diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index de6aa7442f..0d6a64d6b1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ option(MATERIALX_BUILD_GEN_MSL "Build the MSL shader generator back-end." ON)
 option(MATERIALX_BUILD_RENDER "Build the MaterialX Render modules." ON)
 option(MATERIALX_BUILD_OIIO "Build OpenImageIO support for MaterialXRender." OFF)
 option(MATERIALX_BUILD_TESTS "Build unit tests." ON)
+option(MATERIALX_BUILD_BENCHMARK_TESTS "Build benchmark tests." OFF)
 
 option(MATERIALX_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build MaterialX libraries as shared rather than static." OFF)
 option(MATERIALX_PYTHON_LTO "Enable link-time optimizations for MaterialX Python." ON)
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ mark_as_advanced(MATERIALX_BUILD_GEN_MSL)
 mark_as_advanced(MATERIALX_BUILD_RENDER)
 mark_as_advanced(MATERIALX_BUILD_OIIO)
 mark_as_advanced(MATERIALX_BUILD_TESTS)
+mark_as_advanced(MATERIALX_BUILD_BENCHMARK_TESTS)
 mark_as_advanced(MATERIALX_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 mark_as_advanced(MATERIALX_NAMESPACE_SUFFIX)
 mark_as_advanced(MATERIALX_LIBNAME_SUFFIX)
@@ -177,6 +179,9 @@ endif()
 if(MATERIALX_TEST_RENDER)
     add_definitions(-DMATERIALX_TEST_RENDER)
 endif()
+if (MATERIALX_BUILD_BENCHMARK_TESTS)
+    add_definitions(-DMATERIALX_BUILD_BENCHMARK_TESTS)
+endif()
 
 if (MATERIALX_BUILD_GEN_MDL)
     add_definitions(-DMATERIALX_MDLC_EXECUTABLE=\"${MATERIALX_MDLC_EXECUTABLE}\")
diff --git a/source/MaterialXTest/CMakeLists.txt b/source/MaterialXTest/CMakeLists.txt
index e66db4bd2e..862a176b50 100644
--- a/source/MaterialXTest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/MaterialXTest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ set_target_properties(
     VERSION "${MATERIALX_LIBRARY_VERSION}"
     SOVERSION "${MATERIALX_MAJOR_VERSION}")
 
+if(MATERIALX_BUILD_BENCHMARK_TESTS)
+    target_compile_definitions(MaterialXTest PRIVATE -DCATCH_CONFIG_ENABLE_BENCHMARKING)
+endif()
+
 target_link_libraries(
     MaterialXTest
     ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})
diff --git a/source/MaterialXTest/External/Catch/catch.hpp b/source/MaterialXTest/External/Catch/catch.hpp
index d2a12427b2..9b309bddc6 100644
--- a/source/MaterialXTest/External/Catch/catch.hpp
+++ b/source/MaterialXTest/External/Catch/catch.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
- *  Catch v2.13.9
- *  Generated: 2022-04-12 22:37:23.260201
+ *  Catch v2.13.10
+ *  Generated: 2022-10-16 11:01:23.452308
  *  ----------------------------------------------------------
  *  This file has been merged from multiple headers. Please don't edit it directly
  *  Copyright (c) 2022 Two Blue Cubes Ltd. All rights reserved.
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 #define CATCH_VERSION_MAJOR 2
 #define CATCH_VERSION_MINOR 13
-#define CATCH_VERSION_PATCH 9
+#define CATCH_VERSION_PATCH 10
 
 #ifdef __clang__
 #    pragma clang system_header
@@ -7395,8 +7395,6 @@ namespace Catch {
             template <typename T, bool Destruct>
             struct ObjectStorage
             {
-                using TStorage = typename std::aligned_storage<sizeof(T), std::alignment_of<T>::value>::type;
-
                 ObjectStorage() : data() {}
 
                 ObjectStorage(const ObjectStorage& other)
@@ -7439,7 +7437,7 @@ namespace Catch {
                     return *static_cast<T*>(static_cast<void*>(&data));
                 }
 
-                TStorage data;
+                struct { alignas(T) unsigned char data[sizeof(T)]; }  data;
             };
         }
 
