diff --git a/benchmarks/HugeSchemaBench.php b/benchmarks/HugeSchemaBench.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d641bee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/HugeSchemaBench.php
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+<?php
+namespace GraphQL\Benchmarks;
+
+use GraphQL\GraphQL;
+use GraphQL\Schema;
+use GraphQL\Benchmarks\Utils\QueryGenerator;
+use GraphQL\Benchmarks\Utils\SchemaGenerator;
+use GraphQL\Type\LazyResolution;
+
+/**
+ * @BeforeMethods({"setUp"})
+ * @OutputTimeUnit("milliseconds", precision=3)
+ * @Warmup(1)
+ * @Revs(5)
+ * @Iterations(1)
+ */
+class HugeSchemaBench
+{
+    /**
+     * @var SchemaGenerator
+     */
+    private $schemaBuilder;
+
+    /**
+     * @var array
+     */
+    private $descriptor;
+
+    private $schema;
+
+    private $lazySchema;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private $smallQuery;
+
+    public function setUp()
+    {
+        $this->schemaBuilder = new SchemaGenerator([
+            'totalTypes' => 600,
+            'fieldsPerType' => 8,
+            'listFieldsPerType' => 2,
+            'nestingLevel' => 10
+        ]);
+
+        $this->schema = $this->schemaBuilder->buildSchema();
+
+        $queryBuilder = new QueryGenerator($this->schema, 0.05);
+        $this->descriptor = $this->schema->getDescriptor();
+        $this->smallQuery = $queryBuilder->buildQuery();
+    }
+
+    public function benchSchema()
+    {
+        $this->schemaBuilder
+            ->buildSchema();
+    }
+
+    public function benchSchemaLazy()
+    {
+        $this->createLazySchema();
+    }
+
+    public function benchSmallQuery()
+    {
+        $result = GraphQL::execute($this->schema, $this->smallQuery);
+    }
+
+    public function benchSmallQueryLazy()
+    {
+        $schema = $this->createLazySchema();
+        $result = GraphQL::execute($schema, $this->smallQuery);
+    }
+
+    private function createLazySchema()
+    {
+        $strategy = new LazyResolution(
+            $this->descriptor,
+            function($name) {
+                return $this->schemaBuilder->loadType($name);
+            }
+        );
+
+        return new Schema([
+            'query' => $this->schemaBuilder->buildQueryType(),
+            'typeResolution' => $strategy,
+        ]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/benchmarks/LexerBench.php b/benchmarks/LexerBench.php
index 5f83cd8..ca79169 100644
--- a/benchmarks/LexerBench.php
+++ b/benchmarks/LexerBench.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class LexerBench
         $lexer = new Lexer($this->introQuery);
 
         do {
-            $token = $lexer->nextToken();
+            $token = $lexer->advance();
         } while ($token->kind !== Token::EOF);
     }
 }
diff --git a/benchmarks/StarWarsBench.php b/benchmarks/StarWarsBench.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1690808
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/StarWarsBench.php
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+<?php
+namespace GraphQL\Benchmarks;
+use GraphQL\GraphQL;
+use GraphQL\Tests\StarWarsSchema;
+use GraphQL\Type\Introspection;
+
+/**
+ * @BeforeMethods({"setIntroQuery"})
+ * @OutputTimeUnit("milliseconds", precision=3)
+ * @Warmup(2)
+ * @Revs(10)
+ * @Iterations(2)
+ */
+class StarWarsBench
+{
+    private $introQuery;
+
+    public function setIntroQuery()
+    {
+        $this->introQuery = Introspection::getIntrospectionQuery();
+    }
+
+    public function benchSchema()
+    {
+        StarWarsSchema::build();
+    }
+
+    public function benchHeroQuery()
+    {
+        $q = '
+        query HeroNameQuery {
+          hero {
+            name
+          }
+        }
+        ';
+
+        GraphQL::execute(
+            StarWarsSchema::build(),
+            $q
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function benchNestedQuery()
+    {
+        $q = '
+        query NestedQuery {
+          hero {
+            name
+            friends {
+              name
+              appearsIn
+              friends {
+                name
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        ';
+        GraphQL::execute(
+            StarWarsSchema::build(),
+            $q
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function benchQueryWithFragment()
+    {
+        $q = '
+        query UseFragment {
+          luke: human(id: "1000") {
+            ...HumanFragment
+          }
+          leia: human(id: "1003") {
+            ...HumanFragment
