diff --git a/bench/bench.ml b/bench/bench.ml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c03c7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bench/bench.ml
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+let item_count = 3_000_000
+
+type 'a t = { value : 'a; next : 'a t option Atomic.t }
+
+let empty () = { value = Obj.magic (); next = Atomic.make None }
+
+let push ~backoff_once t value =
+  let b = Backoff.create () in
+  let new_head = ({ value; next = Atomic.make None } : 'a t) in
+  let rec push_f b =
+    let head = Atomic.get t.next in
+    Atomic.set new_head.next head;
+    if Atomic.compare_and_set t.next head (Some new_head) then ()
+    else
+      let b = backoff_once b in
+      push_f b
+  in
+  push_f b
+
+let pop ?lower_wait_log ~backoff_once t =
+  let b = Backoff.create ?lower_wait_log () in
+  let rec pop_f b =
+    let head = Atomic.get t.next in
+    match head with
+    | None -> None
+    | Some node ->
+        if Atomic.compare_and_set t.next head (Atomic.get node.next) then
+          Some node.value
+        else
+          let b = backoff_once b in
+          pop_f b
+  in
+  pop_f b
+
+let run_basic ~backoff_once () =
+  let stack = empty () in
+  let pusher =
+    Domain.spawn (fun () ->
+        let start_time = Unix.gettimeofday () in
+        for i = 1 to item_count do
+          push ~backoff_once stack i
+        done;
+        start_time)
+  in
+  for _ = 1 to item_count do
+    while Option.is_none (pop ~backoff_once stack) do
+      ()
+    done
+  done;
+  let end_time = Unix.gettimeofday () in
+  let start_time = Domain.join pusher in
+  let time_diff = end_time -. start_time in
+  time_diff
+
+let run_artificial ~backoff_once () =
+  let threads = 6 in
+  let stack = empty () in
+
+  (* prepare stack *)
+  for i = 1 to item_count do
+    push ~backoff_once stack i
+  done;
+
+  (* *)
+  let counter = Atomic.make 0 in
+  let domains =
+    List.init threads (fun _ ->
+        Domain.spawn (fun () ->
+            Atomic.incr counter;
+            (* wait for all ready *)
+            while Atomic.get counter <= threads do
+              ()
+            done;
+
+            (* bench !*)
+            while Option.is_some (pop ~lower_wait_log:7 ~backoff_once stack) do
+              ()
+            done;
+
+            Unix.gettimeofday ()))
+  in
+
+  (* wait for all domains to start *)
+  while Atomic.get counter < threads do
+    ()
+  done;
+  let start_time = Unix.gettimeofday () in
+
+  (* let them run! *)
+  Atomic.incr counter;
+
+  (* wait for finish *)
+  let end_time =
+    List.map Domain.join domains |> List.fold_left Float.min Float.max_float
+  in
+  let time_diff = end_time -. start_time in
+  time_diff
+
+let bench ~run_type ~with_backoff () =
+  let backoff_once =
+    if with_backoff then Backoff.once else fun (b : Backoff.t) -> b
+  in
+  let results = ref [] in
+  let run =
+    match run_type with `Artificial -> run_artificial | `Basic -> run_basic
+  in
+  for i = 1 to 10 do
+    let time = run ~backoff_once () in
+    if i > 1 then results := time :: !results
+  done;
+  let results = List.sort Float.compare !results in
+  let median_time = List.nth results 4 in
+  let median_throughput = Float.of_int item_count /. median_time in
+  let name =
+    Printf.sprintf "backoff-%s-%s"
+      (if with_backoff then "on" else "off")
+      (match run_type with `Artificial -> "artificial" | `Basic -> "basic")
+  in
+  Benchmark_result.create_generic ~median_time ~median_throughput name
+
+let bench_artificial = bench ~run_type:`Artificial
+let bench_basic = bench ~run_type:`Basic
+
+let backoff_benchmarks =
+  [
+    bench_basic ~with_backoff:true;
+    bench_basic ~with_backoff:false;
+    bench_artificial ~with_backoff:true;
+    bench_artificial ~with_backoff:false;
+  ]
+
+let () =
+  let results =
+    (* todo: should assert no stranded domains between tests. *)
+    List.map (fun f -> f ()) backoff_benchmarks
+    |> List.map Benchmark_result.to_json
+    |> String.concat ", "
+  in
+  let output =
+    Printf.sprintf {|{"results": [%s]}|} results
+    (* Cannot use Yojson rewriters as of today none works on OCaml 5.1.0.
+       This at least verifies that the manually crafted JSON is well-formed.
+
+       If the type grow, we could switch to running ppx manually on 5.0.0 and
+       pasting in its output. *)
+    |> Yojson.Basic.prettify
+  in
+  Printf.printf "%s" output
diff --git a/bench/benchmark_result.ml b/bench/benchmark_result.ml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3e5f5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bench/benchmark_result.ml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+module Metric = struct
+  type t = {
+    name : string;
+    value : [ `Text of string | `Numeric of float ];
+    units : string;
+    description : string;
+  }
+
+  let to_json { name; value; units; description } =
+    let value_str =
+      match value with
+      | `Text text -> Printf.sprintf {|"%s"|} text
+      | `Numeric number -> Printf.sprintf {|%f|} number
+    in
+    Printf.sprintf
+      {| {"name":"%s", "value":%s, "units":"%s", "description":"%s"} |} name
+      value_str units description
+end
+
+type t = { name : string; metrics : Metric.t list }
+
+let to_json { name; metrics } =
+  let metrics = List.map Metric.to_json metrics |> String.concat ", " in
+  Printf.sprintf {| {"name": "%s", "metrics": [%s]} |} name metrics
+
+let create_generic ?median_time ?median_throughput name =
+  let time =
+    Option.map
+      (fun median_time : Metric.t ->
+        {
+          name = "time";
+          value = `Numeric median_time;
+          units = "s";
+          description = "median time result";
+        })
+      median_time
+  in
+  let throughput =
+    Option.map
+      (fun median_throughput : Metric.t ->
+        {
+          name = "throughput";
+          value = `Numeric median_throughput;
+          units = "item/s";
+          description = "median throughput result";
+        })
+      median_throughput
+  in
+  let metrics = [ time; throughput ] |> List.filter_map (fun v -> v) in
+  if metrics = [] then
+    failwith "Benchmark_result.create: require at least one metric";
+  ({ name; metrics } : t)
diff --git a/bench/dune b/bench/dune
index 31332ee..4052921 100644
--- a/bench/dune
+++ b/bench/dune
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 (executables
- (names test_tas)
- (libraries domain_shims backoff unix))
+ (names test_tas bench)
+ (libraries domain_shims backoff unix yojson))
diff --git a/dune-project b/dune-project
index 51f48cf..d23c3ac 100644
--- a/dune-project
+++ b/dune-project
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@
  (depends
   (ocaml (>= 4.13))
   (alcotest (and (>= 1.7.0) :with-test))
+  (yojson (and (>= 2.0.2) :with-test))
   (domain_shims (and (>= 0.1.0) :with-test))))