diff --git a/src/Makefile.bench.include b/src/Makefile.bench.include
index 56b8ca8ce68..2a8e4a0aaca 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.bench.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.bench.include
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ bench_bench_bitcoin_SOURCES = \
   bench/mempool_stress.cpp \
   bench/nanobench.h \
   bench/nanobench.cpp \
+  bench/peer_eviction.cpp \
   bench/rpc_blockchain.cpp \
   bench/rpc_mempool.cpp \
   bench/util_time.cpp \
diff --git a/src/bench/peer_eviction.cpp b/src/bench/peer_eviction.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0469f0cb4c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bench/peer_eviction.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2021 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#include <bench/bench.h>
+#include <net.h>
+#include <netaddress.h>
+#include <random.h>
+#include <test/util/net.h>
+#include <test/util/setup_common.h>
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <functional>
+#include <vector>
+
+static void EvictionProtectionCommon(
+    benchmark::Bench& bench,
+    int num_candidates,
+    std::function<void(NodeEvictionCandidate&)> candidate_setup_fn)
+{
+    using Candidates = std::vector<NodeEvictionCandidate>;
+    FastRandomContext random_context{true};
+    bench.warmup(100).epochIterations(1100);
+
+    Candidates candidates{GetRandomNodeEvictionCandidates(num_candidates, random_context)};
+    for (auto& c : candidates) {
+        candidate_setup_fn(c);
+    }
+
+    std::vector<Candidates> copies{bench.epochs() * bench.epochIterations(), candidates};
+    size_t i{0};
+    bench.run([&] {
+        ProtectEvictionCandidatesByRatio(copies.at(i));
+        ++i;
+    });
+}
+
+/* Benchmarks */
+
+static void EvictionProtection0Networks250Candidates(benchmark::Bench& bench)
+{
+    EvictionProtectionCommon(
+        bench,
+        250 /* num_candidates */,
+        [](NodeEvictionCandidate& c) {
+            c.nTimeConnected = c.id;
+            c.m_network = NET_IPV4;
+        });
+}
+
+static void EvictionProtection1Networks250Candidates(benchmark::Bench& bench)
+{
+    EvictionProtectionCommon(
+        bench,
+        250 /* num_candidates */,
+        [](NodeEvictionCandidate& c) {
+            c.nTimeConnected = c.id;
+            c.m_is_local = false;
+            if (c.id >= 130 && c.id < 240) { // 110 Tor
+                c.m_network = NET_ONION;
+            } else {
+                c.m_network = NET_IPV4;
+            }
+        });
+}
+
+static void EvictionProtection2Networks250Candidates(benchmark::Bench& bench)
+{
+    EvictionProtectionCommon(
+        bench,
+        250 /* num_candidates */,
+        [](NodeEvictionCandidate& c) {
+            c.nTimeConnected = c.id;
+            c.m_is_local = false;
+            if (c.id >= 90 && c.id < 160) { // 70 Tor
+                c.m_network = NET_ONION;
+            } else if (c.id >= 170 && c.id < 250) { // 80 I2P
+                c.m_network = NET_I2P;
+            } else {
+                c.m_network = NET_IPV4;
+            }
+        });
+}
+
+static void EvictionProtection3Networks050Candidates(benchmark::Bench& bench)
+{
+    EvictionProtectionCommon(
+        bench,
+        50 /* num_candidates */,
+        [](NodeEvictionCandidate& c) {
+            c.nTimeConnected = c.id;
+            c.m_is_local = (c.id == 28 || c.id == 47); //  2 localhost
+            if (c.id >= 30 && c.id < 47) {             // 17 I2P
+                c.m_network = NET_I2P;
+            } else if (c.id >= 24 && c.id < 28) { //  4 Tor
+                c.m_network = NET_ONION;
+            } else {
+                c.m_network = NET_IPV4;
+            }
+        });
+}
+
+static void EvictionProtection3Networks100Candidates(benchmark::Bench& bench)
+{
+    EvictionProtectionCommon(
+        bench,
+        100 /* num_candidates */,
+        [](NodeEvictionCandidate& c) {
+            c.nTimeConnected = c.id;
+            c.m_is_local = (c.id >= 55 && c.id < 60); //  5 localhost
+            if (c.id >= 70 && c.id < 80) {            // 10 I2P
+                c.m_network = NET_I2P;
+            } else if (c.id >= 80 && c.id < 96) { // 16 Tor
+                c.m_network = NET_ONION;
+            } else {
+                c.m_network = NET_IPV4;
+            }
+        });
+}
+
+static void EvictionProtection3Networks250Candidates(benchmark::Bench& bench)
+{
+    EvictionProtectionCommon(
+        bench,
+        250 /* num_candidates */,
+        [](NodeEvictionCandidate& c) {
+            c.nTimeConnected = c.id;
+            c.m_is_local = (c.id >= 140 && c.id < 160); // 20 localhost
+            if (c.id >= 170 && c.id < 180) {            // 10 I2P
+                c.m_network = NET_I2P;
+            } else if (c.id >= 190 && c.id < 240) { // 50 Tor
+                c.m_network = NET_ONION;
+            } else {
+                c.m_network = NET_IPV4;
+            }
+        });
+}
+
+// Candidate numbers used for the benchmarks:
+// -  50 candidates simulates a possible use of -maxconnections
+// - 100 candidates approximates an average node with default settings
+// - 250 candidates is the number of peers reported by operators of busy nodes
+
+// No disadvantaged networks, with 250 eviction candidates.
+BENCHMARK(EvictionProtection0Networks250Candidates);
+
+// 1 disadvantaged network (Tor) with 250 eviction candidates.
+BENCHMARK(EvictionProtection1Networks250Candidates);
+
+// 2 disadvantaged networks (I2P, Tor) with 250 eviction candidates.
+BENCHMARK(EvictionProtection2Networks250Candidates);
+
+// 3 disadvantaged networks (I2P/localhost/Tor) with 50/100/250 eviction candidates.
+BENCHMARK(EvictionProtection3Networks050Candidates);
+BENCHMARK(EvictionProtection3Networks100Candidates);
+BENCHMARK(EvictionProtection3Networks250Candidates);