diff --git a/bench/easyl-mt.conf b/bench/easyl-mt.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8895b281
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bench/easyl-mt.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+* GLOBAL:
+    FORMAT                  =   "[%datetime]: %msg"
+    FILENAME                =   ./logs/easylogging-mt.log
+    ENABLED                 =   true
+    TO_FILE                 =   true
+    TO_STANDARD_OUTPUT      =   false
+    MILLISECONDS_WIDTH      =   3
+    PERFORMANCE_TRACKING    =   false
+    MAX_LOG_FILE_SIZE       =   10485760
+    Log_Flush_Threshold		= 	10485760
diff --git a/bench/g3log-async.cpp b/bench/g3log-async.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5e15a2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bench/g3log-async.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+//
+// Copyright(c) 2015 Gabi Melman.
+// Distributed under the MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+//
+
+#include <atomic>
+#include <chrono>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <thread>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "g3log/g3log.hpp"
+#include "g3log/logworker.hpp"
+
+using namespace std;
+template <typename T> std::string format(const T &value);
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    using namespace std::chrono;
+    using clock = steady_clock;
+    int thread_count = 10;
+
+    if (argc > 1)
+        thread_count = atoi(argv[1]);
+
+    int howmany = 1000000;
+
+    auto worker = g3::LogWorker::createLogWorker();
+    auto handle= worker->addDefaultLogger(argv[0], "logs");
+    g3::initializeLogging(worker.get());
+
+    std::atomic<int> msg_counter{0};
+    vector<thread> threads;
+    auto start = clock::now();
+    for (int t = 0; t < thread_count; ++t)
+    {
+        threads.push_back(std::thread([&]() {
+            while (true)
+            {
+                int counter = ++msg_counter;
+                if (counter > howmany)
+                    break;
+                LOG(INFO) << "g3log message #" << counter << ": This is some text for your pleasure";
+            }
+        }));
+    }
+
+    for (auto &t : threads)
+    {
+        t.join();
+    }
+
+    duration<float> delta = clock::now() - start;
+    float deltaf = delta.count();
+    auto rate = howmany / deltaf;
+
+    cout << "Total: " << howmany << std::endl;
+    cout << "Threads: " << thread_count << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Delta = " << deltaf << " seconds" << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Rate = " << rate << "/sec" << std::endl;
+}
diff --git a/bench/log4cplus-bench-mt.cpp b/bench/log4cplus-bench-mt.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6acbf3fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bench/log4cplus-bench-mt.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+//
+// Copyright(c) 2015 Gabi Melman.
+// Distributed under the MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+//
+
+#include <atomic>
+#include <chrono>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <memory>
+#include <thread>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "log4cplus/logger.h"
+#include "log4cplus/fileappender.h"
+#include "log4cplus/layout.h"
+#include "log4cplus/ndc.h"
+#include "log4cplus/helpers/loglog.h"
+#include "log4cplus/helpers/property.h"
+#include "log4cplus/loggingmacros.h"
+
+using namespace log4cplus;
+
+int main(int argc, char * argv[])
+{
+    using namespace std::chrono;
+    using clock = steady_clock;
+
+    int thread_count = 10;
+    if (argc > 1)
+        thread_count = std::atoi(argv[1]);
+
+    int howmany = 1000000;
+
+    log4cplus::initialize();
+    SharedFileAppenderPtr append(
+        new FileAppender(LOG4CPLUS_TEXT("logs/log4cplus-bench-mt.log"), std::ios_base::trunc,
+            true, true));
+    append->setName(LOG4CPLUS_TEXT("File"));
+
+    log4cplus::tstring pattern = LOG4CPLUS_TEXT("%d{%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%Q}: %p - %m %n");
+    append->setLayout( std::auto_ptr<Layout>(new PatternLayout(pattern)) );
+    append->getloc();
+    Logger::getRoot().addAppender(SharedAppenderPtr(append.get()));
+
+    Logger root = Logger::getRoot();
+
+    std::atomic<int> msg_counter{0};
+    std::vector<std::thread> threads;
+
+    auto start = clock::now();
+    for (int t = 0; t < thread_count; ++t)
+    {
+        threads.push_back(std::thread([&]() {
+            while (true)
+            {
+                int counter = ++msg_counter;
+                if (counter > howmany)
+                    break;
+                LOG4CPLUS_INFO(root, "log4cplus message #" << counter << ": This is some text for your pleasure");
+            }
+        }));
+    }
+
+    for (auto &t : threads)
+    {
+        t.join();
+    }
+
+    duration<float> delta = clock::now() - start;
+    float deltaf = delta.count();
+    auto rate = howmany / deltaf;
+
+    std::cout << "Total: " << howmany << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Threads: " << thread_count << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Delta = " << deltaf << " seconds" << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Rate = " << rate << "/sec" << std::endl;
+
+    log4cplus::Logger::shutdown();
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/bench/log4cplus-bench.cpp b/bench/log4cplus-bench.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e522e85a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bench/log4cplus-bench.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+//
+// Copyright(c) 2015 Gabi Melman.
