diff --git a/include/verilated_funcs.h b/include/verilated_funcs.h
index 2bb4ee4e1..eed3c1120 100644
--- a/include/verilated_funcs.h
+++ b/include/verilated_funcs.h
@@ -376,17 +376,17 @@ std::string vl_timescaled_double(double value, const char* format = "%0.0f%s") V
 
 VL_ATTR_ALWINLINE
 static WDataOutP VL_MEMSET_ZERO_W(WDataOutP owp, int words) VL_MT_SAFE {
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < words; ++i) owp[i] = 0;
+    std::memset(owp.datap(), 0, words * sizeof(EData));
     return owp;
 }
 VL_ATTR_ALWINLINE
 static WDataOutP VL_MEMSET_ONES_W(WDataOutP owp, int words) VL_MT_SAFE {
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < words; ++i) owp[i] = ~static_cast<EData>(0);
+    std::memset(owp.datap(), 0xff, words * sizeof(EData));
     return owp;
 }
 VL_ATTR_ALWINLINE
 static WDataOutP VL_MEMCPY_W(WDataOutP owp, WDataInP const iwp, int words) VL_MT_SAFE {
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < words; ++i) owp[i] = iwp[i];
+    std::memcpy(owp.datap(), iwp.datap(), words * sizeof(EData));
     return owp;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/verilated_types.h b/include/verilated_types.h
index 08a6b93bb..0b5c4a822 100644
--- a/include/verilated_types.h
+++ b/include/verilated_types.h
@@ -91,12 +91,8 @@ struct VlWide final {
     // one.
 
     // OPERATOR METHODS
-    // Default copy assignment operators are used.
     bool operator==(const VlWide<N_Words>& that) const VL_PURE {
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < N_Words; ++i) {
-            if (m_storage[i] != that.m_storage[i]) return false;
-        }
-        return true;
+        return std::memcmp(m_storage, that.m_storage, N_Words * sizeof(EData)) == 0;
     }
     bool operator!=(const VlWide<N_Words>& that) const VL_PURE { return !(*this == that); }
     operator bool() const VL_PURE {