diff --git a/services/benchmark-target/src/api.rs b/services/benchmark-target/src/api.rs
index c511abec8..4cc494231 100644
--- a/services/benchmark-target/src/api.rs
+++ b/services/benchmark-target/src/api.rs
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ pub const SERVER_NAME_BENCHMARK: &str= "_Benchmark target_";
 pub enum Opcode {
     TestScalar, //(u32),
     TestMemory, //(TestStruct),
+    TestMemorySend,
 }
diff --git a/services/benchmark-target/src/lib.rs b/services/benchmark-target/src/lib.rs
index 95a1795f9..60f966f7e 100644
--- a/services/benchmark-target/src/lib.rs
+++ b/services/benchmark-target/src/lib.rs
@@ -27,3 +27,12 @@ pub fn test_memory(cid: CID, testvar: u32) -> Result<u32, xous::Error> {
     let result = buf.as_flat::<TestStruct, _>().unwrap();
     Ok(result.challenge[0])
 }
+
+pub fn test_memory_send(cid: CID, testvar: u32) -> Result<u32, xous::Error> {
+    let mut reg = TestStruct::new();
+    reg.challenge[0] = testvar;
+
+    let mut buf = Buffer::into_buf(reg).or(Err(xous::Error::InternalError))?;
+    buf.send(cid, Opcode::TestMemorySend.to_u32().unwrap()).or(Err(xous::Error::InternalError))?;
+    Ok(testvar+2)
+}
diff --git a/services/benchmark-target/src/main.rs b/services/benchmark-target/src/main.rs
index bd5303c86..02570a3af 100644
--- a/services/benchmark-target/src/main.rs
+++ b/services/benchmark-target/src/main.rs
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ fn xmain() -> ! {
     info!("BENCHTARGET: my PID is {}", xous::process::id());
 
     let xns = xous_names::XousNames::new().unwrap();
-    let bench_sid = xns.register_name(api::SERVER_NAME_BENCHMARK).expect("BENCHTARGET: can't register server");
+    let bench_sid = xns.register_name(api::SERVER_NAME_BENCHMARK, None).expect("BENCHTARGET: can't register server");
     info!("BENCHTARGET: registered with NS -- {:?}", bench_sid);
 
+    let mut state: u32 = 0;
     loop {
         let mut envelope = xous::receive_message(bench_sid).unwrap();
         match FromPrimitive::from_usize(envelope.body.id()) {
@@ -34,6 +35,11 @@ fn xmain() -> ! {
                 ret.challenge[0] = reg.challenge[0] + 1;
                 buffer.replace(ret).unwrap();
             },
+            Some(Opcode::TestMemorySend) => {
+                let mut buffer = unsafe { Buffer::from_memory_message_mut(envelope.body.memory_message_mut().unwrap()) };
+                let reg = buffer.to_original::<TestStruct, _>().unwrap();
+                state += reg.challenge[0];
+            }
             None => {error!("BENCHTARGET: couldn't convert opcode");}
         }
     }
diff --git a/services/benchmark/src/main.rs b/services/benchmark/src/main.rs
index 948d00426..93614b6f3 100644
--- a/services/benchmark/src/main.rs
+++ b/services/benchmark/src/main.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ fn shell_main() -> ! {
     let ticktimer = ticktimer_server::Ticktimer::new().expect("Couldn't connect to Ticktimer");
 
     let xns = xous_names::XousNames::new().unwrap();
-    let shell_server = xns.register_name(SERVER_NAME_SHELL).expect("BENCHMARK: can't register server");
+    let shell_server = xns.register_name(SERVER_NAME_SHELL, None).expect("BENCHMARK: can't register server");
 
     let gfx = graphics_server::Gfx::new(&xns).unwrap();
     let target_conn = xns.request_connection_blocking(benchmark_target::api::SERVER_NAME_BENCHMARK).expect("BENCHMARK: can't connect to COM");
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ fn shell_main() -> ! {
 
         // actual benchmark
         // get a scalar message
-        if true {
+        if false {
             // measured at 1479.2 iterations per second in this loop (hardware); 55/s (hosted)
 
             // xous v0.8
@@ -139,14 +139,20 @@ fn shell_main() -> ! {
             count = benchmark_target::test_scalar(target_conn, count).expect("BENCHMARK: couldn't send test message");
             check_count = check_count + 1;
         } else {
-            // works on hosted mode, 35/s (hosted)
-            // measured at 762.6 iterations per second (hardware)
+            if false {
+                // works on hosted mode, 35/s (hosted)
+                // measured at 762.6 iterations per second (hardware)
 
-            // xous v0.8
-            // 9,928 per 10s = 992.8/s (hardware)
-            // 243 per 10s = 24.3/s (hosted)
-            count = benchmark_target::test_memory(target_conn, count).expect("BENCHMARK: couldn't send test message");
-            check_count = check_count + 1;
+                // xous v0.8
+                // 9,928 per 10s = 992.8/s (hardware)
+                // 243 per 10s = 24.3/s (hosted)
+                count = benchmark_target::test_memory(target_conn, count).expect("BENCHMARK: couldn't send test message");
+                check_count = check_count + 1;
+            } else {
+                // simple send benchmark, instead of lend
+                count = benchmark_target::test_memory_send(target_conn, count).expect("BENCHMARK: couldn't send test message");
+                check_count = check_count + 1;
+            }
         }
 
         if update_result {
diff --git a/xtask/src/main.rs b/xtask/src/main.rs
index 7cedbe87e..0a1194e5f 100644
--- a/xtask/src/main.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/main.rs
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ fn try_main() -> Result<(), DynError> {
         Some("renode-test") => renode_image(false, &cbtest_pkgs)?,
         Some("renode-aes-test") => renode_image(false, &aestest_pkgs)?,
         Some("renode-image-debug") => renode_image(true, &hw_pkgs)?,
-        Some("run") => run(false, &hw_pkgs)?,
+        Some("run") => run(false, &benchmark_pkgs)?,
         Some("hw-image") => build_hw_image(false, env::args().nth(2), &hw_pkgs, None)?,
         Some("benchmark") => build_hw_image(false, env::args().nth(2), &benchmark_pkgs, None)?,
         Some("minimal") => build_hw_image(false, env::args().nth(2), &minimal_pkgs, None)?,