diff --git a/tests/profiling/test_ifc_creation.py b/tests/profiling/test_ifc_creation.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e5b2e692
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/profiling/test_ifc_creation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import pytest
+
+import ada
+
+
+@pytest.mark.benchmark
+def test_build_big_ifc_beams():
+    # create beams and write it to ifc
+    beams = []
+    for i in range(0, 100):
+        bm = ada.Beam(f"bm{i}", (i, 0, 0), (i + 1, 0, 0), "IPE300")
+        beams.append(bm)
+    a = ada.Assembly() / beams
+    a.to_ifc(file_obj_only=True)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.benchmark
+def test_build_big_ifc_plates():
+    objects = []
+    points = [(0, 0), (1, 0), (1, 1), (0, 1)]
+    for i in range(0, 100):
+        bm = ada.Plate(f"pl{i}", points, 0.01, origin=(0, 0, i))
+        objects.append(bm)
+    a = ada.Assembly() / objects
+    a.to_ifc(file_obj_only=True)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.benchmark
+def test_build_big_ifc_box():
+    objects = []
+    for i in range(0, 100):
+        bm = ada.PrimBox(f"obj{i}", (0, 0, i), (0.5, 0.5, i + 0.5))
+        objects.append(bm)
+    a = ada.Assembly() / objects
+    a.to_ifc(file_obj_only=True)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.benchmark
+def test_build_big_ifc_sphere():
+    objects = []
+    for i in range(0, 100):
+        bm = ada.PrimSphere(f"obj{i}", (0, 0, i), 0.2)
+        objects.append(bm)
+    a = ada.Assembly() / objects
+    a.to_ifc(file_obj_only=True)
diff --git a/tests/profiling/test_large_ifc_models.py b/tests/profiling/test_large_ifc_models.py
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index ce6406046..000000000
--- a/tests/profiling/test_large_ifc_models.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import pytest
-
-import ada
-
-
-@pytest.mark.benchmark
-def test_build_big_ifc():
-    # create beams and write it to ifc
-    beams = []
-    for i in range(0, 1_000):
-        bm = ada.Beam(f"bm{i}", (i, 0, 0), (i + 1, 0, 0), "IPE300")
-        beams.append(bm)
-    a = ada.Assembly() / beams
-    a.to_ifc(file_obj_only=True)