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+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common.js');
+const assert = require('node:assert');
+
+const bench = common.createBenchmark(main, {
+  n: [1e6],
+}, { flags: ['--expose-internals'] });
+
+function main({ n }) {
+  const { EventTarget } = require('internal/event_target');
+
+  let target;
+
+  bench.start();
+  for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+    target = new EventTarget();
+  }
+  bench.end(n);
+
+  // Avoid V8 deadcode (elimination)
+  assert.ok(target);
+}