diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Image.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Image.cs
index af31eff792..8bfd8ee1a3 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Image.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Image.cs
@@ -223,17 +223,5 @@ namespace ImageSharp
             : base(other)
         {
         }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        public override PixelAccessor<Color> Lock()
-        {
-            return new PixelAccessor(this);
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        internal override ImageFrame<Color> ToFrame()
-        {
-            return new ImageFrame(this);
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Image/ImageBase{TColor}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Image/ImageBase{TColor}.cs
index 2badc008a2..830318b32b 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Image/ImageBase{TColor}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Image/ImageBase{TColor}.cs
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public virtual PixelAccessor<TColor> Lock()
+        public PixelAccessor<TColor> Lock()
         {
             return new PixelAccessor<TColor>(this);
         }
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Image/PixelAccessor{TColor}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Image/PixelAccessor{TColor}.cs
index e104b8ae77..a106765652 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Image/PixelAccessor{TColor}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Image/PixelAccessor{TColor}.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp
     /// Provides per-pixel access to generic <see cref="Image{TColor}"/> pixels.
     /// </summary>
     /// <typeparam name="TColor">The pixel format.</typeparam>
-    public unsafe class PixelAccessor<TColor> : IDisposable
+    public sealed unsafe class PixelAccessor<TColor> : IDisposable
         where TColor : struct, IPixel<TColor>
     {
         /// <summary>
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the pixel buffer array.
         /// </summary>
-        public TColor[] PixelBuffer => this.pixelBuffer.Array;
+        public TColor[] PixelArray => this.pixelBuffer.Array;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the pointer to the pixel buffer.
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         /// </summary>
         public ParallelOptions ParallelOptions { get; }
 
+        private static BulkPixelOperations<TColor> Operations => BulkPixelOperations<TColor>.Instance;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the pixel at the specified position.
         /// </summary>
@@ -236,6 +238,17 @@ namespace ImageSharp
             Unsafe.InitBlock(this.pixelsBase, 0, (uint)(this.RowStride * this.Height));
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a <see cref="BufferPointer{TColor}"/> to the row 'y' beginning from the pixel at 'x'.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="x">The x coordinate</param>
+        /// <param name="y">The y coordinate</param>
+        /// <returns>The <see cref="BufferPointer{TColor}"/></returns>
+        internal BufferPointer<TColor> GetRowPointer(int x, int y)
+        {
+            return this.pixelBuffer.Slice((y * this.Width) + x);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Sets the pixel buffer in an unsafe manner. This should not be used unless you know what its doing!!!
         /// </summary>
@@ -270,24 +283,15 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         /// <param name="targetY">The target row index.</param>
         /// <param name="width">The width.</param>
         /// <param name="height">The height.</param>
-        protected virtual void CopyFromZyx(PixelArea<TColor> area, int targetX, int targetY, int width, int height)
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        private void CopyFromZyx(PixelArea<TColor> area, int targetX, int targetY, int width, int height)
         {
-            TColor packed = default(TColor);
-            int size = Unsafe.SizeOf<TColor>();
-
             for (int y = 0; y < height; y++)
             {
-                byte* source = area.PixelBase + (y * area.RowStride);
-                byte* destination = this.GetRowPointer(targetX, targetY + y);
-
-                for (int x = 0; x < width; x++)
-                {
-                    packed.PackFromBytes(*(source + 2), *(source + 1), *source, 255);
-                    Unsafe.Write(destination, packed);
+                BufferPointer<byte> source = area.GetRowPointer(y);
+                BufferPointer<TColor> destination = this.GetRowPointer(targetX, targetY + y);
 
-                    source += 3;
-                    destination += size;
-                }
+                Operations.PackFromZyxBytes(source, destination, width);
             }
         }
 
