diff --git a/benches/benches/comparison.rs b/benches/benches/comparison.rs
index 1a2e2db9b..d96ee0059 100644
--- a/benches/benches/comparison.rs
+++ b/benches/benches/comparison.rs
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ macro_rules! rune_vm {
 }
 
 macro_rules! rhai_ast {
-    ($($tt:tt)*) => {{
+    ($level:ident { $($tt:tt)* }) => {{
         let mut engine = $crate::rhai::Engine::new();
-        engine.set_optimization_level($crate::rhai::OptimizationLevel::Full);
+        engine.set_optimization_level($crate::rhai::OptimizationLevel::$level);
         let ast = engine.compile(stringify!($($tt)*)).unwrap();
         $crate::RhaiRunner { engine, ast }
     }};
@@ -67,9 +67,11 @@ pub(crate) mod rhai {
 }
 
 mod comparisons {
+    pub mod eval;
     pub mod primes;
 }
 
 criterion::criterion_main! {
     comparisons::primes::benches,
+    comparisons::eval::benches,
 }
diff --git a/benches/benches/comparisons/eval.rs b/benches/benches/comparisons/eval.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4cdf192de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benches/benches/comparisons/eval.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+use criterion::Criterion;
+use rune::Hash;
+
+criterion::criterion_group!(benches, entry);
+
+fn entry(b: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut group = b.benchmark_group("eval");
+
+    group.bench_function("rhai", |b| {
+        let ast = rhai_ast! {
+            None {
+                let x = #{
+                    a: 1,
+                    b: 2.345,
+                    c:"hello",
+                    d: true,
+                    e: #{ x: 42, "y$@#%": (), z: [ 1, 2, 3, #{}, #{ "hey": "jude" }]}
+                };
+
+                x["e"].z[4].hey
+            }
+        };
+
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let out = ast.eval::<String>();
+            assert_eq!(out, "jude");
+            out
+        });
+    });
+
+    group.bench_function("rune", |b| {
+        let mut vm = rune_vm! {
+            let x = #{
+                a: 1,
+                b: 2.345,
+                c: "hello",
+                d: true,
+                e: #{ x: 42, "y$@#%": (), z: [ 1, 2, 3, #{}, #{ "hey": "jude" }]}
+            };
+
+            x["e"].z[4].hey
+        };
+
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let value = vm.call(Hash::EMPTY, ())?;
+            let value = rune::from_value::<String>(value)?;
+            assert_eq!(value, "jude");
+            Ok::<_, rune::runtime::RuntimeError>(value)
+        })
+    });
+}
diff --git a/benches/benches/comparisons/primes.rs b/benches/benches/comparisons/primes.rs
index 8ba4454c9..23de649bb 100644
--- a/benches/benches/comparisons/primes.rs
+++ b/benches/benches/comparisons/primes.rs
@@ -8,29 +8,31 @@ fn entry(b: &mut Criterion) {
 
     group.bench_function("rhai", |b| {
         let ast = rhai_ast! {
-            const MAX_NUMBER_TO_CHECK = 10_000;
+            Full {
+                const MAX_NUMBER_TO_CHECK = 10_000;
 
-            let prime_mask = [];
-            prime_mask.pad(MAX_NUMBER_TO_CHECK, true);
+                let prime_mask = [];
+                prime_mask.pad(MAX_NUMBER_TO_CHECK, true);
 
-            prime_mask[0] = false;
-            prime_mask[1] = false;
+                prime_mask[0] = false;
+                prime_mask[1] = false;
 
-            let total_primes_found = 0;
+                let total_primes_found = 0;
 
-            for p in 2..MAX_NUMBER_TO_CHECK {
-                if prime_mask[p] {
-                    total_primes_found += 1;
-                    let i = 2 * p;
+                for p in 2..MAX_NUMBER_TO_CHECK {
+                    if prime_mask[p] {
+                        total_primes_found += 1;
+                        let i = 2 * p;
 
-                    while i < MAX_NUMBER_TO_CHECK {
-                        prime_mask[i] = false;
-                        i += p;
+                        while i < MAX_NUMBER_TO_CHECK {
+                            prime_mask[i] = false;
+                            i += p;
+                        }
                     }
                 }
-            }
 
-            total_primes_found
+                total_primes_found
+            }
         };
 
         b.iter(|| {