diff --git a/redis/asyncio/client.py b/redis/asyncio/client.py
index e153f0cd3..b2de46f3d 100644
--- a/redis/asyncio/client.py
+++ b/redis/asyncio/client.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     bool_ok,
 )
 from redis.asyncio.connection import (
+    BlockingConnectionPool,
     Connection,
     ConnectionPool,
     SSLConnection,
@@ -160,12 +161,12 @@ def from_url(
         Boolean arguments can be specified with string values "True"/"False"
         or "Yes"/"No". Values that cannot be properly cast cause a
         ``ValueError`` to be raised. Once parsed, the querystring arguments
-        and keyword arguments are passed to the ``ConnectionPool``'s
+        and keyword arguments are passed to the ``BlockingConnectionPool``'s
         class initializer. In the case of conflicting arguments, querystring
         arguments always win.
 
         """
-        connection_pool = ConnectionPool.from_url(url, **kwargs)
+        connection_pool = BlockingConnectionPool.from_url(url, **kwargs)
         client = cls(
             connection_pool=connection_pool,
             single_connection_client=single_connection_client,
@@ -337,7 +338,7 @@ def __init__(
                     )
             # This arg only used if no pool is passed in
             self.auto_close_connection_pool = auto_close_connection_pool
-            connection_pool = ConnectionPool(**kwargs)
+            connection_pool = BlockingConnectionPool(**kwargs)
         else:
             # If a pool is passed in, do not close it
             self.auto_close_connection_pool = False
diff --git a/redis/asyncio/cluster.py b/redis/asyncio/cluster.py
index ff2bd10c9..e6a32f405 100644
--- a/redis/asyncio/cluster.py
+++ b/redis/asyncio/cluster.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import asyncio
 import collections
+import os
 import random
 import socket
 import ssl
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ def __init__(
         reinitialize_steps: int = 5,
         cluster_error_retry_attempts: int = 3,
         connection_error_retry_attempts: int = 3,
-        max_connections: int = 2**31,
+        max_connections: int = os.cpu_count() * 10,
         # Client related kwargs
         db: Union[str, int] = 0,
         path: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -964,7 +965,7 @@ def __init__(
         port: Union[str, int],
         server_type: Optional[str] = None,
         *,
-        max_connections: int = 2**31,
+        max_connections: int = os.cpu_count() * 10,
         connection_class: Type[Connection] = Connection,
         **connection_kwargs: Any,
     ) -> None:
diff --git a/redis/asyncio/connection.py b/redis/asyncio/connection.py
index 2e470bfcf..66404c0f5 100644
--- a/redis/asyncio/connection.py
+++ b/redis/asyncio/connection.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import copy
 import enum
 import inspect
+import os
 import socket
 import ssl
 import sys
@@ -1125,7 +1126,7 @@ def __init__(
         max_connections: Optional[int] = None,
         **connection_kwargs,
     ):
-        max_connections = max_connections or 2**31
+        max_connections = max_connections or os.cpu_count() * 10
         if not isinstance(max_connections, int) or max_connections < 0:
             raise ValueError('"max_connections" must be a positive integer')
 
@@ -1317,7 +1318,7 @@ class BlockingConnectionPool(ConnectionPool):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        max_connections: int = 50,
+        max_connections: int = os.cpu_count() * 10,
         timeout: Optional[int] = 20,
         connection_class: Type[AbstractConnection] = Connection,
         queue_class: Type[asyncio.Queue] = asyncio.LifoQueue,  # deprecated
diff --git a/redis/client.py b/redis/client.py
index 79f52cc98..f4a2b0aa8 100755
--- a/redis/client.py
+++ b/redis/client.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 )
 from redis.connection import (
     AbstractConnection,
+    BlockingConnectionPool,
     ConnectionPool,
     SSLConnection,
     UnixDomainSocketConnection,
@@ -141,13 +142,13 @@ def from_url(cls, url: str, **kwargs) -> "Redis":
         Boolean arguments can be specified with string values "True"/"False"
         or "Yes"/"No". Values that cannot be properly cast cause a
         ``ValueError`` to be raised. Once parsed, the querystring arguments
-        and keyword arguments are passed to the ``ConnectionPool``'s
+        and keyword arguments are passed to the ``BlockingConnectionPool``'s
         class initializer. In the case of conflicting arguments, querystring
         arguments always win.
 
