diff --git a/harness/Cargo.toml b/harness/Cargo.toml
index fc988e2..9b5edb8 100644
--- a/harness/Cargo.toml
+++ b/harness/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,3 +10,11 @@ solana-program-runtime = { workspace = true }
 solana-system-program = { workspace = true }
 solana-sdk = { workspace = true }
 solana-logger = "2.0.0"
+
+
+[[bench]]
+name = "ips"
+harness = false
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+criterion = "0.5.1"
diff --git a/harness/benches/ips.rs b/harness/benches/ips.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30aac2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/harness/benches/ips.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+//! Benches Mollusk invocation (instructions per second)
+use criterion::{criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion, Throughput};
+use mollusk::{result::Check, Mollusk};
+use solana_sdk::{
+    account::AccountSharedData, native_token::LAMPORTS_PER_SOL, pubkey::Pubkey, system_instruction,
+    system_program,
+};
+use solana_system_program::system_processor::DEFAULT_COMPUTE_UNITS;
+
+fn transfer_checked_unchecked(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let sender = Pubkey::new_unique();
+    let recipient = Pubkey::new_unique();
+
+    let base_lamports = 100 * LAMPORTS_PER_SOL;
+    let transfer_amount = 1;
+
+    let instruction = system_instruction::transfer(&sender, &recipient, transfer_amount);
+    let accounts = vec![
+        (
+            sender,
+            AccountSharedData::new(base_lamports, 0, &system_program::id()),
+        ),
+        (
+            recipient,
+            AccountSharedData::new(base_lamports, 0, &system_program::id()),
+        ),
+    ];
+    let checks = vec![
+        Check::success(),
+        Check::compute_units(DEFAULT_COMPUTE_UNITS),
+        Check::account(&sender)
+            .lamports(base_lamports - transfer_amount)
+            .build(),
+        Check::account(&recipient)
+            .lamports(base_lamports + transfer_amount)
+            .build(),
+    ];
+
+    // No logs for bench
+    let mollusk = Mollusk::default();
+    solana_logger::setup_with("");
+
+    // Create transfers group with elements/second
+    let mut g = c.benchmark_group("transfers");
+    g.throughput(Throughput::Elements(1));
+
+    // Bench transfer with post-execution checks
+    g.bench_function("transfer_checked", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            mollusk.process_and_validate_instruction(&instruction, accounts.clone(), &checks);
+        })
+    });
+
+    // Bench transfer without post-execution checks
+    g.bench_function("transfer_unchecked", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            mollusk.process_instruction(&instruction, accounts.clone());
+        })
+    });
+
+    g.finish();
+}
+
+criterion_group!(transfers, transfer_checked_unchecked);
+criterion_main!(transfers);