diff --git a/benchmark/profile.js b/benchmark/profile.js
index 093681c..11b28b5 100644
--- a/benchmark/profile.js
+++ b/benchmark/profile.js
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ var data = new Uint8Array(fs.readFileSync(__dirname +'/samples/lorem_1mb.txt'));
 
 
 for (var i=0; i<50; i++) {
-  pako.deflate(data, { level: 1 });
+  pako.deflate(data, { level: 6 });
 }