diff --git a/benchmarks/blocking_channel_test.go b/benchmarks/blocking_channel_test.go
index f7097c6..2070631 100644
--- a/benchmarks/blocking_channel_test.go
+++ b/benchmarks/blocking_channel_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 func BenchmarkBlockingChannel(b *testing.B) {
 	iterations := int64(b.N)
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+	b.ResetTimer()
 
 	channel := make(chan int64, blockingChannelBufferSize)
 	go func() {
diff --git a/benchmarks/non_blocking_channel_test.go b/benchmarks/non_blocking_channel_test.go
index 2fab6ee..26be72f 100644
--- a/benchmarks/non_blocking_channel_test.go
+++ b/benchmarks/non_blocking_channel_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 func BenchmarkNonBlockingChannel(b *testing.B) {
 	iterations := int64(b.N)
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+	b.ResetTimer()
 
 	channel := make(chan int64, nonBlockingChannelBufferSize)
 	go func() {
diff --git a/benchmarks/single_writer_test.go b/benchmarks/single_writer_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a5eba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/single_writer_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package benchmarks
+
+import (
+	"runtime"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/smartystreets/go-disruptor"
+)
+
+const RingSize = 1024 * 16
+
+func BenchmarkSingleWriter(b *testing.B) {
+	written, read := disruptor.NewCursor(), disruptor.NewCursor()
+	reader := disruptor.NewReader(read, written, written)
+	writer := disruptor.NewWriter(written, read, RingSize)
+
+	iterations := int64(b.N)
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+	b.ResetTimer()
+
+	go func() {
+		for i := int64(0); i < iterations; i++ {
+			if lower, upper := writer.Reserve(1); upper >= 0 {
+				writer.Commit(lower, upper)
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	for {
+		_, upper := reader.Receive()
+		if upper >= 0 {
+			reader.Commit(upper)
+
+			if upper+1 == iterations {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func init() {
+	runtime.GOMAXPROCS(2)
+}