diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30979d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name: Benchmarks
+
+#trigger when these occur
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+#Benchmarks are currently only supported on one platform
+jobs:
+  run-test-cases:
+    continue-on-error: true
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        platforms:
+          - { os: ubuntu-latest, preinstall: sudo apt-get install time }
+        commands:
+          - { exec: make -C tests/benchmarks -k }
+    
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platforms.os }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Preinstall dependencies
+        run: ${{ matrix.platforms.preinstall }}
+      - name: run the tests
+        run: ${{ matrix.commands.exec }}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c6127b3..4bdbcec 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 *.su
 *.idb
 *.pdb
+*.log
 
 # Kernel Module Compile Results
 *.mod*
diff --git a/source/toy_array.h b/source/toy_array.h
index 9c1d370..0971964 100644
--- a/source/toy_array.h
+++ b/source/toy_array.h
@@ -26,7 +26,18 @@ TOY_API Toy_Array* Toy_resizeArray(Toy_Array* array, unsigned int capacity);
 #define TOY_ARRAY_ALLOCATE() Toy_resizeArray(NULL, TOY_ARRAY_INITIAL_CAPACITY)
 #endif
 
+//quick free
+#ifndef TOY_ARRAY_FREE
+#define TOY_ARRAY_FREE(array) Toy_resizeArray(array, 0)
+#endif
+
 //one line to expand the array
 #ifndef TOY_ARRAY_EXPAND
 #define TOY_ARRAY_EXPAND(array) (array = (array != NULL && (array)->count + 1 > (array)->capacity ? Toy_resizeArray(array, (array)-> capacity * TOY_ARRAY_EXPANSION_RATE) : array))
 #endif
+
+//quick push back
+#ifndef TOY_ARRAY_PUSHBACK
+#define TOY_ARRAY_PUSHBACK(array, value) (TOY_ARRAY_EXPAND(array),(array)->data[(array)->count++] = (value))
+#endif
+
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/JavaScript/.gitkeep b/tests/benchmarks/JavaScript/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/Toy/.gitkeep b/tests/benchmarks/Toy/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/array.c b/tests/benchmarks/array.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9a0207
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/array.c
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#include "toy_array.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
+//	for (int i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
+//		printf("argv[%d]: %s\n", i, argv[i]);
+//	}
+
+//	if (iargc != 2) return -1;
+
+	unsigned int iterations = atoi(argv[1]);
+
+//	printf("Found %d iterations\n", iterations);
+
+	Toy_Array* array = TOY_ARRAY_ALLOCATE();
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
+		TOY_ARRAY_PUSHBACK(array, TOY_VALUE_FROM_INTEGER(i));
+	}
+
+	TOY_ARRAY_FREE(array);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/gdb_init b/tests/benchmarks/gdb_init
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31f1f7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/gdb_init
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+set breakpoint pending on
+
+
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/lua/.gitkeep b/tests/benchmarks/lua/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/makefile b/tests/benchmarks/makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a46574
