diff --git a/examples/bench_1/main.c b/examples/bench_1/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8aff611dcaeb6fefc288fdd6714e67aaed426547
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/bench_1/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#include <time.h>
+#include "../../reowolf.h"
+#include "../utility.c"
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+	Arc_ProtocolDescription * pd = protocol_description_parse("", 0);
+	char logpath[] = "./bench_1.txt";
+	Connector * c = connector_new_logging(pd, logpath, sizeof(logpath)-1);
+	connector_connect(c, -1);
+	printf("Error str `%s`\n", reowolf_error_peek(NULL));
+	
+	clock_t begin = clock();
+	int i;
+	for (i=0; i<1000000; i++) {
+		connector_sync(c, -1);
+	}
+	clock_t end = clock();
+	double time_spent = (double)(end - begin) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
+	printf("Time taken: %f\n", time_spent);
+	return 0;
+}
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diff --git a/examples/bench_1/main_16.c b/examples/bench_1/main_16.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 4762e8c0d402ae7b39f9556874b2347435553b0d..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/examples/bench_1/main_16.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-#include "../../reowolf.h"
-#include "../utility.c"
-int main(int argc, char** argv) {
-	Arc_ProtocolDescription * pd = protocol_description_parse("", 0);
-	char logpath[] = "./1_16.txt";
-	Connector * c = connector_new_logging(pd, logpath, sizeof(logpath)-1);
-	rw_err_peek(c);
-	
-	PortId putter, getter;
-	FfiSocketAddr local_addr = {{0, 0, 0, 0}, 8000};
-	FfiSocketAddr peer_addr =  {{8, 8, 8, 1}, 8001};
-	rw_err_peek(c);
-	connector_add_udp_mediator_component(c, &putter, &getter, local_addr, peer_addr);
-	connector_connect(c, -1);
-	rw_err_peek(c);
-	
-	// Prepare a message to send
-	size_t msg_len = 16;
-	char * msg_ptr = malloc(msg_len);
-	memset(msg_ptr, 42, msg_len);
-	
-	int i;
-	for(i=0; i<10; i++) {
-		connector_put_bytes(c, putter, msg_ptr, msg_len);
-		rw_err_peek(c);
-		connector_sync(c, -1);
-		rw_err_peek(c);
-	}
-	
-	printf("Exiting\n");
-	protocol_description_destroy(pd);
-	connector_destroy(c);
-	free(msg_ptr);
-	sleep(1.0);
-	return 0;
-}
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diff --git a/examples/bench_1/main_16k.c b/examples/bench_1/main_16k.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 2992d1f8cbba7b692176e23827cfa91b9d6f15a9..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/examples/bench_1/main_16k.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-#include "../../reowolf.h"
-#include "../utility.c"
-int main(int argc, char** argv) {
-	Arc_ProtocolDescription * pd = protocol_description_parse("", 0);
-	char logpath[] = "./1_16k.txt";
-	Connector * c = connector_new_logging(pd, logpath, sizeof(logpath)-1);
-	rw_err_peek(c);
-	
-	PortId putter, getter;
-	FfiSocketAddr local_addr = {{0, 0, 0, 0}, 8000};
-	FfiSocketAddr peer_addr =  {{8, 8, 8, 1}, 8001};
-	rw_err_peek(c);
-	connector_add_udp_mediator_component(c, &putter, &getter, local_addr, peer_addr);
-	connector_connect(c, -1);
-	rw_err_peek(c);
-	
-	// Prepare a message to send
-	size_t msg_len = 16000;
-	char * msg_ptr = malloc(msg_len);
-	memset(msg_ptr, 42, msg_len);
-	
-	int i;
-	for(i=0; i<10; i++) {
-		connector_put_bytes(c, putter, msg_ptr, msg_len);
-		rw_err_peek(c);
-		connector_sync(c, -1);
-		rw_err_peek(c);
-	}
-	
-	printf("Exiting\n");
-	protocol_description_destroy(pd);
-	connector_destroy(c);
-	free(msg_ptr);
-	sleep(1.0);
-	return 0;
-}
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diff --git a/examples/bench_2/main.c b/examples/bench_2/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6973eaa6ab092e48cf3877da2623c47d80912587
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/bench_2/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#include <time.h>
+#include "../../reowolf.h"
+#include "../utility.c"
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+	int i;
+	Arc_ProtocolDescription * pd = protocol_description_parse("", 0);
+	char logpath[] = "./bench_2.txt";
