diff --git a/extra/benchmark/tcp-echo1/tcp-echo1.factor b/extra/benchmark/tcp-echo1/tcp-echo1.factor
index fd150cf10e..d6ce83633a 100644
--- a/extra/benchmark/tcp-echo1/tcp-echo1.factor
+++ b/extra/benchmark/tcp-echo1/tcp-echo1.factor
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ USING: benchmark.tcp-echo0 io ;
 IN: benchmark.tcp-echo1
 
 : tcp-echo-benchmark1 ( -- )
-    20,000 64 tcp-echo-benchmark ;
+    5,000 64 tcp-echo-benchmark ;
 
 MAIN: tcp-echo-benchmark1
diff --git a/extra/benchmark/tcp-echo2/tcp-echo2.factor b/extra/benchmark/tcp-echo2/tcp-echo2.factor
index 532d21904a..df679e0a09 100644
--- a/extra/benchmark/tcp-echo2/tcp-echo2.factor
+++ b/extra/benchmark/tcp-echo2/tcp-echo2.factor
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ USING: benchmark.tcp-echo0 io ;
 IN: benchmark.tcp-echo2
 
 : tcp-echo-benchmark2 ( -- )
-    20,000 20 tcp-echo-benchmark ;
+    5,000 1450 tcp-echo-benchmark ;
 
 MAIN: tcp-echo-benchmark2
diff --git a/extra/benchmark/udp-echo0/udp-echo0.factor b/extra/benchmark/udp-echo0/udp-echo0.factor
index b4f5c8fc89..8417e5bce3 100644
--- a/extra/benchmark/udp-echo0/udp-echo0.factor
+++ b/extra/benchmark/udp-echo0/udp-echo0.factor
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ IN: benchmark.udp-echo0
     ] with-destructors ;
 
 
-: udp-echo0 ( -- ) 50,000 1 udp-echo ;
+: udp-echo0 ( -- ) 10,000 1 udp-echo ;
 
 MAIN: udp-echo0
diff --git a/extra/benchmark/udp-echo1/udp-echo1.factor b/extra/benchmark/udp-echo1/udp-echo1.factor
index d385e7bc69..1aeb1a9c0b 100644
--- a/extra/benchmark/udp-echo1/udp-echo1.factor
+++ b/extra/benchmark/udp-echo1/udp-echo1.factor
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 USING: benchmark.udp-echo0 ;
 IN: benchmark.udp-echo1
 
-: udp-echo1 ( -- ) 50,000 200 udp-echo ;
+: udp-echo1 ( -- ) 10,000 200 udp-echo ;
 
 MAIN: udp-echo1
diff --git a/extra/benchmark/udp-echo2/udp-echo2.factor b/extra/benchmark/udp-echo2/udp-echo2.factor
index 563e492cdc..1f3828bf81 100644
--- a/extra/benchmark/udp-echo2/udp-echo2.factor
+++ b/extra/benchmark/udp-echo2/udp-echo2.factor
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 USING: benchmark.udp-echo0 ;
 IN: benchmark.udp-echo2
 
-: udp-echo2 ( -- ) 50,000 1450 udp-echo ;
+: udp-echo2 ( -- ) 10,000 1450 udp-echo ;
 
 MAIN: udp-echo2