diff --git a/tools/db_bench_tool.cc b/tools/db_bench_tool.cc
index f0b5eb493..68488cb40 100644
--- a/tools/db_bench_tool.cc
+++ b/tools/db_bench_tool.cc
@@ -758,6 +758,9 @@ DEFINE_bool(show_table_properties, false,
 
 DEFINE_string(db, "", "Use the db with the following name.");
 
+DEFINE_bool(progress_reports, true,
+            "If true, db_bench will report number of finished operations.");
+
 // Read cache flags
 
 DEFINE_string(read_cache_path, "",
@@ -2252,7 +2255,7 @@ class Stats {
     }
 
     done_ += num_ops;
-    if (done_ >= next_report_) {
+    if (done_ >= next_report_ && FLAGS_progress_reports) {
       if (!FLAGS_stats_interval) {
         if      (next_report_ < 1000)   next_report_ += 100;
         else if (next_report_ < 5000)   next_report_ += 500;
@@ -3814,6 +3817,10 @@ class Benchmark {
     perf_context.EnablePerLevelPerfContext();
     thread->stats.Start(thread->tid);
     (arg->bm->*(arg->method))(thread);
+    if (FLAGS_perf_level > ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::PerfLevel::kDisable) {
+      thread->stats.AddMessage(std::string("PERF_CONTEXT:\n") +
+                               get_perf_context()->ToString());
+    }
     thread->stats.Stop();
 
     {
@@ -5743,10 +5750,6 @@ class Benchmark {
 
     delete iter;
     thread->stats.AddBytes(bytes);
-    if (FLAGS_perf_level > ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::PerfLevel::kDisable) {
-      thread->stats.AddMessage(std::string("PERF_CONTEXT:\n") +
-                               get_perf_context()->ToString());
-    }
   }
 
   void ReadToRowCache(ThreadState* thread) {
@@ -5800,11 +5803,6 @@ class Benchmark {
 
     thread->stats.AddBytes(bytes);
     thread->stats.AddMessage(msg);
-
-    if (FLAGS_perf_level > ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::PerfLevel::kDisable) {
-      thread->stats.AddMessage(std::string("PERF_CONTEXT:\n") +
-                               get_perf_context()->ToString());
-    }
   }
 
   void ReadReverse(ThreadState* thread) {
@@ -5896,11 +5894,6 @@ class Benchmark {
              found, read, nonexist);
 
     thread->stats.AddMessage(msg);
-
-    if (FLAGS_perf_level > ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::PerfLevel::kDisable) {
-      thread->stats.AddMessage(std::string("PERF_CONTEXT:\n") +
-                               get_perf_context()->ToString());
-    }
   }
 
   int64_t GetRandomKey(Random64* rand) {
@@ -6036,11 +6029,6 @@ class Benchmark {
 
     thread->stats.AddBytes(bytes);
     thread->stats.AddMessage(msg);
-
-    if (FLAGS_perf_level > ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::PerfLevel::kDisable) {
-      thread->stats.AddMessage(std::string("PERF_CONTEXT:\n") +
-                               get_perf_context()->ToString());
-    }
   }
 
   // Calls MultiGet over a list of keys from a random distribution.
@@ -6602,11 +6590,6 @@ class Benchmark {
 
     thread->stats.AddBytes(bytes);
     thread->stats.AddMessage(msg);
-
-    if (FLAGS_perf_level > ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::PerfLevel::kDisable) {
-      thread->stats.AddMessage(std::string("PERF_CONTEXT:\n") +
-                               get_perf_context()->ToString());
-    }
   }
 
   void IteratorCreation(ThreadState* thread) {
@@ -6756,10 +6739,6 @@ class Benchmark {
              found, read);
     thread->stats.AddBytes(bytes);
     thread->stats.AddMessage(msg);
-    if (FLAGS_perf_level > ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::PerfLevel::kDisable) {
-      thread->stats.AddMessage(std::string("PERF_CONTEXT:\n") +
-                               get_perf_context()->ToString());
-    }
   }
 
   void SeekRandomWhileWriting(ThreadState* thread) {
@@ -7782,11 +7761,6 @@ class Benchmark {
       snprintf(msg, sizeof(msg), "( batches:%" PRIu64 " )", transactions_done);
     }
     thread->stats.AddMessage(msg);
-
-    if (FLAGS_perf_level > ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::PerfLevel::kDisable) {
-      thread->stats.AddMessage(std::string("PERF_CONTEXT:\n") +
-                               get_perf_context()->ToString());
-    }
     thread->stats.AddBytes(static_cast<int64_t>(inserter.GetBytesInserted()));
   }
 
@@ -7965,10 +7939,6 @@ class Benchmark {
              read);
     thread->stats.AddBytes(bytes);
     thread->stats.AddMessage(msg);
-    if (FLAGS_perf_level > ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::PerfLevel::kDisable) {
-      thread->stats.AddMessage(std::string("PERF_CONTEXT:\n") +
-                               get_perf_context()->ToString());
-    }
   }
 
   void TimeSeriesWrite(ThreadState* thread) {