diff --git a/src/bench/screen-copy.sh b/src/bench/screen-copy.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7b4a3d1d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bench/screen-copy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Uncomment to test with an active terminal state.
+# ARGS=" --terminal"
+
+hyperfine \
+  --warmup 10 \
+  -n new \
+  "./zig-out/bin/bench-screen-copy --mode=new${ARGS}" \
+  -n old \
+  "./zig-out/bin/bench-screen-copy --mode=old${ARGS}"
+
diff --git a/src/bench/screen-copy.zig b/src/bench/screen-copy.zig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b55331d46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bench/screen-copy.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+//! This benchmark tests the speed of copying the active area of the screen.
+
+const std = @import("std");
+const assert = std.debug.assert;
+const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
+const ArenaAllocator = std.heap.ArenaAllocator;
+const cli = @import("../cli.zig");
+const terminal = @import("../terminal/main.zig");
+
+const Args = struct {
+    mode: Mode = .old,
+
+    /// The number of times to loop.
+    count: usize = 5_000,
+
+    /// Rows and cols in the terminal.
+    rows: usize = 100,
+    cols: usize = 300,
+
+    /// This is set by the CLI parser for deinit.
+    _arena: ?ArenaAllocator = null,
+
+    pub fn deinit(self: *Args) void {
+        if (self._arena) |arena| arena.deinit();
+        self.* = undefined;
+    }
+};
+
+const Mode = enum {
+    /// The default allocation strategy of the structure.
+    old,
+
+    /// Use a memory pool to allocate pages from a backing buffer.
+    new,
+};
+
+pub const std_options: std.Options = .{
+    .log_level = .debug,
+};
+
+pub fn main() !void {
+    // We want to use the c allocator because it is much faster than GPA.
+    const alloc = std.heap.c_allocator;
+
+    // Parse our args
+    var args: Args = .{};
+    defer args.deinit();
+    {
+        var iter = try std.process.argsWithAllocator(alloc);
+        defer iter.deinit();
+        try cli.args.parse(Args, alloc, &args, &iter);
+    }
+
+    // Handle the modes that do not depend on terminal state first.
+    switch (args.mode) {
+        .old => {
+            var t = try terminal.Terminal.init(alloc, args.cols, args.rows);
+            defer t.deinit(alloc);
+            try benchOld(alloc, &t, args);
+        },
+
+        .new => {
+            var t = try terminal.new.Terminal.init(
+                alloc,
+                @intCast(args.cols),
+                @intCast(args.rows),
+            );
+            defer t.deinit(alloc);
+            try benchNew(alloc, &t, args);
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+noinline fn benchOld(alloc: Allocator, t: *terminal.Terminal, args: Args) !void {
+    // We fill the terminal with letters.
+    for (0..args.rows) |row| {
+        for (0..args.cols) |col| {
+            t.setCursorPos(row + 1, col + 1);
+            try t.print('A');
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (0..args.count) |_| {
+        var s = try t.screen.clone(
+            alloc,
+            .{ .active = 0 },
+            .{ .active = t.rows - 1 },
+        );
+        errdefer s.deinit();
+    }
+}
+
+noinline fn benchNew(alloc: Allocator, t: *terminal.new.Terminal, args: Args) !void {
+    // We fill the terminal with letters.
+    for (0..args.rows) |row| {
+        for (0..args.cols) |col| {
+            t.setCursorPos(row + 1, col + 1);
+            try t.print('A');
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (0..args.count) |_| {
+        var s = try t.screen.clone(alloc, .{ .active = .{} }, null);
+        errdefer s.deinit();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/build_config.zig b/src/build_config.zig
index d724cd77f..8992af8ad 100644
--- a/src/build_config.zig
+++ b/src/build_config.zig
@@ -144,5 +144,6 @@ pub const ExeEntrypoint = enum {
     bench_codepoint_width,
     bench_grapheme_break,
     bench_page_init,
+    bench_screen_copy,
     bench_vt_insert_lines,
 };
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index c66c8e226..5d14e927b 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ pub usingnamespace switch (build_config.exe_entrypoint) {
     .bench_codepoint_width => @import("bench/codepoint-width.zig"),
     .bench_grapheme_break => @import("bench/grapheme-break.zig"),
     .bench_page_init => @import("bench/page-init.zig"),
+    .bench_screen_copy => @import("bench/screen-copy.zig"),
     .bench_vt_insert_lines => @import("bench/vt-insert-lines.zig"),
 };