eq scalar Float32", |b| {
diff --git a/src/compute/comparison/primitive.rs b/src/compute/comparison/primitive.rs
index 1923a3cafac..471445f0df9 100644
--- a/src/compute/comparison/primitive.rs
+++ b/src/compute/comparison/primitive.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,12 @@
 // specific language governing permissions and limitations
 // under the License.
 
-use crate::error::{ArrowError, Result};
-use crate::{array::*, bitmap::Bitmap, types::NativeType};
+use crate::{array::*, types::NativeType};
+use crate::{
+    bits,
+    buffer::MutableBuffer,
+    error::{ArrowError, Result},
+};
 
 use super::{super::utils::combine_validities, Operator};
 
@@ -35,14 +39,44 @@ where
 
     let validity = combine_validities(lhs.validity(), rhs.validity());
 
-    let values = lhs
-        .values()
-        .iter()
-        .zip(rhs.values())
-        .map(|(lhs, rhs)| op(*lhs, *rhs));
-    let values = unsafe { Bitmap::from_trusted_len_iter(values) };
-
-    Ok(BooleanArray::from_data(values, validity))
+    let mut values = MutableBuffer::from_len_zeroed((lhs.len() + 7) / 8);
+
+    let lhs_chunks_iter = lhs.values().chunks_exact(8);
+    let lhs_remainder = lhs_chunks_iter.remainder();
+    let rhs_chunks_iter = rhs.values().chunks_exact(8);
+    let rhs_remainder = rhs_chunks_iter.remainder();
+
+    let chunks = lhs.len() / 8;
+
+    values[..chunks]
+        .iter_mut()
+        .zip(lhs_chunks_iter)
+        .zip(rhs_chunks_iter)
+        .for_each(|((byte, lhs), rhs)| {
+            (0..8).for_each(|i| {
+                if op(lhs[i], rhs[i]) {
+                    *byte = bits::set(*byte, i)
+                }
+            });
+        });
+
+    if !lhs_remainder.is_empty() {
+        let last = &mut values[chunks];
+        lhs_remainder
+            .iter()
+            .zip(rhs_remainder.iter())
+            .enumerate()
+            .for_each(|(i, (lhs, rhs))| {
+                if op(*lhs, *rhs) {
+                    *last = bits::set(*last, i)
+                }
+            });
+    };
+
+    Ok(BooleanArray::from_data(
+        (values, lhs.len()).into(),
+        validity,
+    ))
 }
 
 /// Evaluate `op(left, right)` for [`PrimitiveArray`] and scalar using
@@ -54,10 +88,36 @@ where
 {
     let validity = lhs.validity().clone();
 
-    let values = lhs.values().iter().map(|lhs| op(*lhs, rhs));
-    let values = unsafe { Bitmap::from_trusted_len_iter(values) };
-
-    Ok(BooleanArray::from_data(values, validity))
+    let mut values = MutableBuffer::from_len_zeroed((lhs.len() + 7) / 8);
+
+    let lhs_chunks_iter = lhs.values().chunks_exact(8);
+    let lhs_remainder = lhs_chunks_iter.remainder();
+    let chunks = lhs.len() / 8;
+
+    values[..chunks]
+        .iter_mut()
+        .zip(lhs_chunks_iter)
+        .for_each(|(byte, lhs)| {
+            (0..8).for_each(|i| {
+                if op(lhs[i], rhs) {
+                    *byte = bits::set(*byte, i)
+                }
+            });
+        });
+
+    if !lhs_remainder.is_empty() {
+        let last = &mut values[chunks];
+        lhs_remainder.iter().enumerate().for_each(|(i, lhs)| {
+            if op(*lhs, rhs) {
+                *last = bits::set(*last, i)
+            }
+        });
+    };
+
+    Ok(BooleanArray::from_data(
+        (values, lhs.len()).into(),
+        validity,
+    ))
 }
 
 /// Perform `lhs == rhs` operation on two arrays.