+// Distributed under the MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+//
+
+#include <chrono>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "log4cplus/logger.h"
+#include "log4cplus/fileappender.h"
+#include "log4cplus/layout.h"
+#include "log4cplus/ndc.h"
+#include "log4cplus/helpers/loglog.h"
+#include "log4cplus/helpers/property.h"
+#include "log4cplus/loggingmacros.h"
+
+using namespace log4cplus;
+
+int main(int, char *[])
+{
+    using namespace std::chrono;
+    using clock = steady_clock;
+
+    int howmany = 1000000;
+
+    log4cplus::initialize();
+    SharedFileAppenderPtr append(
+        new FileAppender(LOG4CPLUS_TEXT("logs/log4cplus-bench.log"), std::ios_base::trunc,
+            true, true));
+    append->setName(LOG4CPLUS_TEXT("File"));
+
+    log4cplus::tstring pattern = LOG4CPLUS_TEXT("%d{%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%Q}: %p - %m %n");
+    append->setLayout( std::auto_ptr<Layout>(new PatternLayout(pattern)) );
+    append->getloc();
+    Logger::getRoot().addAppender(SharedAppenderPtr(append.get()));
+
+    Logger root = Logger::getRoot();
+
+    auto start = clock::now();
+    for (int i = 0; i < howmany; ++i)
+        LOG4CPLUS_INFO(root, "log4cplus message #" << i << ": This is some text for your pleasure");
+
+    duration<float> delta = clock::now() - start;
+    float deltaf = delta.count();
+    auto rate = howmany / deltaf;
+
+    std::cout << "Total: " << howmany << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Delta = " << deltaf << " seconds" << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Rate = " << rate << "/sec" << std::endl;
+
+    log4cplus::Logger::shutdown();
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/bench/log4cpp-bench-mt.cpp b/bench/log4cpp-bench-mt.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..82f3a40f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bench/log4cpp-bench-mt.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+//
+// Copyright(c) 2015 Gabi Melman.
