diff --git a/benchmark/assert/deepequal-buffer.js b/benchmark/assert/deepequal-buffer.js
index 2a7d9e3bed7c38..9e86aa231e69d2 100644
--- a/benchmark/assert/deepequal-buffer.js
+++ b/benchmark/assert/deepequal-buffer.js
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common.js');
 const assert = require('assert');
+
 const bench = common.createBenchmark(main, {
-  n: [1e3],
-  len: [1e2],
-  method: ['strict', 'nonstrict']
+  n: [1e5],
+  len: [1e2, 1e4],
+  method: [
+    'deepEqual',
+    'deepStrictEqual',
+    'notDeepEqual',
+    'notDeepStrictEqual'
+  ]
 });
 
 function main(conf) {
@@ -12,14 +18,16 @@ function main(conf) {
   const len = +conf.len;
   var i;
 
-  const data = Buffer.allocUnsafe(len);
+  const data = Buffer.allocUnsafe(len + 1);
   const actual = Buffer.alloc(len);
   const expected = Buffer.alloc(len);
+  const expectedWrong = Buffer.alloc(len + 1);
   data.copy(actual);
   data.copy(expected);
+  data.copy(expectedWrong);
 
   switch (conf.method) {
-    case 'strict':
+    case 'deepEqual':
       bench.start();
       for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
         // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-properties
@@ -27,13 +35,28 @@ function main(conf) {
       }
       bench.end(n);
       break;
-    case 'nonstrict':
+    case 'deepStrictEqual':
       bench.start();
       for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
         assert.deepStrictEqual(actual, expected);
       }
       bench.end(n);
       break;
+    case 'notDeepEqual':
+      bench.start();
+      for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-properties
+        assert.notDeepEqual(actual, expectedWrong);
+      }
+      bench.end(n);
+      break;
+    case 'notDeepStrictEqual':
+      bench.start();
+      for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+        assert.notDeepStrictEqual(actual, expectedWrong);
+      }
+      bench.end(n);
+      break;
     default:
       throw new Error('Unsupported method');
   }
diff --git a/benchmark/assert/deepequal-object.js b/benchmark/assert/deepequal-object.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..d1a6cb69944055
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/assert/deepequal-object.js
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common.js');
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+const bench = common.createBenchmark(main, {
+  n: [1e6],
+  size: [1e2, 1e3, 1e4],
+  method: [
+    'deepEqual',
+    'deepStrictEqual',
+    'notDeepEqual',
+    'notDeepStrictEqual'
+  ]
+});
+
+function createObj(source, add = '') {
+  return source.map((n) => ({
+    foo: 'yarp',
+    nope: {
+      bar: `123${add}`,
+      a: [1, 2, 3],
+      baz: n
+    }
+  }));
+}
+
+function main(conf) {
+  const size = +conf.size;
+  // TODO: Fix this "hack"
+  const n = (+conf.n) / size;
+  var i;
+
+  const source = Array.apply(null, Array(size));
+  const actual = createObj(source);
+  const expected = createObj(source);
+  const expectedWrong = createObj(source, '4');
+
+  switch (conf.method) {
+    case 'deepEqual':
+      bench.start();
+      for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-properties
+        assert.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+      }
+      bench.end(n);
+      break;
+    case 'deepStrictEqual':
+      bench.start();
+      for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+        assert.deepStrictEqual(actual, expected);
+      }
+      bench.end(n);
+      break;
+    case 'notDeepEqual':
+      bench.start();
+      for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-properties
+        assert.notDeepEqual(actual, expectedWrong);
+      }
+      bench.end(n);
+      break;
+    case 'notDeepStrictEqual':
+      bench.start();
+      for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+        assert.notDeepStrictEqual(actual, expectedWrong);
+      }
+      bench.end(n);
+      break;
+    default:
+      throw new Error('Unsupported method');
+  }
+}
diff --git a/benchmark/assert/deepequal-prims-and-objs-big-array-set.js b/benchmark/assert/deepequal-prims-and-objs-big-array-set.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..1e356cea51efd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/assert/deepequal-prims-and-objs-big-array-set.js
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common.js');
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+const primValues = {
+  'null': null,
+  'undefined': undefined,
+  'string': 'a',
+  'number': 1,
+  'boolean': true,
+  'object': { 0: 'a' },
+  'array': [1, 2, 3],
+  'new-array': new Array([1, 2, 3])
+};
+
+const bench = common.createBenchmark(main, {
+  prim: Object.keys(primValues),
+  n: [25],
+  len: [1e5],
+  method: [
+    'deepEqual_Array',
+    'deepStrictEqual_Array',
+    'notDeepEqual_Array',
+    'notDeepStrictEqual_Array',
+    'deepEqual_Set',
