diff --git a/src/paimon/common/data/columnar/columnar_batch_context.h b/src/paimon/common/data/columnar/columnar_batch_context.h
index 1bea6d1ec..66d46f3ca 100644
--- a/src/paimon/common/data/columnar/columnar_batch_context.h
+++ b/src/paimon/common/data/columnar/columnar_batch_context.h
@@ -16,10 +16,13 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <cstdint>
 #include <memory>
+#include <string_view>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "arrow/array/array_base.h"
+#include "arrow/util/bit_util.h"
 
 namespace arrow {
 class StructArray;
@@ -28,12 +31,106 @@ class StructArray;
 namespace paimon {
 class MemoryPool;
 
+/// Pre-cached column metadata for fast access without virtual function calls or checked_cast.
+struct CachedColumnMeta {
+    /// Null bitmap pointer. nullptr means no nulls (all valid).
+    const uint8_t* null_bitmap = nullptr;
+    /// Arrow array offset (for sliced arrays).
+    int64_t array_offset = 0;
+    /// For fixed-width types: raw pointer to values buffer (buffer[1]).
+    /// For variable-length types (STRING/BINARY): raw pointer to data buffer (buffer[2]).
+    const uint8_t* values_data = nullptr;
+    /// For variable-length types (STRING/BINARY): raw pointer to offsets buffer (buffer[1]).
+    const int32_t* offsets = nullptr;
+
+    /// Fast null check: directly reads validity bitmap bit.
+    inline bool IsNull(int64_t row_id) const {
+        return null_bitmap != nullptr &&
+               !arrow::bit_util::GetBit(null_bitmap, array_offset + row_id);
+    }
+
+    /// Fast fixed-width value access (INT8/INT16/INT32/INT64/FLOAT/DOUBLE/DATE32/TIMESTAMP).
+    template <typename T>
+    inline T GetFixed(int64_t row_id) const {
+        return reinterpret_cast<const T*>(values_data)[array_offset + row_id];
+    }
+
+    /// Fast boolean value access (bit-packed in values buffer).
+    inline bool GetBool(int64_t row_id) const {
+        return arrow::bit_util::GetBit(values_data, array_offset + row_id);
+    }
+
+    /// Fast string_view access for non-dictionary STRING/BINARY columns.
+    inline std::string_view GetVarLenView(int64_t row_id) const {
+        int64_t idx = array_offset + row_id;
+        int32_t start = offsets[idx];
+        int32_t length = offsets[idx + 1] - start;
+        return {reinterpret_cast<const char*>(values_data) + start, static_cast<size_t>(length)};
+    }
+};
+
 struct ColumnarBatchContext {
     ColumnarBatchContext(const arrow::ArrayVector& array_vec_in,
                          const std::shared_ptr<MemoryPool>& pool_in)
-        : pool(pool_in), array_vec(array_vec_in) {}
+        : pool(pool_in), array_vec(array_vec_in) {
+        BuildCachedMeta();
+    }
 
     std::shared_ptr<MemoryPool> pool;
     arrow::ArrayVector array_vec;
+    /// Pre-cached metadata per column for fast access.
+    std::vector<CachedColumnMeta> cached_meta;
+
+ private:
+    void BuildCachedMeta() {
+        cached_meta.resize(array_vec.size());
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < array_vec.size(); i++) {
+            const auto* array = array_vec[i].get();
+            auto& meta = cached_meta[i];
+            meta.array_offset = array->offset();
+
+            // Cache null bitmap
+            if (array->null_count() != 0) {
+                meta.null_bitmap = array->null_bitmap_data();
+            }
+
+            // Cache data pointers based on type
+            const auto& array_data = array->data();
+            switch (array->type_id()) {
+                case arrow::Type::BOOL:
+                case arrow::Type::INT8:
+                case arrow::Type::INT16:
+                case arrow::Type::INT32:
+                case arrow::Type::DATE32:
+                case arrow::Type::INT64:
+                case arrow::Type::FLOAT:
+                case arrow::Type::DOUBLE: {
+                    // Fixed-width: values in buffer[1]
+                    if (array_data->buffers.size() > 1 && array_data->buffers[1]) {
+                        meta.values_data = array_data->buffers[1]->data();
+                    }
+                    break;
+                }
+                case arrow::Type::STRING:
+                case arrow::Type::BINARY: {
+                    // Variable-length: offsets in buffer[1], data in buffer[2]
+                    if (array_data->buffers.size() > 2) {
+                        if (array_data->buffers[1]) {
+                            meta.offsets =
+                                reinterpret_cast<const int32_t*>(array_data->buffers[1]->data());
+                        }
+                        if (array_data->buffers[2]) {
+                            meta.values_data = array_data->buffers[2]->data();
+                        }
+                    }
+                    break;
+                }
+                default:
+                    // TIMESTAMP, DECIMAL, DICTIONARY, LIST, MAP, STRUCT — not cached, use array_vec
+                    // fallback
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
 };
 }  // namespace paimon
diff --git a/src/paimon/common/data/columnar/columnar_row_ref.h b/src/paimon/common/data/columnar/columnar_row_ref.h
index 6939a859b..58df49c28 100644
--- a/src/paimon/common/data/columnar/columnar_row_ref.h
+++ b/src/paimon/common/data/columnar/columnar_row_ref.h
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ namespace paimon {
 class Bytes;
 