+// Distributed under the MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+//
+
+#include <atomic>
+#include <chrono>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <memory>
+#include <thread>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "log4cpp/Category.hh"
+#include "log4cpp/Appender.hh"
+#include "log4cpp/FileAppender.hh"
+#include "log4cpp/Layout.hh"
+#include "log4cpp/BasicLayout.hh"
+#include "log4cpp/Priority.hh"
+#include "log4cpp/PatternLayout.hh"
+
+int main(int argc, char * argv[])
+{
+    using namespace std::chrono;
+    using clock = steady_clock;
+
+    int thread_count = 10;
+    if (argc > 1)
+        thread_count = std::atoi(argv[1]);
+
+    int howmany = 1000000;
+
+    log4cpp::Appender *appender  = new log4cpp::FileAppender("default", "logs/log4cpp-bench-mt.log");
+    log4cpp::PatternLayout *layout = new log4cpp::PatternLayout();
+    layout->setConversionPattern("{%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%l}: %p - %m %n");
+    appender->setLayout(layout);
+
+    log4cpp::Category& root = log4cpp::Category::getRoot();
+    root.addAppender(appender);
+    root.setPriority(log4cpp::Priority::INFO);
+
+    std::atomic<int> msg_counter{0};
+    std::vector<std::thread> threads;
+
+    auto start = clock::now();
+    for (int t = 0; t < thread_count; ++t)
+    {
+        threads.push_back(std::thread([&]() {
+            while (true)
+            {
+                int counter = ++msg_counter;
+                if (counter > howmany)
+                    break;
+                root << log4cpp::Priority::INFO << "log4cpp message #" << counter << ": This is some text for your pleasure";
+            }
+        }));
+    }
+
+    for (auto &t : threads)
+    {
+        t.join();
+    }
+
+    duration<float> delta = clock::now() - start;
+    float deltaf = delta.count();
+    auto rate = howmany / deltaf;
+
+    std::cout << "Total: " << howmany << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Threads: " << thread_count << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Delta = " << deltaf << " seconds" << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Rate = " << rate << "/sec" << std::endl;
+
+    root.shutdown();
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/bench/log4cpp-bench.cpp b/bench/log4cpp-bench.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a21526c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bench/log4cpp-bench.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+//
+// Copyright(c) 2015 Gabi Melman.
+// Distributed under the MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+//
+
+#include <chrono>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "log4cpp/Category.hh"
+#include "log4cpp/Appender.hh"
+#include "log4cpp/FileAppender.hh"
+#include "log4cpp/Layout.hh"
+#include "log4cpp/BasicLayout.hh"
+#include "log4cpp/Priority.hh"
+#include "log4cpp/PatternLayout.hh"
+
+int main(int, char *[])
+{
+    using namespace std::chrono;
+    using clock = steady_clock;
+
+    int howmany = 1000000;
+
+    log4cpp::Appender *appender  = new log4cpp::FileAppender("default", "logs/log4cpp-bench.log");
+    log4cpp::PatternLayout *layout = new log4cpp::PatternLayout();
+    layout->setConversionPattern("%d{%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%l}: %p - %m %n");
+    appender->setLayout(layout);
+
+    log4cpp::Category& root = log4cpp::Category::getRoot();
+    root.addAppender(appender);
+    root.setPriority(log4cpp::Priority::INFO);
+
+    auto start = clock::now();
+    for (int i = 0; i < howmany; ++i)
+        root << log4cpp::Priority::INFO << "log4cpp message #" << i << ": This is some text for your pleasure";
+
+    duration<float> delta = clock::now() - start;
+    float deltaf = delta.count();
+    auto rate = howmany / deltaf;
+
+    std::cout << "Total: " << howmany << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Delta = " << deltaf << " seconds" << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Rate = " << rate << "/sec" << std::endl;
+
+    root.shutdown();
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/bench/p7-bench-mt.cpp b/bench/p7-bench-mt.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a3195208
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bench/p7-bench-mt.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+//
+// Copyright(c) 2015 Gabi Melman.