+	Connector * c = connector_new_logging(pd, logpath, sizeof(logpath)-1);
+	int port_pairs = atoi(argv[1]);
+	printf("Port pairs: %d\n", port_pairs);
+	for (i=0; i<port_pairs; i++) {
+		connector_add_port_pair(c, NULL, NULL);
+	}
+	connector_connect(c, -1);
+	printf("Error str `%s`\n", reowolf_error_peek(NULL));
+	
+	clock_t begin = clock();
+	for (i=0; i<1000000; i++) {
+		connector_sync(c, -1);
+	}
+	clock_t end = clock();
+	double time_spent = (double)(end - begin) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
+	printf("Time taken: %f\n", time_spent);
+	return 0;
+}
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diff --git a/examples/bench_2/main_16.c b/examples/bench_2/main_16.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 3aa6d6a4481cf2096d03b59db450650bd4b82db9..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/examples/bench_2/main_16.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-#include "../../reowolf.h"
-#include "../utility.c"
-int main(int argc, char** argv) {
-	Arc_ProtocolDescription * pd = protocol_description_parse("", 0);
-	char logpath[] = "./2_16.txt";
-	Connector * c = connector_new_logging(pd, logpath, sizeof(logpath)-1);
-	rw_err_peek(c);
-	
-	PortId putter, getter;
-	rw_err_peek(c);
-	connector_add_port_pair(c, &putter, &getter);
-	connector_connect(c, -1);
-	rw_err_peek(c);
-	
-	// Prepare a message to send
-	size_t msg_len = 16;
-	char * msg_ptr = malloc(msg_len);
-	memset(msg_ptr, 42, msg_len);
-	
-	int i;
-	for(i=0; i<10; i++) {
-		connector_put_bytes(c, putter, msg_ptr, msg_len);
-		connector_get(c, getter);
-		rw_err_peek(c);
-		connector_sync(c, -1);
-		rw_err_peek(c);
-	}
-	
-	printf("Exiting\n");
-	protocol_description_destroy(pd);
-	connector_destroy(c);
-	free(msg_ptr);
-	sleep(1.0);
-	return 0;
-}
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diff --git a/examples/bench_2/main_16k.c b/examples/bench_2/main_16k.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 91322df69359eda16180ea6353d511a9bc133088..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/examples/bench_2/main_16k.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-#include "../../reowolf.h"
-#include "../utility.c"
-int main(int argc, char** argv) {
-	Arc_ProtocolDescription * pd = protocol_description_parse("", 0);
-	char logpath[] = "./2_16k.txt";
-	Connector * c = connector_new_logging(pd, logpath, sizeof(logpath)-1);
-	rw_err_peek(c);
-	
-	PortId putter, getter;
-	rw_err_peek(c);
-	connector_add_port_pair(c, &putter, &getter);
-	connector_connect(c, -1);
-	rw_err_peek(c);
-	
-	// Prepare a message to send
-	size_t msg_len = 16000;
-	char * msg_ptr = malloc(msg_len);
-	memset(msg_ptr, 42, msg_len);
-	
-	int i;
-	for(i=0; i<10; i++) {
-		connector_put_bytes(c, putter, msg_ptr, msg_len);
-		connector_get(c, getter);
-		rw_err_peek(c);
-		connector_sync(c, -1);
-		rw_err_peek(c);
-	}
-	
-	printf("Exiting\n");
-	protocol_description_destroy(pd);
-	connector_destroy(c);
-	free(msg_ptr);
-	sleep(1.0);
-	return 0;
-}
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diff --git a/examples/bench_3/getter.c b/examples/bench_3/getter.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 47b760d78abc674552a4e0a4c0f383c1603d7d17..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/examples/bench_3/getter.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-#include "../../reowolf.h"
-#include "../utility.c"
-int main(int argc, char** argv) {
-	Arc_ProtocolDescription * pd = protocol_description_parse("", 0);
-	char logpath[] = "./3_16_getter.txt";
-	Connector * c = connector_new_logging_with_id(pd, logpath, sizeof(logpath)-1, 0);
-	rw_err_peek(c);
-	
-	PortId getter;
-	FfiSocketAddr addr = {{127, 0, 0, 1}, 8001};
-	rw_err_peek(c);
-	connector_add_net_port(c, &getter, addr, Polarity_Getter, EndpointPolarity_Passive);
-	connector_connect(c, -1);
-	rw_err_peek(c);
-	
-	int i;
-	for(i=0; i<10; i++) {
-		connector_get(c, getter);
-		rw_err_peek(c);
-		connector_sync(c, -1);
-		rw_err_peek(c);
-	}
-	
-	printf("Exiting\n");
-	protocol_description_destroy(pd);
-	connector_destroy(c);
-	sleep(1.0);
-	return 0;
