diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Configuration.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Configuration.cs
index c0064d1877..b1767101d4 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Configuration.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Configuration.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Png;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.IO;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing;
+using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Transforms;
 using SixLabors.Memory;
 
 namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
@@ -102,6 +103,15 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// </summary>
         internal IFileSystem FileSystem { get; set; } = new LocalFileSystem();
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the working buffer size hint for image processors.
+        /// The default value is 1MB.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// Currently only used by <see cref="ResizeProcessor{TPixel}"/>.
+        /// </remarks>
+        internal int WorkingBufferSizeHintInBytes { get; set; } = 1 * 1024 * 1024;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the image operations provider factory.
         /// </summary>
@@ -130,7 +140,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
                 MemoryAllocator = this.MemoryAllocator,
                 ImageOperationsProvider = this.ImageOperationsProvider,
                 ReadOrigin = this.ReadOrigin,
-                FileSystem = this.FileSystem
+                FileSystem = this.FileSystem,
+                WorkingBufferSizeHintInBytes = this.WorkingBufferSizeHintInBytes,
             };
         }
 
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/ResizeHelper.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Transforms/Resize/ResizeHelper.cs
similarity index 88%
rename from src/ImageSharp/Processing/ResizeHelper.cs
rename to src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Transforms/Resize/ResizeHelper.cs
index 3ae632162f..0bc8cfda02 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/ResizeHelper.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Transforms/Resize/ResizeHelper.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-// Copyright (c) Six Labors and contributors.
+// Copyright (c) Six Labors and contributors.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Numerics;
+
 using SixLabors.Primitives;
 
-namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing
+namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Transforms
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Provides methods to help calculate the target rectangle when resizing using the
@@ -13,6 +15,16 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing
     /// </summary>
     internal static class ResizeHelper
     {
+        public static unsafe int CalculateResizeWorkerWindowCount(
+            int windowDiameter,
+            int width,
+            int sizeLimitHintInBytes)
+        {
+            int sizeLimitHint = sizeLimitHintInBytes / sizeof(Vector4);
+            int sizeOfOneWindow = windowDiameter * width;
+            return Math.Max(2, sizeLimitHint / sizeOfOneWindow);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Calculates the target location and bounds to perform the resize operation against.
         /// </summary>
@@ -21,9 +33,13 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing
         /// <param name="width">The target width</param>
         /// <param name="height">The target height</param>
         /// <returns>
-        /// The <see cref="ValueTuple{Size,Rectangle}"/>.
+        /// The tuple representing the location and the bounds
         /// </returns>
-        public static (Size, Rectangle) CalculateTargetLocationAndBounds(Size sourceSize, ResizeOptions options, int width, int height)
+        public static (Size, Rectangle) CalculateTargetLocationAndBounds(
+            Size sourceSize,
+            ResizeOptions options,
+            int width,
+            int height)
         {
             switch (options.Mode)
             {
@@ -44,7 +60,90 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing
             }
         }
 
-        private static (Size, Rectangle) CalculateCropRectangle(Size source, ResizeOptions options, int width, int height)
+        private static (Size, Rectangle) CalculateBoxPadRectangle(
+            Size source,
+            ResizeOptions options,
+            int width,
+            int height)
+        {
+            if (width <= 0 || height <= 0)
+            {
+                return (new Size(source.Width, source.Height), new Rectangle(0, 0, source.Width, source.Height));
+            }
+
+            int sourceWidth = source.Width;
+            int sourceHeight = source.Height;
+
+            // Fractional variants for preserving aspect ratio.
+            float percentHeight = MathF.Abs(height / (float)sourceHeight);
+            float percentWidth = MathF.Abs(width / (float)sourceWidth);
+
+            int boxPadHeight = height > 0 ? height : (int)MathF.Round(sourceHeight * percentWidth);
+            int boxPadWidth = width > 0 ? width : (int)MathF.Round(sourceWidth * percentHeight);
+
+            // Only calculate if upscaling.
+            if (sourceWidth < boxPadWidth && sourceHeight < boxPadHeight)
+            {
+                int destinationX;
+                int destinationY;
+                int destinationWidth = sourceWidth;
+                int destinationHeight = sourceHeight;
+                width = boxPadWidth;
+                height = boxPadHeight;
+
+                switch (options.Position)
+                {
+                    case AnchorPositionMode.Left:
+                        destinationY = (height - sourceHeight) / 2;
+                        destinationX = 0;
+                        break;
+                    case AnchorPositionMode.Right:
+                        destinationY = (height - sourceHeight) / 2;
+                        destinationX = width - sourceWidth;
+                        break;
+                    case AnchorPositionMode.TopRight:
+                        destinationY = 0;
+                        destinationX = width - sourceWidth;
+                        break;
+                    case AnchorPositionMode.Top:
+                        destinationY = 0;
+                        destinationX = (width - sourceWidth) / 2;
+                        break;
+                    case AnchorPositionMode.TopLeft:
+                        destinationY = 0;
+                        destinationX = 0;
+                        break;
+                    case AnchorPositionMode.BottomRight:
+                        destinationY = height - sourceHeight;
+                        destinationX = width - sourceWidth;
+                        break;
+                    case AnchorPositionMode.Bottom:
+                        destinationY = height - sourceHeight;
+                        destinationX = (width - sourceWidth) / 2;
+                        break;
+                    case AnchorPositionMode.BottomLeft:
+                        destinationY = height - sourceHeight;
+                        destinationX = 0;
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        destinationY = (height - sourceHeight) / 2;
+                        destinationX = (width - sourceWidth) / 2;
+                        break;
+                }
+
+                return (new Size(width, height),
+                           new Rectangle(destinationX, destinationY, destinationWidth, destinationHeight));
+            }
+
+            // Switch to pad mode to downscale and calculate from there.
+            return CalculatePadRectangle(source, options, width, height);
+        }
+
+        private static (Size, Rectangle) CalculateCropRectangle(
+            Size source,
+            ResizeOptions options,
+            int width,
+            int height)
         {
             if (width <= 0 || height <= 0)
             {
@@ -147,152 +246,15 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing
                 destinationWidth = (int)MathF.Ceiling(sourceWidth * percentHeight);
             }
 
