diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/test_execution_async.py b/tests/benchmarks/test_execution_async.py
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+++ b/tests/benchmarks/test_execution_async.py
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+import asyncio
+from graphql import (
+    GraphQLSchema,
+    GraphQLObjectType,
+    GraphQLField,
+    GraphQLString,
+    graphql,
+)
+
+
+user = GraphQLObjectType(
+    name="User",
+    fields={
+        "id": GraphQLField(GraphQLString),
+        "name": GraphQLField(GraphQLString),
+    },
+)
+
+
+async def resolve_user(obj, info):
+    return {
+        "id": "1",
+        "name": "Sarah",
+    }
+
+
+schema = GraphQLSchema(
+    query=GraphQLObjectType(
+        name="Query",
+        fields={
+            "user": GraphQLField(
+                user,
+                resolve=resolve_user,
+            )
+        },
+    )
+)
+
+
+def test_execute_basic_async(benchmark):
+    result = benchmark(
+        lambda: asyncio.run(graphql(schema, "query { user { id, name }}"))
+    )
+    assert not result.errors
+    assert result.data == {
+        "user": {
+            "id": "1",
+            "name": "Sarah",
+        },
+    }
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/test_execution_sync.py b/tests/benchmarks/test_execution_sync.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/tests/benchmarks/test_execution_sync.py
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+from graphql import (
+    GraphQLSchema,
+    GraphQLObjectType,
+    GraphQLField,
+    GraphQLString,
+    graphql_sync,
+)
+
+
+user = GraphQLObjectType(
+    name="User",
+    fields={
+        "id": GraphQLField(GraphQLString),
+        "name": GraphQLField(GraphQLString),
+    },
+)
+
+
+def resolve_user(obj, info):
+    return {
+        "id": "1",
+        "name": "Sarah",
+    }
+
+
+schema = GraphQLSchema(
+    query=GraphQLObjectType(
+        name="Query",
+        fields={
+            "user": GraphQLField(
+                user,
+                resolve=resolve_user,
+            )
+        },
+    )
+)
+
+
+def test_execute_basic_sync(benchmark):
+    result = benchmark(lambda: graphql_sync(schema, "query { user { id, name }}"))
+    assert not result.errors
+    assert result.data == {
+        "user": {
+            "id": "1",
+            "name": "Sarah",
+        },
+    }