diff --git a/bencher/src/database.rs b/bencher/src/database.rs
index f3a8b46e..48bc9c4c 100644
--- a/bencher/src/database.rs
+++ b/bencher/src/database.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ pub fn fetch(benchmark: &mut Benchmark) {
 	// params
 	const BLOCKS: usize = 1000;
 
+	benchmark.samples(BLOCKS);
+
 	// test setup
 	let path = RandomTempPath::create_dir();
 	let store = Storage::new(path.as_path()).unwrap();
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ pub fn fetch(benchmark: &mut Benchmark) {
 pub fn write(benchmark: &mut Benchmark) {
 	// params
 	const BLOCKS: usize = 1000;
+	benchmark.samples(BLOCKS);
 
 	// setup
 	let path = RandomTempPath::create_dir();
@@ -84,6 +87,7 @@ pub fn write(benchmark: &mut Benchmark) {
 pub fn reorg_short(benchmark: &mut Benchmark) {
 	// params
 	const BLOCKS: usize = 1000;
+	benchmark.samples(BLOCKS);
 
 	// setup
 	let path = RandomTempPath::create_dir();
@@ -166,6 +170,8 @@ pub fn write_heavy(benchmark: &mut Benchmark) {
 	const BLOCKS: usize = 100;
 	const TRANSACTIONS: usize = 100;
 
+	benchmark.samples(BLOCKS);
+
 	// test setup
 	let path = RandomTempPath::create_dir();
 	let store = Storage::new(path.as_path()).unwrap();
diff --git a/bencher/src/main.rs b/bencher/src/main.rs
index 7749d8f5..e37f119e 100644
--- a/bencher/src/main.rs
+++ b/bencher/src/main.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use std::str;
 pub struct Benchmark {
 	start: Option<PreciseTime>,
 	end: Option<PreciseTime>,
+	samples: Option<usize>,
 }
 
 impl Benchmark {
@@ -28,6 +29,10 @@ impl Benchmark {
 	pub fn evaluate(&self) -> Duration {
 		self.start.expect("benchmarch never ended").to(self.end.expect("benchmark never started"))
 	}
+
+	pub fn samples(&mut self, samples: usize) {
+		self.samples = Some(samples);
+	}
 }
 
 fn decimal_mark(s: String) -> String {
@@ -44,7 +49,14 @@ fn run_benchmark<F>(name: &str, f: F) where F: FnOnce(&mut Benchmark) {
 
 	let mut benchmark = Benchmark::default();
 	f(&mut benchmark);
-	println!("{} ns", decimal_mark(format!("{}", benchmark.evaluate().num_nanoseconds().unwrap())));
+	if let Some(samples) = benchmark.samples {
+		println!("{} ns/sample",
+			decimal_mark(format!("{}", benchmark.evaluate().num_nanoseconds().unwrap() / samples as i64)),
+		);
+	}
+	else {
+		println!("{} ns", decimal_mark(format!("{}", benchmark.evaluate().num_nanoseconds().unwrap())));
+	}
 }
 
 macro_rules! benchmark {