# Benchmark > Benchmark harness.

## Usage ```javascript var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' ); ``` #### bench( name\[, options]\[, benchmark] ) This function is an alias for [@stdlib/bench/harness][@stdlib/bench/harness].

* * * ## See Also - [`@stdlib/utils/timeit`][@stdlib/utils/timeit]: time a snippet.

[@stdlib/bench/harness]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/tree/develop/lib/node_modules/%40stdlib/bench/harness [@stdlib/utils/timeit]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/tree/develop/lib/node_modules/%40stdlib/utils/timeit