diff --git a/mux.go b/mux.go
index 42e5a586..5209b938 100644
--- a/mux.go
+++ b/mux.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package rueidis
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"math/rand"
 	"net"
 	"runtime"
 	"sync"
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ func (m *mux) blockingMulti(ctx context.Context, cmd []Completed) (resp *redisre
 }
 
 func (m *mux) pipeline(ctx context.Context, cmd Completed) (resp RedisResult) {
-	slot := cmd.Slot() & uint16(len(m.wire)-1)
+	slot := slotfn(cmd.Slot(), len(m.wire))
 	wire := m.pipe(slot)
 	if resp = wire.Do(ctx, cmd); isBroken(resp.NonRedisError(), wire) {
 		m.wire[slot].CompareAndSwap(wire, m.init)
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ func (m *mux) pipeline(ctx context.Context, cmd Completed) (resp RedisResult) {
 }
 
 func (m *mux) pipelineMulti(ctx context.Context, cmd []Completed) (resp *redisresults) {
-	slot := cmd[0].Slot() & uint16(len(m.wire)-1)
+	slot := slotfn(cmd[0].Slot(), len(m.wire))
 	wire := m.pipe(slot)
 	resp = wire.DoMulti(ctx, cmd...)
 	for _, r := range resp.s {
@@ -311,7 +312,7 @@ func (m *mux) doMultiCache(ctx context.Context, slot uint16, multi []CacheableTT
 }
 
 func (m *mux) Receive(ctx context.Context, subscribe Completed, fn func(message PubSubMessage)) error {
-	slot := subscribe.Slot() & uint16(len(m.wire)-1)
+	slot := slotfn(subscribe.Slot(), len(m.wire))
 	wire := m.pipe(slot)
 	err := wire.Receive(ctx, subscribe, fn)
 	if isBroken(err, wire) {
@@ -346,3 +347,23 @@ func (m *mux) Addr() string {
 func isBroken(err error, w wire) bool {
 	return err != nil && err != ErrClosing && w.Error() != nil
 }
+
+var rngPool = sync.Pool{
+	New: func() any {
+		return rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano()))
+	},
+}
+
+func fastrand(n int) (r int) {
+	s := rngPool.Get().(*rand.Rand)
+	r = s.Intn(n)
+	rngPool.Put(s)
+	return
+}
+
+func slotfn(ks uint16, n int) uint16 {
+	if n == 1 || ks == cmds.NoSlot {
+		return 0
+	}
+	return uint16(fastrand(n))
+}
diff --git a/pipe.go b/pipe.go
index 77e73bee..386a8e34 100644
--- a/pipe.go
+++ b/pipe.go
@@ -313,8 +313,7 @@ func (p *pipe) _background() {
 	}
 
 	var (
-		ones  = make([]Completed, 1)
-		multi []Completed
+		resps []RedisResult
 		ch    chan RedisResult
 		cond  *sync.Cond
 	)
@@ -332,13 +331,12 @@ func (p *pipe) _background() {
 			_, _, _ = p.queue.NextWriteCmd()
 		default:
 		}
-		if ones[0], multi, ch, cond = p.queue.NextResultCh(); ch != nil {
-			if multi == nil {
-				multi = ones
-			}
-			for range multi {
-				ch <- newErrResult(p.Error())
+		if _, _, ch, resps, cond = p.queue.NextResultCh(); ch != nil {
+			err := newErrResult(p.Error())
+			for i := range resps {
+				resps[i] = err
 			}
+			ch <- err
 			cond.L.Unlock()
 			cond.Signal()
 		} else {
@@ -405,6 +403,7 @@ func (p *pipe) _backgroundRead() (err error) {
 		cond  *sync.Cond
 		ones  = make([]Completed, 1)
 		multi []Completed
+		resps []RedisResult
 		ch    chan RedisResult
 		ff    int // fulfilled count
 		skip  int // skip rest push messages
@@ -415,10 +414,12 @@ func (p *pipe) _backgroundRead() (err error) {
 	)
 
