diff --git a/tests/bench_msg_pingpong/main.c b/tests/bench_msg_pingpong/main.c
index 00799676e3..d59752008b 100644
--- a/tests/bench_msg_pingpong/main.c
+++ b/tests/bench_msg_pingpong/main.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include "macros/units.h"
 #include "thread.h"
 
 #include "msg.h"
@@ -75,7 +76,12 @@ int main(void)
         n++;
     }
 
-    printf("{ \"result\" : %"PRIu32" }\n", n);
+    printf("{ \"result\" : %"PRIu32, n);
+#ifdef CLOCK_CORECLOCK
+    printf(", \"ticks\" : %"PRIu32,
+           (uint32_t)((TEST_DURATION/US_PER_MS) * (CLOCK_CORECLOCK/KHZ(1)))/n);
+#endif
+    puts(" }");
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tests/bench_msg_pingpong/tests/01-run.py b/tests/bench_msg_pingpong/tests/01-run.py
index f2d9f5b121..62a4ac060e 100755
--- a/tests/bench_msg_pingpong/tests/01-run.py
+++ b/tests/bench_msg_pingpong/tests/01-run.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from testrunner import run
 
 
 def testfunc(child):
-    child.expect(r"{ \"result\" : \d+ }")
+    child.expect(r"{ \"result\" : \d+(, \"ticks\" : \d+)? }")
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/tests/bench_mutex_pingpong/main.c b/tests/bench_mutex_pingpong/main.c
index 965f801224..447f54da76 100644
--- a/tests/bench_mutex_pingpong/main.c
+++ b/tests/bench_mutex_pingpong/main.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+#include "macros/units.h"
 #include "mutex.h"
 #include "thread.h"
 #include "xtimer.h"
@@ -78,7 +79,12 @@ int main(void)
         n++;
     }
 
-    printf("{ \"result\" : %"PRIu32" }\n", n);
+    printf("{ \"result\" : %"PRIu32, n);
+#ifdef CLOCK_CORECLOCK
+    printf(", \"ticks\" : %"PRIu32,
+           (uint32_t)((TEST_DURATION/US_PER_MS) * (CLOCK_CORECLOCK/KHZ(1)))/n);
+#endif
+    puts(" }");
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tests/bench_mutex_pingpong/tests/01-run.py b/tests/bench_mutex_pingpong/tests/01-run.py
index f2d9f5b121..62a4ac060e 100755
--- a/tests/bench_mutex_pingpong/tests/01-run.py
+++ b/tests/bench_mutex_pingpong/tests/01-run.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from testrunner import run
 
 
 def testfunc(child):
-    child.expect(r"{ \"result\" : \d+ }")
+    child.expect(r"{ \"result\" : \d+(, \"ticks\" : \d+)? }")
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/tests/bench_sched_nop/main.c b/tests/bench_sched_nop/main.c
index 74126b67a4..0e3381985f 100644
--- a/tests/bench_sched_nop/main.c
+++ b/tests/bench_sched_nop/main.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include "macros/units.h"
 #include "thread.h"
 
 #include "xtimer.h"
@@ -51,7 +52,12 @@ int main(void)
         n++;
     }
 
-    printf("{ \"result\" : %"PRIu32" }\n", n);
+    printf("{ \"result\" : %"PRIu32, n);
+#ifdef CLOCK_CORECLOCK
+    printf(", \"ticks\" : %"PRIu32,
+           (uint32_t)((TEST_DURATION/US_PER_MS) * (CLOCK_CORECLOCK/KHZ(1)))/n);
+#endif
+    puts(" }");
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tests/bench_sched_nop/tests/01-run.py b/tests/bench_sched_nop/tests/01-run.py
index f2d9f5b121..62a4ac060e 100755
--- a/tests/bench_sched_nop/tests/01-run.py
+++ b/tests/bench_sched_nop/tests/01-run.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from testrunner import run
 
 
 def testfunc(child):
-    child.expect(r"{ \"result\" : \d+ }")
+    child.expect(r"{ \"result\" : \d+(, \"ticks\" : \d+)? }")
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/tests/bench_thread_flags_pingpong/main.c b/tests/bench_thread_flags_pingpong/main.c
index ef5e037745..625ab51fc0 100644
--- a/tests/bench_thread_flags_pingpong/main.c
+++ b/tests/bench_thread_flags_pingpong/main.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include "macros/units.h"
 #include "thread.h"
 
 #include "thread_flags.h"
@@ -74,7 +75,12 @@ int main(void)
         n++;
     }
 
-    printf("{ \"result\" : %"PRIu32" }\n", n);
+    printf("{ \"result\" : %"PRIu32, n);
+#ifdef CLOCK_CORECLOCK
+    printf(", \"ticks\" : %"PRIu32,
+           (uint32_t)((TEST_DURATION/US_PER_MS) * (CLOCK_CORECLOCK/KHZ(1)))/n);
+#endif
+    puts(" }");
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tests/bench_thread_flags_pingpong/tests/01-run.py b/tests/bench_thread_flags_pingpong/tests/01-run.py
index f2d9f5b121..62a4ac060e 100755
--- a/tests/bench_thread_flags_pingpong/tests/01-run.py
+++ b/tests/bench_thread_flags_pingpong/tests/01-run.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from testrunner import run
 
 
 def testfunc(child):
-    child.expect(r"{ \"result\" : \d+ }")
+    child.expect(r"{ \"result\" : \d+(, \"ticks\" : \d+)? }")
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/tests/bench_thread_yield_pingpong/main.c b/tests/bench_thread_yield_pingpong/main.c
index 9d514b5622..10c758a053 100644
--- a/tests/bench_thread_yield_pingpong/main.c
+++ b/tests/bench_thread_yield_pingpong/main.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+#include "macros/units.h"
 #include "thread.h"
 #include "xtimer.h"
 
@@ -71,7 +72,12 @@ int main(void)
         n++;
     }
 
-    printf("{ \"result\" : %"PRIu32" }\n", n);
+    printf("{ \"result\" : %"PRIu32, n);
+#ifdef CLOCK_CORECLOCK
+    printf(", \"ticks\" : %"PRIu32,
+           (uint32_t)((TEST_DURATION/US_PER_MS) * (CLOCK_CORECLOCK/KHZ(1)))/n);
+#endif
+    puts(" }");
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tests/bench_thread_yield_pingpong/tests/01-run.py b/tests/bench_thread_yield_pingpong/tests/01-run.py
index f2d9f5b121..62a4ac060e 100755
--- a/tests/bench_thread_yield_pingpong/tests/01-run.py
+++ b/tests/bench_thread_yield_pingpong/tests/01-run.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from testrunner import run
 
 
 def testfunc(child):
-    child.expect(r"{ \"result\" : \d+ }")
+    child.expect(r"{ \"result\" : \d+(, \"ticks\" : \d+)? }")
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":