diff --git a/src/Chksum/Chksum.csproj b/src/Chksum/Chksum.csproj
index 8fbf809..cfc5d7f 100644
--- a/src/Chksum/Chksum.csproj
+++ b/src/Chksum/Chksum.csproj
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="3.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Standart.Hash.xxHash" Version="4.0.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Chksum/Program.cs b/src/Chksum/Program.cs
index 613c886..3969926 100644
--- a/src/Chksum/Program.cs
+++ b/src/Chksum/Program.cs
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ public class Program {
     static void PrintAvailableOptions() {
         String[] options = {
             "checksum",
+            "compareDatabases",
             "compareChecksums",
             "createDB",
             "checkIfFileWasDeleted",
diff --git a/src/Chksum/chksum.cs b/src/Chksum/chksum.cs
index 1a9847f..eafbd03 100644
--- a/src/Chksum/chksum.cs
+++ b/src/Chksum/chksum.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using Microsoft.Data.Sqlite;
 using Serilog;
 using Serilog.Events;
 using MurmurHash.Net;
+using Standart.Hash.xxHash;
 
 namespace Chksum.Utils;
 public class ChksumUtils {
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ public class ChksumUtils {
     private int getTotalFileCount() {
         int totalFileCount = Directory.GetFiles(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories).Length;
         logger.Debug("Total file count is {totalFileCount}", totalFileCount);
-        return totalFileCount - 3; // Remove the program, datbase and library from the totalFileCount
+        return totalFileCount - 4; // Remove the program, datbase, log and library from the totalFileCount
     }
 
     private string[] indexFiles() {
@@ -125,29 +126,81 @@ public class ChksumUtils {
     }
 
     private uint CalculateMurmurHash32(Stream stream) {
-        const int bufferSize = 4096; // Adjust the buffer size as needed
-        const uint seed = 123456U;   // Adjust the seed value as needed
+        const int bufferSize = 4096;
+        const uint seed = 123456U;
         
         var buffer = new byte[bufferSize];
         uint hash = seed;
 
         int bytesRead;
+        ReadOnlySpan<byte> span = buffer;
 
         while ((bytesRead = stream.Read(buffer, 0, bufferSize)) > 0) {
-            hash = MurmurHash3.Hash32(buffer, seed: 123456U);
+            hash = MurmurHash3.Hash32(bytes: span, seed: 123456U);
         }
         return hash;
     }
 
+    private Dictionary<string, ulong> CalculateChecksumsWithXxHash3(string[] filenames) {
+        ConcurrentDictionary<string, ulong> checksums = new ConcurrentDictionary<string, ulong>();
 
-    public void doTheThing() {
+        Parallel.ForEach(filenames, (filename, state) => {
+            using (var stream = File.OpenRead(filename)) {
+                var hash = CalculateXxHash3(stream);
+                checksums.TryAdd(filename, hash);
+            }
+        });
+
+        return new Dictionary<string, ulong>(checksums);
+    }
+
+    private ulong CalculateXxHash3(Stream stream) {
+        const int bufferSize = 4096;
+        const ulong seed = 123456U;
+
+        var buffer = new byte[bufferSize];
+        ulong hash = seed;
+        
+        int bytesRead;
+
+        while ((bytesRead = stream.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length)) > 0) {
+            hash = xxHash3.ComputeHash(buffer, buffer.Length);
+        }
+
+        return hash;
+    }
+
+
+    public void doTheThing(string hashalgo, int bufferSize) {
         using (var connection = new SqliteConnection("Data Source=" + DatabaseRoot + "chksum.db;Mode=ReadWrite")) {
             if (getTotalFileCount() < 1) {
                 logger.Information("There were no files to checksum");
                 return;
             }
             connection.Open();
-            Dictionary<string, uint> fileHashes = CalculateChecksumsWithMurmur(indexFiles());
+
+            Dictionary<string, object> fileHashes;
+            Dictionary<string, ulong>  fileHashesXxHash3;
+            Dictionary<string, uint>  fileHashesMurmur;
+            Dictionary<string, string> fileHashesMD5;
+
+            switch (hashalgo) {
+                case "MD5":
+                    fileHashesMD5 = CalculateChecksums(indexFiles());
+                    fileHashes = fileHashesMD5.ToDictionary(kv => kv.Key, kv => (object)kv.Value);
+                    break;
+                case "Murmur":
+                    fileHashesMurmur = CalculateChecksumsWithMurmur(indexFiles());
+                    fileHashes = fileHashesMurmur.ToDictionary(kv => kv.Key, kv => (object)kv.Value);
+                    break;
+                case "XxHash":
+                    fileHashesXxHash3 = CalculateChecksumsWithXxHash3(indexFiles());
+                    fileHashes = fileHashesXxHash3.ToDictionary(kv => kv.Key, kv => (object)kv.Value);
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    logger.Error("No valid hash algorithm was selected");
+                    throw new Exception($"{hashalgo} is not a valid option. Valid options are MD5, Murmur and XxHash");
+            }
             
             foreach (var file in fileHashes) {
                 string absolutePathToFile = file.Key;
@@ -173,7 +226,7 @@ public class ChksumUtils {
         }
     }
 