 /// Columnar row view which shares batch-level context to reduce per-row overhead.
+/// Uses pre-cached column metadata for fast field access without virtual function calls.
 class ColumnarRowRef : public InternalRow {
  public:
     ColumnarRowRef(std::shared_ptr<ColumnarBatchContext> ctx, int64_t row_id)
-        : ctx_(std::move(ctx)), row_id_(row_id) {}
+        : ctx_(std::move(ctx)), cached_meta_ptr_(ctx_->cached_meta.data()), row_id_(row_id) {}
 
     Result<const RowKind*> GetRowKind() const override {
         return row_kind_;
@@ -55,47 +56,39 @@ class ColumnarRowRef : public InternalRow {
     }
 
     bool IsNullAt(int32_t pos) const override {
-        return ctx_->array_vec[pos]->IsNull(row_id_);
+        return cached_meta_ptr_[pos].IsNull(row_id_);
     }
 
     bool GetBoolean(int32_t pos) const override {
-        return ColumnarUtils::GetGenericValue<arrow::BooleanType, bool>(ctx_->array_vec[pos].get(),
-                                                                        row_id_);
+        return cached_meta_ptr_[pos].GetBool(row_id_);
     }
 
     char GetByte(int32_t pos) const override {
-        return ColumnarUtils::GetGenericValue<arrow::Int8Type, char>(ctx_->array_vec[pos].get(),
-                                                                     row_id_);
+        return static_cast<char>(cached_meta_ptr_[pos].GetFixed<int8_t>(row_id_));
     }
 
     int16_t GetShort(int32_t pos) const override {
-        return ColumnarUtils::GetGenericValue<arrow::Int16Type, int16_t>(ctx_->array_vec[pos].get(),
-                                                                         row_id_);
+        return cached_meta_ptr_[pos].GetFixed<int16_t>(row_id_);
     }
 
     int32_t GetInt(int32_t pos) const override {
-        return ColumnarUtils::GetGenericValue<arrow::Int32Type, int32_t>(ctx_->array_vec[pos].get(),
-                                                                         row_id_);
+        return cached_meta_ptr_[pos].GetFixed<int32_t>(row_id_);
     }
 
     int32_t GetDate(int32_t pos) const override {
-        return ColumnarUtils::GetGenericValue<arrow::Date32Type, int32_t>(
-            ctx_->array_vec[pos].get(), row_id_);
+        return cached_meta_ptr_[pos].GetFixed<int32_t>(row_id_);
     }
 
     int64_t GetLong(int32_t pos) const override {
-        return ColumnarUtils::GetGenericValue<arrow::Int64Type, int64_t>(ctx_->array_vec[pos].get(),
-                                                                         row_id_);
+        return cached_meta_ptr_[pos].GetFixed<int64_t>(row_id_);
     }
 
     float GetFloat(int32_t pos) const override {
-        return ColumnarUtils::GetGenericValue<arrow::FloatType, float>(ctx_->array_vec[pos].get(),
-                                                                       row_id_);
+        return cached_meta_ptr_[pos].GetFixed<float>(row_id_);
     }
 
     double GetDouble(int32_t pos) const override {
-        return ColumnarUtils::GetGenericValue<arrow::DoubleType, double>(ctx_->array_vec[pos].get(),
-                                                                         row_id_);
+        return cached_meta_ptr_[pos].GetFixed<double>(row_id_);
     }
 
