diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 3d357fa60e5a..63b18df1e8d9 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -296,28 +296,28 @@ var (
 	CacheFlag = &cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:     "cache",
 		Usage:    "Megabytes of memory allocated to internal caching",
-		Value:    1024,
+		Value:    3072,
 		Category: flags.PerfCategory,
 	}
 	CacheDatabaseFlag = &cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:     "cache-database",
 		Aliases:  []string{"cache.database"},
 		Usage:    "Percentage of cache memory allowance to use for database io",
-		Value:    50,
+		Value:    17,
 		Category: flags.PerfCategory,
 	}
 	CacheTrieFlag = &cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:     "cache-trie",
 		Aliases:  []string{"cache.trie"},
 		Usage:    "Percentage of cache memory allowance to use for trie caching (default = 15% full mode, 30% archive mode)",
-		Value:    15,
+		Value:    5,
 		Category: flags.PerfCategory,
 	}
 	CacheGCFlag = &cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:     "cache-gc",
 		Aliases:  []string{"cache.gc"},
 		Usage:    "Percentage of cache memory allowance to use for trie pruning (default = 25% full mode, 0% archive mode)",
-		Value:    25,
+		Value:    34,
 		Category: flags.PerfCategory,
 	}
 	CachePrefetchFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index c4eab60821d6..d84d9357f076 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ const (
 	receiptsCacheLimit  = 32
 	maxFutureBlocks     = 256
 	maxTimeFutureBlocks = 30
-	TriesInMemory       = 128
+	TriesInMemory       = 1024
 
 	// BlockChainVersion ensures that an incompatible database forces a resync from scratch.
 	//