-}
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diff --git a/examples/bench_3/main.c b/examples/bench_3/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6bba15edcd543972aa7ded1ac9da5c62066725cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/bench_3/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#include <time.h>
+#include "../../reowolf.h"
+#include "../utility.c"
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+	int i, port_pairs;
+	port_pairs = atoi(argv[1]);
+	printf("Port pairs: %d\n", port_pairs);
+
+	Arc_ProtocolDescription * pd = protocol_description_parse("", 0);
+	char logpath[] = "./bench_3.txt";
+	Connector * c = connector_new_logging(pd, logpath, sizeof(logpath)-1);
+	for (i=0; i<port_pairs; i++) {
+		FfiSocketAddr addr = {{127, 0, 0, 1}, (unsigned short)(7000 + i) };
+		printf("added port pair %d\n", addr.port);
+		connector_add_net_port(c, NULL, addr, Polarity_Putter, EndpointPolarity_Active);
+		connector_add_net_port(c, NULL, addr, Polarity_Getter, EndpointPolarity_Passive);
+	}
+	connector_connect(c, -1);
+	printf("Error str `%s`\n", reowolf_error_peek(NULL));
+	
+	clock_t begin = clock();
+	for (i=0; i<1000000; i++) {
+		connector_sync(c, -1);
+	}
+	clock_t end = clock();
+	double time_spent = (double)(end - begin) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
+	printf("Time taken: %f\n", time_spent);
+	return 0;
+}
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diff --git a/examples/bench_3/putter.c b/examples/bench_3/putter.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 3103eb026578b83551f15ad17b9f45fb0582b9f7..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/examples/bench_3/putter.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-#include "../../reowolf.h"
-#include "../utility.c"
-int main(int argc, char** argv) {
-	Arc_ProtocolDescription * pd = protocol_description_parse("", 0);
-	char logpath[] = "./3_16_putter.txt";
-	Connector * c = connector_new_logging_with_id(pd, logpath, sizeof(logpath)-1, 1);
-	rw_err_peek(c);
-	
-	PortId putter;
-	FfiSocketAddr addr = {{127, 0, 0, 1}, 8001};
-	rw_err_peek(c);
-	connector_add_net_port(c, &putter, addr, Polarity_Putter, EndpointPolarity_Active);
-	connector_connect(c, -1);
-	rw_err_peek(c);
-	
-	// Prepare a message to send
-	size_t msg_len = 16;
-	char * msg_ptr = malloc(msg_len);
-	memset(msg_ptr, 42, msg_len);
-	
-	int i;
-	for(i=0; i<10; i++) {
-		connector_put_bytes(c, putter, msg_ptr, msg_len);
-		rw_err_peek(c);
-		connector_sync(c, -1);
-		rw_err_peek(c);
-	}
-	
-	printf("Exiting\n");
-	protocol_description_destroy(pd);
-	connector_destroy(c);
-	free(msg_ptr);
-	sleep(1.0);
-	return 0;
-}
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diff --git a/examples/bench_4/main.c b/examples/bench_4/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..398b5ee5a162f71c07607442caeb6a034b217ee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/bench_4/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#include <time.h>
+#include "../../reowolf.h"
+#include "../utility.c"
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+	int i, proto_components;
+	proto_components = atoi(argv[1]);
+	printf("proto_components: %d\n", proto_components);
+
+	const unsigned char pdl[] = 
+	"primitive trivial_loop() {   "
+	"    while(true) synchronous{}"
+	"}                            "
+	;
+	Arc_ProtocolDescription * pd = protocol_description_parse(pdl, sizeof(pdl)-1);
+	char logpath[] = "./bench_4.txt";
+	Connector * c = connector_new_logging(pd, logpath, sizeof(logpath)-1);
+	for (i=0; i<proto_components; i++) {
+		connector_add_component(c, "trivial_loop", 12, NULL, 0);
+		printf("Error str `%s`\n", reowolf_error_peek(NULL));
+	}
+	connector_connect(c, -1);
+	printf("Error str `%s`\n", reowolf_error_peek(NULL));
+	
+	clock_t begin = clock();
+	for (i=0; i<1000000; i++) {
+		connector_sync(c, -1);
+	}
+	clock_t end = clock();
+	double time_spent = (double)(end - begin) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
+	printf("Time taken: %f\n", time_spent);
+	return 0;
+}
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