 	defer func() {
+		resp := newErrResult(err)
 		if err != nil && ff < len(multi) {
-			for ; ff < len(multi); ff++ {
-				ch <- newErrResult(err)
+			for ; ff < len(resps); ff++ {
+				resps[ff] = resp
 			}
+			ch <- resp
 			cond.L.Unlock()
 			cond.Signal()
 		}
@@ -462,7 +463,7 @@ func (p *pipe) _backgroundRead() (err error) {
 		}
 		if ff == len(multi) {
 			ff = 0
-			ones[0], multi, ch, cond = p.queue.NextResultCh() // ch should not be nil, otherwise it must be a protocol bug
+			ones[0], multi, ch, resps, cond = p.queue.NextResultCh() // ch should not be nil, otherwise it must be a protocol bug
 			if ch == nil {
 				cond.L.Unlock()
 				// Redis will send sunsubscribe notification proactively in the event of slot migration.
@@ -523,8 +524,12 @@ func (p *pipe) _backgroundRead() (err error) {
 		} else if multi[ff].NoReply() && msg.string == "QUEUED" {
 			panic(multiexecsub)
 		}
-		ch <- newResult(msg, err)
+		resp := newResult(msg, err)
+		if resps != nil {
+			resps[ff] = resp
+		}
 		if ff++; ff == len(multi) {
+			ch <- resp
 			cond.L.Unlock()
 			cond.Signal()
 		}
@@ -911,32 +916,28 @@ func (p *pipe) DoMulti(ctx context.Context, multi ...Completed) *redisresults {
 	return resp
 
 queue:
-	ch := p.queue.PutMulti(multi)
+	ch := p.queue.PutMulti(multi, resp.s)
 	var i int
 	if ctxCh := ctx.Done(); ctxCh == nil {
-		for ; i < len(resp.s); i++ {
-			resp.s[i] = <-ch
-		}
+		<-ch
 	} else {
-		for ; i < len(resp.s); i++ {
-			select {
-			case resp.s[i] = <-ch:
-			case <-ctxCh:
-				goto abort
-			}
+		select {
+		case <-ch:
+		case <-ctxCh:
+			goto abort
 		}
 	}
 	atomic.AddInt32(&p.waits, -1)
 	atomic.AddInt32(&p.recvs, 1)
 	return resp
 abort:
-	go func(i int) {
-		for ; i < len(resp.s); i++ {
-			<-ch
-		}
+	go func(i int, resp *redisresults) {
+		<-ch
+		resultsp.Put(resp)
 		atomic.AddInt32(&p.waits, -1)
 		atomic.AddInt32(&p.recvs, 1)
-	}(i)
+	}(i, resp)
+	resp = resultsp.Get(len(multi), len(multi))
 	err := newErrResult(ctx.Err())
 	for ; i < len(resp.s); i++ {
 		resp.s[i] = err
diff --git a/redis_test.go b/redis_test.go
index 576e4a57..0df59187 100644
--- a/redis_test.go
+++ b/redis_test.go
@@ -18,10 +18,13 @@ func parallel(p int) (chan func(), func()) {
 	wg.Add(p)
 	for i := 0; i < p; i++ {
 		go func() {
+			defer func() {
+				recover()
+				wg.Done()
+			}()
 			for fn := range ch {
 				fn()
 			}
-			wg.Done()
 		}()
 	}
 	return ch, func() {
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@ func testSETGET(t *testing.T, client Client, csc bool) {
 		jobs <- func() {
 			val, err := client.Do(ctx, client.B().Set().Key(key).Value(kvs[key]).Build()).ToString()
 			if err != nil || val != "OK" {
-				t.Fatalf("unexpected set response %v %v", val, err)
+				t.Errorf("unexpected set response %v %v", val, err)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -133,7 +136,7 @@ func testSETGET(t *testing.T, client Client, csc bool) {
 		jobs <- func() {
 			val, err := client.Do(ctx, client.B().Get().Key(key).Build()).ToString()
 			if v, ok := kvs[key]; !((ok && val == v) || (!ok && IsRedisNil(err))) {
-				t.Fatalf("unexpected get response %v %v %v", val, err, ok)
+				t.Errorf("unexpected get response %v %v %v", val, err, ok)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -148,7 +151,7 @@ func testSETGET(t *testing.T, client Client, csc bool) {
 			resp := client.DoCache(ctx, client.B().Get().Key(key).Cache(), time.Minute)
 			val, err := resp.ToString()
 			if v, ok := kvs[key]; !((ok && val == v) || (!ok && IsRedisNil(err))) {
-				t.Fatalf("unexpected csc get response %v %v %v", val, err, ok)
+				t.Errorf("unexpected csc get response %v %v %v", val, err, ok)
 			}
 			if resp.IsCacheHit() {
 				atomic.AddInt64(&hits, 1)
@@ -175,12 +178,14 @@ func testSETGET(t *testing.T, client Client, csc bool) {
 		jobs <- func() {
 			val, err := client.Do(ctx, client.B().Del().Key(key).Build()).AsInt64()
 			if _, ok := kvs[key]; !((val == 1 && ok) || (val == 0 && !ok)) {
-				t.Fatalf("unexpected del response %v %v %v", val, err, ok)
+				t.Errorf("unexpected del response %v %v %v", val, err, ok)
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	wait()
 
