# Quiz 33

What is the main trade-off of using RIPEMD-160 compared to SHA-1?

**Type all answers and select the correct one**

* [x] RIPEMD-160 is 15% slower than SHA-1
* [ ] RIPEMD-160 is faster than SHA-1
* [ ] RIPEMD-160 is less secure than SHA-1
* [ ] RIPEMD-160 uses fewer rounds of compression than SHA-1

**Note to Learners**

Dobbertin et al. found RIPEMD-160 to be 15% slower than SHA-1, half as fast as RIPEMD, and four times slower than MD4.

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To learn more about it, you can follow the course [RIPEMD-160](https://bsvblockchain.360learning.com/course/play/68be94d003e0ff2b593f5662)


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