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+#compiler settings
+CC=gcc
+CFLAGS+=-std=c17 -g -Wall -Werror -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-function -Wno-unused-variable -Wformat=2
+LIBS+=-lm
+LDFLAGS+=
+
+ifeq ($(shell uname),Linux)
+LDFLAGS=-Wl,--gc-sections
+else ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
+LDFLAGS=-Wl,--gc-sections
+else ifeq ($(shell uname),Darwin)
+LDFLAGS=-Wl,-dead_strip
+else
+	@echo "LDFLAGS set failed - what platform is this?"
+endif
+
+#patch in these for compatability
+TOY_SOURCEDIR=source
+
+#directories
+TEST_ROOTDIR=../..
+TEST_SOURCEDIR=$(TEST_ROOTDIR)/$(TOY_SOURCEDIR)
+TEST_CASESDIR=.
+
+TEST_OUTDIR=out
+TEST_OBJDIR=obj
+
+#file names
+TEST_SOURCEFILES=$(wildcard $(TEST_SOURCEDIR)/*.c)
+TEST_CASESFILES=$(wildcard $(TEST_CASESDIR)/*.c)
+
+#utils
+UC=$(shell echo '$1' | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')
+
+#kick off
+all: $(TEST_OBJDIR) $(TEST_OUTDIR) build-files run-all
+ 
+run-all:
+	for exe in $(wildcard $(TEST_OUTDIR)/*.exe) ; do \
+		i=1 ; \
+		exp=10 ; \
+		while [ $$i -le 8 ] ; do \
+			/usr/bin/time --format "%C: %U %W" $$exe $$exp ; \
+			exp=$$((exp * 10)); \
+			i=$$(( i + 1 )) ; \
+		done ; \
+	done
+
+
+#			gdb $$exe -ix gdb_init -ex=run -ex=bt --batch --return-child-result --args "$$exe" $$exp ; \
+
+#build the source files
+build-files:
+	for src in $(TEST_CASESFILES) ; do \
+		$(MAKE) SRC=$$src build-parameters ; \
+	done
+
+build-parameters:
+	initial=8 ; \
+	while [ $$initial -le 256 ] ; do \
+		expansion=2 ; \
+		while [ $$expansion -le 8 ] ; do \
+			$(MAKE) INITIAL=$$initial EXPANSION=$$expansion build-executable ; \
+			expansion=$$((expansion + 1)) ; \
+		done ; \
+		initial=$$((initial + initial)) ; \
+	done
+
+build-executable:
+	$(MAKE) UCSRC=$(call UC,$(basename $(notdir $(SRC)))) build-source
+	$(MAKE) UCSRC=$(call UC,$(basename $(notdir $(SRC)))) build-src
+	$(MAKE) UCSRC=$(call UC,$(basename $(notdir $(SRC)))) build-exe
+
+.PHONY: build-source
+build-source: $(TEST_OUTDIR) $(TEST_OBJDIR) $(addprefix $(TEST_OBJDIR)/,$(notdir $(TEST_SOURCEFILES:.c=.o)))
+
+$(TEST_OBJDIR)/%.o: $(TEST_SOURCEDIR)/%.c
+		$(CC) -DTOY_$(UCSRC)_INITIAL_CAPACITY=$(INITIAL) -DTOY_$(UCSRC)_EXPANSION_RATE=$(EXPANSION) -c -o $@ $< $(addprefix -I,$(TEST_SOURCEDIR)) $(CFLAGS) -fdata-sections -ffunction-sections
+
+.PHONY: build-src
+build-src:
+	$(CC) -DTOY_$(UCSRC)_INITIAL_CAPACITY=$(INITIAL) -DTOY_$(UCSRC)_EXPANSION_RATE=$(EXPANSION) -c -o $(TEST_OBJDIR)/$(SRC:.c=.o) $(SRC) $(addprefix -I,$(TEST_SOURCEDIR)) $(CFLAGS) -fdata-sections -ffunction-sections
+
+.PHONY: build-exe
+build-exe:
+	$(CC) -o $(TEST_OUTDIR)/$(SRC:.c=)-$(INITIAL)-$(EXPANSION).exe $(TEST_OBJDIR)/$(SRC:.c=.o) $(addprefix $(TEST_OBJDIR)/,$(notdir $(TEST_SOURCEFILES:.c=.o))) $(CFLAGS) $(LIBS) $(LDFLAGS)
+
+#util targets
+$(TEST_OUTDIR):
+	mkdir $(TEST_OUTDIR)
+
+$(TEST_OBJDIR):
+	mkdir $(TEST_OBJDIR)
+
diff --git a/tests/standalone/makefile b/tests/standalone/makefile
index 9ede8a2..f7d9d38 100644
--- a/tests/standalone/makefile
+++ b/tests/standalone/makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ build: $(TEST_OBJDIR)$(TEST_SRCFILES:.c=.o)
 $(TEST_OBJDIR)%.o: $(TEST_SRCDIR)%.c
 	$(CC) -c -o $@ $< $(CFLAGS) -fdata-sections -ffunction-sections
 
-
 .PRECIOUS: $(TEST_OUTDIR)%.exe
 $(TEST_OUTDIR)%.exe: $(TEST_OBJDIR)%.o
 	$(CC) -o $@ $< $(CFLAGS) $(LIBS) $(LDFLAGS)