     BinaryString GetString(int32_t pos) const override {
@@ -105,6 +98,11 @@ class ColumnarRowRef : public InternalRow {
     }
 
     std::string_view GetStringView(int32_t pos) const override {
+        auto& meta = cached_meta_ptr_[pos];
+        if (meta.values_data && meta.offsets) {
+            return meta.GetVarLenView(row_id_);
+        }
+        // Fallback for dictionary-encoded or uncached types
         return ColumnarUtils::GetView(ctx_->array_vec[pos].get(), row_id_);
     }
 
@@ -129,6 +127,7 @@ class ColumnarRowRef : public InternalRow {
 
  private:
     std::shared_ptr<ColumnarBatchContext> ctx_;
+    const CachedColumnMeta* cached_meta_ptr_;
     const RowKind* row_kind_ = RowKind::Insert();
     int64_t row_id_;
 };
diff --git a/src/paimon/core/io/async_key_value_producer_and_consumer.cpp b/src/paimon/core/io/async_key_value_producer_and_consumer.cpp
index fb516fde7..ea597c006 100644
--- a/src/paimon/core/io/async_key_value_producer_and_consumer.cpp
+++ b/src/paimon/core/io/async_key_value_producer_and_consumer.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ AsyncKeyValueProducerAndConsumer<T, R>::AsyncKeyValueProducerAndConsumer(
       pool_(pool),
       sort_merge_reader_(std::move(sort_merge_reader)),
       create_consumer_(std::move(create_consumer)) {
-    kv_queue_.set_capacity(batch_size);
+    kv_queue_.set_capacity(consumer_thread_num * 2);
     result_queue_.set_capacity(RESULT_BATCH_COUNT);
 }
 
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ Result<R> AsyncKeyValueProducerAndConsumer<T, R>::NextBatch() {
             Result<std::unique_ptr<RowToArrowArrayConverter<T, R>>> consumer = create_consumer_();
             PAIMON_RETURN_NOT_OK(consumer.status());
             auto async_consumer = std::make_unique<AsyncKeyValueConsumer<T, R>>(
-                batch_size_ / consumer_thread_num_, std::move(consumer).value(), consume_finished_,
-                consumer_finished_count_, kv_queue_, result_queue_);
+                std::move(consumer).value(), consume_finished_, consumer_finished_count_, kv_queue_,
+                result_queue_);
             consumers_.push_back(std::move(async_consumer));
         }
     }
@@ -107,24 +107,33 @@ Result<R> AsyncKeyValueProducerAndConsumer<T, R>::NextBatch() {
 
 template <typename T, typename R>
 Status AsyncKeyValueProducerAndConsumer<T, R>::ProduceLoop() {
+    std::vector<KeyValue> batch;
+    batch.reserve(batch_size_);
     while (!consume_finished_) {
         PAIMON_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(std::unique_ptr<SortMergeReader::Iterator> iterator,
                                sort_merge_reader_->NextBatch());
         if (iterator == nullptr) {
-            // all iterator is all visited
-            kv_queue_.push(std::nullopt);
             break;
         }
         while (!consume_finished_) {
             PAIMON_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(bool has_next, iterator->HasNext());
             if (!has_next) {
-                // current iterator is all visited
                 break;
             }
-            std::optional<KeyValue> kv = std::move(iterator->Next());
-            kv_queue_.push(std::move(kv));
+            batch.push_back(std::move(iterator->Next()));
+            if (static_cast<int32_t>(batch.size()) >= batch_size_) {
+                kv_queue_.push(std::move(batch));
+                batch = std::vector<KeyValue>();
+                batch.reserve(batch_size_);
+            }
         }
     }
+    // Push remaining rows
+    if (!batch.empty()) {
+        kv_queue_.push(std::move(batch));
+    }
+    // Push empty batch as EOF signal
+    kv_queue_.push(std::vector<KeyValue>());
     return Status::OK();
 }
 
