diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ at https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/support.
 ## Repository organization ##
 
    * `artwork` - design artifacts
+   * `benchmarks` - collection of benchmarks
    * `ci` - Continuous Integration helpers
    * `cef` - CEF integration in Jetpack Compose
    * `examples` - examples of multiplatform Compose applications for Desktop and Android
diff --git a/benchmarks/.gitignore b/benchmarks/.gitignore
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+build/
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diff --git a/benchmarks/README.md b/benchmarks/README.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Collection of Jetpack Compose for Desktop related benchmarks.
+
+It uses [kotlinx.benchmark](https://github.com/Kotlin/kotlinx-benchmark), to run all benchmarks execute `./gradlew mainBenchmar`
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diff --git a/benchmarks/build.gradle.kts b/benchmarks/build.gradle.kts
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+++ b/benchmarks/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import org.jetbrains.compose.compose
+import kotlinx.benchmark.gradle.*
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.allopen.gradle.*
+
+plugins {
+    kotlin("jvm") version "1.4.0"
+    // __UPDATE_COMPOSE_VERSION_MARKER__
+    id("org.jetbrains.compose") version "0.1.0-build113"
+    kotlin("plugin.allopen") version "1.4.0"
+    id("kotlinx.benchmark") version "0.2.0-dev-20"
+}
+
+repositories {
+    jcenter()
+    maven("https://maven.pkg.jetbrains.space/public/p/compose/dev")
+    maven("https://dl.bintray.com/kotlin/kotlinx")
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    implementation(compose.desktop.currentOs)
+    implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx.benchmark.runtime:0.2.0-dev-20")
+}
+
+configure<AllOpenExtension> {
+    annotation("org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.State")
+}
+
+benchmark {
+    configurations {
+        named("main") {
+            iterationTime = 5
+            iterationTimeUnit = "sec"
+
+        }
+    }
+    targets {
+        register("main") {
+            this as JvmBenchmarkTarget
+            jmhVersion = "1.21"
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/benchmarks/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/benchmarks/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
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diff --git a/benchmarks/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/benchmarks/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
+distributionPath=wrapper/dists
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.5-bin.zip
+zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
+zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/benchmarks/gradlew b/benchmarks/gradlew
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index 00000000..fbd7c515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/gradlew
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+#
+# Copyright 2015 the original author or authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+##############################################################################
+##
+##  Gradle start up script for UN*X
+##
+##############################################################################
+
+# Attempt to set APP_HOME
+# Resolve links: $0 may be a link
+PRG="$0"
+# Need this for relative symlinks.
+while [ -h "$PRG" ] ; do
+    ls=`ls -ld "$PRG"`
+    link=`expr "$ls" : '.*-> \(.*\)$'`
+    if expr "$link" : '/.*' > /dev/null; then
+        PRG="$link"
+    else
+        PRG=`dirname "$PRG"`"/$link"
+    fi
+done
+SAVED="`pwd`"
+cd "`dirname \"$PRG\"`/" >/dev/null
+APP_HOME="`pwd -P`"
+cd "$SAVED" >/dev/null
+
+APP_NAME="Gradle"
+APP_BASE_NAME=`basename "$0"`
+
+# Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
+
+# Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
+MAX_FD="maximum"
+
+warn () {
+    echo "$*"
+}
+
+die () {
+    echo
+    echo "$*"
+    echo
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# OS specific support (must be 'true' or 'false').
+cygwin=false
+msys=false
+darwin=false
+nonstop=false
+case "`uname`" in
+  CYGWIN* )
+    cygwin=true
+    ;;
+  Darwin* )
+    darwin=true
+    ;;
+  MINGW* )
+    msys=true
+    ;;
+  NONSTOP* )
+    nonstop=true
+    ;;
+esac
+
+CLASSPATH=$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
+
+
+# Determine the Java command to use to start the JVM.
+if [ -n "$JAVA_HOME" ] ; then
+    if [ -x "$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java" ] ; then
+        # IBM's JDK on AIX uses strange locations for the executables
+        JAVACMD="$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java"
+    else
+        JAVACMD="$JAVA_HOME/bin/java"
+    fi
+    if [ ! -x "$JAVACMD" ] ; then
+        die "ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: $JAVA_HOME
+
+Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+location of your Java installation."
+    fi
+else
+    JAVACMD="java"
+    which java >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
+
+Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+location of your Java installation."
+fi
+
+# Increase the maximum file descriptors if we can.
