diff --git a/example/benchmark_insert.rb b/example/benchmark_insert.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a775fc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/benchmark_insert.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+require 'bundler/inline'
+gemfile do
+  source 'https://rubygems.org'
+  gem 'benchmark-ips'
+  gem 'sorted_set'
+  gem 'cassandra-driver', require: 'cassandra'
+  gem 'ilios'
+end
+
+
+Ilios::Cassandra.config = {
+  keyspace: 'ilios',
+  hosts: ['127.0.0.1'],
+}
+
+# Create new table
+statement = Ilios::Cassandra.session.prepare(<<~CQL)
+  DROP TABLE IF EXISTS ilios.benchmark_insert
+CQL
+Ilios::Cassandra.session.execute(statement)
+
+statement = Ilios::Cassandra.session.prepare(<<~CQL)
+  CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ilios.benchmark_insert (
+    id bigint,
+    message text,
+    created_at timestamp,
+    PRIMARY KEY (id)
+  ) WITH compaction = { 'class' : 'LeveledCompactionStrategy' }
+  AND gc_grace_seconds = 691200;
+CQL
+Ilios::Cassandra.session.execute(statement)
+
+
+class BenchmarkCassandra
+  def initialize
+    @cluster = Cassandra.cluster
+    @keyspace = 'ilios'
+    @session = @cluster.connect(@keyspace)
+  end
+
+  def run_execute(x)
+    x.report('cassandra-driver:execute') do
+      @session.execute(statement, {
+        arguments: {
+          id: Random.rand(2**40),
+          message: 'hello',
+          created_at: Time.now
+        }
+      })
+    end
+  end
+
+  def run_execute_async(x)
+    x.report('cassandra-driver:execute_async') do
+      future = @session.execute_async(statement, {
+        arguments: {
+          id: Random.rand(2**40),
+          message: 'hello',
+          created_at: Time.now
+        }
+      })
+      future.on_success do |rows|
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def statement
+    @statement ||= @session.prepare(<<~CQL)
+      INSERT INTO ilios.benchmark_insert (
+        id,
+        message,
+        created_at
+      ) VALUES (?, ?, ?)
+    CQL
+  end
+end
+
+class BenchmarkIlios
+  def run_execute(x)
+    x.report('ilios:execute') do
+      statement.bind({
+        id: Random.rand(2**40),
+        message: 'hello',
+        created_at: Time.now
+      })
+      Ilios::Cassandra.session.execute(statement)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def run_execute_async(x)
+    x.report('ilios:execute_async') do
+      statement.bind({
+        id: Random.rand(2**40),
+        message: 'hello',
+        created_at: Time.now
+      })
+      future = Ilios::Cassandra.session.execute_async(statement)
+      future.on_success do |results|
+        results.each do |row|
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def statement
+    @statement ||= Ilios::Cassandra.session.prepare(<<-CQL)
+      INSERT INTO ilios.benchmark_insert (
+        id,
+        message,
+        created_at
+      ) VALUES (?, ?, ?)
+    CQL
+  end
+end
+
+Benchmark.ips do |x|
+  BenchmarkCassandra.new.run_execute(x)
+  BenchmarkCassandra.new.run_execute_async(x)
+end
+
+sleep 3
+
+puts ""
+Benchmark.ips do |x|
+  BenchmarkIlios.new.run_execute(x)
+  BenchmarkIlios.new.run_execute_async(x)
+end
+
+=begin
+## Environment
+- OS: Manjaro Linux x86_64
+- CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
+- Compiler: gcc 13.2.1
+- Ruby: ruby 3.2.2
+
+## Results
+[ips]
+Warming up --------------------------------------
+cassandra-driver:execute
+                       466.000  i/100ms
+cassandra-driver:execute_async
+                         3.586k i/100ms
+Calculating -------------------------------------
+cassandra-driver:execute
+                          3.528k (±32.1%) i/s -     11.184k in   5.086228s
+cassandra-driver:execute_async
+                         38.195k (±25.5%) i/s -    172.128k in   5.070384s
+
+Warming up --------------------------------------
+       ilios:execute   233.000  i/100ms
+ ilios:execute_async   344.000  i/100ms
+Calculating -------------------------------------
+       ilios:execute      4.631k (± 2.4%) i/s -     23.300k in   5.034599s
+ ilios:execute_async    170.712k (±23.2%) i/s -    800.832k in   4.993818s
+=end
diff --git a/example/benchmark_select.rb b/example/benchmark_select.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43cad95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/benchmark_select.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+require 'bundler/inline'
+gemfile do
+  source 'https://rubygems.org'
+  gem 'benchmark-ips'
+  gem 'sorted_set'
+  gem 'cassandra-driver', require: 'cassandra'
+  gem 'ilios'
+end
+
+
+Ilios::Cassandra.config = {
+  keyspace: 'ilios',
+  hosts: ['127.0.0.1'],
+}
+
+# Create new table
+statement = Ilios::Cassandra.session.prepare(<<~CQL)
+  DROP TABLE IF EXISTS ilios.benchmark_select
+CQL
+Ilios::Cassandra.session.execute(statement)
+
+statement = Ilios::Cassandra.session.prepare(<<~CQL)
+  CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ilios.benchmark_select (
+    id bigint,
+    message text,
+    created_at timestamp,
+    PRIMARY KEY (id)
+  ) WITH compaction = { 'class' : 'LeveledCompactionStrategy' }
+  AND gc_grace_seconds = 691200;
+CQL
+Ilios::Cassandra.session.execute(statement)
+
+# Prepare data
+statement = Ilios::Cassandra.session.prepare(<<-CQL)
+  INSERT INTO ilios.benchmark_select (
+    id,
+    message,
+    created_at
+  ) VALUES (?, ?, ?)
