diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 43b6619334def..edcd9b269f588 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -573,8 +573,11 @@ TEST_XFAILS_RUSTC := $(addprefix test/run-pass/, \
                         while-type-error.rs \
                         wrong-ret-type.rs \
                         ), \
-                      $(wildcard test/*fail/*.rs test/*fail/*.rc))
-
+                      $(wildcard test/*fail/*.rs test/*fail/*.rc)) \
+                     test/bench/shootout/fannkuchredux.rs \
+                     test/bench/shootout/fasta.rs \
+                     test/bench/shootout/binarytrees.rs \
+                     $(wildcard test/bench/99-bottles/*rs)
 
 ifdef MINGW_CROSS
 TEST_XFAILS_BOOT += test/run-pass/native-mod.rc
@@ -585,8 +588,10 @@ TEST_XFAILS_BOOT += test/run-pass/native-mod.rc
 TEST_XFAILS_RUSTC += test/run-pass/native-mod.rc
 endif
 
+BENCH_RS := $(wildcard test/bench/shootout/*rs) \
+            $(wildcard test/bench/99-bottles/*rs)
 RPASS_RC := $(wildcard test/run-pass/*.rc)
-RPASS_RS := $(wildcard test/run-pass/*.rs)
+RPASS_RS := $(wildcard test/run-pass/*.rs) $(BENCH_RS)
 RFAIL_RC := $(wildcard test/run-fail/*.rc)
 RFAIL_RS := $(wildcard test/run-fail/*.rs)
 CFAIL_RC := $(wildcard test/compile-fail/*.rc)
@@ -730,6 +735,18 @@ test/run-pass/%.out.tmp: test/run-pass/%$(CFG_EXE_SUFFIX) $(CFG_RUNTIME)
 	@$(call CFG_ECHO, run: $<)
 	$(CFG_QUIET)$(call CFG_RUN_TARG, $<) > $@
 
+test/bench/shootout/%.out.tmp: test/bench/shootout/%$(CFG_EXE_SUFFIX) \
+                                  $(CFG_RUNTIME)
+	$(CFG_QUIET)rm -f $<.tmp
+	@$(call CFG_ECHO, run: $<)
+	$(CFG_QUIET)$(call CFG_RUN_TARG, $<) > $@
+
+test/bench/99-bottles/%.out.tmp: test/bench/99-bottles/%$(CFG_EXE_SUFFIX) \
+                                  $(CFG_RUNTIME)
+	$(CFG_QUIET)rm -f $<.tmp
+	@$(call CFG_ECHO, run: $<)
+	$(CFG_QUIET)$(call CFG_RUN_TARG, $<) > $@
+
 test/run-fail/%.out.tmp: test/run-fail/%$(CFG_EXE_SUFFIX) \
                                   $(CFG_RUNTIME)
 	$(CFG_QUIET)rm -f $<.tmp
@@ -758,14 +775,13 @@ test/compile-fail/%.rustc.out.tmp: test/compile-fail/%.rs $(SREQ)
 	$(CFG_QUIET)grep --text --quiet \
       "$$(grep error-pattern $< | cut -d : -f 2- | tr -d '\n\r')" $@
 
-test/run-pass/%.boot$(CFG_EXE_SUFFIX): test/run-pass/%.rc $(BREQ)
-	@$(call CFG_ECHO, compile [boot]: $<)
-	$(BOOT) -o $@ $<
+%.bc: %.rc $(SREQ)
+	@$(call CFG_ECHO, compile [rustc]: $<)
+	$(RUSTC) -o $@ $<
 
-test/bench/shootout/%.boot$(CFG_EXE_SUFFIX): \
-  test/bench/shootout/%.rs $(BREQ)
-	@$(call CFG_ECHO, compile [boot]: $<)
-	$(BOOT) -o $@ $<
+%.bc: %.rs $(SREQ)
+	@$(call CFG_ECHO, compile [rustc]: $<)
+	$(RUSTC) -o $@ $<
 
 %.ll: %.bc
 	@$(call CFG_ECHO, dis [llvm]: $<)
@@ -788,26 +804,14 @@ test/bench/shootout/%.boot$(CFG_EXE_SUFFIX): \
 	@# programs, I\'ll live with the noise.
 	-$(CFG_QUIET)$(DSYMUTIL) $@
 
-test/run-pass/%.bc: test/run-pass/%.rc $(SREQ)
-	@$(call CFG_ECHO, compile [rustc]: $<)
-	$(RUSTC) -o $@ $<
-
-test/run-pass/%.boot$(CFG_EXE_SUFFIX): test/run-pass/%.rs $(BREQ)
+%.boot$(CFG_EXE_SUFFIX): %.rs $(BREQ)
 	@$(call CFG_ECHO, compile [boot]: $<)
 	$(BOOT) -o $@ $<
 