-            return (new Size(width, height), new Rectangle(destinationX, destinationY, destinationWidth, destinationHeight));
-        }
-
-        private static (Size, Rectangle) CalculatePadRectangle(Size source, ResizeOptions options, int width, int height)
-        {
-            if (width <= 0 || height <= 0)
-            {
-                return (new Size(source.Width, source.Height), new Rectangle(0, 0, source.Width, source.Height));
-            }
-
-            float ratio;
-            int sourceWidth = source.Width;
-            int sourceHeight = source.Height;
-
-            int destinationX = 0;
-            int destinationY = 0;
-            int destinationWidth = width;
-            int destinationHeight = height;
-
-            // Fractional variants for preserving aspect ratio.
-            float percentHeight = MathF.Abs(height / (float)sourceHeight);
-            float percentWidth = MathF.Abs(width / (float)sourceWidth);
-
-            if (percentHeight < percentWidth)
-            {
-                ratio = percentHeight;
-                destinationWidth = (int)MathF.Round(sourceWidth * percentHeight);
-
-                switch (options.Position)
-                {
-                    case AnchorPositionMode.Left:
-                    case AnchorPositionMode.TopLeft:
-                    case AnchorPositionMode.BottomLeft:
-                        destinationX = 0;
-                        break;
-                    case AnchorPositionMode.Right:
-                    case AnchorPositionMode.TopRight:
-                    case AnchorPositionMode.BottomRight:
-                        destinationX = (int)MathF.Round(width - (sourceWidth * ratio));
-                        break;
-                    default:
-                        destinationX = (int)MathF.Round((width - (sourceWidth * ratio)) / 2F);
-                        break;
-                }
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                ratio = percentWidth;
-                destinationHeight = (int)MathF.Round(sourceHeight * percentWidth);
-
-                switch (options.Position)
-                {
-                    case AnchorPositionMode.Top:
-                    case AnchorPositionMode.TopLeft:
-                    case AnchorPositionMode.TopRight:
-                        destinationY = 0;
-                        break;
-                    case AnchorPositionMode.Bottom:
-                    case AnchorPositionMode.BottomLeft:
-                    case AnchorPositionMode.BottomRight:
-                        destinationY = (int)MathF.Round(height - (sourceHeight * ratio));
-                        break;
-                    default:
-                        destinationY = (int)MathF.Round((height - (sourceHeight * ratio)) / 2F);
-                        break;
-                }
-            }
-
-            return (new Size(width, height), new Rectangle(destinationX, destinationY, destinationWidth, destinationHeight));
-        }
-
-        private static (Size, Rectangle) CalculateBoxPadRectangle(Size source, ResizeOptions options, int width, int height)
-        {
-            if (width <= 0 || height <= 0)
-            {
-                return (new Size(source.Width, source.Height), new Rectangle(0, 0, source.Width, source.Height));
-            }
-
-            int sourceWidth = source.Width;
-            int sourceHeight = source.Height;
-
-            // Fractional variants for preserving aspect ratio.
-            float percentHeight = MathF.Abs(height / (float)sourceHeight);
-            float percentWidth = MathF.Abs(width / (float)sourceWidth);
-
-            int boxPadHeight = height > 0 ? height : (int)MathF.Round(sourceHeight * percentWidth);
-            int boxPadWidth = width > 0 ? width : (int)MathF.Round(sourceWidth * percentHeight);
-
-            // Only calculate if upscaling.
-            if (sourceWidth < boxPadWidth && sourceHeight < boxPadHeight)
-            {
-                int destinationX;
-                int destinationY;
-                int destinationWidth = sourceWidth;
-                int destinationHeight = sourceHeight;
-                width = boxPadWidth;
-                height = boxPadHeight;
-
-                switch (options.Position)
-                {
-                    case AnchorPositionMode.Left:
-                        destinationY = (height - sourceHeight) / 2;
-                        destinationX = 0;
-                        break;
-                    case AnchorPositionMode.Right:
-                        destinationY = (height - sourceHeight) / 2;
-                        destinationX = width - sourceWidth;
-                        break;
-                    case AnchorPositionMode.TopRight:
-                        destinationY = 0;
-                        destinationX = width - sourceWidth;
-                        break;
-                    case AnchorPositionMode.Top:
-                        destinationY = 0;
-                        destinationX = (width - sourceWidth) / 2;
-                        break;
-                    case AnchorPositionMode.TopLeft:
-                        destinationY = 0;
-                        destinationX = 0;
-                        break;
-                    case AnchorPositionMode.BottomRight:
-                        destinationY = height - sourceHeight;
-                        destinationX = width - sourceWidth;
-                        break;
-                    case AnchorPositionMode.Bottom:
-                        destinationY = height - sourceHeight;
-                        destinationX = (width - sourceWidth) / 2;
-                        break;
-                    case AnchorPositionMode.BottomLeft:
-                        destinationY = height - sourceHeight;
-                        destinationX = 0;
-                        break;
-                    default:
-                        destinationY = (height - sourceHeight) / 2;
-                        destinationX = (width - sourceWidth) / 2;
-                        break;
-                }
-
-                return (new Size(width, height), new Rectangle(destinationX, destinationY, destinationWidth, destinationHeight));
-            }
-
-            // Switch to pad mode to downscale and calculate from there.
-            return CalculatePadRectangle(source, options, width, height);
+            return (new Size(width, height),
+                       new Rectangle(destinationX, destinationY, destinationWidth, destinationHeight));
         }
 
