diff --git a/benchmarks_test.go b/benchmarks_test.go
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+package gin
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+type FakeWriter struct{}
+
+func (_ FakeWriter) Write(d []byte) (int, error) {
+	return 0, nil
+}
+
+func (_ FakeWriter) WriteString(d string) (int, error) {
+	return 0, nil
+}
+
+func runRequest(B *testing.B, r *Engine, method, path string) {
+	// create fake request
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, path, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	B.ReportAllocs()
+	B.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < B.N; i++ {
+		r.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkOneRoute(B *testing.B) {
+	router := New()
+	router.GET("/ping", func(c *Context) {})
+	runRequest(B, router, "GET", "/ping")
+}
+
+func BenchmarkManyHandlers(B *testing.B) {
+	DefaultWriter = FakeWriter{}
+	//router := Default()
+	router := New()
+	router.Use(Recovery(), Logger2())
+	router.Use(func(c *Context) {})
+	router.GET("/ping", func(c *Context) {})
+	runRequest(B, router, "GET", "/ping")
+}
+
+func Benchmark5Params(B *testing.B) {
+	DefaultWriter = new(bytes.Buffer)
+	router := New()
+	router.Use(func(c *Context) {})
+	router.GET("/param/:param1/:params2/:param3/:param4/:param5", func(c *Context) {})
+	runRequest(B, router, "GET", "/param/path/to/parameter/john/12345")
+}
+
+func BenchmarkOneRouteJSON(B *testing.B) {
+	router := New()
+	data := H{
+		"status": "ok",
+	}
+	router.GET("/json", func(c *Context) {
+		//c.JSON(200, data)
+		c.Writer.WriteHeader(200)
+		json.NewEncoder(c.Writer).Encode(data)
+	})
+	runRequest(B, router, "GET", "/json")
+}
+
+func BenchmarkOneRouteString(B *testing.B) {
+	router := New()
+	router.GET("/text", func(c *Context) {
+		c.String(200, "this is a plain text")
+	})
+	runRequest(B, router, "GET", "/text")
+}
+
+func BenchmarkManyRoutes(B *testing.B) {
+	router := New()
+	router.Any("/ping", func(c *Context) {})
+	runRequest(B, router, "PUT", "/ping")
+}
+
+func Benchmark404(B *testing.B) {
+	router := New()
+	router.Any("/something", func(c *Context) {})
+	router.NoRoute(func(c *Context) {})
+	runRequest(B, router, "GET", "/ping")
+}
+
+func Benchmark404Many(B *testing.B) {
+	router := New()
+	router.GET("/", func(c *Context) {})
+	router.GET("/path/to/something", func(c *Context) {})
+	router.GET("/post/:id", func(c *Context) {})
+	router.GET("/view/:id", func(c *Context) {})
+	router.GET("/favicon.ico", func(c *Context) {})
+	router.GET("/robots.txt", func(c *Context) {})
+	router.GET("/delete/:id", func(c *Context) {})
+	router.GET("/user/:id/:mode", func(c *Context) {})
+
+	router.NoRoute(func(c *Context) {})
+	runRequest(B, router, "GET", "/viewfake")
+}