+    'deepStrictEqual_Set',
+    'notDeepEqual_Set',
+    'notDeepStrictEqual_Set'
+  ]
+});
+
+function main(conf) {
+  const prim = primValues[conf.prim];
+  const n = +conf.n;
+  const len = +conf.len;
+  const actual = [];
+  const expected = [];
+  const expectedWrong = [];
+  var i;
+
+  for (var x = 0; x < len; x++) {
+    actual.push(prim);
+    expected.push(prim);
+    expectedWrong.push(prim);
+  }
+  expectedWrong.pop();
+  expectedWrong.push('b');
+
+  // Note: primitives are only added once to a set
+  const actualSet = new Set(actual);
+  const expectedSet = new Set(expected);
+  const expectedWrongSet = new Set(expectedWrong);
+
+  switch (conf.method) {
+    case 'deepEqual_Array':
+      bench.start();
+      for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-properties
+        assert.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+      }
+      bench.end(n);
+      break;
+    case 'deepStrictEqual_Array':
+      bench.start();
+      for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+        assert.deepStrictEqual(actual, expected);
+      }
+      bench.end(n);
+      break;
+    case 'notDeepEqual_Array':
+      bench.start();
+      for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-properties
+        assert.notDeepEqual(actual, expectedWrong);
+      }
+      bench.end(n);
+      break;
+    case 'notDeepStrictEqual_Array':
+      bench.start();
+      for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+        assert.notDeepStrictEqual(actual, expectedWrong);
+      }
+      bench.end(n);
+      break;
+    case 'deepEqual_Set':
+      bench.start();
+      for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-properties
+        assert.deepEqual(actualSet, expectedSet);
+      }
+      bench.end(n);
+      break;
+    case 'deepStrictEqual_Set':
+      bench.start();
+      for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+        assert.deepStrictEqual(actualSet, expectedSet);
+      }
+      bench.end(n);
+      break;
+    case 'notDeepEqual_Set':
+      bench.start();
+      for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-properties
+        assert.notDeepEqual(actualSet, expectedWrongSet);
+      }
+      bench.end(n);
+      break;
+    case 'notDeepStrictEqual_Set':
+      bench.start();
+      for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+        assert.notDeepStrictEqual(actualSet, expectedWrongSet);
+      }
+      bench.end(n);
+      break;
+    default:
+      throw new Error('Unsupported method');
+  }
+}
diff --git a/benchmark/assert/deepequal-prims-and-objs-big-array.js b/benchmark/assert/deepequal-prims-and-objs-big-array.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 69eda8af087dfa..00000000000000
--- a/benchmark/assert/deepequal-prims-and-objs-big-array.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-const common = require('../common.js');
-const assert = require('assert');
-
-const primValues = {
-  'null': null,
-  'undefined': undefined,
-  'string': 'a',
-  'number': 1,
-  'boolean': true,
-  'object': { 0: 'a' },
-  'array': [1, 2, 3],
-  'new-array': new Array([1, 2, 3])
-};
-
-const bench = common.createBenchmark(main, {
-  prim: Object.keys(primValues),
-  n: [25],
-  len: [1e5],
-  method: ['strict', 'nonstrict']
-});
-
-function main(conf) {
-  const prim = primValues[conf.prim];
-  const n = +conf.n;
-  const len = +conf.len;
-  const actual = [];
-  const expected = [];
-  var i;
-
-  for (var x = 0; x < len; x++) {
-    actual.push(prim);
-    expected.push(prim);
-  }
-
-  switch (conf.method) {
-    case 'strict':
-      bench.start();
-      for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
-        // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-properties
-        assert.deepEqual(actual, expected);
-      }
-      bench.end(n);
-      break;
-    case 'nonstrict':
-      bench.start();
-      for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
-        assert.deepStrictEqual(actual, expected);
-      }
-      bench.end(n);
-      break;
-    default:
-      throw new Error('Unsupported method');
-  }
-}
diff --git a/benchmark/assert/deepequal-prims-and-objs-big-loop.js b/benchmark/assert/deepequal-prims-and-objs-big-loop.js
index 781c5ad754e723..2800b51c491bcf 100644
--- a/benchmark/assert/deepequal-prims-and-objs-big-loop.js
+++ b/benchmark/assert/deepequal-prims-and-objs-big-loop.js
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ const primValues = {
 const bench = common.createBenchmark(main, {
   prim: Object.keys(primValues),
   n: [1e6],
-  method: ['strict', 'nonstrict']
+  method: [
+    'deepEqual',
+    'deepStrictEqual',
+    'notDeepEqual',
+    'notDeepStrictEqual'
+  ]
 });
 
 function main(conf) {
@@ -24,11 +29,12 @@ function main(conf) {
   const n = +conf.n;
   const actual = prim;
   const expected = prim;
+  const expectedWrong = 'b';
   var i;
 
