diff --git a/benchmark/fs/bench-realpath.js b/benchmark/fs/bench-realpath.js
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+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const resolved_path = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../lib/');
+const relative_path = path.relative(__dirname, '../../lib/');
+
+const bench = common.createBenchmark(main, {
+  n: [1e4],
+  type: ['relative', 'resolved'],
+});
+
+
+function main(conf) {
+  const n = conf.n >>> 0;
+  const type = conf.type;
+
+  bench.start();
+  if (type === 'relative')
+    relativePath(n);
+  else if (type === 'resolved')
+    resolvedPath(n);
+  else
+    throw new Error('unknown "type": ' + type);
+}
+
+function relativePath(n) {
+  (function r(cntr) {
+    if (--cntr <= 0)
+      return bench.end(n);
+    fs.realpath(relative_path, function() {
+      r(cntr);
+    });
+  }(n));
+}
+
+function resolvedPath(n) {
+  (function r(cntr) {
+    if (--cntr <= 0)
+      return bench.end(n);
+    fs.realpath(resolved_path, function() {
+      r(cntr);
+    });
+  }(n));
+}
diff --git a/benchmark/fs/bench-realpathSync.js b/benchmark/fs/bench-realpathSync.js
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+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const resolved_path = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../lib/');
+const relative_path = path.relative(__dirname, '../../lib/');
+
+const bench = common.createBenchmark(main, {
+  n: [1e4],
+  type: ['relative', 'resolved'],
+});
+
+
+function main(conf) {
+  const n = conf.n >>> 0;
+  const type = conf.type;
+
+  bench.start();
+  if (type === 'relative')
+    relativePath(n);
+  else if (type === 'resolved')
+    resolvedPath(n);
+  else
+    throw new Error('unknown "type": ' + type);
+  bench.end(n);
+}
+
+function relativePath(n) {
+  for (var i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+    fs.realpathSync(relative_path);
+  }
+}
+
+function resolvedPath(n) {
+  for (var i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+    fs.realpathSync(resolved_path);
+  }
+}