@@ -7949,7 +7947,7 @@ namespace Catch {
     #if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
         #define CATCH_TRAP() __asm__("int $3\n" : : ) /* NOLINT */
     #elif defined(__aarch64__)
-        #define CATCH_TRAP()  __asm__(".inst 0xd4200000")
+        #define CATCH_TRAP()  __asm__(".inst 0xd43e0000")
     #endif
 
 #elif defined(CATCH_PLATFORM_IPHONE)
@@ -13558,7 +13556,7 @@ namespace Catch {
 
             // Handle list request
             if( Option<std::size_t> listed = list( m_config ) )
-                return static_cast<int>( *listed );
+                return (std::min) (MaxExitCode, static_cast<int>(*listed));
 
             TestGroup tests { m_config };
             auto const totals = tests.execute();
@@ -15391,7 +15389,7 @@ namespace Catch {
     }
 
     Version const& libraryVersion() {
-        static Version version( 2, 13, 9, "", 0 );
+        static Version version( 2, 13, 10, "", 0 );
         return version;
     }
 
@@ -17526,12 +17524,20 @@ namespace Catch {
 
 #ifndef __OBJC__
 
+#ifndef CATCH_INTERNAL_CDECL
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#define CATCH_INTERNAL_CDECL __cdecl
+#else
+#define CATCH_INTERNAL_CDECL
+#endif
+#endif
+
 #if defined(CATCH_CONFIG_WCHAR) && defined(CATCH_PLATFORM_WINDOWS) && defined(_UNICODE) && !defined(DO_NOT_USE_WMAIN)
 // Standard C/C++ Win32 Unicode wmain entry point
-extern "C" int wmain (int argc, wchar_t * argv[], wchar_t * []) {
+extern "C" int CATCH_INTERNAL_CDECL wmain (int argc, wchar_t * argv[], wchar_t * []) {
 #else
 // Standard C/C++ main entry point
-int main (int argc, char * argv[]) {
+int CATCH_INTERNAL_CDECL main (int argc, char * argv[]) {
 #endif
 
     return Catch::Session().run( argc, argv );
diff --git a/source/MaterialXTest/MaterialXGenGlsl/GenGlsl.cpp b/source/MaterialXTest/MaterialXGenGlsl/GenGlsl.cpp
index 339d3853cb..2cc4d7ccf4 100644
--- a/source/MaterialXTest/MaterialXGenGlsl/GenGlsl.cpp
+++ b/source/MaterialXTest/MaterialXGenGlsl/GenGlsl.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,17 @@ TEST_CASE("GenShader: Bind Light Shaders", "[genglsl]")
     REQUIRE_NOTHROW(mx::HwShaderGenerator::bindLightShader(*spotLightShader, 66, context));
 }
 
+#ifdef MATERIALX_BUILD_BENCHMARK_TESTS
+TEST_CASE("GenShader: Performance Test", "[genglsl]")
+{
+    mx::GenContext context(mx::GlslShaderGenerator::create());
+    BENCHMARK("Load documents, validate and generate shader") 
+    {
+        return GenShaderUtil::shaderGenPerformanceTest(context);
+    };
+}
+#endif
+
 enum class GlslType
 {
     Glsl400,
diff --git a/source/MaterialXTest/MaterialXGenShader/GenShaderUtil.cpp b/source/MaterialXTest/MaterialXGenShader/GenShaderUtil.cpp
index 261aacdefe..2ca8afa86c 100644
--- a/source/MaterialXTest/MaterialXGenShader/GenShaderUtil.cpp
+++ b/source/MaterialXTest/MaterialXGenShader/GenShaderUtil.cpp
@@ -314,6 +314,85 @@ void testUniqueNames(mx::GenContext& context, const std::string& stage)
     REQUIRE(sgNode1->getOutput()->getVariable() == "unique_names_out");
 }
 