   // Creates new array to avoid loop invariant code motion
   switch (conf.method) {
-    case 'strict':
+    case 'deepEqual':
       bench.start();
       for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
         // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-properties
@@ -36,13 +42,28 @@ function main(conf) {
       }
       bench.end(n);
       break;
-    case 'nonstrict':
+    case 'deepStrictEqual':
       bench.start();
       for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
         assert.deepStrictEqual([actual], [expected]);
       }
       bench.end(n);
       break;
+    case 'notDeepEqual':
+      bench.start();
+      for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-properties
+        assert.notDeepEqual([actual], [expectedWrong]);
+      }
+      bench.end(n);
+      break;
+    case 'notDeepStrictEqual':
+      bench.start();
+      for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+        assert.notDeepStrictEqual([actual], [expectedWrong]);
+      }
+      bench.end(n);
+      break;
     default:
       throw new Error('Unsupported method');
   }
diff --git a/benchmark/assert/deepequal-typedarrays.js b/benchmark/assert/deepequal-typedarrays.js
index 00c6ca5adf2835..5d51d53d13e70f 100644
--- a/benchmark/assert/deepequal-typedarrays.js
+++ b/benchmark/assert/deepequal-typedarrays.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common.js');
 const assert = require('assert');
+
 const bench = common.createBenchmark(main, {
   type: [
     'Int8Array',
@@ -14,7 +15,12 @@ const bench = common.createBenchmark(main, {
     'Uint8ClampedArray',
   ],
   n: [1],
-  method: ['strict', 'nonstrict'],
+  method: [
+    'deepEqual',
+    'deepStrictEqual',
+    'notDeepEqual',
+    'notDeepStrictEqual'
+  ],
   len: [1e6]
 });
 
@@ -26,10 +32,12 @@ function main(conf) {
 
   const actual = new clazz(len);
   const expected = new clazz(len);
+  const expectedWrong = Buffer.alloc(len);
+  expectedWrong[100] = 123;
   var i;
 
   switch (conf.method) {
-    case 'strict':
+    case 'deepEqual':
       bench.start();
       for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
         // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-properties
@@ -37,13 +45,28 @@ function main(conf) {
       }
       bench.end(n);
       break;
-    case 'nonstrict':
+    case 'deepStrictEqual':
       bench.start();
       for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
         assert.deepStrictEqual(actual, expected);
       }
       bench.end(n);
       break;
+    case 'notDeepEqual':
+      bench.start();
+      for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-properties
+        assert.notDeepEqual(actual, expectedWrong);
+      }
+      bench.end(n);
+      break;
+    case 'notDeepStrictEqual':
+      bench.start();
+      for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+        assert.notDeepStrictEqual(actual, expectedWrong);
+      }
+      bench.end(n);
+      break;
     default:
       throw new Error('Unsupported method');
   }
diff --git a/benchmark/assert/throws.js b/benchmark/assert/throws.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..9043799256e196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/assert/throws.js
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common.js');
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+const bench = common.createBenchmark(main, {
+  n: [1e6],
+  method: [
+    'doesNotThrow',
+    'throws',
+    'throws_TypeError',
+    'throws_RegExp'
+  ]
+});
+
+function main(conf) {
+  const n = +conf.n;
+  const throws = () => { throw new TypeError('foobar'); };
+  const doesNotThrow = () => { return 'foobar'; };
+  const regExp = /foobar/;
+  const message = 'failure';
+  var i;
+
+  switch (conf.method) {
+    case 'doesNotThrow':
+      bench.start();
+      for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+        assert.doesNotThrow(doesNotThrow);
+      }
+      bench.end(n);
+      break;
+    case 'throws':
+      bench.start();
+      for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax
+        assert.throws(throws);
+      }
+      bench.end(n);
+      break;
+    case 'throws_TypeError':
+      bench.start();
+      for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+        assert.throws(throws, TypeError, message);
+      }
+      bench.end(n);
+      break;
+    case 'throws_RegExp':
+      bench.start();
+      for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+        assert.throws(throws, regExp, message);
+      }
+      bench.end(n);
+      break;
+    default:
+      throw new Error(`Unsupported method ${conf.method}`);
+  }
+}