diff --git a/modules/benchmarks/src/compiler/benchmark.dart b/modules/benchmarks/src/compiler/benchmark.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d78e810612
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/benchmarks/src/compiler/benchmark.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+library compiler_benchmark;
+
+import './selector_benchmark.dart' as sbm;
+import './compiler_benchmark.dart' as cbm;
+import 'dart:js' as js;
+
+main () {
+  sbm.setup();
+  cbm.setup();
+
+  js.context['benchmarkSteps'].add(new js.JsObject.jsify({
+      "name": "CssSelector.parse * 1000",
+      "fn": new js.JsFunction.withThis((_) => sbm.runParse())
+  }));
+  js.context['benchmarkSteps'].add(new js.JsObject.jsify({
+      "name": "SelectorMatcher.addSelectable * 1000",
+      "fn": new js.JsFunction.withThis((_) => sbm.runAdd())
+  }));
+  js.context['benchmarkSteps'].add(new js.JsObject.jsify({
+      "name": "SelectorMatcher.match * 1000",
+      "fn": new js.JsFunction.withThis((_) => sbm.runMatch())
+  }));
+
+  js.context['benchmarkSteps'].add(new js.JsObject.jsify({
+      "name": "Compiler.compile empty template",
+      "fn": new js.JsFunction.withThis((_) => cbm.compileEmptyTemplate())
+  }));
+  js.context['benchmarkSteps'].add(new js.JsObject.jsify({
+      "name": "Compiler.compile 25 element no bindings",
+      "fn": new js.JsFunction.withThis((_) => cbm.compile25ElementsNoBindings())
+  }));
+  js.context['benchmarkSteps'].add(new js.JsObject.jsify({
+      "name": "Compiler.compile 25 element with bindings",
+      "fn": new js.JsFunction.withThis((_) => cbm.compile25ElementsWithBindings())
+  }));
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/benchmarks/src/compiler/benchmark.es5 b/modules/benchmarks/src/compiler/benchmark.es5
index 9e007b302c..4be167af17 100644
--- a/modules/benchmarks/src/compiler/benchmark.es5
+++ b/modules/benchmarks/src/compiler/benchmark.es5
@@ -1,17 +1,35 @@
 System.import('benchmarks/compiler/selector_benchmark').then(function (bm) {
   bm.setup();
 
-  window.benchmarkSteps.push({name: 'CssSelector.parse', fn: bm.runParse});
+  window.benchmarkSteps.push({name: 'CssSelector.parse * 1000', fn: bm.runParse});
 }, console.log.bind(console));
 
 System.import('benchmarks/compiler/selector_benchmark').then(function (bm) {
   bm.setup();
 
-  window.benchmarkSteps.push({name: 'SelectorMatcher.addSelectable', fn: bm.runAdd});
+  window.benchmarkSteps.push({name: 'SelectorMatcher.addSelectable * 1000', fn: bm.runAdd});
 }, console.log.bind(console));
 
 System.import('benchmarks/compiler/selector_benchmark').then(function (bm) {
   bm.setup();
 
