diff --git a/pageserver/src/bin/tokio_tcp_bench.rs b/pageserver/src/bin/tokio_tcp_bench.rs
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+use std::env::args;
+
+use clap::Parser;
+use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt};
+
+#[derive(clap::Parser)]
+struct Args {
+    #[clap(subcommand)]
+    mode: Mode,
+}
+
+#[derive(clap::Parser)]
+enum Mode {
+    Client(Client),
+    Server(Server),
+}
+
+#[derive(clap::Parser)]
+struct Client {
+    num_tasks: usize,
+}
+#[derive(clap::Parser)]
+struct Server {}
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() {
+    let args: &'static _ = Box::leak(Box::new(Args::parse()));
+
+    match &args.mode {
+        Mode::Client(x) => client::client(x).await,
+        Mode::Server(x) => server::server(x).await,
+    }
+}
+
+mod client {
+    use std::sync::{atomic::{Ordering, AtomicU64}, Arc};
+
+    use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt};
+
+    use super::Client;
+
+    #[derive(Debug, Default)]
+    struct Stats {
+        completed_requests: AtomicU64,
+    }
+
+    impl Stats {
+        fn inc(&self) {
+            self.completed_requests.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+    }
+    pub(crate) async fn client(args: &'static Client) {
+        let mut stats = Arc::new(Stats::default());
+
+        tokio::spawn({
+            let stats = Arc::clone(&stats);
+            async move {
+                loop {
+                    let start = std::time::Instant::now();
+                    tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
+                    let completed_requests = stats.completed_requests.swap(0, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                    let elapsed = start.elapsed();
+                    println!(
+                        "RPS: {:.0} RPS/client: {:.2}",
+                        completed_requests as f64 / elapsed.as_secs_f64(),
+                        completed_requests as f64 / elapsed.as_secs_f64() / args.num_tasks as f64,
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        let mut tasks = Vec::new();
+        for _  in 0..args.num_tasks {
+            let stats = Arc::clone(&stats);
+            let t = tokio::spawn(client_task(args, stats));
+            tasks.push(t);
+        }
+
+        for t in tasks {
+            t.await.unwrap();
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn client_task(args: &'static Client, stats: Arc<Stats>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let mut conn = tokio::net::TcpStream::connect("localhost:65000").await?;
+        conn.set_nodelay(true)?;
+
+        loop {
+            let mut buf = [0u8; 1];
+            conn.write_all(&buf).await?;
+            conn.read_exact(&mut buf).await?;
+            stats.inc();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+mod server {
+
+    use anyhow::Context;
+    use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt};
+
+    use super::Server;
+
+    pub(crate) async fn server(args: &'static Server) {
+        let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("localhost:65000").await.unwrap();
+        loop {
+            let (socket, _) = listener.accept().await.unwrap();
+            tokio::spawn(async move {
+                server_handle_connection(args, socket).await.unwrap();
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn server_handle_connection(
+        args: &'static Server,
+        socket: tokio::net::TcpStream,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        socket
+            .set_nodelay(true)
+            .context("could not set TCP_NODELAY")?;
+        // let socket = tokio_io_timeout::TimeoutReader::new(socket);
+        tokio::pin!(socket);
+
+        loop {
+            let mut buf = [0u8; 4096];
+            socket.read_exact(&mut buf).await?;
+            socket.write_all(&buf).await?;
+        }
+    }
+}