@@ -299,24 +303,15 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         /// <param name="targetY">The target row index.</param>
         /// <param name="width">The width.</param>
         /// <param name="height">The height.</param>
-        protected virtual void CopyFromZyxw(PixelArea<TColor> area, int targetX, int targetY, int width, int height)
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        private void CopyFromZyxw(PixelArea<TColor> area, int targetX, int targetY, int width, int height)
         {
-            TColor packed = default(TColor);
-            int size = Unsafe.SizeOf<TColor>();
-
             for (int y = 0; y < height; y++)
             {
-                byte* source = area.PixelBase + (y * area.RowStride);
-                byte* destination = this.GetRowPointer(targetX, targetY + y);
-
-                for (int x = 0; x < width; x++)
-                {
-                    packed.PackFromBytes(*(source + 2), *(source + 1), *source, *(source + 3));
-                    Unsafe.Write(destination, packed);
+                BufferPointer<byte> source = area.GetRowPointer(y);
+                BufferPointer<TColor> destination = this.GetRowPointer(targetX, targetY + y);
 
-                    source += 4;
-                    destination += size;
-                }
+                Operations.PackFromZyxwBytes(source, destination, width);
             }
         }
 
@@ -328,24 +323,15 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         /// <param name="targetY">The target row index.</param>
         /// <param name="width">The width.</param>
         /// <param name="height">The height.</param>
-        protected virtual void CopyFromXyz(PixelArea<TColor> area, int targetX, int targetY, int width, int height)
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        private void CopyFromXyz(PixelArea<TColor> area, int targetX, int targetY, int width, int height)
         {
-            TColor packed = default(TColor);
-            int size = Unsafe.SizeOf<TColor>();
-
             for (int y = 0; y < height; y++)
             {
-                byte* source = area.PixelBase + (y * area.RowStride);
-                byte* destination = this.GetRowPointer(targetX, targetY + y);
-
-                for (int x = 0; x < width; x++)
-                {
-                    packed.PackFromBytes(*source, *(source + 1), *(source + 2), 255);
-                    Unsafe.Write(destination, packed);
+                BufferPointer<byte> source = area.GetRowPointer(y);
+                BufferPointer<TColor> destination = this.GetRowPointer(targetX, targetY + y);
 
-                    source += 3;
-                    destination += size;
-                }
+                Operations.PackFromXyzBytes(source, destination, width);
             }
         }
 
@@ -357,24 +343,14 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         /// <param name="targetY">The target row index.</param>
         /// <param name="width">The width.</param>
         /// <param name="height">The height.</param>
-        protected virtual void CopyFromXyzw(PixelArea<TColor> area, int targetX, int targetY, int width, int height)
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        private void CopyFromXyzw(PixelArea<TColor> area, int targetX, int targetY, int width, int height)
         {
-            TColor packed = default(TColor);
-            int size = Unsafe.SizeOf<TColor>();
-
             for (int y = 0; y < height; y++)
             {
-                byte* source = area.PixelBase + (y * area.RowStride);
-                byte* destination = this.GetRowPointer(targetX, targetY + y);
-
-                for (int x = 0; x < width; x++)
-                {
-                    packed.PackFromBytes(*source, *(source + 1), *(source + 2), *(source + 3));
-                    Unsafe.Write(destination, packed);
-
-                    source += 4;
-                    destination += size;
-                }
+                BufferPointer<byte> source = area.GetRowPointer(y);
+                BufferPointer<TColor> destination = this.GetRowPointer(targetX, targetY + y);
+                Operations.PackFromXyzwBytes(source, destination, width);
             }
         }
 
@@ -386,16 +362,14 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         /// <param name="sourceY">The source row index.</param>
         /// <param name="width">The width.</param>
         /// <param name="height">The height.</param>
-        protected virtual void CopyToZyx(PixelArea<TColor> area, int sourceX, int sourceY, int width, int height)
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        private void CopyToZyx(PixelArea<TColor> area, int sourceX, int sourceY, int width, int height)
         {
             for (int y = 0; y < height; y++)
             {
-                int offset = y * area.RowStride;
-                for (int x = 0; x < width; x++)
-                {
-                    this[sourceX + x, sourceY + y].ToZyxBytes(area.Bytes, offset);
-                    offset += 3;
-                }
+                BufferPointer<TColor> source = this.GetRowPointer(sourceX, sourceY + y);
+                BufferPointer<byte> destination = area.GetRowPointer(y);
+                Operations.ToZyxBytes(source, destination, width);
             }
         }
 