+	time.Sleep(time.Second)
+
 	t.Logf("testing client side caching after delete\n")
 	jobs, wait = parallel(para)
 	for i := 0; i < keys/100; i++ {
@@ -188,10 +193,10 @@ func testSETGET(t *testing.T, client Client, csc bool) {
 		jobs <- func() {
 			resp := client.DoCache(ctx, client.B().Get().Key(key).Cache(), time.Minute)
 			if !IsRedisNil(resp.Error()) {
-				t.Fatalf("unexpected csc get response after delete %v", resp)
+				t.Errorf("unexpected csc get response after delete %v", resp)
 			}
 			if resp.IsCacheHit() {
-				t.Fatalf("unexpected csc cache hit after delete")
+				t.Errorf("unexpected csc cache hit after delete")
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -320,6 +325,8 @@ func testMultiSETGET(t *testing.T, client Client, csc bool) {
 	}
 	wait()
 
+	time.Sleep(time.Second)
+
 	t.Logf("testing client side caching after delete\n")
 	jobs, wait = parallel(para)
 	for i := 0; i < keys/100; i += batch {
@@ -415,7 +422,9 @@ func testMultiSETGETHelpers(t *testing.T, client Client, csc bool) {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpecetd err %v\n", err)
 		}
 	}
+
 	time.Sleep(time.Second)
+
 	t.Logf("testing client side caching after delete\n")
 	resp, err = MGetCache(client, ctx, time.Minute, cmdKeys)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/ring.go b/ring.go
index a1345fc2..39e7ae17 100644
--- a/ring.go
+++ b/ring.go
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import (
 
 type queue interface {
 	PutOne(m Completed) chan RedisResult
-	PutMulti(m []Completed) chan RedisResult
+	PutMulti(m []Completed, resps []RedisResult) chan RedisResult
 	NextWriteCmd() (Completed, []Completed, chan RedisResult)
 	WaitForWrite() (Completed, []Completed, chan RedisResult)
-	NextResultCh() (Completed, []Completed, chan RedisResult, *sync.Cond)
+	NextResultCh() (Completed, []Completed, chan RedisResult, []RedisResult, *sync.Cond)
 }
 
 var _ queue = (*ring)(nil)
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ type node struct {
 	ch    chan RedisResult
 	one   Completed
 	multi []Completed
+	resps []RedisResult
 	mark  uint32
 	slept bool
 }
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ func (r *ring) PutOne(m Completed) chan RedisResult {
 	}
 	n.one = m
 	n.multi = nil
+	n.resps = nil
 	n.mark = 1
 	s := n.slept
 	n.c1.L.Unlock()
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ func (r *ring) PutOne(m Completed) chan RedisResult {
 	return n.ch
 }
 
-func (r *ring) PutMulti(m []Completed) chan RedisResult {
+func (r *ring) PutMulti(m []Completed, resps []RedisResult) chan RedisResult {
 	n := &r.store[atomic.AddUint64(&r.write, 1)&r.mask]
 	n.c1.L.Lock()
 	for n.mark != 0 {
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ func (r *ring) PutMulti(m []Completed) chan RedisResult {
 	}
 	n.one = Completed{}
 	n.multi = m
+	n.resps = resps
 	n.mark = 1
 	s := n.slept
 	n.c1.L.Unlock()
@@ -118,14 +121,14 @@ func (r *ring) WaitForWrite() (one Completed, multi []Completed, ch chan RedisRe
 }
 
 // NextResultCh should be only called by one dedicated thread
-func (r *ring) NextResultCh() (one Completed, multi []Completed, ch chan RedisResult, cond *sync.Cond) {
+func (r *ring) NextResultCh() (one Completed, multi []Completed, ch chan RedisResult, resps []RedisResult, cond *sync.Cond) {
 	r.read2++
 	p := r.read2 & r.mask
 	n := &r.store[p]
 	cond = n.c1
 	n.c1.L.Lock()
 	if n.mark == 2 {
-		one, multi, ch = n.one, n.multi, n.ch
+		one, multi, ch, resps = n.one, n.multi, n.ch, n.resps
 		n.mark = 0
 	} else {
 		r.read2--
diff --git a/ring_test.go b/ring_test.go
index 86fb9855..d17dfc6f 100644
--- a/ring_test.go
+++ b/ring_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func TestRing(t *testing.T) {
 				runtime.Gosched()
 				continue
 			}
-			cmd2, _, ch, cond := ring.NextResultCh()
+			cmd2, _, ch, _, cond := ring.NextResultCh()
 			cond.L.Unlock()
 			cond.Signal()
 			if cmd1.Commands()[0] != cmd2.Commands()[0] {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func TestRing(t *testing.T) {
 
