diff --git a/benchmark/io_write.rb b/benchmark/io_write.rb
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+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+require 'benchmark'
+
+i, o = IO.pipe
+o.sync = true
+
+DOT = ".".freeze
+
+chunks = 100_000.times.collect{DOT}
+
+thread = Thread.new do
+  while i.read(1024)
+  end
+end
+
+100.times do
+  o.write(*chunks)
+end
+
+o.close
+thread.join