-    private bool checkIfFileAlreadyExistsInDatabase(uint fileHash, string pathToFile) {
+    private bool checkIfFileAlreadyExistsInDatabase(object fileHash, string pathToFile) {
         string filehash = string.Empty;
         string pathtofile = string.Empty;
         bool doesExist = false;
@@ -186,7 +239,7 @@ public class ChksumUtils {
             @"
                 SELECT filehash, pathtofile FROM file WHERE filehash = $filehash
             ";
-            command.Parameters.AddWithValue("$filehash", fileHash);
+            command.Parameters.AddWithValue("$filehash", fileHash.ToString());
 
             using (var reader = command.ExecuteReader()) {
                 while (reader.Read()) {
@@ -194,7 +247,7 @@ public class ChksumUtils {
                     pathtofile = reader.GetString(1);
                 }
             }
-            logger.Verbose("{pathToFile} with the hash {fileHash} was successfully loaded", pathToFile, fileHash);
+            logger.Verbose("{pathToFile} with the hash {fileHash} was successfully loaded", pathToFile, fileHash.ToString());
         }
 
         if (fileHash.ToString() == filehash) {
@@ -204,7 +257,7 @@ public class ChksumUtils {
         return doesExist;
     }
 
-    private bool checkIfFileMovedAndUpdatePathToFile(uint fileHash, string fileName, string pathToFile) {
+    private bool checkIfFileMovedAndUpdatePathToFile(object fileHash, string fileName, string pathToFile) {
         string pathtofile = string.Empty;
         bool wasMoved = false;
 
@@ -216,7 +269,7 @@ public class ChksumUtils {
             @"
                 SELECT pathtofile FROM file WHERE filehash = $filehash
             ";
-            command.Parameters.AddWithValue("$filehash", fileHash);
+            command.Parameters.AddWithValue("$filehash", fileHash.ToString());
 
             using (var reader = command.ExecuteReader()) {
                 while (reader.Read()) {
@@ -233,15 +286,15 @@ public class ChksumUtils {
                     WHERE filehash = $filehash
                 ";
                 command2.Parameters.AddWithValue("$newpathtofile", pathToFile);
-                command2.Parameters.AddWithValue("$filehash", fileHash);
+                command2.Parameters.AddWithValue("$filehash", fileHash.ToString());
                 command2.ExecuteNonQuery();
 
-                Console.WriteLine("File moved or is a duplicate:");
-                Console.WriteLine($"\tfrom\t{pathToFile}");
-                Console.WriteLine($"\tto  \t{pathtofile}\n");
+                //Console.WriteLine("File moved or is a duplicate:");
+                //Console.WriteLine($"\tfrom\t{pathToFile}");
+                //Console.WriteLine($"\tto  \t{pathtofile}\n");
                 wasMoved = true;
             }
-            logger.Verbose("{fileName} which is located at {pathToFile} relative to the database with the hash {fileHash} was successfully checked", fileName, pathToFile, fileHash);
+            logger.Verbose("{fileName} which is located at {pathToFile} relative to the database with the hash {fileHash} was successfully checked", fileName, pathToFile, fileHash.ToString());
         }
         return wasMoved;
     }
@@ -275,9 +328,9 @@ public class ChksumUtils {
                     deleteCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("$pathtofile", pathToFile);
                     deleteCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
 
-                    Console.WriteLine("File deleted:");
-                    Console.WriteLine($"\t{pathToFile}\n");
-                    logger.Verbose("File deleted: {pathToFile}", pathToFile);
+                    //Console.WriteLine("File deleted:");
+                    //Console.WriteLine($"\t{pathToFile}\n");
+                    logger.Information("File deleted: {pathToFile}", pathToFile);
                 }
             }
             logger.Information("All deleted files were successfully removed from the database");
@@ -337,7 +390,7 @@ public class ChksumUtils {
                         
                         Console.WriteLine("File not found in remote:");
                         Console.WriteLine($"\t{filename}\n");
-                        logger.Verbose("{filename} could not be found in the remote database", filename);
+                        logger.Information("{filename} could not be found in the remote database", filename);
                     }
                 }
             }