 		base := [][]string{{"a"}, {"b"}, {"c"}, {"d"}}
 		for cmd := range fixture {
-			go ring.PutMulti(cmds.NewMultiCompleted(append([][]string{{cmd}}, base...)))
+			go ring.PutMulti(cmds.NewMultiCompleted(append([][]string{{cmd}}, base...)), nil)
 		}
 
 		for len(fixture) != 0 {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func TestRing(t *testing.T) {
 				runtime.Gosched()
 				continue
 			}
-			_, cmd2, ch, cond := ring.NextResultCh()
+			_, cmd2, ch, _, cond := ring.NextResultCh()
 			cond.L.Unlock()
 			cond.Signal()
 			for j := 0; j < len(cmd1); j++ {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func TestRing(t *testing.T) {
 		if one, multi, _ := ring.NextWriteCmd(); !one.IsEmpty() || multi != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("NextWriteCmd should returns nil if empty")
 		}
-		if one, multi, ch, cond := ring.NextResultCh(); !one.IsEmpty() || multi != nil || ch != nil {
+		if one, multi, ch, _, cond := ring.NextResultCh(); !one.IsEmpty() || multi != nil || ch != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("NextResultCh should returns nil if not NextWriteCmd yet")
 		} else {
 			cond.L.Unlock()
@@ -93,18 +93,18 @@ func TestRing(t *testing.T) {
 		if one, _, _ := ring.NextWriteCmd(); len(one.Commands()) == 0 || one.Commands()[0] != "0" {
 			t.Fatalf("NextWriteCmd should returns next cmd")
 		}
-		if one, _, ch, cond := ring.NextResultCh(); len(one.Commands()) == 0 || one.Commands()[0] != "0" || ch == nil {
+		if one, _, ch, _, cond := ring.NextResultCh(); len(one.Commands()) == 0 || one.Commands()[0] != "0" || ch == nil {
 			t.Fatalf("NextResultCh should returns next cmd after NextWriteCmd")
 		} else {
 			cond.L.Unlock()
 			cond.Signal()
 		}
 
-		ring.PutMulti(cmds.NewMultiCompleted([][]string{{"0"}}))
+		ring.PutMulti(cmds.NewMultiCompleted([][]string{{"0"}}), nil)
 		if _, multi, _ := ring.NextWriteCmd(); len(multi) == 0 || multi[0].Commands()[0] != "0" {
 			t.Fatalf("NextWriteCmd should returns next cmd")
 		}
-		if _, multi, ch, cond := ring.NextResultCh(); len(multi) == 0 || multi[0].Commands()[0] != "0" || ch == nil {
+		if _, multi, ch, _, cond := ring.NextResultCh(); len(multi) == 0 || multi[0].Commands()[0] != "0" || ch == nil {
 			t.Fatalf("NextResultCh should returns next cmd after NextWriteCmd")
 		} else {
 			cond.L.Unlock()
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func TestRing(t *testing.T) {
 		if _, multi, ch := ring.NextWriteCmd(); ch == nil {
 			go func() {
 				time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 100)
-				ring.PutMulti([]Completed{cmds.QuitCmd})
+				ring.PutMulti([]Completed{cmds.QuitCmd}, nil)
 			}()
 			if _, multi, ch = ring.WaitForWrite(); ch != nil && multi[0].Commands()[0] == cmds.QuitCmd.Commands()[0] {
 				return
diff --git a/rueidis.go b/rueidis.go
index e5c29f05..7cb1d3c6 100644
--- a/rueidis.go
+++ b/rueidis.go
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"errors"
+	"math"
 	"math/rand"
 	"net"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -319,7 +321,9 @@ func NewClient(option ClientOption) (client Client, err error) {
 
 func singleClientMultiplex(multiplex int) int {
 	if multiplex == 0 {
-		multiplex = 2
+		if multiplex = int(math.Log2(float64(runtime.GOMAXPROCS(0)))); multiplex >= 2 {
+			multiplex = 2
+		}
 	}
 	if multiplex < 0 {
 		multiplex = 0