diff --git a/packages/@n8n/benchmark/scripts/bootstrap.sh b/packages/@n8n/benchmark/scripts/bootstrap.sh
index 87f2c8d6ac..c5a8b57db5 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/benchmark/scripts/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/packages/@n8n/benchmark/scripts/bootstrap.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,18 @@ else
 	sudo chown -R "$CURRENT_USER":"$CURRENT_USER" /n8n
 fi
 
+### Remove unneeded dependencies
+# TTY
+sudo systemctl disable getty@tty1.service
+sudo systemctl disable serial-getty@ttyS0.service
+# Snap
+sudo systemctl disable snapd.service
+sudo apt remove snapd
+# Unattended upgrades
+sudo systemctl disable unattended-upgrades.service
+# Cron
+sudo systemctl disable cron.service
+
 # Include nodejs v20 repository
 curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x -o nodesource_setup.sh
 sudo -E bash nodesource_setup.sh
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/benchmark/scripts/run-in-cloud.mjs b/packages/@n8n/benchmark/scripts/run-in-cloud.mjs
index 35e90bdee5..c61c0901d4 100755
--- a/packages/@n8n/benchmark/scripts/run-in-cloud.mjs
+++ b/packages/@n8n/benchmark/scripts/run-in-cloud.mjs
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ async function runBenchmarksOnVm(config, benchmarkEnv) {
 	const bootstrapScriptPath = path.join(scriptsDir, 'bootstrap.sh');
 	await sshClient.ssh(`chmod a+x ${bootstrapScriptPath} && ${bootstrapScriptPath}`);
 
+	// Benchmarking the VM
+	const vmBenchmarkScriptPath = path.join(scriptsDir, 'vm-benchmark.sh');
+	await sshClient.ssh(`chmod a+x ${vmBenchmarkScriptPath} && ${vmBenchmarkScriptPath}`, {
+		verbose: true,
+	});
+
 	// Give some time for the VM to be ready
 	await sleep(1000);
 
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/benchmark/scripts/vm-benchmark.sh b/packages/@n8n/benchmark/scripts/vm-benchmark.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6bf215cd67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@n8n/benchmark/scripts/vm-benchmark.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Install fio
+sudo apt-get -y install fio > /dev/null
+
+# Run the disk benchmark
+fio --name=rand_rw --ioengine=libaio --rw=randrw --rwmixread=70 --bs=4k --numjobs=4 --size=1G --runtime=30 --directory=/n8n --group_reporting
+
+# Remove files
+sudo rm /n8n/rand_rw.*
+
+# Uninstall fio
+sudo apt-get -y remove fio