diff --git a/experanto/utils.py b/experanto/utils.py
index d2891320..fdb8e145 100644
--- a/experanto/utils.py
+++ b/experanto/utils.py
@@ -121,6 +121,42 @@ def __iter__(self):
         for i in range(len(self)):
             yield next(self.iterator)
 
+    def benchmark(
+        self,
+        n_batches=100,
+        n_warmup=10,
+        verbose=False,
+    ):
+        it = iter(self)
+        batch_times = []
+
+        total_batches = len(self) if n_batches is None else n_batches
+
+        # Warmup
+        for _ in range(n_warmup):
+            batch = next(it, None)
+            if batch is None:
+                it = iter(self)
+                batch = next(it)
+
+        # Timed iteration
+        for i in range(total_batches):
+            start = time.perf_counter()
+            batch = next(it, None)
+            if batch is None:
+                it = iter(self)
+                batch = next(it)
+            end = time.perf_counter()
+            batch_times.append(end - start)
+            if verbose:
+                print(f"Batch {i+1}: {batch_times[-1]:.4f}s")
+
+        avg_time = sum(batch_times) / len(batch_times)
+        std_time = (
+            sum((t - avg_time) ** 2 for t in batch_times) / len(batch_times)
+        ) ** 0.5
+        return {"avg_time": avg_time, "std_time": std_time, "batch_times": batch_times}
+
 
 # borrowed with <3 from
 # https://github.com/sinzlab/neuralpredictors/blob/main/neuralpredictors/training/cyclers.py