@@ -157,8 +166,8 @@ void AsyncKeyValueProducerAndConsumer<T, R>::CleanUpQueue() {
         }
     }
 
-    std::optional<KeyValue> kv;
-    while (kv_queue_.try_pop(kv)) {
+    std::vector<KeyValue> kv_batch;
+    while (kv_queue_.try_pop(kv_batch)) {
     }
 }
 
@@ -167,12 +176,11 @@ template class AsyncKeyValueProducerAndConsumer<KeyValue, KeyValueBatch>;
 
 template <typename T, typename R>
 AsyncKeyValueConsumer<T, R>::AsyncKeyValueConsumer(
-    int32_t batch_size, std::unique_ptr<RowToArrowArrayConverter<T, R>>&& key_value_consumer,
+    std::unique_ptr<RowToArrowArrayConverter<T, R>>&& key_value_consumer,
     std::atomic<bool>& consume_finished, std::atomic<int32_t>& consumer_finished_count,
-    tbb::concurrent_bounded_queue<std::optional<KeyValue>>& kv_queue,
+    tbb::concurrent_bounded_queue<std::vector<KeyValue>>& kv_queue,
     tbb::concurrent_bounded_queue<R>& result_queue)
-    : batch_size_(batch_size),
-      key_value_consumer_(std::move(key_value_consumer)),
+    : key_value_consumer_(std::move(key_value_consumer)),
       consume_finished_(consume_finished),
       consumer_finished_count_(consumer_finished_count),
       kv_queue_(kv_queue),
@@ -195,30 +203,18 @@ Status AsyncKeyValueConsumer<T, R>::GetStatus() const {
 template <typename T, typename R>
 Status AsyncKeyValueConsumer<T, R>::ConsumeLoop() {
     while (!consume_finished_) {
-        int32_t cur_batch_size = 0;
         std::vector<KeyValue> key_value_vec;
-        key_value_vec.reserve(batch_size_);
-        while (!consume_finished_) {
-            std::optional<KeyValue> kv;
-            if (!kv_queue_.try_pop(kv)) {
-                usleep(1);
-                continue;
-            }
-            if (!kv) {
-                consume_finished_ = true;
-                break;
-            }
-            key_value_vec.push_back(std::move(kv).value());
-            cur_batch_size++;
-            if (cur_batch_size >= batch_size_) {
-                break;
-            }
+        if (!kv_queue_.try_pop(key_value_vec)) {
+            usleep(100);
+            continue;
         }
-
-        if (cur_batch_size > 0) {
-            PAIMON_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(R result, key_value_consumer_->NextBatch(key_value_vec));
-            result_queue_.push(std::move(result));
+        if (key_value_vec.empty()) {
+            // Empty batch is EOF signal; re-push for other consumers
+            kv_queue_.push(std::move(key_value_vec));
+            break;
         }
+        PAIMON_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(R result, key_value_consumer_->NextBatch(key_value_vec));
+        result_queue_.push(std::move(result));
     }
     consumer_finished_count_++;
     return Status::OK();
diff --git a/src/paimon/core/io/async_key_value_producer_and_consumer.h b/src/paimon/core/io/async_key_value_producer_and_consumer.h
index 6a2fee67f..d60fe65a4 100644
--- a/src/paimon/core/io/async_key_value_producer_and_consumer.h
+++ b/src/paimon/core/io/async_key_value_producer_and_consumer.h
@@ -92,18 +92,17 @@ class AsyncKeyValueProducerAndConsumer {
     std::shared_future<Status> producer_future_;
     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<AsyncKeyValueConsumer<T, R>>> consumers_;
     std::atomic<int32_t> consumer_finished_count_ = 0;
-    tbb::concurrent_bounded_queue<std::optional<KeyValue>> kv_queue_;
+    tbb::concurrent_bounded_queue<std::vector<KeyValue>> kv_queue_;
     tbb::concurrent_bounded_queue<R> result_queue_;
 };
 
 template <typename T, typename R>
 class AsyncKeyValueConsumer {
  public:
-    AsyncKeyValueConsumer(int32_t batch_size,
-                          std::unique_ptr<RowToArrowArrayConverter<T, R>>&& key_value_consumer,
+    AsyncKeyValueConsumer(std::unique_ptr<RowToArrowArrayConverter<T, R>>&& key_value_consumer,
                           std::atomic<bool>& consume_finished,
                           std::atomic<int32_t>& consumer_finished_count,
-                          tbb::concurrent_bounded_queue<std::optional<KeyValue>>& kv_queue,
+                          tbb::concurrent_bounded_queue<std::vector<KeyValue>>& kv_queue,
                           tbb::concurrent_bounded_queue<R>& result_queue);
 