+// Test ShaderGen performance 
+void shaderGenPerformanceTest(mx::GenContext& context)
+{
+    mx::DocumentPtr nodeLibrary = mx::createDocument();
+    mx::FilePath currentPath = mx::FilePath::getCurrentPath();
+    const mx::FileSearchPath libSearchPath(currentPath);
+
+    // Load the standard libraries.
+    loadLibraries({ "libraries" }, libSearchPath, nodeLibrary);
+    context.registerSourceCodeSearchPath(libSearchPath);
+
+    // Enable Color Management
+    mx::ColorManagementSystemPtr colorManagementSystem =
+        mx::DefaultColorManagementSystem::create(context.getShaderGenerator().getTarget());
+
+    REQUIRE(colorManagementSystem);
+    if (colorManagementSystem)
+    {
+        context.getShaderGenerator().setColorManagementSystem(colorManagementSystem);
+        colorManagementSystem->loadLibrary(nodeLibrary);
+    }
+
+    // Enable Unit System
+    mx::UnitSystemPtr unitSystem = mx::UnitSystem::create(context.getShaderGenerator().getTarget());
+    REQUIRE(unitSystem);
+    if (unitSystem)
+    {
+        context.getShaderGenerator().setUnitSystem(unitSystem);
+        unitSystem->loadLibrary(nodeLibrary);
+        // Setup Unit converters
+        unitSystem->setUnitConverterRegistry(mx::UnitConverterRegistry::create());
+        mx::UnitTypeDefPtr distanceTypeDef = nodeLibrary->getUnitTypeDef("distance");
+        unitSystem->getUnitConverterRegistry()->addUnitConverter(distanceTypeDef, mx::LinearUnitConverter::create(distanceTypeDef));
+        mx::UnitTypeDefPtr angleTypeDef = nodeLibrary->getUnitTypeDef("angle");
+        unitSystem->getUnitConverterRegistry()->addUnitConverter(angleTypeDef, mx::LinearUnitConverter::create(angleTypeDef));
+        context.getOptions().targetDistanceUnit = "meter";
+    }
+
+    // Read mtlx documents
+    mx::FilePathVec testRootPaths;
+    testRootPaths.push_back("resources/Materials/Examples/StandardSurface");
+
+    std::vector<mx::DocumentPtr> loadedDocuments;
+    mx::StringVec documentsPaths;
+    mx::StringVec errorLog;
+
+    for (const auto& testRoot : testRootPaths)
+    {
+        mx::loadDocuments(testRoot, libSearchPath, {}, {}, loadedDocuments, documentsPaths,
+                          nullptr, &errorLog);
+    }
+
+    REQUIRE(loadedDocuments.size() > 0);
+    REQUIRE(loadedDocuments.size() == documentsPaths.size());
+
+    // Shuffle the order of documents and perform document library import validatation and shadergen
+    std::random_device random_dev;
+    std::mt19937 generator(random_dev());
+    std::shuffle(loadedDocuments.begin(), loadedDocuments.end(), generator);
+    for (const auto& doc : loadedDocuments)
+    {
+        doc->importLibrary(nodeLibrary);
+        std::vector<mx::TypedElementPtr> elements = mx::findRenderableElements(doc);
+
+        REQUIRE(elements.size() > 0);
+
+        std::string message;
+        bool docValid = doc->validate(&message);
+
+        REQUIRE(docValid == true);
+
+        mx::StringVec sourceCode;
+        mx::ShaderPtr shader = nullptr;
+        shader = context.getShaderGenerator().generate(elements[0]->getName(), elements[0], context);
+
+        REQUIRE(shader != nullptr);
+        REQUIRE(shader->getSourceCode(mx::Stage::PIXEL).length() > 0);
+    }
+}
 
 void ShaderGeneratorTester::checkImplementationUsage(const mx::StringSet& usedImpls,
                                                      const mx::GenContext& context,
diff --git a/source/MaterialXTest/MaterialXGenShader/GenShaderUtil.h b/source/MaterialXTest/MaterialXGenShader/GenShaderUtil.h
index ea34170d71..9c471466aa 100644
--- a/source/MaterialXTest/MaterialXGenShader/GenShaderUtil.h
+++ b/source/MaterialXTest/MaterialXGenShader/GenShaderUtil.h
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ void checkImplementations(mx::GenContext& context,
 // Utility test to  check unique name generation on a shader generator
 void testUniqueNames(mx::GenContext& context, const std::string& stage);
 
+// Utility to perfrom simple performance test to load, validate and generate shaders
+void shaderGenPerformanceTest(mx::GenContext& context);
+
 //
 // Render validation options. Reflects the _options.mtlx
 // file in the test suite area.