diff --git a/test/external/external_benchmark_schedule.py b/test/external/external_benchmark_schedule.py
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+from extra.models.resnet import ResNet50
+from tinygrad import Tensor
+from tinygrad.helpers import Profiling, Timing, getenv
+from tinygrad.engine.realize import lower_schedule
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+  mdl = ResNet50()
+  img = Tensor.empty(64, 3, 224, 224)
+
+  PROFILE = getenv("PROFILE", 1)
+
+  with Profiling(PROFILE):
+    with Timing("***** model forward in "):
+      out = mdl(img)
+
+  with Profiling(PROFILE):
+    with Timing("***** model schedule in "):
+      sched = out.schedule()
+
+  with Profiling(PROFILE):
+    with Timing("***** model lower in "):
+      ei = list(lower_schedule(sched))
+