diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5dbaf06dd..e2734e3a5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -104,7 +104,10 @@ else()
     #add_compile_definitions(_GLIBCXX_DEBUG=1)
   endif()
 
-  if(${URDE_VECTOR_ISA} STREQUAL "avx2")
+  if(${URDE_VECTOR_ISA} STREQUAL "native")
+    add_compile_options(-march=native)
+    message(STATUS "Building with native ISA")
+  elseif(${URDE_VECTOR_ISA} STREQUAL "avx2")
     add_compile_options(-mavx2)
     message(STATUS "Building with AVX2 Vector ISA")
   elseif(${URDE_VECTOR_ISA} STREQUAL "avx")
@@ -156,24 +159,60 @@ if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "FreeBSD")
   link_directories(/usr/local/lib)
 endif()
 
-if(("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "Release" OR "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "RelWithDebInfo")
-   AND "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}" STREQUAL "Linux")
-  option(USE_LD_GOLD "Link with GNU Gold and enable LTO" ON)
+if("${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}" STREQUAL "Linux")
+  if("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang")
+    option(USE_LD_LLD "Link with LLD" ON)
+  elseif("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU")
+    option(USE_LD_GOLD "Link with GNU Gold" ON)
+  endif()
+
+  include(CheckIPOSupported)
+  check_ipo_supported(RESULT LTO_SUPPORTED)
+  if(LTO_SUPPORTED AND ("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "Release" OR "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "RelWithDebInfo"))
+    option(USE_LTO "Enable LTO" ON)
+  else()
+    option(USE_LTO "Enable LTO" OFF)
+  endif()
 else()
-  option(USE_LD_GOLD "Link with GNU Gold and enable LTO" OFF)
+  option(USE_LD_LLD "Link with LLD" OFF)
+  option(USE_LD_GOLD "Link with GNU Gold" OFF)
+  option(USE_LTO "Enable LTO" OFF)
 endif()
-if(USE_LD_GOLD AND ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU"))
-    execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} -fuse-ld=gold -Wl,--version ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_VARIABLE LD_VERSION)
-    if("${LD_VERSION}" MATCHES "GNU gold")
-       set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -fuse-ld=gold -Wl,--disable-new-dtags")
-       set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -fuse-ld=gold -Wl,--disable-new-dtags")
-       add_compile_options(-flto=thin)
-       add_link_options(-flto=thin)
-       message(STATUS "GNU gold linker enabled.")
+if(USE_LD_LLD)
+  execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} -fuse-ld=lld -Wl,--version ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_VARIABLE LD_VERSION)
+  if("${LD_VERSION}" MATCHES "LLD")
+    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -fuse-ld=lld")
+    set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -fuse-ld=lld")
+    if(USE_LTO)
+      add_compile_options(-flto=thin)
+      add_link_options(-flto=thin)
+      message(STATUS "LLD linker enabled with LTO.")
     else()
-       message(WARNING "GNU gold linker isn't available, using the default system linker.")
-       set(USE_LD_GOLD OFF)
+      message(STATUS "LLD linker enabled.")
     endif()
+    set(USE_LD_GOLD OFF)
+  else()
+    message(WARNING "LLD linker isn't available, using the default system linker.")
+    set(USE_LD_LLD OFF)
+  endif()
+endif()
+if(USE_LD_GOLD)
+  execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} -fuse-ld=gold -Wl,--version ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_VARIABLE LD_VERSION)
+  if("${LD_VERSION}" MATCHES "GNU gold")
+    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -fuse-ld=gold -Wl,--disable-new-dtags")
+    set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -fuse-ld=gold -Wl,--disable-new-dtags")
+    if(USE_LTO)
+      add_compile_options(-flto=thin)
+      add_link_options(-flto=thin)
+      message(STATUS "GNU gold linker enabled with LTO.")
+    else()
+      message(STATUS "GNU gold linker enabled.")
+    endif()
+    set(USE_LD_LLD OFF)
+  else()
+    message(WARNING "GNU gold linker isn't available, using the default system linker.")
+    set(USE_LD_GOLD OFF)
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 # Add discord-rpc here
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3309b46fc..58ed52c53 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,9 +41,14 @@ cd urde-build
 
 ```sh
 cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug ../urde
-make
+make -j$(nproc)
 ```
 
+CMake options:
+- Build release optimized (better runtime performance): `-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release`
+- Use clang+lld (faster linking): `-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=/usr/bin/clang -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=/usr/bin/clang++`
+- Optimize for current CPU (resulting binaries are not portable): `-DURDE_VECTOR_ISA=native`
+
 #### Qt Creator
 *(main development / debugging IDE)*