diff --git a/PROTO_tests/tests/compare_test.py b/PROTO_tests/tests/compare_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e32e867475
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PROTO_tests/tests/compare_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+import numpy as np
+import pytest
+
+import arkouda as ak
+
+N = 1_000_000
+
+"""
+The CompareTest class encapsulates unit tests that compare the results of analogous
+method invocations against Numpy ndarrays and Arkouda pdarrays to ensure equivalent
+results are generated.
+"""
+
+
+class TestCompare:
+    def test_compare_arange(self):
+        # create np version
+        nArange = np.arange(N)
+        # create ak version
+        aArange = ak.arange(N)
+        assert nArange.all() == aArange.all()
+
+    def test_compare_linspace(self):
+        # create np version
+        a = np.linspace(10, 20, N)
+        # create ak version
+        b = ak.linspace(10, 20, N)
+        # print(a,b)
+        assert np.allclose(a, b.to_ndarray())
+
+    def test_compare_ones(self):
+        # create np version
+        nArray = np.ones(N)
+        # create ak version
+        aArray = ak.ones(N)
+        assert nArray.all() == aArray.to_ndarray().all()
+
+    def test_compare_zeros(self):
+        # create np version
+        nArray = np.zeros(N)
+        # create ak version
+        aArray = ak.zeros(N)
+        assert nArray.all() == aArray.to_ndarray().all()
+
+    def test_compare_argsort(self):
+        # create np version
+        a = np.arange(N)
+        a = a[::-1]
+        iv = np.argsort(a)
+        a = a[iv]
+        # create ak version
+        b = ak.arange(N)
+        b = b[::-1]
+        iv = ak.argsort(b)
+        b = b[iv]
+        assert np.array_equal(a, b.to_ndarray())
+
+
+    def test_compare_sort(self):
+        # create np version
+        a = np.arange(N)
+        a = a[::-1]
+        a = np.sort(a)
+        # create ak version
+        b = ak.arange(N)
+        b = b[::-1]
+        b = ak.sort(b)
+        assert a.all() == b.to_ndarray().all()
+
+    def test_compare_get_slice(self):
+        # create np version
+        a = np.ones(N)
+        a = a[::2]
+        # create ak version
+        b = ak.ones(N)
+        b = b[::2]
+        assert a.all() == b.to_ndarray().all()
+
+    def test_compare_set_slice_value(self):
+        # create np version
+        a = np.ones(N)
+        a[::2] = -1
+        # create ak version
+        b = ak.ones(N)
+        b[::2] = -1
+        assert a.all() == b.to_ndarray().all()
+
+    def test_compare_set_slice(self):
+        # create np version
+        a = np.ones(N)
+        a[::2] = a[::2] * -1
+        # create ak version
+        b = ak.ones(N)
+        b[::2] = b[::2] * -1
+        assert a.all() == b.to_ndarray().all()
+
+    def test_compare_get_bool_iv(self):
+        # create np version
+        a = np.arange(N)
+        a = a[a < N // 2]
+        # create ak version
+        b = ak.arange(N)
+        b = b[b < N // 2]
+        assert a.all() == b.to_ndarray().all()
+
+    def test_compare_set_bool_iv_value(self):
+        # create np version
+        a = np.arange(N)
+        a[a < N // 2] = -1
+        # create ak version
+        b = ak.arange(N)
+        b[b < N // 2] = -1
+        assert a.all() == b.to_ndarray().all()
+
+    def check_set_bool_iv(self):
+        # create np version
+        a = np.arange(N)
+        a[a < N // 2] = a[: N // 2] * -1
+        # create ak version
+        b = ak.arange(N)
+        b[b < N // 2] = b[: N // 2] * -1
+        assert a.all() == b.to_ndarray().all()
+
+    def check_get_integer_iv(self):
+        # create np version
+        a = np.arange(N)
+        iv = np.arange(N // 2)
+        a = a[iv]
+        # create ak version
+        b = ak.arange(N)
+        iv = ak.arange(N // 2)
+        b = b[iv]
+        assert a.all() == b.to_ndarray().all()
+
+    def test_compare_set_integer_iv_val(self):
+        # create np version
+        a = np.arange(N)
+        iv = np.arange(N // 2)
+        a[iv] = -1
+        # create ak version
+        b = ak.arange(N)
+        iv = ak.arange(N // 2)
+        b[iv] = -1
+        assert a.all() == b.to_ndarray().all()
+
+    def test_compare_set_integer_iv(self):
+        # create np version
+        a = np.arange(N)
+        iv = np.arange(N // 2)
+        a[iv] = iv * 10
+        # create ak version
+        b = ak.arange(N)
+        iv = ak.arange(N // 2)
+        b[iv] = iv * 10
+        assert a.all() == b.to_ndarray().all()
+
+    def test_compare_get_integer_idx(self):
+        # create np version
+        a = np.arange(N)
+        v1 = a[N // 2]
+        # create ak version
+        b = ak.arange(N)
+        v2 = b[N // 2]
+        assert v1 == v2
+        assert a[-1] == b[-1]
+
+    def test_compare_set_integer_idx(self):
+        # create np version
+        a = np.arange(N)
+        a[N // 2] = -1
+        a[-1] = -1
+        v1 = a[N // 2]
+        # create ak version
+        b = ak.arange(N)
+        b[N // 2] = -1
+        b[-1] = -1
+        v2 = b[N // 2]
+        assert v1 == v2
+        assert a[-1]== b[-1]
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index 80fa50bae9..ab1795d7f3 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ testpaths =
     tests/check.py
     tests/client_test.py
     tests/coargsort_test.py
-    tests/compare_test.py
     tests/extrema_test.py
     tests/import_export_test.py
     tests/indexing_test.py
diff --git a/pytest_PROTO.ini b/pytest_PROTO.ini
index e96984cc33..1bc63483cb 100644
--- a/pytest_PROTO.ini
+++ b/pytest_PROTO.ini
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ testpaths =
     PROTO_tests/tests/client_dtypes_test.py
     PROTO_tests/tests/client_test.py
     PROTO_tests/tests/coargsort_test.py
+    PROTO_tests/tests/compare_test.py
     PROTO_tests/tests/dataframe_test.py
     PROTO_tests/tests/datetime_test.py
     PROTO_tests/tests/dtypes_test.py
diff --git a/tests/compare_test.py b/tests/deprecated/compare_test.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/compare_test.py
rename to tests/deprecated/compare_test.py