-  window.benchmarkSteps.push({name: 'SelectorMatcher.match', fn: bm.runMatch});
+  window.benchmarkSteps.push({name: 'SelectorMatcher.match * 1000', fn: bm.runMatch});
+}, console.log.bind(console));
+
+System.import('benchmarks/compiler/compiler_benchmark').then(function (bm) {
+  bm.setup();
+
+  window.benchmarkSteps.push({name: 'Compiler.compile empty template', fn: bm.compileEmptyTemplate});
+}, console.log.bind(console));
+
+System.import('benchmarks/compiler/compiler_benchmark').then(function (bm) {
+  bm.setup();
+
+  window.benchmarkSteps.push({name: 'Compiler.compile 25 element no bindings', fn: bm.compile25ElementsNoBindings});
+}, console.log.bind(console));
+
+System.import('benchmarks/compiler/compiler_benchmark').then(function (bm) {
+  bm.setup();
+
+  window.benchmarkSteps.push({name: 'Compiler.compile 25 element with bindings', fn: bm.compile25ElementsWithBindings});
 }, console.log.bind(console));
diff --git a/modules/benchmarks/src/compiler/compiler_benchmark.js b/modules/benchmarks/src/compiler/compiler_benchmark.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b9ed81864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/benchmarks/src/compiler/compiler_benchmark.js
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+import {DOM} from 'facade/dom';
+
+import {Parser} from 'change_detection/parser/parser';
+import {ClosureMap} from 'change_detection/parser/closure_map';
+import {Lexer} from 'change_detection/parser/lexer';
+
+import {Compiler} from 'core/compiler/compiler';
+import {Reflector} from 'core/compiler/reflector';
+
+import {Component} from 'core/annotations/component';
+import {Decorator} from 'core/annotations/decorator';
+import {TemplateConfig} from 'core/annotations/template_config';
+
+var compiler;
+var annotatedComponent;
+var annotatedComponentNoDirectives;
+
+var emptyTemplate;
+var templateWith25ElementsNoBindings;
+var templateWith25ElementsAndBindings;
+
+export function setup() {
+  var closureMap = new ClosureMap();
+  var reflector = new Reflector();
+  compiler = new Compiler(null, reflector, new Parser(new Lexer(), closureMap), closureMap);
+  annotatedComponent = reflector.annotatedType(SomeComponent);
+  annotatedComponentNoDirectives = reflector.annotatedType(ComponentWithNoDirectives);
+
+  emptyTemplate = createTemplate('<div></div>');
+  templateWith25ElementsNoBindings = buildTemplateWith25ElementsNoBindings();
+  templateWith25ElementsAndBindings = buildTemplateWith25ElementsAndBindings();
+}
+
+export function compileEmptyTemplate() {
+  var template = emptyTemplate;
+  return compiler.compileWithCache(null, annotatedComponent, template);
+}
+
+export function compile25ElementsWithBindings() {
+  var template = templateWith25ElementsAndBindings;
+  return compiler.compileWithCache(null, annotatedComponent, template);
+}
+
+export function compile25ElementsNoBindings() {
+  var template = templateWith25ElementsNoBindings;
+  return compiler.compileWithCache(null, annotatedComponentNoDirectives, template);
+}
+
+@Decorator({
+  selector: '[dir0]',
+  bind: {
+    'attr0': 'prop'
+  }
+})
+class Dir0 {}
+
+@Decorator({
+  selector: '[dir1]',
+  bind: {
+    'attr1': 'prop'
+  }
+})
+class Dir1 {}
+
+@Decorator({
+  selector: '[dir2]',
+  bind: {
+    'attr2': 'prop'
+  }
+})
+class Dir2 {}
+
+@Decorator({
+  selector: '[dir3]',
+  bind: {
+    'attr3': 'prop'
+  }
+})
+class Dir3 {}
+
+@Decorator({
+  selector: '[dir4]',
+  bind: {
+    'attr4': 'prop'
+  }
+})
+class Dir4 {}
+
+@Component({
+  template: new TemplateConfig({
+    directives: [Dir0, Dir1, Dir2, Dir3, Dir4]
+  })
+})
+class SomeComponent {}
+
+@Component({
+  template: new TemplateConfig({
+    directives: []
+  })
+})
+class ComponentWithNoDirectives {}
+
+// creates 25 nested divs without bindings, each looking like this:
+// <div class="class0 class1 class2 class3 class4 " dir0="" attr0="value0" dir1="" attr1="value1" dir2="" attr2="value2" dir3="" attr3="value3" dir4="" attr4="value4">
+// </div>
+function buildTemplateWith25ElementsNoBindings() {
+  var result = '';
+  for (var i=0; i<5; i++) {
+    for (var j=0; j<5; j++) {
+      result += '<div class="';
+      for (var k=0; k<5; k++) {
+        result += `class${k} `;
+      }
+      result += '"';
+      for (var k=0; k<5; k++) {
+        result += ` dir${k}`;
+        result += ` attr${k}=value${k}`;
+      }
+      for (var k=0; k<5; k++) {
+        result += ` dir${k}`;
+        result += ` attr${k}=value${k}`;
+      }
+      result += '>';
+    }
+    for (var j=0; j<5; j++) {
+      result += '</div>';
+    }
+  }
+  return createTemplate(result);
+}
+
+// creates 25 nested divs , each looking like this:
+// <div class="class0 class1 class2 class3 class4 " dir0="" [attr0]="value0" dir1="" [attr1]="value1" dir2="" [attr2]="value2" dir3="" [attr3]="value3" dir4="" [attr4]="value4">
+//   {{inter0}}{{inter1}}{{inter2}}{{inter3}}{{inter4}}
+// </div>
+function buildTemplateWith25ElementsAndBindings() {
+  var result = '';
+  for (var i=0; i<5; i++) {
+    for (var j=0; j<5; j++) {
+      result += '<div class="';
+      for (var k=0; k<5; k++) {
+        result += `class${k} `;
+      }
+      result += '"';
+      for (var k=0; k<5; k++) {
+        result += ` dir${k}`;
+        result += ` [attr${k}]=value${k}`;
+      }
+      for (var k=0; k<5; k++) {
+        result += ` dir${k}`;
+        result += ` [attr${k}]=value${k}`;
+      }
+      result += '>';
+      for (var k=0; k<5; k++) {
+        result += `{{inter${k}}}`;
+      }
+    }
+    for (var j=0; j<5; j++) {
+      result += '</div>';
+    }
+  }
+  return createTemplate(result);
+}
+
+
+
+function createTemplate(html) {
+  return DOM.createTemplate(html);
+}
diff --git a/modules/benchmarks/src/compiler/selector_benchmark.js b/modules/benchmarks/src/compiler/selector_benchmark.js
index a711f9c53f..34d558ee07 100644
--- a/modules/benchmarks/src/compiler/selector_benchmark.js
+++ b/modules/benchmarks/src/compiler/selector_benchmark.js
@@ -31,13 +31,11 @@ export function runParse() {
 }
 
