diff --git a/bench-run/inputs/map.in b/bench-run/inputs/map.in
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--- a/bench-run/inputs/map.in
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diff --git a/bench-run/inputs/drop.in b/bench-run/inputs/tuples/drop.in
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rename from bench-run/inputs/drop.in
rename to bench-run/inputs/tuples/drop.in
diff --git a/bench-run/inputs/split.in b/bench-run/inputs/tuples/split.in
similarity index 100%
rename from bench-run/inputs/split.in
rename to bench-run/inputs/tuples/split.in
diff --git a/bench-run/inputs/take.in b/bench-run/inputs/tuples/take.in
similarity index 100%
rename from bench-run/inputs/take.in
rename to bench-run/inputs/tuples/take.in
diff --git a/bench-run/inputs/zip.in b/bench-run/inputs/zip.in
deleted file mode 100644
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--- a/bench-run/inputs/zip.in
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diff --git a/bench-run/src/main/scala/dotty/tools/benchmarks/specialization/Functions.scala b/bench-run/src/main/scala/dotty/tools/benchmarks/specialization/Functions.scala
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index 000000000000..191e5e9fa2f9
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@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+package dotty.tools.benchmarks.specialization
+
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations._
+import scala.util.Random
+
+
+@State(Scope.Benchmark)
+class Functions {
+  extension (x: Int)
+    inline def times(inline work: Int): Int = {
+      var res = 0
+      var count = 0
+      while count < x do
+        res += work + 1
+        count += 1
+      res
+    }
+
+  class ByName {
+    def foo(x: => Int): Int = x
+  }
+
+  // outsmart JVM with storage in mutable array
+  var byName = new ByName
+  var arrByName = Array(byName, null)
+
+  @Benchmark
+  def byNameBench(): Int = 10000.times {
+    // necessary to outsmart JVM
+    // remove it will result in 200x speed up
+    arrByName(1) = null
+    arrByName(0).foo(6)
+  }
+
+
+  var fn = (x: Int) => x + 1
+  var arr = Array(fn, null)
+  @Benchmark
+  def lambdaBench(): Int = 10000.times {
+    arr(1) = null
+    arr(0)(2)
+  }
+
+  class Func1[T](fn: T => Int) extends Function1[T, Int] {
+    def apply(x: T): Int = fn(x)
+  }
+  class Fn extends Func1(identity[Int])
+
+  var fn1: Function1[Int, Int] = new Fn
+  var arr1 = Array(fn1, null)
+
+  @Benchmark
+  def extendFun1Bench(): Int = 10000.times {
+    arr1(1) = null
+    arr1(0)(12)
+  }
+
+
+  class Func2 extends Function2[Int, Int, Int] {
+    def apply(i: Int, j: Int) = i + j
+  }
+
+  var fn2: Function2[Int, Int, Int] = new Func2
+  var arr2 = Array(fn2, null)
+
+  @Benchmark
+  def extendFun2Bench(): Int = 10000.times {
+    arr2(1) = null
+    arr2(0)(1300, 37)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/bench-run/src/main/scala/tuples/Drop.scala b/bench-run/src/main/scala/dotty/tools/benchmarks/tuples/Drop.scala
similarity index 100%
rename from bench-run/src/main/scala/tuples/Drop.scala
rename to bench-run/src/main/scala/dotty/tools/benchmarks/tuples/Drop.scala
diff --git a/bench-run/src/main/scala/tuples/Split.scala b/bench-run/src/main/scala/dotty/tools/benchmarks/tuples/Split.scala
similarity index 100%
rename from bench-run/src/main/scala/tuples/Split.scala
rename to bench-run/src/main/scala/dotty/tools/benchmarks/tuples/Split.scala
diff --git a/bench-run/src/main/scala/tuples/Take.scala b/bench-run/src/main/scala/dotty/tools/benchmarks/tuples/Take.scala
similarity index 100%
rename from bench-run/src/main/scala/tuples/Take.scala
rename to bench-run/src/main/scala/dotty/tools/benchmarks/tuples/Take.scala