diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 10a2b56..46d107d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]
-mace-kv = "0.0.23"
+mace-kv = "0.0.24"
 clap = { version = "4.5.48", features = ["derive"] }
 rand = "0.9.2"
 log = "0.4.22"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2730dad..0d6598b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-# mace 0.0.23 vs rocksdb 10.4.2
+# mace 0.0.24 vs rocksdb 10.4.2
+
+**mace 0.0.24 traded a slight dip in query performance for a 10+% boost in insertion performance.**
 
 ## sequential insert
-![mace__sequential_insert](./scripts/mace_sequential_insert.png)
+![mace_sequential_insert](./scripts/mace_sequential_insert.png)
 
 ![rocksdb_sequential_insert](./scripts/rocksdb_sequential_insert.png)
 
diff --git a/rocksdb/main.cpp b/rocksdb/main.cpp
index 928dea1..01f2ca6 100644
--- a/rocksdb/main.cpp
+++ b/rocksdb/main.cpp
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     // top.use_delta_encoding = false;
     // cfo.table_factory.reset(rocksdb::NewBlockBasedTableFactory(top));
 
-    // use 1GB block cache
-    auto cache = rocksdb::NewLRUCache(1 << 30);
+    // use 3GB block cache
+    auto cache = rocksdb::NewLRUCache(3 << 30);
     rocksdb::BlockBasedTableOptions table_options{};
     table_options.block_cache = cache;
     cfo.table_factory.reset(NewBlockBasedTableFactory(table_options));
diff --git a/scripts/mace_get.png b/scripts/mace_get.png
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diff --git a/scripts/mace_mixed.png b/scripts/mace_mixed.png
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diff --git a/scripts/mace_random_insert.png b/scripts/mace_random_insert.png
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diff --git a/scripts/mace_scan.png b/scripts/mace_scan.png
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diff --git a/scripts/mace_sequential_insert.png b/scripts/mace_sequential_insert.png
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diff --git a/scripts/rocksdb_get.png b/scripts/rocksdb_get.png
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diff --git a/scripts/rocksdb_mixed.png b/scripts/rocksdb_mixed.png
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diff --git a/scripts/rocksdb_random_insert.png b/scripts/rocksdb_random_insert.png
index 2adb68d..c76af41 100644
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diff --git a/scripts/rocksdb_scan.png b/scripts/rocksdb_scan.png
index e447e0e..eeaf557 100644
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diff --git a/scripts/rocksdb_sequential_insert.png b/scripts/rocksdb_sequential_insert.png
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diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 9013ab4..9f881ab 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ fn main() {
     opt.over_provision = true; // large value will use lots of memeory
     opt.inline_size = args.blob_size;
     opt.tmp_store = args.mode != "get" && args.mode != "scan";
+    opt.cache_capacity = 3 << 30;
     let mut saved = opt.clone();
     saved.tmp_store = false;
     let mut db = Mace::new(opt.validate().unwrap()).unwrap();