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+using System.IO;
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
+using osu.Framework.IO.Stores;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Formats;
+using osu.Game.IO;
+using osu.Game.IO.Archives;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Difficulty;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko;
+using osu.Game.Scoring;
+using osu.Game.Tests.Resources;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Benchmarks
+{
+    public class BenchmarkDifficultyCalculation : BenchmarkTest
+    {
+        private FlatWorkingBeatmap beatmap = null!;
+
+        private IDifficultyAttributes osuAttributes = null!;
+        private IDifficultyAttributes taikoAttributes = null!;
+        private IDifficultyAttributes catchAttributes = null!;
+        private IDifficultyAttributes maniaAttributes = null!;
+
+        public override void SetUp()
+        {
+            using var resources = new DllResourceStore(typeof(TestResources).Assembly);
+            using var archive = resources.GetStream("Resources/Archives/241526 Soleily - Renatus.osz");
+            using var zipReader = new ZipArchiveReader(archive);
+
+            using var beatmapStream = new MemoryStream();
+            zipReader.GetStream("Soleily - Renatus (Gamu) [Insane].osu").CopyTo(beatmapStream);
+            beatmapStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
+            var reader = new LineBufferedReader(beatmapStream);
+            var decoder = Decoder.GetDecoder<Beatmap>(reader);
+
+            beatmap = new FlatWorkingBeatmap(decoder.Decode(reader));
+
+            // Prepare difficulty attributes for an isolated performance calculation in every mode.
+            osuAttributes = DifficultyOsu();
+            taikoAttributes = DifficultyTaiko();
+            catchAttributes = DifficultyCatch();
+            maniaAttributes = DifficultyMania();
+        }
+
+        [Benchmark]
+        public IDifficultyAttributes DifficultyOsu() => new OsuRuleset().CreateDifficultyCalculator(beatmap).Calculate();
+
+        [Benchmark]
+        public IDifficultyAttributes DifficultyTaiko() => new TaikoRuleset().CreateDifficultyCalculator(beatmap).Calculate();
+
+        [Benchmark]
+        public IDifficultyAttributes DifficultyCatch() => new CatchRuleset().CreateDifficultyCalculator(beatmap).Calculate();
+
+        [Benchmark]
+        public IDifficultyAttributes DifficultyMania() => new ManiaRuleset().CreateDifficultyCalculator(beatmap).Calculate();
+
+        [Benchmark]
+        public void PerformanceOsu()
+        {
+            Ruleset ruleset = new OsuRuleset();
+            ScoreInfo score = new ScoreInfo(beatmap.BeatmapInfo, ruleset.RulesetInfo);
+            ruleset.CreatePerformanceCalculator()!.Calculate(score, osuAttributes);
+        }
+
+        [Benchmark]
+        public void PerformanceTaiko()
+        {
+            Ruleset ruleset = new TaikoRuleset();
+            ScoreInfo score = new ScoreInfo(beatmap.BeatmapInfo, ruleset.RulesetInfo);
+            ruleset.CreatePerformanceCalculator()!.Calculate(score, taikoAttributes);
+        }
+
+        [Benchmark]
+        public void PerformanceCatch()
+        {
+            Ruleset ruleset = new CatchRuleset();
+            ScoreInfo score = new ScoreInfo(beatmap.BeatmapInfo, ruleset.RulesetInfo);
+            ruleset.CreatePerformanceCalculator()!.Calculate(score, catchAttributes);
+        }
+
+        [Benchmark]
+        public void PerformanceMania()
+        {
+            Ruleset ruleset = new ManiaRuleset();
+            ScoreInfo score = new ScoreInfo(beatmap.BeatmapInfo, ruleset.RulesetInfo);
+            ruleset.CreatePerformanceCalculator()!.Calculate(score, maniaAttributes);
+        }
+    }
+}