         """
         single_connection_client = kwargs.pop("single_connection_client", False)
-        connection_pool = ConnectionPool.from_url(url, **kwargs)
+        connection_pool = BlockingConnectionPool.from_url(url, **kwargs)
         client = cls(
             connection_pool=connection_pool,
             single_connection_client=single_connection_client,
@@ -320,7 +321,7 @@ def __init__(
                             "ssl_min_version": ssl_min_version,
                         }
                     )
-            connection_pool = ConnectionPool(**kwargs)
+            connection_pool = BlockingConnectionPool(**kwargs)
             self.auto_close_connection_pool = True
         else:
             self.auto_close_connection_pool = False
diff --git a/redis/cluster.py b/redis/cluster.py
index cfe902115..108273f7f 100644
--- a/redis/cluster.py
+++ b/redis/cluster.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from redis.client import CaseInsensitiveDict, PubSub, Redis
 from redis.commands import READ_COMMANDS, RedisClusterCommands
 from redis.commands.helpers import list_or_args
-from redis.connection import ConnectionPool, DefaultParser, parse_url
+from redis.connection import BlockingConnectionPool, DefaultParser, parse_url
 from redis.crc import REDIS_CLUSTER_HASH_SLOTS, key_slot
 from redis.exceptions import (
     AskError,
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ def from_url(cls, url, **kwargs):
         Boolean arguments can be specified with string values "True"/"False"
         or "Yes"/"No". Values that cannot be properly cast cause a
         ``ValueError`` to be raised. Once parsed, the querystring arguments
-        and keyword arguments are passed to the ``ConnectionPool``'s
+        and keyword arguments are passed to the ``BlockingConnectionPool``'s
         class initializer. In the case of conflicting arguments, querystring
         arguments always win.
 
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@ def __init__(
         require_full_coverage=False,
         lock=None,
         dynamic_startup_nodes=True,
-        connection_pool_class=ConnectionPool,
+        connection_pool_class=BlockingConnectionPool,
         address_remap: Optional[Callable[[str, int], Tuple[str, int]]] = None,
         **kwargs,
     ):
diff --git a/redis/connection.py b/redis/connection.py
index b89ce0e94..494ad028a 100644
--- a/redis/connection.py
+++ b/redis/connection.py
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ def __init__(
         max_connections: Optional[int] = None,
         **connection_kwargs,
     ):
-        max_connections = max_connections or 2**31
+        max_connections = max_connections or os.cpu_count() * 10
         if not isinstance(max_connections, int) or max_connections < 0:
             raise ValueError('"max_connections" must be a positive integer')
 
@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@ class BlockingConnectionPool(ConnectionPool):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        max_connections=50,
+        max_connections=os.cpu_count() * 10,
         timeout=20,
         connection_class=Connection,
         queue_class=LifoQueue,
@@ -1425,12 +1425,15 @@ def get_connection(self, command_name, *keys, **options):
         try:
             # ensure this connection is connected to Redis
             connection.connect()
-            # connections that the pool provides should be ready to send
-            # a command. if not, the connection was either returned to the
+            # if client caching is not enabled connections that the pool
+            # provides should be ready to send a command.
+            # if not, the connection was either returned to the
             # pool before all data has been read or the socket has been
             # closed. either way, reconnect and verify everything is good.
+            # (if caching enabled the connection will not always be ready
+            # to send a command because it may contain invalidation messages)
             try:
-                if connection.can_read():
+                if connection.can_read() and connection.client_cache is None:
                     raise ConnectionError("Connection has data")
             except (ConnectionError, OSError):
                 connection.disconnect()
@@ -1454,7 +1457,10 @@ def release(self, connection):
             # that will cause the pool to recreate the connection if
             # its needed.
             connection.disconnect()
-            self.pool.put_nowait(None)
+            try:
+                self.pool.put_nowait(None)
+            except Full:
+                pass
             return
 
         # Put the connection back into the pool.
@@ -1470,3 +1476,38 @@ def disconnect(self):
         self._checkpid()
         for connection in self._connections:
             connection.disconnect()
+
+    def set_retry(self, retry: "Retry") -> None:
+        self.connection_kwargs.update({"retry": retry})
+        for conn in self._connections:
+            conn.retry = retry
+
+    def flush_cache(self):
+        self._checkpid()
+        with self._lock:
+            for connection in self._connections:
+                try:
+                    connection.client_cache.flush()
+                except AttributeError:
+                    # cache is not enabled
+                    pass
+
+    def delete_command_from_cache(self, command: str):
+        self._checkpid()
+        with self._lock:
+            for connection in self._connections:
+                try:
+                    connection.client_cache.delete_command(command)
+                except AttributeError:
+                    # cache is not enabled
+                    pass
+
+    def invalidate_key_from_cache(self, key: str):
+        self._checkpid()
+        with self._lock:
+            for connection in self._connections:
+                try:
+                    connection.client_cache.invalidate_key(key)
+                except AttributeError:
+                    # cache is not enabled
+                    pass
diff --git a/tests/test_asyncio/test_cluster.py b/tests/test_asyncio/test_cluster.py
index d7554b12a..863842c9c 100644
--- a/tests/test_asyncio/test_cluster.py
+++ b/tests/test_asyncio/test_cluster.py
@@ -2859,11 +2859,13 @@ async def test_readonly_pipeline_from_readonly_client(
 
