diff --git a/sdk/metric/benchmark_test.go b/sdk/metric/benchmark_test.go
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+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry 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
+//
+//     http://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.
+
+package metric // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric"
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric/instrument/syncint64"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/view"
+)
+
+func benchCounter(b *testing.B, views ...view.View) (context.Context, Reader, syncint64.Counter) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	rdr := NewManualReader()
+	provider := NewMeterProvider(WithReader(rdr), WithView(views...))
+	cntr, _ := provider.Meter("test").SyncInt64().Counter("hello")
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+	return ctx, rdr, cntr
+}
+
+func BenchmarkCounterAddNoAttrs(b *testing.B) {
+	ctx, _, cntr := benchCounter(b)
+
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		cntr.Add(ctx, 1)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkCounterAddOneAttr(b *testing.B) {
+	ctx, _, cntr := benchCounter(b)
+
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		cntr.Add(ctx, 1, attribute.String("K", "V"))
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkCounterAddOneInvalidAttr(b *testing.B) {
+	ctx, _, cntr := benchCounter(b)
+
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		cntr.Add(ctx, 1, attribute.String("", "V"), attribute.String("K", "V"))
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkCounterAddSingleUseAttrs(b *testing.B) {
+	ctx, _, cntr := benchCounter(b)
+
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		cntr.Add(ctx, 1, attribute.Int("K", i))
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkCounterAddSingleUseInvalidAttrs(b *testing.B) {
+	ctx, _, cntr := benchCounter(b)
+
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		cntr.Add(ctx, 1, attribute.Int("", i), attribute.Int("K", i))
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkCounterAddSingleUseFilteredAttrs(b *testing.B) {
+	vw, _ := view.New(view.WithFilterAttributes(attribute.Key("K")))
+
+	ctx, _, cntr := benchCounter(b, vw)
+
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		cntr.Add(ctx, 1, attribute.Int("L", i), attribute.Int("K", i))
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkCounterCollectOneAttr(b *testing.B) {
+	ctx, rdr, cntr := benchCounter(b)
+
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		cntr.Add(ctx, 1, attribute.Int("K", 1))
+
+		_, _ = rdr.Collect(ctx)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkCounterCollectTenAttrs(b *testing.B) {
+	ctx, rdr, cntr := benchCounter(b)
+
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		for j := 0; j < 10; j++ {
+			cntr.Add(ctx, 1, attribute.Int("K", j))
+		}
+		_, _ = rdr.Collect(ctx)
+	}
+}