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@@ -49,31 +49,9 @@ The [User Manual](docs/User-Manual.md) covers in detail how to use Cyclone, and
 
 Cyclone's [Garbage Collector](docs/Garbage-Collector.md) is documented at a high-level. This document includes details on extending Cheney on the MTA to support multiple stacks and fusing that approach with a tri-color marking collector.
 
-Finally, if you need another resource to start learning the Scheme language please try a classic textbook such as [Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs](https://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book.html).
+The [Benchmarks](docs/Benchmarks.md) page compares the performance of Cyclone with other R<sup>7</sup>RS Schemes using a common set of benchmarks.
 
-Benchmarks
-----------
-
-The following [benchmarks from Larceny](http://www.larcenists.org/benchmarksGenuineR7Linux.html) give an indication how well Cyclone performs compared with other R<sup>7</sup>RS Schemes. 
-
-These benchmarks were recorded on a system with an Intel Core i5 CPU @ 2.20 GHz and indicate elapsed time. A longer bar indicates worse performance - however if there is no bar at all it means the benchmark could not be completed in a reasonable amount of time.
-
-<img src="docs/images/benchmarks/gabriel.png">
-
-Benchmark | Cyclone | Chibi | Chicken
---------- | ------- | ----- | -------
-browse    | 77      | 439   | 30
-deriv     | 39      | 212   | 13
-destruc   | 136     | 197   | 20
-diviter   | 51      | 122.9 | 8
-divrec    | 70      | 108   | 29
-puzzle    | 184     | -     | 32
-triangl   | 95      | 201   | 26.6
-tak       | 70      | 105   | 28.9
-takl      | 132     | -     | 78.7
-ntakl     | 152     | 193   | 77.9
-cpstak    | 92      | -     | 35
-ctak      | 7.884   | -     | 8.6
+Finally, if you need another resource to start learning the Scheme language you may want to try a classic textbook such as [Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs](https://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book.html).
 
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+[<img src="images/cyclone-logo-04-header.png" alt="cyclone-scheme">](http://github.com/justinethier/cyclone)
+
+# Benchmarks
+
+The following [benchmarks from Larceny](http://www.larcenists.org/benchmarksGenuineR7Linux.html) give an indication how well Cyclone performs compared with other R<sup>7</sup>RS Schemes. 
+
+These benchmarks were recorded on a system with an Intel Core i5 CPU @ 2.20 GHz and indicate elapsed time. A longer bar indicates worse performance - however if there is no bar at all it means the benchmark could not be completed in a reasonable amount of time.
+
+<img src="docs/images/benchmarks/gabriel.png">
+
+Benchmark | Cyclone | Chibi | Chicken
+--------- | ------- | ----- | -------
+browse    | 77      | 439   | 30
+deriv     | 39      | 212   | 13
+destruc   | 136     | 197   | 20
+diviter   | 51      | 122.9 | 8
+divrec    | 70      | 108   | 29
+puzzle    | 184     | -     | 32
+triangl   | 95      | 201   | 26.6
+tak       | 70      | 105   | 28.9
+takl      | 132     | -     | 78.7
+ntakl     | 152     | 193   | 77.9
+cpstak    | 92      | -     | 35
+ctak      | 7.884   | -     | 8.6
+