+          }
+        }
+
+        fragment HumanFragment on Human {
+          name
+          homePlanet
+        }
+        ';
+
+        GraphQL::execute(
+            StarWarsSchema::build(),
+            $q
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function benchStarWarsIntrospectionQuery()
+    {
+        GraphQL::execute(
+            StarWarsSchema::build(),
+            $this->introQuery
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/benchmarks/Utils/QueryGenerator.php b/benchmarks/Utils/QueryGenerator.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f89b5be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/Utils/QueryGenerator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+<?php
+namespace GraphQL\Benchmarks\Utils;
+
+use GraphQL\Language\AST\DocumentNode;
+use GraphQL\Language\AST\FieldNode;
+use GraphQL\Language\AST\NameNode;
+use GraphQL\Language\AST\OperationDefinitionNode;
+use GraphQL\Language\AST\SelectionSetNode;
+use GraphQL\Language\Printer;
+use GraphQL\Schema;
+use GraphQL\Type\Definition\FieldDefinition;
+use GraphQL\Type\Definition\InterfaceType;
+use GraphQL\Type\Definition\ObjectType;
+use GraphQL\Type\Definition\WrappingType;
+use GraphQL\Utils;
+
+class QueryGenerator
+{
+    private $schema;
+
+    private $maxLeafFields;
+
+    private $currentLeafFields;
+
+    public function __construct(Schema $schema, $percentOfLeafFields)
+    {
+        $this->schema = $schema;
+
+        Utils::invariant(0 < $percentOfLeafFields && $percentOfLeafFields <= 1);
+
+        $totalFields = 0;
+        foreach ($schema->getTypeMap() as $type) {
+            if ($type instanceof ObjectType) {
+                $totalFields += count($type->getFields());
+            }
+        }
+
+        $this->maxLeafFields = max(1, round($totalFields * $percentOfLeafFields));
+        $this->currentLeafFields = 0;
+    }
+
+    public function buildQuery()
+    {
+        $qtype = $this->schema->getQueryType();
+
+        $ast = new DocumentNode([
+            'definitions' => [
+                new OperationDefinitionNode([
+                    'name' => new NameNode(['value' => 'TestQuery']),
+                    'operation' => 'query',
+                    'selectionSet' => $this->buildSelectionSet($qtype->getFields())
+                ])
+            ]
+        ]);
+
+        return Printer::doPrint($ast);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param FieldDefinition[] $fields
+     * @return SelectionSetNode
+     */
+    public function buildSelectionSet($fields)
+    {
+        $selections[] = new FieldNode([
+            'name' => new NameNode(['value' => '__typename'])
+        ]);
+        $this->currentLeafFields++;
+
+        foreach ($fields as $field) {
+            if ($this->currentLeafFields >= $this->maxLeafFields) {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            $type = $field->getType();
+
+            if ($type instanceof WrappingType) {
+                $type = $type->getWrappedType(true);
+            }
+
+            if ($type instanceof ObjectType || $type instanceof InterfaceType) {
+                $selectionSet = $this->buildSelectionSet($type->getFields());
+            } else {
+                $selectionSet = null;
+                $this->currentLeafFields++;
+            }
+
+            $selections[] = new FieldNode([
+                'name' => new NameNode(['value' => $field->name]),
+                'selectionSet' => $selectionSet
+            ]);
+        }
+
+        $selectionSet = new SelectionSetNode([
+            'selections' => $selections
+        ]);
+
+        return $selectionSet;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/benchmarks/Utils/SchemaGenerator.php b/benchmarks/Utils/SchemaGenerator.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6cc9145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/Utils/SchemaGenerator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+<?php
+namespace GraphQL\Benchmarks\Utils;
+
+use GraphQL\Schema;
+use GraphQL\Type\Definition\EnumType;
+use GraphQL\Type\Definition\InputObjectType;
+use GraphQL\Type\Definition\ObjectType;
+use GraphQL\Type\Definition\Type;
+
+class SchemaGenerator
+{
+    private $config = [
+        'totalTypes' => 100,
+        'nestingLevel' => 10,
+        'fieldsPerType' => 10,
+        'listFieldsPerType' => 2
+    ];
+
+    private $typeIndex = 0;
+
+    private $objectTypes = [];
+
+    /**
+     * BenchmarkSchemaBuilder constructor.
