diff --git a/.github/scripts/allocator_bench_alpine.sh b/.github/scripts/allocator_bench_alpine.sh
index c283814..8ded6e9 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/allocator_bench_alpine.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/allocator_bench_alpine.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if [[ "${TOKIO_MULTI_THREAD:-false}" == "true" ]]; then
   TOKIO_FEATURE="tokio-multi-thread"
 fi
 
-ALPINE_SCRIPT=$(cat <<'EOF'
+ALPINE_SCRIPT=$(cat <<'INNER_EOF'
 set -eu
 apk add --no-cache build-base pkgconfig time rust cargo
 
@@ -34,27 +34,23 @@ for allocator in system jemalloc mimalloc_v2 mimalloc_v3; do
   else
     cargo build --release --locked
   fi
-  if [ -n "$features" ]; then
-    output="$(/usr/bin/time -v /work/target/release/proxy-scraper-checker 2>&1 >/dev/null)"
-  else
-    output="$(/usr/bin/time -v /work/target/release/proxy-scraper-checker 2>&1 >/dev/null)"
-  fi
-    peak="$(echo "$output" | awk -F': ' '/Maximum resident set size/ {print $2; exit}')"
-    major="$(echo "$output" | awk -F': ' '/Major \(requiring I\/O\) page faults/ {print $2; exit}')"
-    minor="$(echo "$output" | awk -F': ' '/Minor \(reclaiming a frame\) page faults/ {print $2; exit}')"
+  
+  output="$(/usr/bin/time -v /work/target/release/proxy-scraper-checker 2>&1 >/dev/null)"
+  
+  peak="$(echo "$output" | awk -F': ' '/Maximum resident set size/ {print $2; exit}')"
+  major="$(echo "$output" | awk -F': ' '/Major \(requiring I\/O\) page faults/ {print $2; exit}')"
+  minor="$(echo "$output" | awk -F': ' '/Minor \(reclaiming a frame\) page faults/ {print $2; exit}')"
+
   if [ -z "$peak" ]; then
     echo "Failed to parse peak memory for $allocator" >&2
     exit 1
   fi
-    if [ -z "$major" ]; then
-      major=0
-    fi
-    if [ -z "$minor" ]; then
-      minor=0
-    fi
-    printf "%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\n" "$allocator" "$peak" "$major" "$minor" >> /work/alpine-results.tsv
+  major="${major:-0}"
+  minor="${minor:-0}"
+
+  printf "%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\n" "$allocator" "$peak" "$major" "$minor" >> /work/alpine-results.tsv
 done
-EOF
+INNER_EOF
 )
 
 docker run --rm \
@@ -69,16 +65,8 @@ docker run --rm \
   echo ""
   echo "| Allocator | Peak KB | Major PF | Minor PF |"
   echo "| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |"
-  sort -n -k2,2 -k3,3 -k4,4 alpine-results.tsv | while IFS=$'\t' read -r allocator peak major minor; do
+  while IFS=$'\t' read -r allocator peak major minor; do
     echo "| $allocator | $peak | $major | $minor |"
-  done
-  best="$(sort -n -k2,2 -k3,3 -k4,4 alpine-results.tsv | head -n1)"
-  best_allocator="${best%%$'\t'*}"
-  best_rest="${best#*$'\t'}"
-  best_peak="${best_rest%%$'\t'*}"
-  best_rest="${best_rest#*$'\t'}"
-  best_major="${best_rest%%$'\t'*}"
-  best_minor="${best_rest#*$'\t'}"
+  done < alpine-results.tsv
   echo ""
-  echo "**Best:** $best_allocator ($best_peak KB, $best_major major PF, $best_minor minor PF)"
 } >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
diff --git a/.github/scripts/allocator_bench_unix.sh b/.github/scripts/allocator_bench_unix.sh
index f05cdaf..d9dcdd0 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/allocator_bench_unix.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/allocator_bench_unix.sh
@@ -10,26 +10,14 @@ allocators=(system jemalloc mimalloc_v2 mimalloc_v3)
 
 if [[ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Linux" ]]; then
   time_cmd=(/usr/bin/time -v)
-  parse_peak() {
-    awk -F': ' '/Maximum resident set size/ {print $2; exit}'
-  }
-  parse_major() {
-    awk -F': ' '/Major \(requiring I\/O\) page faults/ {print $2; exit}'
-  }
-  parse_minor() {
-    awk -F': ' '/Minor \(reclaiming a frame\) page faults/ {print $2; exit}'
-  }
+  parse_peak() { awk -F': ' '/Maximum resident set size/ {print $2; exit}'; }
+  parse_major() { awk -F': ' '/Major \(requiring I\/O\) page faults/ {print $2; exit}'; }
+  parse_minor() { awk -F': ' '/Minor \(reclaiming a frame\) page faults/ {print $2; exit}'; }
 else
   time_cmd=(/usr/bin/time -l)
-  parse_peak() {
-    awk '/maximum resident set size/ {print $1; exit}'
-  }
-  parse_major() {
-    awk '/page faults/ {print $1; exit}'
-  }
-  parse_minor() {
-    awk '/page reclaims/ {print $1; exit}'
-  }
+  parse_peak() { awk '/maximum resident set size/ {print $1; exit}'; }
+  parse_major() { awk '/page faults/ {print $1; exit}'; }
+  parse_minor() { awk '/page reclaims/ {print $1; exit}'; }
 fi
 
