diff --git a/src/storage/tests/item_performance_test.go b/src/storage/tests/item_performance_test.go
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+package tests
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/nkanaev/yarr/src/storage"
+	"github.com/nkanaev/yarr/src/storage/model"
+)
+
+var loremIpsum = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. " +
+	"Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. " +
+	"Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris " +
+	"nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in " +
+	"reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla " +
+	"pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in " +
+	"culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. " +
+	"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. " +
+	"Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. " +
+	"Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris " +
+	"nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in " +
+	"reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla " +
+	"pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in " +
+	"culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum."
+
+func perfDB(t testing.TB) storage.Storage {
+	t.Helper()
+	db, err := storage.New(filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "perf.db"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create perf db: %v", err)
+	}
+	return db
+}
+
+func createBenchFeed(db storage.Storage, tag string, n int) *model.Feed {
+	feed := db.CreateFeed(model.CreateFeedParams{FeedLink: fmt.Sprintf("http://%s.xml", tag)})
+	now := time.Now()
+	items := make([]model.Item, n)
+	for i := range items {
+		items[i] = model.Item{
+			GUID:   fmt.Sprintf("b-%s-%d", tag, i),
+			FeedId: feed.Id,
+			Title:  "t",
+			Date:   now.Add(time.Duration(i) * time.Second),
+		}
+	}
+	db.CreateItems(items)
+	return feed
+}
+
+func BenchmarkCreateItems_Batch10(b *testing.B) {
+	db := perfDB(b)
+	feed := db.CreateFeed(model.CreateFeedParams{FeedLink: "http://b10.xml"})
+
+	for b.Loop() {
+		items := make([]model.Item, 10)
+		for j := range items {
+			items[j] = model.Item{
+				GUID:    fmt.Sprintf("b10-%d", j),
+				FeedId:  feed.Id,
+				Title:   "t",
+				Content: loremIpsum,
+				Date:    time.Now(),
+			}
+		}
+		db.CreateItems(items)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkCreateItems_Batch100(b *testing.B) {
+	db := perfDB(b)
+	feed := db.CreateFeed(model.CreateFeedParams{FeedLink: "http://b100.xml"})
+
+	for b.Loop() {
+		items := make([]model.Item, 100)
+		for j := range items {
+			items[j] = model.Item{
+				GUID:    fmt.Sprintf("b100-%d", j),
+				FeedId:  feed.Id,
+				Title:   "t",
+				Content: loremIpsum,
+				Date:    time.Now(),
+			}
+		}
+		db.CreateItems(items)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkCreateItems_Batch1000(b *testing.B) {
+	db := perfDB(b)
+	feed := db.CreateFeed(model.CreateFeedParams{FeedLink: "http://b1000.xml"})
+
+	for b.Loop() {
+		items := make([]model.Item, 1000)
+		for j := range items {
+			items[j] = model.Item{
+				GUID:    fmt.Sprintf("b1000-%d", j),
+				FeedId:  feed.Id,
+				Title:   "t",
+				Content: loremIpsum,
+				Date:    time.Now(),
+			}
+		}
+		db.CreateItems(items)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkCreateItems_Upsert(b *testing.B) {
+	db := perfDB(b)
+	feed := db.CreateFeed(model.CreateFeedParams{FeedLink: "http://upsert.xml"})
+
+	items := make([]model.Item, 100)
+	for j := range items {
+		items[j] = model.Item{
+			GUID:   fmt.Sprintf("u-%d", j),
+			FeedId: feed.Id,
+			Title:  "t",
+			Date:   time.Now(),
+		}
+	}
+	db.CreateItems(items)
+
+	for b.Loop() {
