diff --git a/benchmark/query_cache.php b/benchmark/query_cache.php
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+<?php
+require_once '../lib/Doctrine.php';
+spl_autoload_register(array('Doctrine', 'autoload'));
+
+
+class Entity extends Doctrine_Record 
+{
+    public function setTableDefinition() 
+    {
+        $this->hasColumn('id', 'integer', 20, 'autoincrement|primary');
+        $this->hasColumn('name', 'string', 50);
+    }
+}
+
+$dbh   = new Doctrine_Db('sqlite:test.db');
+$conn  = Doctrine_Manager::getInstance()->openConnection($dbh);
+// initialize some entities
+
+$coll = new Doctrine_Collection('Entity');
+$i = 10;
+while ($i--) {
+    $coll[$i]->name = 'e ' . $i;
+}
+$coll->save();
+$conn->clear();
+
+$timepoint = microtime(true);
+
+$i = 100;
+$query = new Doctrine_Query();
+$query->setOption('resultSetCache', new Doctrine_Cache_Array());
+
+while ($i--) {
+    $query->from('Entity e')->where('e.id > 0');
+    $coll = $query->execute(array(), Doctrine::FETCH_ARRAY);
+}
+print 'EXECUTED 100 QUERIES WITH CACHING ENABLED + FETCH_ARRAY : ' . (microtime(true) - $timepoint) . "<br \>";
+
+$timepoint = microtime(true);
+
+$i = 100;
+
+while ($i--) {
+    $query = new Doctrine_Query();
+    $query->from('Entity e')->where('e.id > 0');
+    $coll = $query->execute(array(), Doctrine::FETCH_ARRAY);
+}
+print 'EXECUTED 100 QUERIES WITHOUT CACHING + FETCH_ARRAY : ' . (microtime(true) - $timepoint);
+
+$timepoint = microtime(true);
+
+$i = 100;
+$query = new Doctrine_Query();
+$query->setOption('resultSetCache', new Doctrine_Cache_Array());
+
+while ($i--) {
+    $query->from('Entity e')->where('e.id > 0');
+    $coll = $query->execute();
+}
+print 'EXECUTED 100 QUERIES WITH CACHING ENABLED + FETCH_RECORD : ' . (microtime(true) - $timepoint) . "<br \>";
+
+$timepoint = microtime(true);
+
+$i = 100;
+
+while ($i--) {
+    $query = new Doctrine_Query();
+    $query->from('Entity e')->where('e.id > 0');
+    $coll = $query->execute();
+}
+print 'EXECUTED 100 QUERIES WITHOUT CACHING + FETCH_RECORD : ' . (microtime(true) - $timepoint);