diff --git a/benchmarks/create.php b/benchmarks/create.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..037c4f74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/create.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+require( 'tests/bootstrap.php');
+require 'tests/schema/tests/Author.php';
+
+$bench = new SimpleBench;
+$bench->setN( 500000 );
+$bench->setTitle('obj create');
+
+$bench->iterate( 'obj create' , 'object construction time' , function() {
+    $s = new stdClass;
+});
+
+$bench->iterate( 'model create', 'model create', function() {
+    $a = new tests\Author;
+});
+
+$result = $bench->compare();
+echo $result->output('console');
diff --git a/tests/bootstrap.php b/tests/bootstrap.php
index 70a495f5..e67a6e39 100644
--- a/tests/bootstrap.php
+++ b/tests/bootstrap.php
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@
     dirname(__DIR__) . '/tests/schema',
     'tests/src'
 ));
+$loader->useIncludePath(true);
 $loader->register();