diff --git a/scripts/poly2req.js b/scripts/poly2req.js
index 5b446f399..8b325ba1b 100755
--- a/scripts/poly2req.js
+++ b/scripts/poly2req.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ let coords_separators = {
   "table_5.0": ";",
   "table_4.9": "&"
 };
-var axis = "distance";
+var axis = "waypoints";
 
 var sw = [Number.MAX_VALUE, Number.MAX_VALUE];
 var ne = [Number.MIN_VALUE, Number.MIN_VALUE];
diff --git a/unit_tests/library/route.cpp b/unit_tests/library/route.cpp
index a09020812..e5c04149c 100644
--- a/unit_tests/library/route.cpp
+++ b/unit_tests/library/route.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include "osrm/route_parameters.hpp"
 #include "osrm/status.hpp"
 
+#include "util/timing_util.hpp"
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(route)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_route_same_coordinates_fixture)
@@ -319,4 +321,132 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_route_response_for_locations_across_components)
     }
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_benchmark)
+{
+    const auto args = get_args();
+    auto osrm = getOSRM(args.at(0));
+
+    using namespace osrm;
+
+    RouteParameters params;
+
+    using osrm::util::FloatCoordinate;
+    using osrm::util::FloatLatitude;
+    using osrm::util::FloatLongitude;
+
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.413308443209877},FloatLatitude{43.726427577246234}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.419132303497943},FloatLatitude{43.74625561548354}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.436112336625515},FloatLatitude{43.75065992944102}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.415080246296296},FloatLatitude{43.724245951217426}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.419321958436214},FloatLatitude{43.738738372170786}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.431798954526749},FloatLatitude{43.73885669847394}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.425249604938272},FloatLatitude{43.74384414000343}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.4191465022633745},FloatLatitude{43.72780983256173}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.444645794650206},FloatLatitude{43.74568439343279}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.417528519135803},FloatLatitude{43.73798881027092}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.431749934979424},FloatLatitude{43.75125666332305}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.448364856995885},FloatLatitude{43.72390968098423}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.444492988888888},FloatLatitude{43.74446662868656}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.430844256584362},FloatLatitude{43.7335055311214}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.416668141563786},FloatLatitude{43.73965922779493}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.44042301419753},FloatLatitude{43.74438426191701}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.429573467078189},FloatLatitude{43.74068310262346}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.44156364835391},FloatLatitude{43.74569970053155}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.418462595061729},FloatLatitude{43.74718837662895}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.441081566460905},FloatLatitude{43.72555604449589}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.417899377366255},FloatLatitude{43.75147776586077}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.431187731481481},FloatLatitude{43.73398563948903}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.43908055473251},FloatLatitude{43.72591102340535}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.437683328600823},FloatLatitude{43.73810009044925}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.41287842345679},FloatLatitude{43.74256271716393}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.436714431893004},FloatLatitude{43.751194706018524}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.435195502057613},FloatLatitude{43.74335334096365}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.4161106709876545},FloatLatitude{43.7256862763203}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.447127197942387},FloatLatitude{43.725833759002064}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.423579897736626},FloatLatitude{43.748344184070646}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.414596474074074},FloatLatitude{43.74948298362483}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.444030852880658},FloatLatitude{43.74429484902264}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.41598051563786},FloatLatitude{43.734179286436905}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.42147983271605},FloatLatitude{43.73837950574417}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.440569396707819},FloatLatitude{43.73100464274692}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.425541355761316},FloatLatitude{43.738645314729084}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.41047274691358},FloatLatitude{43.730162509345}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.410454829423868},FloatLatitude{43.72374980684157}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.425974418106996},FloatLatitude{43.74284893561386}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.434151216666667},FloatLatitude{43.73427866109397}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.445695151028806},FloatLatitude{43.731977007973256}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.430423702674897},FloatLatitude{43.727896815757894}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.4267952419753085},FloatLatitude{43.731834627657754}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.441138361522634},FloatLatitude{43.736792912808646}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.412601209465021},FloatLatitude{43.73157562182785}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.440980822839506},FloatLatitude{43.732277075703024}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.40992846090535},