diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 59428015d..4f5e701cb 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ Win32-MinGW            - ChibiOS/RT simulator and demo into a WIN32 process,
   to the chThdCreate().
 - OPT: Improvements to the test framework, now a virtual timer is used instead
   of software loops into the bechmarks in order to have more stable results.
+- New benchmark added to the test suite.
 - Added the C++ wrapper entries to the documentation.
 - Fixed the documentation entry for the chThdCreate() API.
 
diff --git a/test/test.c b/test/test.c
index 5f78c8526..3f2cc9514 100644
--- a/test/test.c
+++ b/test/test.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ static const struct testcase *tests[] = {
   &testbmk3,
   &testbmk4,
   &testbmk5,
+  &testbmk6,
   NULL
 };
 
diff --git a/test/testbmk.c b/test/testbmk.c
index a75ccddc2..392297782 100644
--- a/test/testbmk.c
+++ b/test/testbmk.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ const struct testcase testbmk4 = {
 
 static char *bmk5_gettest(void) {
 
-  return "Benchmark, I/O Queues throughput";
+  return "Benchmark, threads creation/termination, optimal";
 }
 
 static void bmk5_setup(void) {
@@ -201,6 +201,43 @@ static void bmk5_teardown(void) {
 }
 
 static void bmk5_execute(void) {
+
+  uint32_t n = 0;
+  void *wap = wa[0];
+  tprio_t prio = chThdGetPriority() + 1;
+  test_wait_tick();
+  test_start_timer(1000);
+  do {
+    chThdCreateFast(prio, wap, STKSIZE, thread2);
+    n++;
+#if defined(WIN32)
+    ChkIntSources();
+#endif
+  } while (!test_timer_done);
+  test_print("--- Score : ");
+  test_printn(n);
+  test_println(" threads/S");
+}
+
+const struct testcase testbmk5 = {
+  bmk5_gettest,
+  bmk5_setup,
+  bmk5_teardown,
+  bmk5_execute
+};
+
+static char *bmk6_gettest(void) {
+
+  return "Benchmark, I/O Queues throughput";
+}
+
+static void bmk6_setup(void) {
+}
+
+static void bmk6_teardown(void) {
+}
+
+static void bmk6_execute(void) {
   static uint8_t ib[16];
   static Queue iq;
 
@@ -227,9 +264,9 @@ static void bmk5_execute(void) {
   test_println(" bytes/S");
 }
 
-const struct testcase testbmk5 = {
-  bmk5_gettest,
-  bmk5_setup,
-  bmk5_teardown,
-  bmk5_execute
+const struct testcase testbmk6 = {
+  bmk6_gettest,
+  bmk6_setup,
+  bmk6_teardown,
+  bmk6_execute
 };
diff --git a/test/testbmk.h b/test/testbmk.h
index 346e4c842..e52abee28 100644
--- a/test/testbmk.h
+++ b/test/testbmk.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #ifndef _TESTBMK_H_
 #define _TESTBMK_H_
 
-extern const struct testcase testbmk1, testbmk2, testbmk3, testbmk4, testbmk5;
+extern const struct testcase testbmk1, testbmk2, testbmk3,
+                             testbmk4, testbmk5, testbmk6;
 
 #endif /* _TESTBMK_H_ */