-test/run-pass/%.bc: test/run-pass/%.rs $(SREQ)
-	@$(call CFG_ECHO, compile [rustc]: $<)
-	$(RUSTC) -o $@ $<
-
-test/run-fail/%.boot$(CFG_EXE_SUFFIX): test/run-fail/%.rs $(BREQ)
+%.boot$(CFG_EXE_SUFFIX): %.rc $(BREQ)
 	@$(call CFG_ECHO, compile [boot]: $<)
 	$(BOOT) -o $@ $<
 
-test/run-fail/%.bc: test/run-fail/%.rs $(SREQ)
-	@$(call CFG_ECHO, compile [rustc]: $<)
-	$(RUSTC) -o $@ $<
-
 
 ######################################################################
 # Auto-dependency
diff --git a/src/README b/src/README
index 05d701bd380f6..f3ce45857360d 100644
--- a/src/README
+++ b/src/README
@@ -24,5 +24,6 @@ test/              Testsuite (for both bootstrap and self-hosted)
 test/compile-fail  - Tests that should fail to compile
 test/run-fail      - Tests that should compile, run and fail
 test/run-pass      - Tests that should compile, run and succeed
+test/bench         - Benchmarks and miscellanea
 
 Please be gentle, it's a work in progress.
diff --git a/src/lib/_int.rs b/src/lib/_int.rs
index ee660f013b226..ef1b3b668dee0 100644
--- a/src/lib/_int.rs
+++ b/src/lib/_int.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,23 @@ fn to_str(mutable int n, uint radix) -> str
     }
 }
 
+fn pow(int base, uint exponent) -> int {
+
+    if (exponent == 0u) {
+        ret 1;
+    } else if (base == 0) {
+        ret 0;
+    } else {
+        auto accum = base;
+        auto count = exponent;
+        while (count > 1u) {
+            accum *= base;
+            count -= 1u;
+        }
+        ret accum;
+    }
+}
+
 // Local Variables:
 // mode: rust;
 // fill-column: 78;
diff --git a/src/test/bench/99-bottles/Makefile b/src/test/bench/99-bottles/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 8d1d27f99f839..0000000000000
--- a/src/test/bench/99-bottles/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-RC:=../../../rustboot
-RFLAGS:=-L ../../..
-TARGETS:= 99bob-simple 99bob-iter 99bob-tail 99bob-pattern
-TARGET_X86:=$(addsuffix .x86,$(TARGETS))
-TARGET_LLVM:=$(addsuffix .llvm,$(TARGETS))
-
-all : x86s llvms
-
-clean:
-	rm  $(TARGET_X86) $(TARGET_LLVM)
-
-x86s : $(TARGET_X86) 
-
-llvms:  $(TARGET_LLVM)
-
-%.x86 : %.rs
-	$(RC) $(RFLAGS) $^ -o $@
-
-%.llvm : %.rs
-	$(RC) $(RFLAGS) -llvm $^ -o $@
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/bench/99-bottles/r.sh b/src/test/bench/99-bottles/r.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 9da274e41f905..0000000000000
--- a/src/test/bench/99-bottles/r.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-make -k $1.x86
-DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=../../.. ./$1.x86
diff --git a/src/test/bench/shootout/binary-trees.rs b/src/test/bench/shootout/binary-trees.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 669cd809915df..0000000000000
--- a/src/test/bench/shootout/binary-trees.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-tag tree {
-  nil();
-  node(@tree, @tree, int);
-}
-
-fn item_check(&tree t) -> int {
-  alt (t) {
-    case (nil()) {
-      ret 0;
-    }
-    case (node(@tree left, @tree right, int item)) {
-      ret item + item_check(left) - item_check(right);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-fn main() {
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/bench/shootout/binarytrees.rs b/src/test/bench/shootout/binarytrees.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..92bedb8b9e64d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/bench/shootout/binarytrees.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+use std;
+
+import std._int;
+
+tag tree {
+  nil;
+  node(@tree, @tree, int);
+}
+
+fn item_check(@tree t) -> int {
+  alt (*t) {
+    case (nil) {
+      ret 0;
+    }
+    case (node(?left, ?right, ?item)) {
+      ret item + item_check(left) - item_check(right);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+fn bottom_up_tree(int item, int depth) -> @tree{
+  if (depth > 0) {
+    ret @node(bottom_up_tree(2 * item - 1, depth - 1),
+              bottom_up_tree(2 * item, depth - 1),
+              item);
+  } else {
+    ret @nil;
+  }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+
+  auto n = 8;
+  auto min_depth = 4;
+  auto max_depth;
+  if (min_depth + 2 > n) {
+    max_depth = min_depth + 2;
+  } else {
+    max_depth = n;
+  }
+
+  auto stretch_depth = max_depth + 1;
+
+  auto stretch_tree = bottom_up_tree(0, stretch_depth);
+  log #fmt("stretch tree of depth %d\t check: %d",
+           stretch_depth, item_check(stretch_tree));
+
+  auto long_lived_tree = bottom_up_tree(0, max_depth);
+
+  auto depth = min_depth;
+  while (depth <= max_depth) {
+    auto iterations = _int.pow(2, (max_depth - depth + min_depth) as uint);
+    auto chk = 0;
+
+    auto i = 1;
+    while (i <= iterations) {
+      auto temp_tree = bottom_up_tree(i, depth);
+      chk += item_check(temp_tree);
+
+      temp_tree = bottom_up_tree(-i, depth);
+      chk += item_check(temp_tree);
+
+      i += 1;
+    }
+
+    log #fmt("%d\t trees of depth %d\t check: %d",
+             iterations * 2, depth, chk);
+
+    depth += 2;
+  }
+
+  log #fmt("long lived trees of depth %d\t check: %d",
+           max_depth, item_check(long_lived_tree));
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/bench/shootout/fannkuchredux.rs b/src/test/bench/shootout/fannkuchredux.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2d44067bec33c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/bench/shootout/fannkuchredux.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+// Based on Isaac Gouy's fannkuchredux.csharp
+
+use std;
+
+import std._int;
+import std._vec;
+
+impure fn fannkuch(int n) -> int {
+
+  fn perm1init(uint i) -> mutable int {
+    ret i as int;
+  }
+  auto perm1init_ = perm1init; // Rustboot workaround
+
+  auto perm = _vec.init_elt[mutable int](0, n as uint);
+  auto perm1 = _vec.init_fn[mutable int](perm1init_, n as uint);
+  auto count = _vec.init_elt[mutable int](0, n as uint);
+
+  auto f = 0;
+  auto i = 0;
+  auto k = 0;
+  auto r = 0;
+  auto flips = 0;
+  auto nperm = 0;
+  auto checksum = 0;
+
+  r = n;
+  while (r > 0) {
+    i = 0;
+
+    while (r != 1) {
+      count.(r - 1) = r;
+      r -=1;
+    }
+
+    while (i < n) {
+      perm.(i) = perm1.(i);
+      i += 1;
+    }
+
+    // Count flips and update max and checksum
+    f = 0;
+    k = perm.(0);
+    while (k != 0) {
+      i = 0;
+      while (2 * i < k) {
+        auto t = perm.(i);
+        perm.(i) = perm.(k - i);
+        perm.(k - i) = t;
+        i += 1;
+      }
+      k = perm.(0);
+      f += 1;
+    }
+
+    if (f > flips) {
+      flips = f;
+    }
+
+    if ((nperm & 0x1) == 0) {
+      checksum += f;
+    } else {
+      checksum -= f;
+    }
+
+    // Use incremental change to generate another permutation
+    auto go = true;
+    while (go) {
+      if (r == n) {
+        log checksum;
+        ret flips;
+      }
+      auto p0 = perm1.(0);
+      i = 0;
+      while (i < r) {
+        auto j = i + 1;
+        perm1.(i) = perm1.(j);
+        i = j;
+      }
+      perm1.(r) = p0;
+
+      count.(r) -= 1;
+      if (count.(r) > 0) {
+        go = false;
+      } else {
+        r += 1;
+      }
+    }
+
+    nperm += 1;
+  }
+
+  ret flips;
+}
+
+impure fn main(vec[str] args) {
+  auto n = 7;
+  log #fmt("Pfannkuchen(%d) = %d", n, fannkuch(n));
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/lib-int.rs b/src/test/run-pass/lib-int.rs
index 153c368338134..2e85abf6509f2 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/lib-int.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/lib-int.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,17 @@ fn test_to_str() {
   check (eq(_int.to_str(100, 10u), "100"));
 }
 
+fn test_pow() {
+  check (_int.pow(0, 0u) == 1);
+  check (_int.pow(0, 1u) == 0);
+  check (_int.pow(0, 2u) == 0);
+  check (_int.pow(-1, 0u) == -1);
+  check (_int.pow(1, 0u) == 1);
+  check (_int.pow(-3, 2u) == 9);
+  check (_int.pow(-3, 3u) == -27);
+  check (_int.pow(4, 9u) == 262144);
+}
+
 fn main() {
   test_to_str();
 }