diff --git a/cmd/tsdb/Makefile b/cmd/tsdb/Makefile
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+build:
+	@go build .
+	
+bench_default: build
+	@echo ">> running benchmark"
+	@./tsdb bench write --out=benchout/default --engine=default --metrics=$(NUM_METRICS) testdata.100k
+	@go tool pprof -svg ./tsdb benchout/default/cpu.prof > benchout/default/cpuprof.svg
+	@go tool pprof -svg ./tsdb benchout/default/mem.prof > benchout/default/memprof.svg
+	@go tool pprof -svg ./tsdb benchout/default/block.prof > benchout/default/blockprof.svg
+
+bench_tsdb: build 
+	@echo ">> running benchmark"
+	@./tsdb bench write --out=benchout/tsdb --engine=tsdb --metrics=$(NUM_METRICS) testdata.100k
+	@go tool pprof -svg ./tsdb benchout/tsdb/cpu.prof > benchout/tsdb/cpuprof.svg
+	@go tool pprof -svg ./tsdb benchout/tsdb/mem.prof > benchout/tsdb/memprof.svg
+	@go tool pprof -svg ./tsdb benchout/tsdb/block.prof > benchout/tsdb/blockprof.svg