diff --git a/benchmark.c b/benchmark.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..551d8b7c7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark.c
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*  RetroArch - A frontend for libretro.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2010-2012 - Hans-Kristian Arntzen
+ *  Copyright (C) 2011-2012 - Daniel De Matteis
+ * 
+ *  RetroArch is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ *  of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Found-
+ *  ation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  RetroArch is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+ *  without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ *  PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with RetroArch.
+ *  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#if defined(__CELLOS_LV2__)
+#include <ppu_intrinsics.h>
+#endif
+
+unsigned long long rarch_get_performance_counter(void)
+{
+#if defined(__CELLOS_LV2__)
+   unsigned long long time = __mftb();
+#endif
+   return time;
+}
diff --git a/benchmark.h b/benchmark.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b61333699a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*  RetroArch - A frontend for libretro.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2010-2012 - Hans-Kristian Arntzen
+ *  Copyright (C) 2011-2012 - Daniel De Matteis
+ * 
+ *  RetroArch is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ *  of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Found-
+ *  ation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  RetroArch is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+ *  without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ *  PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with RetroArch.
+ *  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _RARCH_BENCHMARK_H
+#define _RARCH_BENCHMARK_H
+
+typedef struct performance_counter_t
+{
+   unsigned long long start;
+   unsigned long long stop;
+} performance_counter_t;
+
+unsigned long long rarch_get_performance_counter(void);
+
+#define RARCH_PERFORMANCE_INIT(X)  performance_counter_t (X)
+#define RARCH_PERFORMANCE_START(X) ((X).start = rarch_get_performance_counter())
+#define RARCH_PERFORMANCE_STOP(X)  ((X).stop  = rarch_get_performance_counter() - (X).start)
+#define RARCH_PERFORMANCE_LOG(functionname, X)   RARCH_LOG("Time taken (%s): %llu.\n", functionname, (X).stop)
+
+#endif
diff --git a/console/griffin/griffin.c b/console/griffin/griffin.c
index 3ee31ffc4e..1c44eea479 100644
--- a/console/griffin/griffin.c
+++ b/console/griffin/griffin.c
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
 
 default_paths_t default_paths;
 
+#if defined(__CELLOS_LV2__)
+#include "../../benchmark.c"
+#endif
+
 /*============================================================
 CONSOLE EXTENSIONS
 ============================================================ */