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+'use strict';
+const common = require('../common.js');
+const {
+  Duplex,
+  Readable,
+  Transform,
+  Writable,
+} = require('stream');
+
+const bench = common.createBenchmark(main, {
+  n: [1e6],
+  kind: ['duplex', 'readable', 'transform', 'writable']
+});
+
+function main({ n, kind }) {
+  switch (kind) {
+    case 'duplex':
+      new Duplex({});
+      new Duplex();
+
+      bench.start();
+      for (let i = 0; i < n; ++i)
+        new Duplex().destroy();
+      bench.end(n);
+      break;
+    case 'readable':
+      new Readable({});
+      new Readable();
+
+      bench.start();
+      for (let i = 0; i < n; ++i)
+        new Readable().destroy();
+      bench.end(n);
+      break;
+    case 'writable':
+      new Writable({});
+      new Writable();
+
+      bench.start();
+      for (let i = 0; i < n; ++i)
+        new Writable().destroy();
+      bench.end(n);
+      break;
+    case 'transform':
+      new Transform({});
+      new Transform();
+
+      bench.start();
+      for (let i = 0; i < n; ++i)
+        new Transform().destroy();
+      bench.end(n);
+      break;
+    default:
+      throw new Error('Invalid kind');
+  }
+}