diff --git a/bench2/Benchmark/Effect.hs b/bench2/Benchmark/Effect.hs
index 2f8e19d902..d59635de71 100644
--- a/bench2/Benchmark/Effect.hs
+++ b/bench2/Benchmark/Effect.hs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 module Benchmark.Effect where
 
+import Benchmark.Effect.EmbedIO qualified as EmbedIO
 import Benchmark.Effect.Output qualified as Output
 import Benchmark.Effect.Reader qualified as Reader
 import Benchmark.Effect.ReaderH qualified as ReaderH
@@ -13,5 +14,6 @@ bm =
     [ Output.bm,
       State.bm,
       ReaderH.bm,
+      EmbedIO.bm,
       Reader.bm
     ]
diff --git a/bench2/Benchmark/Effect/EmbedIO.hs b/bench2/Benchmark/Effect/EmbedIO.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d01b06a27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bench2/Benchmark/Effect/EmbedIO.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+module Benchmark.Effect.EmbedIO where
+
+import Juvix.Prelude
+import Juvix.Prelude.Effects (Eff)
+import Juvix.Prelude.Effects qualified as E
+import Test.Tasty.Bench
+
+bm :: Benchmark
+bm =
+  bgroup
+    "Embed IO"
+    [ bench "Raw IO" $ nfAppIO countRaw k,
+      bench "Eff RIO" $ nfAppIO countEff k,
+      bench "Sem Embed IO" $ nfAppIO countSem k
+    ]
+
+k :: Natural
+k = 2 ^ (23 :: Natural)
+
+c :: Char
+c = 'x'
+
+countRaw :: Natural -> IO ()
+countRaw = countHelper
+
+countHelper :: forall m. (MonadMask m, MonadIO m) => Natural -> m ()
+countHelper n =
+  withSystemTempFile "tmp" $ \_ h -> go h n
+  where
+    go :: Handle -> Natural -> m ()
+    go h = \case
+      0 -> return ()
+      a -> liftIO (hPutChar h c) >> go h (pred a)
+
+countSem :: Natural -> IO ()
+countSem n = withSystemTempFile "tmp" $ \_ h -> runM (go h n)
+  where
+    go :: Handle -> Natural -> Sem '[Embed IO] ()
+    go h = \case
+      0 -> return ()
+      a -> liftIO (hPutChar h c) >> go h (pred a)
+
+countEff :: Natural -> IO ()
+countEff n = withSystemTempFile "tmp" $ \_ h -> E.runEff (go h n)
+  where
+    go :: Handle -> Natural -> Eff '[E.IOE] ()
+    go h = \case
+      0 -> return ()
+      a -> liftIO (hPutChar h c) >> go h (pred a)