diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 90ef5aa..d80b66c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ optional = true
 version = "0.5.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-input_buffer = "0.5.0"
+criterion = "0.3.4"
 env_logger = "0.8.1"
+input_buffer = "0.5.0"
 net2 = "0.2.33"
+rand = "0.8.4"
+
+[[bench]]
+name = "buffer"
+harness = false
diff --git a/benches/buffer.rs b/benches/buffer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eaf4e53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benches/buffer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+use std::io::{Cursor, Read};
+
+use criterion::*;
+use input_buffer::InputBuffer;
+use tungstenite::buffer::ReadBuffer;
+
+const CHUNK_SIZE: usize = 4096;
+
+#[inline]
+fn current_input_buffer(mut stream: impl Read) {
+    let mut buffer = InputBuffer::with_capacity(CHUNK_SIZE);
+    while buffer.read_from(&mut stream).unwrap() != 0 {}
+}
+
+#[inline]
+fn fast_input_buffer(mut stream: impl Read) {
+    let mut buffer = ReadBuffer::<CHUNK_SIZE>::new();
+    while buffer.read_from(&mut stream).unwrap() != 0 {}
+}
+
+fn benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    const STREAM_SIZE: usize = 1024 * 1024 * 4;
+    let data: Vec<u8> = (0..STREAM_SIZE).map(|_| rand::random()).collect();
+    let stream = Cursor::new(data);
+
+    let mut group = c.benchmark_group("buffers");
+    group.throughput(Throughput::Bytes(STREAM_SIZE as u64));
+    group.bench_function("InputBuffer", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| current_input_buffer(black_box(stream.clone())))
+    });
+    group.bench_function("ReadBuffer", |b| b.iter(|| fast_input_buffer(black_box(stream.clone()))));
+    group.finish();
+}
+
+criterion_group!(benches, benchmark);
+criterion_main!(benches);
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4ac56d7..c21958e 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 pub use http;
 
-mod buffer;
+pub mod buffer;
 pub mod client;
 pub mod error;
 pub mod handshake;