@@ -407,16 +381,14 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         /// <param name="sourceY">The source row index.</param>
         /// <param name="width">The width.</param>
         /// <param name="height">The height.</param>
-        protected virtual void CopyToZyxw(PixelArea<TColor> area, int sourceX, int sourceY, int width, int height)
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        private void CopyToZyxw(PixelArea<TColor> area, int sourceX, int sourceY, int width, int height)
         {
             for (int y = 0; y < height; y++)
             {
-                int offset = y * area.RowStride;
-                for (int x = 0; x < width; x++)
-                {
-                    this[sourceX + x, sourceY + y].ToZyxwBytes(area.Bytes, offset);
-                    offset += 4;
-                }
+                BufferPointer<TColor> source = this.GetRowPointer(sourceX, sourceY + y);
+                BufferPointer<byte> destination = area.GetRowPointer(y);
+                Operations.ToZyxwBytes(source, destination, width);
             }
         }
 
@@ -428,16 +400,14 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         /// <param name="sourceY">The source row index.</param>
         /// <param name="width">The width.</param>
         /// <param name="height">The height.</param>
-        protected virtual void CopyToXyz(PixelArea<TColor> area, int sourceX, int sourceY, int width, int height)
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        private void CopyToXyz(PixelArea<TColor> area, int sourceX, int sourceY, int width, int height)
         {
             for (int y = 0; y < height; y++)
             {
-                int offset = y * area.RowStride;
-                for (int x = 0; x < width; x++)
-                {
-                    this[sourceX + x, sourceY + y].ToXyzBytes(area.Bytes, offset);
-                    offset += 3;
-                }
+                BufferPointer<TColor> source = this.GetRowPointer(sourceX, sourceY + y);
+                BufferPointer<byte> destination = area.GetRowPointer(y);
+                Operations.ToXyzBytes(source, destination, width);
             }
         }
 