 build_features() {
@@ -74,16 +62,13 @@ run_one() {
   major="$(echo "$output" | parse_major)"
   local minor
   minor="$(echo "$output" | parse_minor)"
+
   if [[ -z "$peak" ]]; then
     echo "Failed to parse peak memory for $allocator" >&2
     exit 1
   fi
-  if [[ -z "$major" ]]; then
-    major=0
-  fi
-  if [[ -z "$minor" ]]; then
-    minor=0
-  fi
+  major="${major:-0}"
+  minor="${minor:-0}"
 
   if [[ "$RUNNER_OS" != "Linux" ]]; then
     peak=$((peak / 1024))
@@ -106,16 +91,8 @@ done
   echo ""
   echo "| Allocator | Peak KB | Major PF | Minor PF |"
   echo "| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |"
-  sort -n -k2,2 -k3,3 -k4,4 results.tsv | while IFS=$'\t' read -r allocator peak major minor; do
+  while IFS=$'\t' read -r allocator peak major minor; do
     echo "| $allocator | $peak | $major | $minor |"
-  done
-  best="$(sort -n -k2,2 -k3,3 -k4,4 results.tsv | head -n1)"
-  best_allocator="${best%%$'\t'*}"
-  best_rest="${best#*$'\t'}"
-  best_peak="${best_rest%%$'\t'*}"
-  best_rest="${best_rest#*$'\t'}"
-  best_major="${best_rest%%$'\t'*}"
-  best_minor="${best_rest#*$'\t'}"
+  done < results.tsv
   echo ""
-  echo "**Best:** $best_allocator ($best_peak KB, $best_major major PF, $best_minor minor PF)"
 } >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
diff --git a/.github/scripts/allocator_bench_windows.ps1 b/.github/scripts/allocator_bench_windows.ps1
index e47daea..55d43eb 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/allocator_bench_windows.ps1
+++ b/.github/scripts/allocator_bench_windows.ps1
@@ -13,24 +13,18 @@ function Build-Features([string]$allocator, [string]$tokio) {
 function Run-One([string]$allocator, [string]$features) {
   $args = @("build", "--release", "--locked")
   if ($features) { $args += "--features"; $args += $features }
+  
+  $proc = Start-Process -FilePath "cargo" -ArgumentList $args -PassThru -NoNewWindow -Wait
 
-  $peak = 0
-  $proc = Start-Process -FilePath "cargo" -ArgumentList $args -PassThru -NoNewWindow
-  while (-not $proc.HasExited) {
-    Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 200
-    try {
-      $p = Get-Process -Id $proc.Id -ErrorAction Stop
-      $current = [math]::Max($p.WorkingSet64, $p.PeakWorkingSet64)
-      if ($current -gt $peak) { $peak = $current }
-    } catch { }
-  }
-
-  $exe = "target\\release\\proxy-scraper-checker.exe"
+  $exe = "target\release\proxy-scraper-checker.exe"
+  
+  $proc = Start-Process -FilePath $exe -PassThru -NoNewWindow
+  
   $peak = 0
   $faults = 0
-  $proc = Start-Process -FilePath $exe -PassThru -NoNewWindow
+  
   while (-not $proc.HasExited) {
-    Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 200
+    Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 100
     try {
       $p = Get-Process -Id $proc.Id -ErrorAction Stop
       $current = [math]::Max($p.WorkingSet64, $p.PeakWorkingSet64)
@@ -38,6 +32,7 @@ function Run-One([string]$allocator, [string]$features) {
       if ($p.PageFaults -gt $faults) { $faults = $p.PageFaults }
     } catch { }
   }
+
   $peakKb = [math]::Floor($peak / 1kb)
   Add-Content -Path results.tsv -Value "$allocator`t$peakKb`t$faults"
 }
@@ -48,25 +43,15 @@ foreach ($allocator in $allocators) {
   Run-One $allocator $features
 }
 
-$rows = Get-Content results.tsv | ForEach-Object {
-  $parts = $_ -split "`t"
-  [pscustomobject]@{
-    Allocator = $parts[0]
-    PeakKB = [int]$parts[1]
-    PageFaults = [int]$parts[2]
-  }
-}
-$sorted = $rows | Sort-Object PeakKB, PageFaults
-$best = $sorted | Select-Object -First 1
-
 $summary = @()
 $summary += "### $($env:PLATFORM_LABEL) (tokio-multi-thread=$tokioOn)"
 $summary += ""
 $summary += "| Allocator | Peak KB | Page Faults |"
 $summary += "| --- | ---: | ---: |"
-foreach ($row in $sorted) {
-  $summary += "| $($row.Allocator) | $($row.PeakKB) | $($row.PageFaults) |"
+
+Get-Content results.tsv | ForEach-Object {
+  $parts = $_ -split "`t"
+  $summary += "| $($parts[0]) | $($parts[1]) | $($parts[2]) |"
 }
 $summary += ""
-$summary += "**Best:** $($best.Allocator) ($($best.PeakKB) KB, $($best.PageFaults) page faults)"
 $summary -join "`n" | Add-Content $env:GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY