diff --git a/bench/basic-app/benchmark.sh b/bench/basic-app/benchmark.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..1faecb5f482b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bench/basic-app/benchmark.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Benchmark script for comparing web streams vs node streams performance.
+# Uses the minimal server (bench/next-minimal-server) for lowest overhead.
+# Warms up with 50 requests, then runs two phases:
+#   Phase 1: 10s at concurrency=1   (single-client latency)
+#   Phase 2: 10s at concurrency=100 (throughput under load)
+# Reports throughput and latency percentiles for each phase.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   ./benchmark.sh [duration] [warmup_requests]
+#
+# Defaults: 10s duration per phase, 50 warmup requests
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+DURATION=${1:-10}
+WARMUP_REQS=${2:-50}
+PORT=3199
+NEXT_BIN="../../packages/next/dist/bin/next"
+MINIMAL_SERVER="../next-minimal-server/bin/minimal-server.js"
+
+if ! command -v npx &>/dev/null; then
+  echo "npx is required (for autocannon)"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+cleanup() {
+  lsof -ti :"$PORT" 2>/dev/null | xargs kill -9 2>/dev/null || true
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+start_server() {
+  cleanup
+  sleep 0.5
+  PORT=$PORT node "$MINIMAL_SERVER" &>/dev/null &
+  SERVER_PID=$!
+
+  # Wait for server to be ready
+  local retries=0
+  while ! curl -sf "http://localhost:$PORT" >/dev/null 2>&1; do
+    retries=$((retries + 1))
+    if [ "$retries" -gt 30 ]; then
+      echo "ERROR: Server failed to start after 15s"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    sleep 0.5
+  done
+}
+
+stop_server() {
+  kill "$SERVER_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+  wait "$SERVER_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+  cleanup
+  sleep 1
+}
+
+warmup() {
+  echo "  Warming up ($WARMUP_REQS requests)..."
+  for i in $(seq 1 "$WARMUP_REQS"); do
+    curl -sf "http://localhost:$PORT" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  done
+  sleep 0.5
+}
+
+run_phase() {
+  local label="$1"
+  local connections="$2"
+
+  echo ""
+  echo "  --- $label (${DURATION}s, c=$connections) ---"
+
+  local result
+  result=$(npx autocannon -d "$DURATION" -c "$connections" -j "http://localhost:$PORT" 2>/dev/null)
+
+  node -e "
+    const d = JSON.parse(require('fs').readFileSync('/dev/stdin','utf8'));
+    const r = d.requests;
+    const l = d.latency;
+    console.log('  Throughput:');
+    console.log('    avg: ' + r.average + ' req/s');
+    console.log('    mean: ' + r.mean + ' req/s');
+    console.log('    total: ' + r.total + ' requests in ${DURATION}s');
+    console.log('  Latency:');
+    console.log('    avg:  ' + l.average.toFixed(2) + ' ms');
+    console.log('    p50:  ' + l.p50.toFixed(2) + ' ms');
+    console.log('    p90:  ' + l.p90.toFixed(2) + ' ms');
+    console.log('    p99:  ' + l.p99.toFixed(2) + ' ms');
+    console.log('    max:  ' + l.max.toFixed(2) + ' ms');
+  " <<< "$result"
+}
+
+run_benchmark() {
+  local mode="$1"
+
+  echo ""
+  echo "============================================"
+  echo "  $mode"
+  echo "============================================"
+
+  start_server
+  warmup
+  run_phase "Single client" 1
+  run_phase "Under load" 100
+  stop_server
+}
+
+echo "Benchmark: web streams vs node streams"
+echo "======================================="
+echo "Duration: ${DURATION}s per phase | Warmup: ${WARMUP_REQS} reqs"
+echo "Server: minimal-server (minimalMode: true)"
+
+# --- Web Streams (default) ---
+cat > next.config.js <<'CONF'
+module.exports = {}
+CONF
+
+echo ""
+echo "Building (web streams)..."
+node "$NEXT_BIN" build &>/dev/null
+run_benchmark "Web Streams (default)"
+
+# --- Node Streams ---
+cat > next.config.js <<'CONF'
+module.exports = {
+  experimental: {
+    useNodeStreams: true,
+  },
+}
+CONF
+
+echo ""
+echo "Building (node streams)..."
+node "$NEXT_BIN" build &>/dev/null
+run_benchmark "Node Streams (useNodeStreams: true)"
+
+# Restore config
+cat > next.config.js <<'CONF'
+module.exports = {}
+CONF
+
+echo ""
+echo "Done."
diff --git a/bench/basic-app/next.config.js b/bench/basic-app/next.config.js
index 0957c472383f..4ba52ba2c8df 100644
--- a/bench/basic-app/next.config.js
+++ b/bench/basic-app/next.config.js
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
-module.exports = {
-  experimental: {
-    serverMinification: true,
-  },
-}
+module.exports = {}
diff --git a/bench/next-minimal-server/bin/minimal-server.js b/bench/next-minimal-server/bin/minimal-server.js
index 332e53d0b727..a2069628853d 100755
--- a/bench/next-minimal-server/bin/minimal-server.js
+++ b/bench/next-minimal-server/bin/minimal-server.js
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ const nextServer = new NextServer({
 
 const requestHandler = nextServer.getRequestHandler()
 
+const port = parseInt(process.env.PORT, 10) || 3000
+
 require('http')
   .createServer((req, res) => {
-    console.time('next-request')
-    return requestHandler(req, res).finally(() => {
-      console.timeEnd('next-request')
-    })
+    return requestHandler(req, res)
   })
-  .listen(3000, () => {
+  .listen(port, () => {
     console.timeEnd('next-cold-start')
+    console.log('Listening on port ' + port)
   })