@@ -449,32 +419,17 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         /// <param name="sourceY">The source row index.</param>
         /// <param name="width">The width.</param>
         /// <param name="height">The height.</param>
-        protected virtual void CopyToXyzw(PixelArea<TColor> area, int sourceX, int sourceY, int width, int height)
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        private void CopyToXyzw(PixelArea<TColor> area, int sourceX, int sourceY, int width, int height)
         {
             for (int y = 0; y < height; y++)
             {
-                int offset = y * area.RowStride;
-                for (int x = 0; x < width; x++)
-                {
-                    this[sourceX + x, sourceY + y].ToXyzwBytes(area.Bytes, offset);
-                    offset += 4;
-                }
+                BufferPointer<TColor> source = this.GetRowPointer(sourceX, sourceY + y);
+                BufferPointer<byte> destination = area.GetRowPointer(y);
+                Operations.ToXyzwBytes(source, destination, width);
             }
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the pointer at the specified row.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="x">The column index.</param>
-        /// <param name="y">The row index.</param>
-        /// <returns>
-        /// The <see cref="T:byte*"/>.
-        /// </returns>
-        protected byte* GetRowPointer(int x, int y)
-        {
-            return this.pixelsBase + (((y * this.Width) + x) * Unsafe.SizeOf<TColor>());
-        }
-
         private void SetPixelBufferUnsafe(int width, int height, TColor[] pixels)
         {
             this.SetPixelBufferUnsafe(width, height, new PinnedBuffer<TColor>(width * height, pixels));
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Image/PixelArea{TColor}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Image/PixelArea{TColor}.cs
index c54de12d6c..be6debba2f 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Image/PixelArea{TColor}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Image/PixelArea{TColor}.cs
@@ -203,6 +203,16 @@ namespace ImageSharp
             Unsafe.InitBlock(this.PixelBase, 0, (uint)(this.RowStride * this.Height));
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a <see cref="BufferPointer{Byte}"/> to the row y.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="y">The y coordinate</param>
+        /// <returns>The <see cref="BufferPointer{Byte}"/></returns>
+        internal BufferPointer<byte> GetRowPointer(int y)
+        {
+            return this.byteBuffer.Slice(y * this.RowStride);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets component count for the given order.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/ImageFrame.cs b/src/ImageSharp/ImageFrame.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index be654111df..0000000000
--- a/src/ImageSharp/ImageFrame.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-// <copyright file="ImageFrame.cs" company="James Jackson-South">
-// Copyright (c) James Jackson-South and contributors.
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
-// </copyright>
-
-namespace ImageSharp
-{
-    using System.Diagnostics;
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// An optimized frame for the <see cref="Image"/> class.
-    /// </summary>
-    [DebuggerDisplay("ImageFrame: {Width}x{Height}")]
-    public sealed class ImageFrame : ImageFrame<Color>
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ImageFrame"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="width">The width of the image in pixels.</param>
-        /// <param name="height">The height of the image in pixels.</param>
-        /// <param name="configuration">
-        /// The configuration providing initialization code which allows extending the library.
-        /// </param>
-        public ImageFrame(int width, int height, Configuration configuration = null)
-            : base(width, height, configuration)
-        {
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ImageFrame"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="image">
-        /// The image to create the frame from.
-        /// </param>
-        public ImageFrame(ImageBase<Color> image)
-            : base(image)
-        {
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        public override PixelAccessor<Color> Lock()
-        {
-            return new PixelAccessor(this);
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        internal override ImageFrame<Color> Clone()
-        {
-            return new ImageFrame(this);
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/PixelAccessor.cs b/src/ImageSharp/PixelAccessor.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 7827e7b47b..0000000000
--- a/src/ImageSharp/PixelAccessor.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,153 +0,0 @@
-// <copyright file="PixelAccessor.cs" company="James Jackson-South">
-// Copyright (c) James Jackson-South and contributors.
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
-// </copyright>
-
-namespace ImageSharp
-{
-    using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// An optimized pixel accessor for the <see cref="Image"/> class.
-    /// </summary>
-    public sealed unsafe class PixelAccessor : PixelAccessor<Color>
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PixelAccessor"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="image">The image to provide pixel access for.</param>
-        public PixelAccessor(ImageBase<Color> image)
-          : base(image)
-        {
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        protected override void CopyFromXyzw(PixelArea<Color> area, int targetX, int targetY, int width, int height)
-        {
-            uint byteCount = (uint)width * 4;
-
-            for (int y = 0; y < height; y++)
-            {
-                byte* source = area.PixelBase + (y * area.RowStride);
-                byte* destination = this.GetRowPointer(targetX, targetY + y);
-
-                Unsafe.CopyBlock(destination, source, byteCount);
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        protected override void CopyFromXyz(PixelArea<Color> area, int targetX, int targetY, int width, int height)
-        {
-            for (int y = 0; y < height; y++)
-            {
-                byte* source = area.PixelBase + (y * area.RowStride);
-                byte* destination = this.GetRowPointer(targetX, targetY + y);
-
-                for (int x = 0; x < width; x++)
-                {
