diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Colors/PackedPixel/BulkPixelOperations.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Colors/PackedPixel/BulkPixelOperations.cs
index c914b3921c..a0dceadedc 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Colors/PackedPixel/BulkPixelOperations.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Colors/PackedPixel/BulkPixelOperations.cs
@@ -1,17 +1,34 @@
 namespace ImageSharp
 {
+    using System;
     using System.Numerics;
+    using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 
     public unsafe class BulkPixelOperations<TColor>
         where TColor : struct, IPixel<TColor>
     {
         public static BulkPixelOperations<TColor> Instance { get; } = default(TColor).BulkOperations;
+        
+        private static readonly int ColorSize = Unsafe.SizeOf<TColor>();
 
         internal virtual void PackFromVector4(
             ArrayPointer<Vector4> sourceVectors,
             ArrayPointer<TColor> destColors,
             int count)
         {
+            Vector4* sp = (Vector4*)sourceVectors.PointerAtOffset;
+            byte* dp = (byte*)destColors;
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+            {
+                Vector4 v = Unsafe.Read<Vector4>(sp);
+                TColor c = default(TColor);
+                c.PackFromVector4(v);
+                Unsafe.Write(dp, c);
+
+                sp++;
+                dp += ColorSize;
+            }
         }
 
         internal virtual void PackToVector4(
@@ -19,16 +36,51 @@
             ArrayPointer<Vector4> destVectors,
             int count)
         {
+            byte* sp = (byte*)sourceColors;
+            Vector4* dp = (Vector4*)destVectors.PointerAtOffset;
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+            {
+                TColor c = Unsafe.Read<TColor>(sp);
+                *dp = c.ToVector4();
+                sp += ColorSize;
+                dp++;
+            }
         }
 
-        internal virtual void PackToXyzBytes(ArrayPointer<TColor> sourceColors, ArrayPointer<byte> destBytes, int count)
+        internal virtual void PackFromXyzBytes(
+            ArrayPointer<byte> sourceBytes, 
+            ArrayPointer<TColor> destColors, 
+            int count)
         {
+            byte* sp = (byte*)sourceBytes;
+            byte* dp = (byte*)destColors.PointerAtOffset;
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+            {
+                TColor c = default(TColor);
+                c.PackFromBytes(sp[0], sp[1], sp[2], 255);
+                Unsafe.Write(dp, c);
+                sp += 3;
+                dp += ColorSize;
+            }
         }
 
-        internal virtual void PackFromXyzBytes(ArrayPointer<byte> sourceBytes, ArrayPointer<TColor> destColors, int count)
+        internal virtual void PackToXyzBytes(
+            ArrayPointer<TColor> sourceColors, 
+            ArrayPointer<byte> destBytes, int count)
         {
-        }
+            byte* sp = (byte*)sourceColors;
+
+            byte[] dest = destBytes.Array;
 
+            for (int i = destBytes.Offset; i < destBytes.Offset + count*3; i+=3)
+            {
+                TColor c = Unsafe.Read<TColor>(sp);
+                c.ToXyzBytes(dest, i);
+            }
+        }
+        
         internal virtual void PackToXyzwBytes(ArrayPointer<TColor> sourceColors, ArrayPointer<byte> destBytes, int count)
         {
         }
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Common/Memory/ArrayPointer{T}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Common/Memory/ArrayPointer{T}.cs
index 1ea7706d44..8f99327ba2 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Common/Memory/ArrayPointer{T}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Common/Memory/ArrayPointer{T}.cs
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="offset">The offset in number of elements</param>
         /// <returns>The offseted (sliced) ArrayPointer</returns>
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
         public ArrayPointer<T> Slice(int offset)
         {
             ArrayPointer<T> result = default(ArrayPointer<T>);
@@ -81,5 +82,25 @@ namespace ImageSharp
             result.PointerAtOffset = this.PointerAtOffset + (Unsafe.SizeOf<T>() * offset);
             return result;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Convertes <see cref="ArrayPointer{T}"/> instance to a raw 'void*' pointer
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="arrayPointer">The <see cref="ArrayPointer{T}"/> to convert</param>
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        public static explicit operator void*(ArrayPointer<T> arrayPointer)
+        {
+            return (void*)arrayPointer.PointerAtOffset;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Convertes <see cref="ArrayPointer{T}"/> instance to a raw 'byte*' pointer
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="arrayPointer">The <see cref="ArrayPointer{T}"/> to convert</param>
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        public static explicit operator byte* (ArrayPointer<T> arrayPointer)
+        {
+            return (byte*)arrayPointer.PointerAtOffset;
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Colors/BulkPixelOperationsTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Colors/BulkPixelOperationsTests.cs
index 441b9dacae..4725823107 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Colors/BulkPixelOperationsTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Colors/BulkPixelOperationsTests.cs
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@
 
     public abstract class BulkPixelOperationsTests
     {
-        public class ColorPixels : BulkPixelOperationsTests<Color>
+        public class Color : BulkPixelOperationsTests<ImageSharp.Color>
         {
+            public static TheoryData<int> ArraySizesData = new TheoryData<int> { 7, 16, 1111 };
         }
 
-        public class ArgbPixels : BulkPixelOperationsTests<Argb>
+        public class Argb : BulkPixelOperationsTests<ImageSharp.Argb>
         {
+            public static TheoryData<int> ArraySizesData = new TheoryData<int> { 7, 16, 1111 };
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Jpg/JpegProfilingBenchmarks.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Jpg/JpegProfilingBenchmarks.cs
index 50e678bf08..12deda577f 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Jpg/JpegProfilingBenchmarks.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Jpg/JpegProfilingBenchmarks.cs
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Tests
         {
             const int ExecutionCount = 30;
 
-            if (!Vector.IsHardwareAccelerated)
-            {
-                throw new Exception("Vector.IsHardwareAccelerated == false! ('prefer32 bit' enabled?)");
-            }
+            //if (!Vector.IsHardwareAccelerated)
+            //{
+            //    throw new Exception("Vector.IsHardwareAccelerated == false! ('prefer32 bit' enabled?)");
+            //}
 
             string path = TestFile.GetPath(fileName);
             byte[] bytes = File.ReadAllBytes(path);