+if [ "$cygwin" = "false" -a "$darwin" = "false" -a "$nonstop" = "false" ] ; then
+    MAX_FD_LIMIT=`ulimit -H -n`
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
+        if [ "$MAX_FD" = "maximum" -o "$MAX_FD" = "max" ] ; then
+            MAX_FD="$MAX_FD_LIMIT"
+        fi
+        ulimit -n $MAX_FD
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
+            warn "Could not set maximum file descriptor limit: $MAX_FD"
+        fi
+    else
+        warn "Could not query maximum file descriptor limit: $MAX_FD_LIMIT"
+    fi
+fi
+
+# For Darwin, add options to specify how the application appears in the dock
+if $darwin; then
+    GRADLE_OPTS="$GRADLE_OPTS \"-Xdock:name=$APP_NAME\" \"-Xdock:icon=$APP_HOME/media/gradle.icns\""
+fi
+
+# For Cygwin or MSYS, switch paths to Windows format before running java
+if [ "$cygwin" = "true" -o "$msys" = "true" ] ; then
+    APP_HOME=`cygpath --path --mixed "$APP_HOME"`
+    CLASSPATH=`cygpath --path --mixed "$CLASSPATH"`
+    
+    JAVACMD=`cygpath --unix "$JAVACMD"`
+
+    # We build the pattern for arguments to be converted via cygpath
+    ROOTDIRSRAW=`find -L / -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d 2>/dev/null`
+    SEP=""
+    for dir in $ROOTDIRSRAW ; do
+        ROOTDIRS="$ROOTDIRS$SEP$dir"
+        SEP="|"
+    done
+    OURCYGPATTERN="(^($ROOTDIRS))"
+    # Add a user-defined pattern to the cygpath arguments
+    if [ "$GRADLE_CYGPATTERN" != "" ] ; then
+        OURCYGPATTERN="$OURCYGPATTERN|($GRADLE_CYGPATTERN)"
+    fi
+    # Now convert the arguments - kludge to limit ourselves to /bin/sh
+    i=0
+    for arg in "$@" ; do
+        CHECK=`echo "$arg"|egrep -c "$OURCYGPATTERN" -`
+        CHECK2=`echo "$arg"|egrep -c "^-"`                                 ### Determine if an option
+
+        if [ $CHECK -ne 0 ] && [ $CHECK2 -eq 0 ] ; then                    ### Added a condition
+            eval `echo args$i`=`cygpath --path --ignore --mixed "$arg"`
+        else
+            eval `echo args$i`="\"$arg\""
+        fi
+        i=`expr $i + 1`
+    done
+    case $i in
+        0) set -- ;;
+        1) set -- "$args0" ;;
+        2) set -- "$args0" "$args1" ;;
+        3) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" ;;
+        4) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" ;;
+        5) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" ;;
+        6) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" ;;
+        7) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" ;;
+        8) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" "$args7" ;;
+        9) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" "$args7" "$args8" ;;
+    esac
+fi
+
+# Escape application args
+save () {
+    for i do printf %s\\n "$i" | sed "s/'/'\\\\''/g;1s/^/'/;\$s/\$/' \\\\/" ; done
+    echo " "
+}
+APP_ARGS=`save "$@"`
+
+# Collect all arguments for the java command, following the shell quoting and substitution rules
+eval set -- $DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS $JAVA_OPTS $GRADLE_OPTS "\"-Dorg.gradle.appname=$APP_BASE_NAME\"" -classpath "\"$CLASSPATH\"" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain "$APP_ARGS"
+
+exec "$JAVACMD" "$@"
diff --git a/benchmarks/gradlew.bat b/benchmarks/gradlew.bat
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index 00000000..a9f778a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/gradlew.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+@rem
+@rem Copyright 2015 the original author or authors.
+@rem
+@rem Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+@rem you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+@rem You may obtain a copy of the License at
+@rem
+@rem      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+@rem
+@rem Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+@rem distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+@rem WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+@rem See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+@rem limitations under the License.
+@rem
+
+@if "%DEBUG%" == "" @echo off
+@rem ##########################################################################
+@rem
+@rem  Gradle startup script for Windows
+@rem
+@rem ##########################################################################
+
+@rem Set local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
+if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" setlocal
+
+set DIRNAME=%~dp0
+if "%DIRNAME%" == "" set DIRNAME=.
+set APP_BASE_NAME=%~n0
+set APP_HOME=%DIRNAME%
+
+@rem Resolve any "." and ".." in APP_HOME to make it shorter.