 export function runAdd() {
-  // The sum is used to prevent Chrome from optimizing the loop away...
   var matcher = new SelectorMatcher();
-  var count = 0;
   for (var i=0; i<COUNT; i++) {
-    count += matcher.addSelectable(fixedSelectors[i], i);
+    matcher.addSelectable(fixedSelectors[i], i);
   }
-  return count;
+  return matcher;
 }
 
 export function runMatch() {
@@ -72,7 +70,7 @@ function randomStr(len){
 
 function randomChar(){
   var n = randomNum(62);
-  if(n<10) return n; //1-10
+  if(n<10) return n.toString(); //1-10
   if(n<36) return StringWrapper.fromCharCode(n+55); //A-Z
   return StringWrapper.fromCharCode(n+61); //a-z
 }
diff --git a/modules/core/src/compiler/compiler.js b/modules/core/src/compiler/compiler.js
index 426a4e24d2..722ca6a4cf 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/compiler/compiler.js
+++ b/modules/core/src/compiler/compiler.js
@@ -39,14 +39,13 @@ export class Compiler {
   compile(component:Type, templateRoot:Element = null):Promise<ProtoView> {
     // TODO load all components transitively from the cache first
     var cache = null;
-    return PromiseWrapper.resolve(this._compileAllCached(
-      this._reflector.annotatedType(component),
-      cache,
-      templateRoot)
+    return PromiseWrapper.resolve(this.compileWithCache(
+      cache, this._reflector.annotatedType(component), templateRoot)
     );
   }
 
-  _compileAllCached(component:AnnotatedType, cache, templateRoot:Element = null):ProtoView {
+  // public so that we can compile in sync in performance tests.
+  compileWithCache(cache, component:AnnotatedType, templateRoot:Element = null):ProtoView {
     if (isBlank(templateRoot)) {
       // TODO: read out the cache if templateRoot = null. Could contain:
       // - templateRoot string
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ export class Compiler {
     for (var i=0; i<compileElements.length; i++) {
       var ce = compileElements[i];
       if (isPresent(ce.componentDirective)) {
-        ce.inheritedElementBinder.nestedProtoView = this._compileAllCached(ce.componentDirective, cache, null);
+        ce.inheritedElementBinder.nestedProtoView = this.compileWithCache(cache, ce.componentDirective, null);
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/core/src/compiler/reflector.dart b/modules/core/src/compiler/reflector.dart
index b75ac3acbb..0a49595d64 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/compiler/reflector.dart
+++ b/modules/core/src/compiler/reflector.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-library facade.di.reflector;
+library facade.compiler.reflector;
 
 import 'dart:mirrors';
 import '../annotations/directive.dart';