+// Distributed under the MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+//
+
+#include <atomic>
+#include <chrono>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <thread>
+#include <vector>
+#include <memory>
+#include <functional>
+
+#include "P7_Trace.h"
+
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    using namespace std::chrono;
+    using clock = steady_clock;
+
+    int thread_count = 10;
+    if (argc > 1)
+        thread_count = std::atoi(argv[1]);
+
+    int howmany = 1000000;
+
+    IP7_Trace::hModule module = NULL;
+
+    //create P7 client object
+    std::unique_ptr<IP7_Client, std::function<void (IP7_Client *)>> client(
+        P7_Create_Client(TM("/P7.Pool=1024 /P7.Sink=FileTxt /P7.Dir=logs/p7-bench-mt")),
+        [&](IP7_Client *ptr){
+            if (ptr)
+                ptr->Release();
+        });
+
+    if (!client)
+    {
+        std::cout << "Can't create IP7_Client" << std::endl;
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    //create P7 trace object 1
+    std::unique_ptr<IP7_Trace, std::function<void (IP7_Trace *)>> trace(
+        P7_Create_Trace(client.get(), TM("Trace channel 1")),
+        [&](IP7_Trace *ptr){
+            if (ptr)
+                ptr->Release();
+        });
+
+    if (!trace)
+    {
+        std::cout << "Can't create IP7_Trace" << std::endl;
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    trace->Register_Thread(TM("Application"), 0);
+    trace->Register_Module(TM("Main"), &module);
+
+    std::atomic<int> msg_counter{0};
+    std::vector<std::thread> threads;
+
+    auto start = clock::now();
+    for (int t = 0; t < thread_count; ++t)
+    {
+        threads.push_back(std::thread([&]() {
+            trace->Register_Thread(TM("Application"), t+1);
+            while (true)
+            {
+                int counter = ++msg_counter;
+                if (counter > howmany)
+                    break;
+                trace->P7_INFO(module, TM("p7 message #%d: This is some text for your pleasure"), counter);
+            }
+            trace->Register_Thread(TM("Application"), t+1);
+        }));
+    }
+
+    for (auto &t : threads)
+    {
+        t.join();
+    }
+
+    duration<float> delta = clock::now() - start;
+    float deltaf = delta.count();
+    auto rate = howmany / deltaf;
+
+    std::cout << "Total: " << howmany << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Threads: " << thread_count << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Delta = " << deltaf << " seconds" << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Rate = " << rate << "/sec" << std::endl;
+
+    trace->Unregister_Thread(0);
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/bench/p7-bench.cpp b/bench/p7-bench.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..15513ca5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bench/p7-bench.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+//
+// Copyright(c) 2015 Gabi Melman.
+// Distributed under the MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+//
+
+#include <chrono>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <memory>
+#include <functional>
+
+#include "P7_Trace.h"
+
+
+int main(int, char *[])
+{
+    using namespace std::chrono;
+    using clock = steady_clock;
+
+    int howmany = 1000000;
+
+    IP7_Trace::hModule module = NULL;
+
+    //create P7 client object
+    std::unique_ptr<IP7_Client, std::function<void (IP7_Client *)>> client(
+        P7_Create_Client(TM("/P7.Pool=1024 /P7.Sink=FileTxt /P7.Dir=logs/p7-bench")),
+        [&](IP7_Client *ptr){
+            if (ptr)
+                ptr->Release();
+        });
+
+    if (!client)
+    {
+        std::cout << "Can't create IP7_Client" << std::endl;
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    //create P7 trace object 1
+    std::unique_ptr<IP7_Trace, std::function<void (IP7_Trace *)>> trace(
+        P7_Create_Trace(client.get(), TM("Trace channel 1")),
+        [&](IP7_Trace *ptr){
+            if (ptr)
+                ptr->Release();
+        });
+
+    if (!trace)
+    {
+        std::cout << "Can't create IP7_Trace" << std::endl;
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    trace->Register_Thread(TM("Application"), 0);
+    trace->Register_Module(TM("Main"), &module);
+
+    auto start = clock::now();
+    for (int i = 0; i < howmany; ++i)
+        trace->P7_INFO(module, TM("p7 message #%d: This is some text for your pleasure"), i);
+
+
+    duration<float> delta = clock::now() - start;
+    float deltaf = delta.count();
+    auto rate = howmany / deltaf;
+
+    std::cout << "Total: " << howmany << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Delta = " << deltaf << " seconds" << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Rate = " << rate << "/sec" << std::endl;
+
+    trace->Unregister_Thread(0);
+
+    return 0;
+}