+for %%i in ("%APP_HOME%") do set APP_HOME=%%~fi
+
+@rem Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+set DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS="-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"
+
+@rem Find java.exe
+if defined JAVA_HOME goto findJavaFromJavaHome
+
+set JAVA_EXE=java.exe
+%JAVA_EXE% -version >NUL 2>&1
+if "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" goto init
+
+echo.
+echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
+echo.
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+echo location of your Java installation.
+
+goto fail
+
+:findJavaFromJavaHome
+set JAVA_HOME=%JAVA_HOME:"=%
+set JAVA_EXE=%JAVA_HOME%/bin/java.exe
+
+if exist "%JAVA_EXE%" goto init
+
+echo.
+echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: %JAVA_HOME%
+echo.
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+echo location of your Java installation.
+
+goto fail
+
+:init
+@rem Get command-line arguments, handling Windows variants
+
+if not "%OS%" == "Windows_NT" goto win9xME_args
+
+:win9xME_args
+@rem Slurp the command line arguments.
+set CMD_LINE_ARGS=
+set _SKIP=2
+
+:win9xME_args_slurp
+if "x%~1" == "x" goto execute
+
+set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%*
+
+:execute
+@rem Setup the command line
+
+set CLASSPATH=%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar
+
+
+@rem Execute Gradle
+"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain %CMD_LINE_ARGS%
+
+:end
+@rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
+if "%ERRORLEVEL%"=="0" goto mainEnd
+
+:fail
+rem Set variable GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE if you need the _script_ return code instead of
+rem the _cmd.exe /c_ return code!
+if  not "" == "%GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE%" exit 1
+exit /b 1
+
+:mainEnd
+if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" endlocal
+
+:omega
diff --git a/benchmarks/settings.gradle.kts b/benchmarks/settings.gradle.kts
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index 00000000..179db993
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+++ b/benchmarks/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+pluginManagement {
+    repositories {
+        gradlePluginPortal()
+        maven("https://maven.pkg.jetbrains.space/public/p/compose/dev")
+        maven("https://dl.bintray.com/kotlin/kotlinx")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/benchmarks/src/main/kotlin/ParagraphBenchmark.kt b/benchmarks/src/main/kotlin/ParagraphBenchmark.kt
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index 00000000..74a40b89
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+++ b/benchmarks/src/main/kotlin/ParagraphBenchmark.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package test
+
+import androidx.compose.desktop.initCompose
+import androidx.compose.ui.geometry.Offset
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Shadow
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.*
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.Font
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontFamily
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.fontFamily
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.platform.FontLoader
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.platform.font
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.Density
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.em
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.sp
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.*
+
+@State(Scope.Benchmark)
+class ParagraphBenchmark {
+    private lateinit var fontLoader: Font.ResourceLoader
+    val italicFont = fontFamily(font("Noto Italic", "NotoSans-Italic.ttf"))
+    val text = "The quick brown fox \uD83E\uDD8A ate a zesty hamburgerfons \uD83C\uDF54.\n" +
+            "The \uD83D\uDC69\u200D\uD83D\uDC69\u200D\uD83D\uDC67\u200D\uD83D\uDC67 laughed.\n"
+
+    @Setup
+    fun setUp() {
+        initCompose()
+        fontLoader = FontLoader()
+    }
+
+    @Benchmark
+    fun builderBenchmark(): Paragraph {
+        return Paragraph(
+                text = text,
+                style = TextStyle(
+                        color = Color.Black,
+                        fontSize = 14.sp,
+                        fontFamily = italicFont
+                ),
+                spanStyles = listOf(
+                        AnnotatedString.Range(
+                                SpanStyle(
+                                        color = Color(0xff964B00),
+                                        shadow = Shadow(Color.Green, offset = Offset(1f, 1f))
+                                ),
+                                10, 19
+                        ),
+                        AnnotatedString.Range(
+                                SpanStyle(
+                                        background = Color.Yellow
+                                ),
+                                19, 29
+                        ),
+                        AnnotatedString.Range(
+                                SpanStyle(
+                                        fontSize = 2.em
+                                ),
+                                29, 48
+                        ),
+                        AnnotatedString.Range(
+                                SpanStyle(
+                                        color = Color.Green
+                                ),
+                                25, 35
+                        ),
+                ),
+                width = 200f,
+                density = Density(1f),
+                resourceLoader = fontLoader
+        )
+    }
+
+}
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diff --git a/benchmarks/src/main/resources/NotoSans-Italic.ttf b/benchmarks/src/main/resources/NotoSans-Italic.ttf
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