diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/ftr_bench.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/ftr_bench.yml
index e0964591ae76c..807c6a94cb646 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/ftr_bench.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/ftr_bench.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ steps:
   - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/ftr_bench.sh
     label: 'FTR Bench'
     agents:
-      machineType: c2d-standard-16
-      zones: northamerica-northeast2-b,us-central1-c,us-central1-a
+      machineType: c4d-standard-16
+      diskType: hyperdisk-balanced
       diskSizeGb: 200
     key: ftr_bench
     timeout_in_minutes: 120
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/jest_bench.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/jest_bench.yml
index 378beea5b6552..260232a4ad3c8 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/jest_bench.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/jest_bench.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ steps:
   - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/jest_bench.sh
     label: 'Jest Bench'
     agents:
-      machineType: n2-highmem-16
+      machineType: c4d-standard-16
+      diskType: hyperdisk-balanced
       diskSizeGb: 100
     key: jest_bench
     timeout_in_minutes: 60
diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/pipelines/pull_request/pipeline.ts b/.buildkite/scripts/pipelines/pull_request/pipeline.ts
index c7cde7df65a92..3e5c71145f161 100644
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/pipelines/pull_request/pipeline.ts
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/pipelines/pull_request/pipeline.ts
@@ -505,11 +505,36 @@ const SKIPPABLE_PR_MATCHERS = prConfig.skip_ci_on_only_changed!.map((r) => new R
       pipeline.push(getPipeline('.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/check_saved_objects.yml'));
     }
 
-    if (GITHUB_PR_LABELS.includes('ci:bench-jest')) {
+    if (
+      (await doAnyChangesMatch([
+        /^packages\/kbn-babel-preset/,
+        /^packages\/kbn-repo-file-maps/,
+        /^src\/platform\/packages\/private\/kbn-babel-transform/,
+        /^src\/platform\/packages\/private\/kbn-import-resolver/,
+        /^src\/platform\/packages\/private\/kbn-jest-serializers/,
+        /^src\/platform\/packages\/private\/kbn-repo-packages/,
+        /^src\/platform\/packages\/shared\/kbn-babel-register/,
+        /^src\/platform\/packages\/shared\/kbn-jest-benchmarks/,
+        /^src\/platform\/packages\/shared\/kbn-repo-info/,
+        /^src\/platform\/packages\/shared\/kbn-test/,
+        /^src\/setup_node_env/,
+      ])) ||
+      GITHUB_PR_LABELS.includes('ci:bench-jest')
+    ) {
       pipeline.push(getPipeline('.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/jest_bench.yml'));
     }
 
-    if (GITHUB_PR_LABELS.includes('ci:bench-ftr')) {
+    if (
+      (await doAnyChangesMatch([
+        /^src\/platform\/packages\/shared\/kbn-es/,
+        /^src\/platform\/packages\/shared\/kbn-ftr-benchmarks/,
+        /^src\/platform\/packages\/shared\/kbn-ftr-common-functional-services/,
+        /^src\/platform\/packages\/shared\/kbn-ftr-common-functional-ui-services/,
+        /^src\/platform\/packages\/shared\/kbn-test/,
+        /^src\/setup_node_env/,
+      ])) ||
+      GITHUB_PR_LABELS.includes('ci:bench-ftr')
+    ) {
       pipeline.push(getPipeline('.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/ftr_bench.yml'));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-ftr-benchmarks/benchmark.config.ts b/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-ftr-benchmarks/benchmark.config.ts
index 369fdcad01064..aa8d5b1a53aa0 100644
--- a/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-ftr-benchmarks/benchmark.config.ts
+++ b/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-ftr-benchmarks/benchmark.config.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ const config: InitialBenchConfig = {
   name: 'ftr',
   benchmarks: [
     createBenchmark('discover', 'src/platform/test/functional/apps/discover/group8/config.ts'),
-    createBenchmark('fleet', 'x-pack/platform/test/fleet_functional/config.ts'),
     createBenchmark(
       'security-saml',
       'x-pack/solutions/security/test/cloud_security_posture_functional/config.agentless.ts'
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ const config: InitialBenchConfig = {
       'x-pack/platform/test/functional/apps/lens/open_in_lens/dashboard/config.ts'
     ),
   ],
-  runs: 2,
+  runs: 1,
   timeout: 10 * 300_000,
 };