     async def test_can_run_concurrent_pipelines(self, r: RedisCluster) -> None:
         """Test that the pipeline can be used concurrently."""
+        r = RedisCluster(host="localhost", port=16379, max_connections=100)
         await asyncio.gather(
             *(self.test_redis_cluster_pipeline(r) for i in range(100)),
             *(self.test_multi_key_operation_with_a_single_slot(r) for i in range(100)),
             *(self.test_multi_key_operation_with_multi_slots(r) for i in range(100)),
         )
+        r.flushdb()
 
     @pytest.mark.onlycluster
     async def test_pipeline_with_default_node_error_command(self, create_redis):
diff --git a/tests/test_asyncio/test_connection_pool.py b/tests/test_asyncio/test_connection_pool.py
index 5e4d3f206..22d3ef696 100644
--- a/tests/test_asyncio/test_connection_pool.py
+++ b/tests/test_asyncio/test_connection_pool.py
@@ -647,11 +647,10 @@ def test_connect_from_url_tcp(self):
         connection = redis.Redis.from_url("redis://localhost")
         pool = connection.connection_pool
 
-        print(repr(pool))
         assert re.match(
             r"< .*?([^\.]+) \( < .*?([^\.]+) \( (.+) \) > \) >", repr(pool), re.VERBOSE
         ).groups() == (
-            "ConnectionPool",
+            "BlockingConnectionPool",
             "Connection",
             "host=localhost,port=6379,db=0",
         )
@@ -663,7 +662,7 @@ def test_connect_from_url_unix(self):
         assert re.match(
             r"< .*?([^\.]+) \( < .*?([^\.]+) \( (.+) \) > \) >", repr(pool), re.VERBOSE
         ).groups() == (
-            "ConnectionPool",
+            "BlockingConnectionPool",
             "UnixDomainSocketConnection",
             "path=/path/to/socket,db=0",
         )
diff --git a/tests/test_cluster.py b/tests/test_cluster.py
index 1f505b816..089277f97 100644
--- a/tests/test_cluster.py
+++ b/tests/test_cluster.py
@@ -3281,8 +3281,7 @@ def raise_error(target_node, *args, **kwargs):
         assert get_connection.call_count == 4
         for cluster_node in r.nodes_manager.nodes_cache.values():
             connection_pool = cluster_node.redis_connection.connection_pool
-            num_of_conns = len(connection_pool._available_connections)
-            assert num_of_conns == connection_pool._created_connections
+            assert len(connection_pool._connections) < 2
 
     def test_empty_stack(self, r):
         """
diff --git a/tests/test_connection_pool.py b/tests/test_connection_pool.py
index dee7c554d..1a448bb78 100644
--- a/tests/test_connection_pool.py
+++ b/tests/test_connection_pool.py
@@ -501,8 +501,10 @@ def test_on_connect_error(self):
         with pytest.raises(redis.RedisError):
             bad_connection.info()
         pool = bad_connection.connection_pool
-        assert len(pool._available_connections) == 1
-        assert not pool._available_connections[0]._sock
+        con = pool.pool.get()
+        assert con is not None
+        assert pool.pool.get() is None
+        assert not con._sock
 
     @pytest.mark.onlynoncluster
     @skip_if_server_version_lt("2.8.8")
@@ -570,7 +572,7 @@ def test_connect_from_url_tcp(self):
         assert re.match(
             r"< .*?([^\.]+) \( < .*?([^\.]+) \( (.+) \) > \) >", repr(pool), re.VERBOSE
         ).groups() == (
-            "ConnectionPool",
+            "BlockingConnectionPool",
             "Connection",
             "host=localhost,port=6379,db=0",
         )
@@ -582,7 +584,7 @@ def test_connect_from_url_unix(self):
         assert re.match(
             r"< .*?([^\.]+) \( < .*?([^\.]+) \( (.+) \) > \) >", repr(pool), re.VERBOSE
         ).groups() == (
-            "ConnectionPool",
+            "BlockingConnectionPool",
             "UnixDomainSocketConnection",
             "path=/path/to/socket,db=0",
         )