-                    Unsafe.Write(destination, (uint)(*source << 0 | *(source + 1) << 8 | *(source + 2) << 16 | 255 << 24));
-
-                    source += 3;
-                    destination += 4;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        protected override void CopyFromZyx(PixelArea<Color> area, int targetX, int targetY, int width, int height)
-        {
-            for (int y = 0; y < height; y++)
-            {
-                byte* source = area.PixelBase + (y * area.RowStride);
-                byte* destination = this.GetRowPointer(targetX, targetY + y);
-
-                for (int x = 0; x < width; x++)
-                {
-                    Unsafe.Write(destination, (uint)(*(source + 2) << 0 | *(source + 1) << 8 | *source << 16 | 255 << 24));
-
-                    source += 3;
-                    destination += 4;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        protected override void CopyFromZyxw(PixelArea<Color> area, int targetX, int targetY, int width, int height)
-        {
-            for (int y = 0; y < height; y++)
-            {
-                byte* source = area.PixelBase + (y * area.RowStride);
-                byte* destination = this.GetRowPointer(targetX, targetY + y);
-
-                for (int x = 0; x < width; x++)
-                {
-                    Unsafe.Write(destination, (uint)(*(source + 2) << 0 | *(source + 1) << 8 | *source << 16 | *(source + 3) << 24));
-
-                    source += 4;
-                    destination += 4;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        protected override void CopyToZyx(PixelArea<Color> area, int sourceX, int sourceY, int width, int height)
-        {
-            for (int y = 0; y < height; y++)
-            {
-                byte* source = this.GetRowPointer(sourceX, sourceY + y);
-                byte* destination = area.PixelBase + (y * area.RowStride);
-
-                for (int x = 0; x < width; x++)
-                {
-                    *destination = *(source + 2);
-                    *(destination + 1) = *(source + 1);
-                    *(destination + 2) = *(source + 0);
-
-                    source += 4;
-                    destination += 3;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        protected override void CopyToXyz(PixelArea<Color> area, int sourceX, int sourceY, int width, int height)
-        {
-            for (int y = 0; y < height; y++)
-            {
-                byte* source = this.GetRowPointer(sourceX, sourceY + y);
-                byte* destination = area.PixelBase + (y * area.RowStride);
-
-                for (int x = 0; x < width; x++)
-                {
-                    *destination = *(source + 0);
-                    *(destination + 1) = *(source + 1);
-                    *(destination + 2) = *(source + 2);
-
-                    source += 4;
-                    destination += 3;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        protected override void CopyToZyxw(PixelArea<Color> area, int sourceX, int sourceY, int width, int height)
-        {
-            for (int y = 0; y < height; y++)
-            {
-                byte* source = this.GetRowPointer(sourceX, sourceY + y);
-                byte* destination = area.PixelBase + (y * area.RowStride);
-
-                for (int x = 0; x < width; x++)
-                {
-                    *destination = *(source + 2);
-                    *(destination + 1) = *(source + 1);
-                    *(destination + 2) = *(source + 0);
-                    *(destination + 3) = *(source + 3);
-
-                    source += 4;
-                    destination += 4;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Benchmarks/Color/Bulk/PixelAccessorVirtualCopy.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Benchmarks/Color/Bulk/PixelAccessorVirtualCopy.cs
index 694a26f3dd..3df688972f 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Benchmarks/Color/Bulk/PixelAccessorVirtualCopy.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Benchmarks/Color/Bulk/PixelAccessorVirtualCopy.cs
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Benchmarks.Color.Bulk
         private BufferPointer<Color> GetPixelAccessorRow(int x, int y)
         {
             return new BufferPointer<ImageSharp.Color>(
-                this.pixelAccessor.PixelBuffer,
+                this.pixelAccessor.PixelArray,
                 (void*)this.pixelAccessor.DataPointer,
                 (y * this.pixelAccessor.Width) + x
                 );
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/PixelAccessorTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/PixelAccessorTests.cs
index f3cd20f45c..cd9cd04b72 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/PixelAccessorTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/PixelAccessorTests.cs
@@ -130,16 +130,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Tests
                 CopyFromZYX(image);
             }
         }
-
-        [Fact]
-        public void CopyFromZYXOptimized()
-        {
-            using (Image image = new Image(1, 1))
-            {
-                CopyFromZYX(image);
-            }
-        }
-
+        
         [Fact]
         public void CopyFromZYXW()
         {
@@ -148,16 +139,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Tests
                 CopyFromZYXW(image);
             }
         }
-
-        [Fact]
-        public void CopyFromZYXWOptimized()
-        {
-            using (Image image = new Image(1, 1))
-            {
-                CopyFromZYXW(image);
-            }
-        }
-
+        
         [Fact]
         public void CopyToZYX()
         {
@@ -166,16 +148,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Tests
                 CopyToZYX(image);
             }
         }
-
-        [Fact]
-        public void CopyToZYXOptimized()
-        {
-            using (Image image = new Image(1, 1))
-            {
-                CopyToZYX(image);
-            }
-        }
-
+        
         [Fact]
         public void CopyToZYXW()
         {
@@ -184,16 +157,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Tests
                 CopyToZYXW(image);
             }
         }
-
-        [Fact]
-        public void CopyToZYXWOptimized()
-        {
-            using (Image image = new Image(1, 1))
-            {
-                CopyToZYXW(image);
-            }
-        }
-
+        
         private static void CopyFromZYX<TColor>(Image<TColor> image)
             where TColor : struct, IPixel<TColor>
         {