diff --git a/src/denoise.rs b/src/denoise.rs
index bd2ecf3d35..93cfb499ae 100644
--- a/src/denoise.rs
+++ b/src/denoise.rs
@@ -235,38 +235,45 @@ where
         .map(|f| f[p].data_origin())
         .collect::<ArrayVec<_, TB_SIZE>>();
 
-      for y in (0..effective_height).step_by(INC) {
-        for x in (0..=(pad_width - SB_SIZE)).step_by(INC) {
-          for z in 0..TB_SIZE {
-            self.proc0(
-              &src_planes[z][x..],
-              &self.hw[(BLOCK_AREA * z)..],
-              &mut dftr[(BLOCK_AREA * z)..],
-              src_stride,
+      // SAFETY: We know the size of the planes we're working on,
+      // so we can safely ensure we are not out of bounds.
+      // There are a fair number of unsafe function calls here
+      // which are unsafe for optimization purposes.
+      // All are safe as long as we do not pass out-of-bounds parameters.
+      unsafe {
+        for y in (0..effective_height).step_by(INC) {
+          for x in (0..=(pad_width - SB_SIZE)).step_by(INC) {
+            for z in 0..TB_SIZE {
+              self.proc0(
+                &src_planes[z][x..],
+                &self.hw[(BLOCK_AREA * z)..],
+                &mut dftr[(BLOCK_AREA * z)..],
+                src_stride,
+                SB_SIZE,
+                self.src_scale,
+              );
+            }
+
+            self.real_to_complex_3d(&dftr, &mut dftc);
+            self.remove_mean(&mut dftc, &self.dftgc, &mut means);
+
+            self.filter_coeffs(&mut dftc);
+
+            self.add_mean(&mut dftc, &means);
+            self.complex_to_real_3d(&dftc, &mut dftr);
+
+            self.proc1(
+              &dftr[(TB_MIDPOINT * BLOCK_AREA)..],
+              &self.hw[(TB_MIDPOINT * BLOCK_AREA)..],
+              &mut ebuff[(y * ebuff_stride + x)..],
               SB_SIZE,
-              self.src_scale,
+              ebuff_stride,
             );
           }
 
-          self.real_to_complex_3d(&dftr, &mut dftc);
-          self.remove_mean(&mut dftc, &self.dftgc, &mut means);
-
-          self.filter_coeffs(&mut dftc);
-
-          self.add_mean(&mut dftc, &means);
-          self.complex_to_real_3d(&dftc, &mut dftr);
-
-          self.proc1(
-            &dftr[(TB_MIDPOINT * BLOCK_AREA)..],
-            &self.hw[(TB_MIDPOINT * BLOCK_AREA)..],
-            &mut ebuff[(y * ebuff_stride + x)..],
-            SB_SIZE,
-            ebuff_stride,
-          );
-        }
-
-        for q in 0..TB_SIZE {
-          src_planes[q] = &src_planes[q][(INC * src_stride)..];
+          for q in 0..TB_SIZE {
+            src_planes[q] = &src_planes[q][(INC * src_stride)..];
+          }
         }
       }
 
@@ -313,6 +320,7 @@ where
     hw
   }
 
+  #[inline(always)]
   // Hanning windowing
   fn spatial_window(n: f64) -> f64 {
     0.5 - 0.5 * (2.0 * PI * n / SB_SIZE as f64).cos()
@@ -345,35 +353,44 @@ where
     }
   }
 
-  fn proc0(
+  #[inline]
+  unsafe fn proc0(
     &self, s0: &[T], s1: &[f32], dest: &mut [f32], p0: usize, p1: usize,
     src_scale: f32,
   ) {
-    let s0 = s0.chunks(p0);
-    let s1 = s1.chunks(p1);
-    let dest = dest.chunks_mut(p1);
+    let s0 = s0.as_ptr();
+    let s1 = s1.as_ptr();
+    let dest = dest.as_mut_ptr();
 
-    for (s0, (s1, dest)) in s0.zip(s1.zip(dest)).take(p1) {
+    for u in 0..p1 {
       for v in 0..p1 {
-        dest[v] = u16::cast_from(s0[v]) as f32 * src_scale * s1[v];
+        let s0 = s0.add(u * p0 + v);
+        let s1 = s1.add(u * p1 + v);
+        let dest = dest.add(u * p1 + v);
+        dest.write(u16::cast_from(s0.read()) as f32 * src_scale * s1.read())
       }
     }
   }
 
-  fn proc1(
+  #[inline]
+  unsafe fn proc1(
     &self, s0: &[f32], s1: &[f32], dest: &mut [f32], p0: usize, p1: usize,
   ) {
-    let s0 = s0.chunks(p0);
-    let s1 = s1.chunks(p0);
-    let dest = dest.chunks_mut(p1);
+    let s0 = s0.as_ptr();
+    let s1 = s1.as_ptr();
+    let dest = dest.as_mut_ptr();
 
-    for (s0, (s1, dest)) in s0.zip(s1.zip(dest)).take(p0) {
+    for u in 0..p0 {
       for v in 0..p0 {
-        dest[v] += s0[v] * s1[v];
+        let s0 = s0.add(u * p0 + v);
+        let s1 = s1.add(u * p0 + v);
+        let dest = dest.add(u * p1 + v);
+        dest.write(s0.read().mul_add(s1.read(), dest.read()));
       }
     }
   }
 
+  #[inline]
   fn remove_mean(
     &self, dftc: &mut [Complex<f32>; COMPLEX_COUNT],
     dftgc: &[Complex<f32>; COMPLEX_COUNT],
@@ -389,6 +406,7 @@ where
     }
   }
 
+  #[inline]
   fn add_mean(
     &self, dftc: &mut [Complex<f32>; COMPLEX_COUNT],
     means: &[Complex<f32>; COMPLEX_COUNT],
@@ -399,6 +417,7 @@ where
     }
   }
 
+  #[inline]
   // Applies a generalized wiener filter
   fn filter_coeffs(&self, dftc: &mut [Complex<f32>; COMPLEX_COUNT]) {
     for h in 0..COMPLEX_COUNT {
@@ -495,11 +514,8 @@ where
     for (ebuff, dest) in ebuff.zip(dest).take(dest_height) {
       for x in 0..dest_width {
         let fval = ebuff[x].mul_add(self.dest_scale, 0.5);
-        dest[x] = clamp(
-          T::cast_from(fval.round() as u16),
-          T::cast_from(0u16),
-          self.peak,
-        );
+        dest[x] =
+          clamp(T::cast_from(fval as u16), T::cast_from(0u16), self.peak);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -544,6 +560,7 @@ where
   }
 }
 
+#[inline(always)]
 fn extra(a: usize, b: usize) -> usize {
   if a % b > 0 {
     b - (a % b)