-        private static (Size, Rectangle) CalculateMaxRectangle(Size source, ResizeOptions options, int width, int height)
+        private static (Size, Rectangle) CalculateMaxRectangle(
+            Size source,
+            ResizeOptions options,
+            int width,
+            int height)
         {
             int destinationWidth = width;
             int destinationHeight = height;
@@ -320,7 +282,11 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing
             return (new Size(width, height), new Rectangle(0, 0, destinationWidth, destinationHeight));
         }
 
-        private static (Size, Rectangle) CalculateMinRectangle(Size source, ResizeOptions options, int width, int height)
+        private static (Size, Rectangle) CalculateMinRectangle(
+            Size source,
+            ResizeOptions options,
+            int width,
+            int height)
         {
             int sourceWidth = source.Width;
             int sourceHeight = source.Height;
@@ -372,5 +338,78 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing
             // Replace the size to match the rectangle.
             return (new Size(width, height), new Rectangle(0, 0, destinationWidth, destinationHeight));
         }
+
+        private static (Size, Rectangle) CalculatePadRectangle(
+            Size source,
+            ResizeOptions options,
+            int width,
+            int height)
+        {
+            if (width <= 0 || height <= 0)
+            {
+                return (new Size(source.Width, source.Height), new Rectangle(0, 0, source.Width, source.Height));
+            }
+
+            float ratio;
+            int sourceWidth = source.Width;
+            int sourceHeight = source.Height;
+
+            int destinationX = 0;
+            int destinationY = 0;
+            int destinationWidth = width;
+            int destinationHeight = height;
+
+            // Fractional variants for preserving aspect ratio.
+            float percentHeight = MathF.Abs(height / (float)sourceHeight);
+            float percentWidth = MathF.Abs(width / (float)sourceWidth);
+
+            if (percentHeight < percentWidth)
+            {
+                ratio = percentHeight;
+                destinationWidth = (int)MathF.Round(sourceWidth * percentHeight);
+
+                switch (options.Position)
+                {
+                    case AnchorPositionMode.Left:
+                    case AnchorPositionMode.TopLeft:
+                    case AnchorPositionMode.BottomLeft:
+                        destinationX = 0;
+                        break;
+                    case AnchorPositionMode.Right:
+                    case AnchorPositionMode.TopRight:
+                    case AnchorPositionMode.BottomRight:
+                        destinationX = (int)MathF.Round(width - (sourceWidth * ratio));
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        destinationX = (int)MathF.Round((width - (sourceWidth * ratio)) / 2F);
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                ratio = percentWidth;
+                destinationHeight = (int)MathF.Round(sourceHeight * percentWidth);
+
+                switch (options.Position)
+                {
+                    case AnchorPositionMode.Top:
+                    case AnchorPositionMode.TopLeft:
+                    case AnchorPositionMode.TopRight:
+                        destinationY = 0;
+                        break;
+                    case AnchorPositionMode.Bottom:
+                    case AnchorPositionMode.BottomLeft:
+                    case AnchorPositionMode.BottomRight:
+                        destinationY = (int)MathF.Round(height - (sourceHeight * ratio));
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        destinationY = (int)MathF.Round((height - (sourceHeight * ratio)) / 2F);
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return (new Size(width, height),
+                       new Rectangle(destinationX, destinationY, destinationWidth, destinationHeight));
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/ConfigurationTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/ConfigurationTests.cs
