diff --git a/benches/eq_ord_hash.rs b/benches/eq_ord_hash.rs
index e7bd95e..3703104 100644
--- a/benches/eq_ord_hash.rs
+++ b/benches/eq_ord_hash.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ fn sort(c: &mut Criterion) {
     let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(42);
     let mut g = c.benchmark_group("sort");
 
-    for count in [1000usize, 100_000, 1_000_000].iter() {
+    for count in [1000usize, 100_000, 500_000].iter() {
         let items_dids: Vec<_> = random_did_plc_vec(&mut rng, count);
         let items_strings: Vec<_> = items_dids.iter().map(|d| d.to_string()).collect();
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ fn hashset(c: &mut Criterion) {
     let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(42);
     let mut g = c.benchmark_group("hashset fill");
 
-    for count in [100_000, 1_000_000].iter() {
+    for count in [100_000, 500_000].iter() {
         let items_dids: Vec<_> = random_did_plc_vec(&mut rng, count);
         let items_strings: Vec<_> = items_dids.iter().map(|d| d.to_string()).collect();