diff --git a/benchData/time.csv b/benchData/time.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e58c09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchData/time.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+Section,Start Time,End Time,Time Elapsed
+Create Tasks,0.01173190000008617,0.011608300001171301,-0.0001235999989148695
+Create Tasks,0.011499300000650692,0.012321500000325614,0.0008221999996749219
+Create Tasks,0.012110600000596605,0.011474599999928614,-0.0006360000006679911
+Create Tasks,0.0071184999997058185,0.011835499999506283,0.004716999999800464
+Create Tasks,0.011849700000311714,0.01152170000023034,-0.0003280000000813743
+Create Tasks,0.011755899999116082,0.016899099999136524,0.0051432000000204425
+Create Tasks,0.0073439999996480765,0.007071200001519173,-0.0002727999981289031
+Create Tasks,0.006634500001382548,0.00645040000017616,-0.0001841000012063887
+Create Tasks,0.006856500000139931,0.006442500000048312,-0.00041400000009161886
+Create Tasks,0.00744479999957548,0.00603179999961867,-0.00141299999995681
+Create Tasks,0.006359799999700044,0.006122100001448416,-0.00023769999825162813
+Create Tasks,0.006877599998915684,0.006041900000127498,-0.0008356999987881863
+Create Tasks,0.009612300000299001,0.006650999999692431,-0.0029613000006065704
+Create Tasks,0.0063289999998232815,0.0062319000007846626,-9.709999903861899e-05
+Create Tasks,0.006966599999941536,0.006507399999463814,-0.0004592000004777219
+Create Tasks,0.006575199999133474,0.006429600000046776,-0.00014559999908669852
+Create Tasks,0.008982899998954963,0.00653020000027027,-0.002452699998684693
+Create Tasks,0.0068334000006871065,0.0062576999989687465,-0.00057570000171836
+Create Tasks,0.006512800000564312,0.006429000000935048,-8.379999962926377e-05
+Create Tasks,0.006611800001337542,0.007598100000905106,0.0009862999995675636
diff --git a/benchmarking.py b/benchmarking.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a344cd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarking.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import timeit
+import csv
+
+class Graph:
+    #static 2d array to store data
+    taskData = [[],[],[],[],[]]
+
+    #initialize function to start our graph
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.title = 'Tasks per Request vs Average Reward'
+
+    #add data point for the graph. Use x to specify the tasks per request
+    def addPoint(self, x, y):
+        taskData[x].append(y)
+
+    #plot graph when finished, export to benchData
+    def plot(self, numTasks):
+        xvals = []
+        yvals = []
+        for x in range(0, numTasks):
+            xvals.append(x)
+            yvals.append(sum(taskData(x))/len(taskData(x)))
+        plt.plot(xvals,yvals)
+        plt.xlabel('Tasks per Request')
+        plt.ylabel('Average Reward')
+        plt.title(self.title)
+        plt.savefig('benchData/taskVreward.png')
+
+class Time:
+    #initialize function to give label
+    def __init__(self, label):
+        self.label = label
+    
+    #start timer
+    def startClock(self):
+        self.startTime = timeit.timeit()
+
+    #stop timer and add data to csv
+    def endClock(self):
+        self.endTime = timeit.timeit()
+        timeElapsed = self.endTime - self.startTime
+        runData = [self.label, self.startTime, self.endTime, timeElapsed]
+        with open('benchData/time.csv', 'a') as f:
+            writer = csv.writer(f)
+            writer.writerow(runData)
+
+    #reset CSV file
+    def resetCSV(self):
+        header = ['Section','Start Time','End Time','Time Elapsed']
+        with open('benchData/time.csv' , 'w') as f:
+            writer = csv.writer(f)
+            writer.writerow(header)
+
+        
+    
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diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 573f7f8..6f0e2cf 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 from stage import Stage
 from flask import Flask
 from runner import Runner
+from benchmarking import Graph
+from benchmarking import Time
 
 app = Flask(__name__)