index 208387e6d1..6f68d04288 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/ConfigurationTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/ConfigurationTests.cs
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
         /// Test that the default configuration is not null.
         /// </summary>
         [Fact]
-        public void TestDefaultConfigurationIsNotNull() => Assert.True(Configuration.Default != null);
+        public void TestDefaultConfigurationIsNotNull() => Assert.True(this.DefaultConfiguration != null);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test that the default configuration read origin options is set to begin.
         /// </summary>
         [Fact]
-        public void TestDefaultConfigurationReadOriginIsCurrent() => Assert.True(Configuration.Default.ReadOrigin == ReadOrigin.Current);
+        public void TestDefaultConfigurationReadOriginIsCurrent() => Assert.True(this.DefaultConfiguration.ReadOrigin == ReadOrigin.Current);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test that the default configuration parallel options max degrees of parallelism matches the
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
         [Fact]
         public void TestDefaultConfigurationMaxDegreeOfParallelism()
         {
-            Assert.True(Configuration.Default.MaxDegreeOfParallelism == Environment.ProcessorCount);
+            Assert.True(this.DefaultConfiguration.MaxDegreeOfParallelism == Environment.ProcessorCount);
 
             var cfg = new Configuration();
             Assert.True(cfg.MaxDegreeOfParallelism == Environment.ProcessorCount);
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
         public void ConfigurationCannotAddDuplicates()
         {
             const int count = 4;
-            Configuration config = Configuration.Default;
+            Configuration config = this.DefaultConfiguration;
 
             Assert.Equal(count, config.ImageFormats.Count());
 
@@ -105,9 +105,16 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
         [Fact]
         public void DefaultConfigurationHasCorrectFormatCount()
         {
-            Configuration config = Configuration.Default;
+            Configuration config = Configuration.CreateDefaultInstance();
 
             Assert.Equal(4, config.ImageFormats.Count());
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void WorkingBufferSizeHint_DefaultIsCorrect()
+        {
+            Configuration config = this.DefaultConfiguration;
+            Assert.True(config.WorkingBufferSizeHintInBytes  > 1024);
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Processing/Processors/Transforms/ResizeTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Processing/Processors/Transforms/ResizeTests.cs
index 3d6f08a152..ec0092f340 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Processing/Processors/Transforms/ResizeTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Processing/Processors/Transforms/ResizeTests.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,25 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Processing.Processors.Transforms
 
         private static readonly ImageComparer ValidatorComparer = ImageComparer.TolerantPercentage(0.07F);
 
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(20, 100, 1, 2)]
+        [InlineData(20, 100, 20*100*16, 2)]
+        [InlineData(20, 100, 40*100*16, 2)]
+        [InlineData(20, 100, 59*100*16, 2)]
+        [InlineData(20, 100, 60*100*16, 3)]
+        [InlineData(17, 63, 5*17*63*16, 5)]
+        [InlineData(17, 63, 5*17*63*16+1, 5)]
+        [InlineData(17, 63, 6*17*63*16-1, 5)]
+        public void CalculateResizeWorkerWindowCount(
+            int windowDiameter,
+            int width,
+            int sizeLimitHintInBytes,
+            int expectedCount)
+        {
+            int actualCount = ResizeHelper.CalculateResizeWorkerWindowCount(windowDiameter, width, sizeLimitHintInBytes);
+            Assert.Equal(expectedCount, actualCount);
+        }
+        
         [Theory]
         [InlineData(-2, 0)]
         [InlineData(-1, 0)]