diff --git a/python/benchmarks/benchmark_task.py b/python/benchmarks/benchmark_task.py
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+from __future__ import absolute_import
+from __future__ import division
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import ray
+
+
+def setup():
+    if not hasattr(setup, "is_initialized"):
+        ray.init(num_workers=10, num_cpus=10, resources={"foo": 1})
+        setup.is_initialized = True
+
+
+def square(x):
+    return x * x
+
+
+class TaskSuite(object):
+    timeout = 10
+
+    def setup(self):
+        self.square = ray.remote(square)
+
+    def run_many_tasks(self):
+        ray.get([self.square.remote(i) for i in range(100)])
+
+    def run_task_dependency(self):
+        first_oid = self.square.remote(2)
+        second_oid = self.square.remote(first_oid)
+        ray.get(second_oid)
+
+    def time_submit_task(self):
+        self.square.remote(2)
+
+    def time_task_lifecycle(self):
+        ray.get(self.square.remote(2))
+
+    def peakmem_task_lifecycle(self):
+        ray.get(self.square.remote(2))
+
+    def time_run_many_tasks(self):
+        self.run_many_tasks()
+
+    def peakmem_run_many_tasks(self):
+        self.run_many_tasks()
+
+    def time_task_dependency(self):
+        self.run_task_dependency()
+
+    def peakmem_task_dependency(self):
+        self.run_task_dependency()
+
+
+class CPUTaskSuite(TaskSuite):
+    def setup(self):
+        self.square = ray.remote(num_cpus=1)(square)
+
+
+class CustomResourceTaskSuite(TaskSuite):
+    def setup(self):
+        self.square = ray.remote(resources={"foo": 1})(square)