diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b4904b0..1a099d2 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -61,6 +61,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "xz2 0.1.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "benchlib-rs"
+version = "0.3.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "rayon 1.3.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "termion 1.5.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
 version = "1.2.1"
@@ -223,6 +232,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.11.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "bdflib 0.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "benchlib-rs 0.3.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "byteorder 1.3.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "cfb-mode 0.3.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "des 0.3.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -816,6 +826,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "checksum autocfg 1.0.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "f8aac770f1885fd7e387acedd76065302551364496e46b3dd00860b2f8359b9d"
 "checksum base64 0.11.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "b41b7ea54a0c9d92199de89e20e58d49f02f8e699814ef3fdf266f6f748d15c7"
 "checksum bdflib 0.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "3462a43309b1dcdf09f2158552e19e48b27ddf77cfdcbf28bf716153b5bcded0"
+"checksum benchlib-rs 0.3.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "57e08932403b5810697eb9759dcaf839d1f03d65192b1dbbba5a888ae10d4e85"
 "checksum bitflags 1.2.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "cf1de2fe8c75bc145a2f577add951f8134889b4795d47466a54a5c846d691693"
 "checksum blake2b_simd 0.5.10 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "d8fb2d74254a3a0b5cac33ac9f8ed0e44aa50378d9dbb2e5d83bd21ed1dc2c8a"
 "checksum block-buffer 0.7.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "c0940dc441f31689269e10ac70eb1002a3a1d3ad1390e030043662eb7fe4688b"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 50c8ef5..bbb60ff 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ pbr = "1.0.2"
 spinners = "1.2.0"
 regex = "1.3.4"
 byteorder = "1.3.4"
-bdflib = "0.2.0"
\ No newline at end of file
+bdflib = "0.2.0"
+benchlib-rs = "0.3.4"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 4731666..2bed0b8 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ pub mod lib;
 use crate::lib::crypt::{
     decrypt_brute_brute_force, decrypt_data, decrypt_with_dictionary, encrypt_data,
 };
-use crate::lib::hash::{create_key, sha256, sha_checksum};
+use crate::lib::hash::{create_key, sha256, sha512, sha_checksum};
 use crate::lib::timing::TimeTaker;
 use bdf::chunks::{DataEntry, HashEntry, HashLookupTable};
 use bdf::io::{BDFReader, BDFWriter};
+use benchlib::benching::Bencher;
 use pbr::ProgressBar;
 use rayon::prelude::*;
 use rayon::str;
@@ -42,6 +43,10 @@ enum SubCommand {
     /// Create a dictionary rainbow-table from a txt file
     #[structopt(name = "create-dictionary")]
     CreateDictionary(CreateDictionary),
+
+    /// Runs some benchmarks
+    #[structopt(name = "benchmark")]
+    Benchmark,
 }
 
 #[derive(StructOpt, Clone)]
@@ -106,6 +111,7 @@ fn main() {
         SubCommand::Encrypt(args) => encrypt(&opts, &args),
         SubCommand::Decrypt(args) => decrypt(&opts, &args),
         SubCommand::CreateDictionary(args) => create_dictionary(&opts, &args),
+        SubCommand::Benchmark => benchmark(),
     }
 }
 
@@ -299,3 +305,19 @@ fn decrypt_with_dictionary_file(
     pb.finish();
     result_data
 }
+
+fn benchmark() {
+    let mut bencher = Bencher::new();
+    let mut test_key = Vec::new();
+    let mut encrypted = Vec::new();
+    bencher
+        .set_iterations(1_000_000)
+        .print_settings()
+        .bench("sha256", || test_key = sha256("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"))
+        .bench("sha512", || sha512("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"))
+        .compare()
+        .bench("des encrypt", || {
+            encrypted = encrypt_data(b"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz", &test_key[..8])
+        })
+        .bench("des decrypt", || decrypt_data(&encrypted, &test_key[..8]));
+}