diff --git a/benchmark/fixtures/coverage-many-branches.js b/benchmark/fixtures/coverage-many-branches.js
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+'use strict';
+
+// Exercise coverage of a class. Note, this logic is silly and exists solely
+// to generate branch coverage code paths:
+class CoveredClass {
+  constructor(x, y, opts) {
+    this.x = x;
+    this.y = y;
+    // Exercise coverage of nullish coalescing:
+    this.opts = opts ?? (Math.random() > 0.5 ? {} : undefined);
+  }
+  add() {
+    return this.x + this.y;
+  }
+  addSpecial() {
+    // Exercise coverage of optional chains:
+    if (this.opts?.special && this.opts?.special?.x && this.opts?.special?.y) {
+      return this.opts.special.x + this.opts.special.y;
+    }
+    return add();
+  }
+  mult() {
+    return this.x * this.y;
+  }
+  multSpecial() {
+    if (this.opts?.special && this.opts?.special?.x && this.opts?.special?.y) {
+      return this.opts.special.x * this.opts.special.y;
+    }
+    return mult();
+  }
+}
+
+// Excercise coverage of functions:
+function add(x, y) {
+  const mt = new CoveredClass(x, y);
+  return mt.add();
+}
+
+function addSpecial(x, y) {
+  let mt;
+  if (Math.random() > 0.5) {
+    mt = new CoveredClass(x, y);
+  } else {
+    mt = new CoveredClass(x, y, {
+      special: {
+        x: Math.random() * x,
+        y: Math.random() * y
+      }
+    });
+  }
+  return mt.addSpecial();
+}
+
+function mult(x, y) {
+  const mt = new CoveredClass(x, y);
+  return mt.mult();
+}
+
+function multSpecial(x, y) {
+  let mt;
+  if (Math.random() > 0.5) {
+    mt = new CoveredClass(x, y);
+  } else {
+    mt = new CoveredClass(x, y, {
+      special: {
+        x: Math.random() * x,
+        y: Math.random() * y
+      }
+    });
+  }
+  return mt.multSpecial();
+}
+
+for (let i = 0; i < parseInt(process.env.N); i++) {
+  const operations = ['add', 'addSpecial', 'mult', 'multSpecial'];
+  for (const operation of operations) {
+    // Exercise coverage of switch statements:
+    switch (operation) {
+      case 'add':
+        if (add(Math.random() * 10, Math.random() * 10) > 10) {
+          // Exercise coverage of ternary operations:
+          let r = addSpecial(Math.random() * 10, Math.random() * 10) > 10 ?
+            mult(Math.random() * 10, Math.random() * 10) :
+            add(Math.random() * 10, Math.random() * 10);
+          // Exercise && and ||
+          if (r && Math.random() > 0.5 || Math.random() < 0.5) r++;
+        }
+        break;
+      case 'addSpecial':
+        if (addSpecial(Math.random() * 10, Math.random() * 10) > 10 &&
+            add(Math.random() * 10, Math.random() * 10) > 10) {
+          let r = mult(Math.random() * 10, Math.random() * 10) > 10 ?
+            add(Math.random() * 10, Math.random() * 10) > 10 :
+            mult(Math.random() * 10, Math.random() * 10);
+          if (r && Math.random() > 0.5 || Math.random() < 0.5) r++;
+        }
+        break;
+      case 'mult':
+        if (mult(Math.random() * 10, Math.random() * 10) > 10) {
+          let r = multSpecial(Math.random() * 10, Math.random() * 10) > 10 ?
+            add(Math.random() * 10, Math.random() * 10) :
+            mult(Math.random() * 10, Math.random() * 10);
+          if (r && Math.random() > 0.5 || Math.random() < 0.5) r++;
+        }
+        break;
+      case 'multSpecial':
+        while (multSpecial(Math.random() * 10, Math.random() * 10) < 10) {
+          mult(Math.random() * 10, Math.random() * 10);
+        }
+        break;
+      default:
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/benchmark/process/coverage.js b/benchmark/process/coverage.js
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+// This benchmark is meant to exercise a grab bag of code paths that would
+// be expected to run slower under coverage. To use this benchmark, create an
+// alternate node bin that enables coverage and compare it against ./node
+'use strict';
+const common = require('../common.js');
+const bench = common.createBenchmark(main, {
+  n: [1e5]
+});
+const path = require('path');
+const { randomUUID } = require('crypto');
+const { rmSync } = require('fs');
+const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
+const tmpdir = require('../../test/common/tmpdir');
+
+const coverageDir = path.join(tmpdir.path, `./cov-${randomUUID()}`);
+
+function main({ n }) {
+  bench.start();
+  const result = spawnSync(process.execPath, [
+    require.resolve('../fixtures/coverage-many-branches'),
+  ], {
+    env: {
+      NODE_V8_COVERAGE: coverageDir,
+      N: n,
+    }
+  });
+  rmSync(coverageDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  if (result.status !== 0) {
+    throw new Error(result.stderr.toString('utf8'));
+  }
+  bench.end(n);
+}