+CQL
+
+1000.times do
+  statement.bind({
+    id: Random.rand(2**40),
+    message: 'hello',
+    created_at: Time.now
+  })
+  Ilios::Cassandra.session.execute(statement)
+end
+
+
+class BenchmarkCassandra
+  def initialize
+    @cluster = Cassandra.cluster
+    @keyspace = 'ilios'
+    @session = @cluster.connect(@keyspace)
+  end
+
+  def run_execute(x)
+    x.report('cassandra-driver:execute') do
+      @session.execute(statement)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def run_execute_async(x)
+    x.report('cassandra-driver:execute_async') do
+      future = @session.execute_async(statement)
+      future.on_success do |rows|
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def statement
+    @statement ||= @session.prepare(<<~CQL)
+      SELECT * FROM ilios.benchmark_select
+    CQL
+  end
+end
+
+class BenchmarkIlios
+  def run_execute(x)
+    x.report('ilios:execute') do
+      Ilios::Cassandra.session.execute(statement)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def run_execute_async(x)
+    x.report('ilios:execute_async') do
+      future = Ilios::Cassandra.session.execute_async(statement)
+      future.on_success do |results|
+        results.each do |row|
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def statement
+    @statement ||= Ilios::Cassandra.session.prepare(<<-CQL)
+      SELECT * FROM ilios.benchmark_select
+    CQL
+  end
+end
+
+Benchmark.ips do |x|
+  BenchmarkCassandra.new.run_execute(x)
+  BenchmarkCassandra.new.run_execute_async(x)
+end
+
+sleep 3
+
+puts ""
+Benchmark.ips do |x|
+  BenchmarkIlios.new.run_execute(x)
+  BenchmarkIlios.new.run_execute_async(x)
+end
+
+=begin
+## Environment
+- OS: Manjaro Linux x86_64
+- CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
+- Compiler: gcc 13.2.1
+- Ruby: ruby 3.2.2
+
+## Results
+Warming up --------------------------------------
+cassandra-driver:execute
+                        12.000  i/100ms
+cassandra-driver:execute_async
+                         4.808k i/100ms
+Calculating -------------------------------------
+cassandra-driver:execute
+                         49.270  (±18.3%) i/s -    240.000  in   5.055331s
+cassandra-driver:execute_async
+                         81.981k (±26.7%) i/s -    326.944k in   5.114737s
+
+Warming up --------------------------------------
+       ilios:execute    15.000  i/100ms
+ ilios:execute_async     4.000  i/100ms
+Calculating -------------------------------------
+       ilios:execute    156.303  (±35.2%) i/s -    615.000  in   5.033882s
+ ilios:execute_async    428.707k (±35.4%) i/s -     16.716k in   4.949610s
+=end
diff --git a/ilios.gemspec b/ilios.gemspec
index 8dc1de5..e166c67 100644
--- a/ilios.gemspec
+++ b/ilios.gemspec
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.files =
     Dir.chdir(__dir__) do
       `git ls-files -z`.split("\x0").reject do |f|
-        (f == __FILE__) || f.match(%r{\A(?:(?:test)/|\.(?:git|editorconfig|rubocop.*))})
+        (f == __FILE__) || f.match(%r{\A(?:(?:test|example)/|\.(?:git|editorconfig|rubocop.*))})
       end
     end
   spec.require_paths = ['lib']