diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/scripts/collect_profile_information.sh b/barretenberg/cpp/scripts/collect_profile_information.sh
index ebc0249392e..1323e157b02 100755
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/scripts/collect_profile_information.sh
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/scripts/collect_profile_information.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ cd $(dirname $0)/..
 
 # Configure and build with xray preset.
 cmake --preset $PRESET
-cmake --build --preset $PRESET
+cmake --build --preset $PRESET --target $EXECUTABLE
 
 cd build-$PRESET
 
diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/benchmark/ivc_bench/ivc.bench.cpp b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/benchmark/ivc_bench/ivc.bench.cpp
index 0707203510c..fb95a7fd728 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/benchmark/ivc_bench/ivc.bench.cpp
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/benchmark/ivc_bench/ivc.bench.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ BENCHMARK_DEFINE_F(IvcBench, Accumulate)(benchmark::State& state)
     ivc.precompute_folding_verification_keys();
     // Perform a specified number of iterations of function/kernel accumulation
     for (auto _ : state) {
+        BB_REPORT_OP_COUNT_IN_BENCH(state);
         perform_ivc_accumulation_rounds(state, ivc);
     }
 }
@@ -126,13 +127,12 @@ BENCHMARK_DEFINE_F(IvcBench, Accumulate)(benchmark::State& state)
 BENCHMARK_DEFINE_F(IvcBench, Decide)(benchmark::State& state)
 {
     ClientIVC ivc;
-    ivc.precompute_folding_verification_keys();
-    BB_REPORT_OP_COUNT_IN_BENCH(state);
     // Perform a specified number of iterations of function/kernel accumulation
     perform_ivc_accumulation_rounds(state, ivc);
 
     // Construct eccvm proof, measure only translator proof construction
     for (auto _ : state) {
+        BB_REPORT_OP_COUNT_IN_BENCH(state);
         ivc.decider_prove();
     }
 }
@@ -144,13 +144,12 @@ BENCHMARK_DEFINE_F(IvcBench, Decide)(benchmark::State& state)
 BENCHMARK_DEFINE_F(IvcBench, ECCVM)(benchmark::State& state)
 {
     ClientIVC ivc;
-    ivc.precompute_folding_verification_keys();
-    BB_REPORT_OP_COUNT_IN_BENCH(state);
     // Perform a specified number of iterations of function/kernel accumulation
     perform_ivc_accumulation_rounds(state, ivc);
 
     // Construct and measure eccvm only
     for (auto _ : state) {
+        BB_REPORT_OP_COUNT_IN_BENCH(state);
         ivc.goblin.prove_eccvm();
     }
 }
diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/client_ivc/client_ivc.test.cpp b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/client_ivc/client_ivc.test.cpp
index 9dd76691320..873920aad42 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/client_ivc/client_ivc.test.cpp
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/client_ivc/client_ivc.test.cpp
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ class ClientIVCTests : public ::testing::Test {
      2)
      *
      */
-    static Builder create_mock_circuit(ClientIVC& ivc, size_t num_gates = 1 << 15)
+    static Builder create_mock_circuit(ClientIVC& ivc, size_t log2_num_gates = 15)
     {
         Builder circuit{ ivc.goblin.op_queue };
-        GoblinMockCircuits::construct_arithmetic_circuit(circuit, num_gates);
+        GoblinMockCircuits::construct_arithmetic_circuit(circuit, log2_num_gates);
         GoblinMockCircuits::construct_goblin_ecc_op_circuit(circuit);
         return circuit;
     }
diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/commitment_schemes/commitment_key.hpp b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/commitment_schemes/commitment_key.hpp
index 73369a2965d..c842e53177e 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/commitment_schemes/commitment_key.hpp
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/commitment_schemes/commitment_key.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  * simplify the codebase.
  */
 
+#include "barretenberg/common/op_count.hpp"
 #include "barretenberg/ecc/scalar_multiplication/scalar_multiplication.hpp"
 #include "barretenberg/numeric/bitop/pow.hpp"
 #include "barretenberg/polynomials/polynomial.hpp"
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ template <class Curve> class CommitmentKey {
      */
     Commitment commit(std::span<const Fr> polynomial)
     {
+        BB_OP_COUNT_TIME();
         const size_t degree = polynomial.size();
         ASSERT(degree <= srs->get_monomial_size());
         return bb::scalar_multiplication::pippenger_unsafe<Curve>(
diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/goblin/mock_circuits.hpp b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/goblin/mock_circuits.hpp
index 15ef2ca19ad..4a12e1a2747 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/goblin/mock_circuits.hpp
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/goblin/mock_circuits.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "barretenberg/commitment_schemes/commitment_key.hpp"
+#include "barretenberg/common/op_count.hpp"
 #include "barretenberg/crypto/ecdsa/ecdsa.hpp"
 #include "barretenberg/crypto/merkle_tree/membership.hpp"
 #include "barretenberg/crypto/merkle_tree/memory_store.hpp"
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ class GoblinMockCircuits {
      */
     static void construct_mock_function_circuit(GoblinUltraBuilder& builder, bool large = false)
     {
+        BB_OP_COUNT_TIME();
         // Determine number of times to execute the below operations that constitute the mock circuit logic. Note
         // that the circuit size does not scale linearly with number of iterations due to e.g. amortization of
         // lookup costs
@@ -233,6 +235,7 @@ class GoblinMockCircuits {
         const VerifierFoldData& kernel,
         std::shared_ptr<VerifierInstance>& prev_kernel_accum)
     {
+        BB_OP_COUNT_TIME();
         using GURecursiveFlavor = GoblinUltraRecursiveFlavor_<GoblinUltraBuilder>;
         using RecursiveVerifierInstances =
             bb::stdlib::recursion::honk::RecursiveVerifierInstances_<GURecursiveFlavor, 2>;
diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/protogalaxy/protogalaxy_prover.hpp b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/protogalaxy/protogalaxy_prover.hpp
index e071bbbebab..07c27aba2e4 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/protogalaxy/protogalaxy_prover.hpp
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/protogalaxy/protogalaxy_prover.hpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
+#include "barretenberg/common/op_count.hpp"
 #include "barretenberg/common/thread.hpp"
 #include "barretenberg/ecc/curves/bn254/fr.hpp"
 #include "barretenberg/flavor/flavor.hpp"
@@ -240,6 +241,7 @@ template <class ProverInstances_> class ProtoGalaxyProver_ {
     static Polynomial<FF> compute_perturbator(const std::shared_ptr<Instance> accumulator,
                                               const std::vector<FF>& deltas)
     {
+        BB_OP_COUNT_TIME();
         auto full_honk_evaluations = compute_full_honk_evaluations(
             accumulator->prover_polynomials, accumulator->alphas, accumulator->relation_parameters);
         const auto betas = accumulator->gate_challenges;
@@ -291,6 +293,7 @@ template <class ProverInstances_> class ProtoGalaxyProver_ {
      */
     ExtendedUnivariateWithRandomization compute_combiner(const ProverInstances& instances, PowPolynomial<FF>& pow_betas)
     {
+        BB_OP_COUNT_TIME();
         size_t common_instance_size = instances[0]->instance_size;
         pow_betas.compute_values();
         // Determine number of threads for multithreading.