+		db.CreateItems(items)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkFeedStats_Empty(b *testing.B) {
+	db := perfDB(b)
+
+	for b.Loop() {
+		db.FeedStats()
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkFeedStats_MultipleFeeds(b *testing.B) {
+	db := perfDB(b)
+
+	numFeeds := 1000
+	var feeds []*model.Feed
+	for k := 0; k < numFeeds; k++ {
+		feeds = append(feeds, db.CreateFeed(model.CreateFeedParams{
+			FeedLink: fmt.Sprintf("http://f%d.xml", k),
+		}))
+	}
+
+	now := time.Now()
+	var all []model.Item
+	for i := 0; i < 100_000; i++ {
+		all = append(all, model.Item{
+			GUID:   fmt.Sprintf("i-%d", i),
+			FeedId: feeds[i%numFeeds].Id,
+			Title:  "t",
+			Date:   now.Add(time.Duration(i) * time.Second),
+			Status: model.ItemStatus(i % 3),
+		})
+	}
+	db.CreateItems(all)
+
+	for b.Loop() {
+		db.FeedStats()
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkListItems_All(b *testing.B) {
+	db := perfDB(b)
+	createBenchFeed(db, "all", 10000)
+
+	for b.Loop() {
+		db.ListItems(model.ItemFilter{}, 50, false, false)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkListItems_ByFeed(b *testing.B) {
+	db := perfDB(b)
+	feed := createBenchFeed(db, "feed", 10000)
+
+	for b.Loop() {
+		db.ListItems(model.ItemFilter{FeedID: &feed.Id}, 50, false, false)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkListItems_ByStatus(b *testing.B) {
+	db := perfDB(b)
+	createBenchFeed(db, "status", 10000)
+	starred := model.STARRED
+
+	for b.Loop() {
+		db.ListItems(model.ItemFilter{Status: &starred}, 50, false, false)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkListItems_Search(b *testing.B) {
+	db := perfDB(b)
+	feed := db.CreateFeed(model.CreateFeedParams{FeedLink: "http://search.xml"})
+	now := time.Now()
+	var all []model.Item
+	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
+		all = append(all, model.Item{
+			GUID:    fmt.Sprintf("s-%d", i),
+			FeedId:  feed.Id,
+			Title:   fmt.Sprintf("searchable title %d", i),
+			Content: "common text for full-text search indexing",
+			Date:    now.Add(time.Duration(i) * time.Second),
+		})
+	}
+	db.CreateItems(all)
+	query := "searchable"
+
+	for b.Loop() {
+		db.ListItems(model.ItemFilter{Search: &query}, 50, false, false)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkListItems_Paginated(b *testing.B) {
+	db := perfDB(b)
+	feed := createBenchFeed(db, "page", 10000)
+
+	all := db.ListItems(model.ItemFilter{FeedID: &feed.Id}, 10000, false, false)
+	cursor := all[len(all)/2].Id
+
+	for b.Loop() {
+		db.ListItems(model.ItemFilter{After: &cursor}, 50, false, false)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkMarkItemsRead_All(b *testing.B) {
+	db := perfDB(b)
+	createBenchFeed(db, "all", 1_000_000)
+
+	for b.Loop() {
+		db.MarkItemsRead(model.MarkFilter{})
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkMarkItemsRead_ByFeed(b *testing.B) {
+	db := perfDB(b)
+	createBenchFeed(db, "feed0", 500_000)
+	feed := createBenchFeed(db, "feed1", 500_000)
+	for b.Loop() {
+		db.MarkItemsRead(model.MarkFilter{FeedID: &feed.Id})
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkMarkItemsRead_ByFolder(b *testing.B) {
+	db := perfDB(b)
+
+	folder := db.CreateFolder("perf")
+	now := time.Now()
+	var all []model.Item
+	for k := 0; k < 5; k++ {
+		feed := db.CreateFeed(model.CreateFeedParams{
+			FeedLink: fmt.Sprintf("http://f%d.xml", k),
+			FolderID: &folder.Id,
+		})
+		for i := 0; i < 1_000_000 / 5; i++ {
+			all = append(all, model.Item{
+				GUID:   fmt.Sprintf("f%d-i%d", k, i),
+				FeedId: feed.Id,
+				Title:  "t",
+				Date:   now.Add(time.Duration(len(all)) * time.Second),
+			})
+		}
+	}
+	db.CreateItems(all)
+
+	for b.Loop() {
+		db.MarkItemsRead(model.MarkFilter{FolderID: &folder.Id})
+	}
+}