diff --git a/src/examples/benchmark.cc b/src/examples/benchmark.cc
index abcd8cd..ef97f2e 100644
--- a/src/examples/benchmark.cc
+++ b/src/examples/benchmark.cc
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "user.h"
 #include "terminaloverlay.h"
 
-const int ITERATIONS = 1000;
+const int ITERATIONS = 100000;
 
 using namespace Terminal;