diff --git a/benchmark/io.c b/benchmark/io.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..068d50ee1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/io.c
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+/**
+ * gcc -o iotest io.c
+ */
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+ 
+int tsize = 1000 * 1048576;
+const char *path = "/tmp/wt.dat";
+
+
+char* bufit(size_t l)
+{
+  char *p = malloc(l);
+  memset(p, '!', l);
+  return p;
+}
+
+void writetest(int size, size_t bsize)
+{
+  int i;
+  char *buf = bufit(bsize);
+  clock_t start, end;
+  double elapsed;
+  double mbps;
+
+  int fd = open(path, O_CREAT|O_WRONLY, 0644);
+  if (fd < 0) {
+    perror("open failed");
+    exit(254);
+  }
+
+  start = clock();
+  for (i = 0; i < size; i += bsize) {
+    int rv = write(fd, buf, bsize);
+    if (rv < 0) {
+      perror("write failed");
+      exit(254);
+    }
+  }
+#ifdef __linux__
+  fdatasync(fd);
+#else
+  fsync(fd);
+#endif
+  close(fd);
+  end = clock();
+  elapsed = ((double) (end - start)) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
+  mbps = ((tsize/elapsed)) / 1048576;
+  fprintf(stderr, "Wrote %d bytes in %03fs using %d byte buffers: %03fmB/s\n", size, elapsed, bsize, mbps);
+
+  free(buf);
+}
+
+void readtest(int size, size_t bsize)
+{
+  int i;
+  char *buf = bufit(bsize);
+  clock_t start, end;
+  double elapsed;
+  double mbps;
+
+  int fd = open(path, O_RDONLY, 0644);
+  if (fd < 0) {
+    perror("open failed");
+    exit(254);
+  }
+
+  start = clock();
+  for (i = 0; i < size; i += bsize) {
+    int rv = read(fd, buf, bsize);
+    if (rv < 0) {
+      perror("write failed");
+      exit(254);
+    }
+  }
+  close(fd);
+  end = clock();
+  elapsed = ((double) (end - start)) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
+  mbps = ((tsize/elapsed)) / 1048576;
+  fprintf(stderr, "Read %d bytes in %03fs using %d byte buffers: %03fmB/s\n", size, elapsed, bsize, mbps);
+
+  free(buf);
+}
+
+void cleanup() {
+  unlink(path);
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+  int i;
+  int bsizes[] = {1024, 4096, 8192, 16384, 32768, 65536, 0};
+
+  for (i = 0; bsizes[i] != 0; i++) {
+    writetest(tsize, bsizes[i]);
+  }
+  for (i = 0; bsizes[i] != 0; i++) {
+    readtest(tsize, bsizes[i]);
+  }
+  atexit(cleanup);
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/benchmark/io.js b/benchmark/io.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..060f3cd2a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/io.js
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+var fs = require('fs');
+var Buffer = require('buffer').Buffer;
+
+var path = "/tmp/wt.dat";
+var tsize = 1000 * 1048576;
+var bsizes = [1024, 4096, 8192, 16384, 32768, 65536];
+
+function bufit(size) {
+  var buf = new Buffer(size);
+  for (var i = 0; i <buf.length ; i += 1) {
+    buf[i] = 33;
+  }
+  return buf;
+}
+
+function once(emitter, name, cb) {
+  function incb() {
+    cb.apply(undefined, arguments);
+    emitter.removeListener(name, incb);
+  }
+  emitter.addListener(name, incb);
+}
+
+function writetest(size, bsize) {
+  var s = fs.createWriteStream(path, {'flags': 'w', 'mode': 0644});
+  var remaining = size;
+  var buf = bufit(bsize);
+
+  function dowrite() {
+    var rv = s.write(buf);
+    remaining -= buf.length;
+    if (remaining > 0) {
+      //if (remaining % 90000 == 0) console.error("remaining: %d", remaining);
+      //process.nextTick(dowrite);
+    } else {
+      s.emit('done')
+      s.end();
+    }
+  }
+
+  s.on('drain', function () {
+    dowrite();
+  });
+
+  dowrite();
+
+  return s;
+}
+
+function readtest(size, bsize) {
+  var s = fs.createReadStream(path, {'flags': 'r', 'encoding': 'binary', 'mode': 0644, 'bufferSize': bsize});
+  s.addListener("data", function (chunk) {
+    // got a chunk...
+    
+  });
+  return s;
+}
+
+function wt(tsize, bsize, done) {
+  var start = Date.now();
+  s = writetest(tsize, bsizes[0]);
+  s.addListener('close', function() {
+    var end = Date.now();
+    var diff = end - start;
+    console.log('Wrote '+ tsize +' bytes in '+  diff/1000 +'s using '+ bsize +' byte buffers: '+  ((tsize/(diff/1000)) / 1048576) +' mB/s');
+    done();
+  });
+}
+
+function rt(tsize, bsize, done) {
+  var start = Date.now();
+  s = readtest(tsize, bsizes[0]);
+  s.addListener('close', function() {
+    var end = Date.now();
+    var diff = end - start;
+    console.log('Read '+ tsize +' bytes in '+  diff/1000 +'s using '+ bsize +' byte buffers: '+  ((tsize/(diff/1000)) / 1048576) +' mB/s');
+    done();
+  });
+}
+
+var bs= 0;
+
+function nextwt() {
+  if (bsizes.length <= bs) {
+    bs = 0;
+    nextrt();
+    return;
+  }
+  wt(tsize, bsizes[bs], nextwt);
+  bs += 1;
+}
+
+function nextrt() {
+  if (bsizes.length <= bs) {
+    fs.unlink(path, function (err) {
+      if (err) throw err;
+      console.log('All done!');
+    });
+    return;
+  }
+  rt(tsize, bsizes[bs], nextrt);
+  bs += 1;
+}
+
+nextwt();