diff --git a/djangobench/benchmarks/raw_sql/__init__.py b/djangobench/benchmarks/raw_sql/__init__.py
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diff --git a/djangobench/benchmarks/raw_sql/benchmark.py b/djangobench/benchmarks/raw_sql/benchmark.py
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+++ b/djangobench/benchmarks/raw_sql/benchmark.py
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+from djangobench.utils import run_benchmark
+from raw_sql.models import OneField
+from django.db import connection
+
+def benchmark():
+    cursor = connection.cursor()
+    cursor.execute("select field1 from raw_sql_onefield")
+    list(cursor.fetchall())
+
+def setup():
+    for i in range(0, 10):
+        OneField(field1=i).save()
+
+run_benchmark(
+    benchmark,
+    setup=setup,
+    meta={
+        'description': 'A test for stressing direct SQL performance',
+    }
+)
diff --git a/djangobench/benchmarks/raw_sql/models.py b/djangobench/benchmarks/raw_sql/models.py
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+++ b/djangobench/benchmarks/raw_sql/models.py
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+from django.db import models
+
+class OneField(models.Model):
+    field1 = models.CharField(max_length=100)
diff --git a/djangobench/benchmarks/raw_sql/settings.py b/djangobench/benchmarks/raw_sql/settings.py
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+++ b/djangobench/benchmarks/raw_sql/settings.py
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+from djangobench.base_settings import *
+
+INSTALLED_APPS = ['raw_sql']