     ~AsyncKeyValueConsumer() {
@@ -117,12 +116,11 @@ class AsyncKeyValueConsumer {
     Status ConsumeLoop();
 
  private:
-    int32_t batch_size_;
     std::unique_ptr<RowToArrowArrayConverter<T, R>> key_value_consumer_;
     std::shared_future<Status> consumer_future_;
     std::atomic<bool>& consume_finished_;
     std::atomic<int32_t>& consumer_finished_count_;
-    tbb::concurrent_bounded_queue<std::optional<KeyValue>>& kv_queue_;
+    tbb::concurrent_bounded_queue<std::vector<KeyValue>>& kv_queue_;
     tbb::concurrent_bounded_queue<R>& result_queue_;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/paimon/core/io/key_value_data_file_record_reader.cpp b/src/paimon/core/io/key_value_data_file_record_reader.cpp
index 5a38352e8..eec3215cd 100644
--- a/src/paimon/core/io/key_value_data_file_record_reader.cpp
+++ b/src/paimon/core/io/key_value_data_file_record_reader.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Result<bool> KeyValueDataFileRecordReader::Iterator::HasNext() const {
 
 Result<KeyValue> KeyValueDataFileRecordReader::Iterator::Next() {
     // key is only used in merge sort; key context does not hold parent struct array
-    auto key = std::make_unique<ColumnarRowRef>(reader_->key_ctx_, cursor_);
+    std::shared_ptr<InternalRow> key = std::make_shared<ColumnarRowRef>(reader_->key_ctx_, cursor_);
     // value is used in merge sort and projection (maybe async and multi-thread), so value context
     // holds parent struct array to ensure data remains valid
     auto value = std::make_unique<ColumnarRowRef>(reader_->value_ctx_, cursor_);
diff --git a/src/paimon/core/io/key_value_in_memory_record_reader.cpp b/src/paimon/core/io/key_value_in_memory_record_reader.cpp
index a78d14578..64648e13d 100644
--- a/src/paimon/core/io/key_value_in_memory_record_reader.cpp
+++ b/src/paimon/core/io/key_value_in_memory_record_reader.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Result<KeyValue> KeyValueInMemoryRecordReader::Iterator::Next() {
     }
 
     // key must hold value_struct_array as min/max key may be used after projection
-    auto key = std::make_unique<ColumnarRowRef>(reader_->key_ctx_, index);
+    std::shared_ptr<InternalRow> key = std::make_shared<ColumnarRowRef>(reader_->key_ctx_, index);
     auto value = std::make_unique<ColumnarRowRef>(reader_->value_ctx_, index);
     return KeyValue(row_kind, reader_->last_sequence_num_ + index,
                     /*level=*/KeyValue::UNKNOWN_LEVEL, std::move(key), std::move(value));
diff --git a/src/paimon/core/mergetree/spill_reader.cpp b/src/paimon/core/mergetree/spill_reader.cpp
index 7b78782ee..c56f1da6e 100644
--- a/src/paimon/core/mergetree/spill_reader.cpp
+++ b/src/paimon/core/mergetree/spill_reader.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Result<KeyValue> SpillReader::Iterator::Next() {
     PAIMON_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(const RowKind* row_kind,
                            RowKind::FromByteValue(reader_->row_kind_array_->Value(cursor_)));
     int64_t sequence_number = reader_->sequence_number_array_->Value(cursor_);
-    auto key = std::make_unique<ColumnarRowRef>(reader_->key_ctx_, cursor_);
+    std::shared_ptr<InternalRow> key = std::make_shared<ColumnarRowRef>(reader_->key_ctx_, cursor_);
     auto value = std::make_unique<ColumnarRowRef>(reader_->value_ctx_, cursor_);
     cursor_++;
     return KeyValue(row_kind, sequence_number, KeyValue::UNKNOWN_LEVEL, std::move(key),