+     * @param array $config
+     */
+    public function __construct(array $config)
+    {
+        $this->config = array_merge($this->config, $config);
+    }
+
+    public function buildSchema()
+    {
+        return new Schema([
+            'query' => $this->buildQueryType()
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function buildQueryType()
+    {
+        $this->typeIndex = 0;
+        $this->objectTypes = [];
+
+        return $this->createType(0);
+    }
+
+    public function loadType($name)
+    {
+        $tokens = explode('_', $name);
+        $nestingLevel = (int) $tokens[1];
+
+        return $this->createType($nestingLevel, $name);
+    }
+
+    protected function createType($nestingLevel, $typeName = null)
+    {
+        if ($this->typeIndex > $this->config['totalTypes']) {
+            throw new \Exception(
+                "Cannot create new type: there are already {$this->typeIndex} ".
+                "which exceeds allowed number of {$this->config['totalTypes']} types total"
+            );
+        }
+
+        $this->typeIndex++;
+        if (!$typeName) {
+            $typeName = 'Level_' . $nestingLevel . '_Type' . $this->typeIndex;
+        }
+
+        $type = new ObjectType([
+            'name' => $typeName,
+            'fields' => function() use ($typeName, $nestingLevel) {
+                return $this->createTypeFields($typeName, $nestingLevel + 1);
+            }
+        ]);
+
+        $this->objectTypes[$typeName] = $type;
+        return $type;
+    }
+
+    protected function getFieldTypeAndName($nestingLevel, $fieldIndex)
+    {
+        if ($nestingLevel >= $this->config['nestingLevel']) {
+            $fieldType = Type::string();
+            $fieldName = 'leafField' . $fieldIndex;
+        } else if ($this->typeIndex >= $this->config['totalTypes']) {
+            $fieldType = $this->objectTypes[array_rand($this->objectTypes)];
+            $fieldName = 'randomTypeField' . $fieldIndex;
+        } else {
+            $fieldType = $this->createType($nestingLevel);
+            $fieldName = 'field' . $fieldIndex;
+        }
+
+        return [$fieldType, $fieldName];
+    }
+
+    protected function createTypeFields($typeName, $nestingLevel)
+    {
+        $fields = [];
+        for ($index = 0; $index < $this->config['fieldsPerType']; $index++) {
+            list($type, $name) = $this->getFieldTypeAndName($nestingLevel, $index);
+            $fields[] = [
+                'name' => $name,
+                'type' => $type,
+                'resolve' => [$this, 'resolveField']
+            ];
+        }
+        for ($index = 0; $index < $this->config['listFieldsPerType']; $index++) {
+            list($type, $name) = $this->getFieldTypeAndName($nestingLevel, $index);
+            $name = 'listOf' . ucfirst($name);
+
+            $fields[] = [
+                'name' => $name,
+                'type' => Type::listOf($type),
+                'args' => $this->createFieldArgs($name, $typeName),
+                'resolve' => function() {
+                    return [
+                        'string1',
+                        'string2',
+                        'string3',
+                        'string4',
+                        'string5',
+                    ];
+                }
+            ];
+        }
+        return $fields;
+    }
+
+    protected function createFieldArgs($fieldName, $typeName)
+    {
+        return [
+            'argString' => [
+                'type' => Type::string()
+            ],
+            'argEnum' => [
+                'type' => new EnumType([
+                    'name' => $typeName . $fieldName . 'Enum',
+                    'values' => [
+                        "ONE", "TWO", "THREE"
+                    ]
+                ])
+            ],
+            'argInputObject' => [
+                'type' => new InputObjectType([
+                    'name' => $typeName . $fieldName . 'Input',
+                    'fields' => [
+                        'field1' => Type::string(),
+                        'field2' => Type::int()
+                    ]
+                ])
+            ]
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function resolveField($value, $args, $context, $resolveInfo)
+    {
+        return $resolveInfo->fieldName . '-value';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 9fd5e42..a50e944 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
     "ext-mbstring": "*"
   },
   "require-dev": {
-    "phpunit/phpunit": "^4.8"
+    "phpunit/phpunit": "^4.8",
+    "phpbench/phpbench": "^0.13.0"
   },
   "config": {
     "bin-dir": "bin"