FloatLatitude{43.747644188014405}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.425082938477366},FloatLatitude{43.7349920204904}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.410987959259259},FloatLatitude{43.74505267189644}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.444073449176955},FloatLatitude{43.7456375002572}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.4415808897119335},FloatLatitude{43.74759267841221}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.428824651234568},FloatLatitude{43.751268082904666}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.438421326337449},FloatLatitude{43.74021951620371}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.435807063168724},FloatLatitude{43.750484262259945}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.428770898765432},FloatLatitude{43.73202997539438}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.445548092386831},FloatLatitude{43.74083690252058}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.420905458847737},FloatLatitude{43.724773438700275}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.423970701851852},FloatLatitude{43.72512501603224}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.439165747325102},FloatLatitude{43.72859632587449}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.410020076748971},FloatLatitude{43.73658687439987}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.427568060493827},FloatLatitude{43.73999987148491}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.432418291152263},FloatLatitude{43.7412844529321}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.416294916872428},FloatLatitude{43.73869123602538}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.413274974691358},FloatLatitude{43.72942120841907}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.438449723868312},FloatLatitude{43.731667950360084}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.413441979218107},FloatLatitude{43.74053319024349}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.433667444444445},FloatLatitude{43.73117569350138}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.430972045473251},FloatLatitude{43.73753348482511}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.414605263786008},FloatLatitude{43.751559403720854}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.423025469753086},FloatLatitude{43.72636999339849}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.423129255967078},FloatLatitude{43.73998772299383}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.432928770576131},FloatLatitude{43.724536543124145}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.433925050617284},FloatLatitude{43.7244507747771}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.428065355349794},FloatLatitude{43.748477331532925}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.442124499588477},FloatLatitude{43.72559127512003}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.440078187037037},FloatLatitude{43.734864704303845}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.419492343621399},FloatLatitude{43.74410897710906}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.415904450823045},FloatLatitude{43.735830266375174}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.4151968790123455},FloatLatitude{43.73871844864541}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.410554220781893},FloatLatitude{43.73632932638889}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.446276624279835},FloatLatitude{43.73636018355624}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.41185712654321},FloatLatitude{43.74545867446845}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.414394986831276},FloatLatitude{43.7345850460391}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.428089019958848},FloatLatitude{43.73662769332991}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.44320292962963},FloatLatitude{43.73619204843965}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.444158641769547},FloatLatitude{43.74832280272634}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.413917637860083},FloatLatitude{43.74607946236283}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.443514288271604},FloatLatitude{43.74870523722566}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.434125185596708},FloatLatitude{43.730309263117285}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.416906477983539},FloatLatitude{43.745822157321676}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.425935202469136},FloatLatitude{43.73576490749314}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.436870618312757},FloatLatitude{43.746671093878604}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.410767540329218},FloatLatitude{43.74530244487312}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.443041672222222},FloatLatitude{43.735157725908785}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.4261069399176955},FloatLatitude{43.75017496167696}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.448076824897119},FloatLatitude{43.72562699168382}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.429113697530864},FloatLatitude{43.727990359139234}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.414978150411523},FloatLatitude{43.75026753317901}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.4236823316872425},FloatLatitude{43.72458246442044}});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(FloatCoordinate{FloatLongitude{7.436727278395062},FloatLatitude{43.7237094738511}});
+
+    TIMER_START(routes);
+    auto NUM = 100;
+    for (int i = 0; i < NUM; ++i)
+    {
+        json::Object result;
+        const auto rc = osrm.Route(params, result);
+        BOOST_CHECK(rc == Status::Ok);
+        auto& geometry = result.values.at("routes").get<json::Array>().values[0].get<json::Object>().values.at("geometry").get<json::String>().value;
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(geometry.size(), 9972);
+    }
+    TIMER_STOP(routes);
+    std::cout << (TIMER_MSEC(routes) / NUM) << "ms/req" << std::endl;
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()