diff --git a/test/benchmarks/material/card/app.module.ts b/test/benchmarks/material/card/app.module.ts
index 0598c16badd8..56eafed66e58 100644
--- a/test/benchmarks/material/card/app.module.ts
+++ b/test/benchmarks/material/card/app.module.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export class CardBenchmarkApp {
   hide() { this.isVisible = false; }
 }
 
-
 @NgModule({
   declarations: [CardBenchmarkApp],
   imports: [
diff --git a/test/benchmarks/material/checkbox/app.module.ts b/test/benchmarks/material/checkbox/app.module.ts
index 428643cbec03..c4644df9e4c7 100644
--- a/test/benchmarks/material/checkbox/app.module.ts
+++ b/test/benchmarks/material/checkbox/app.module.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ import {MatCheckboxModule} from '@angular/material/checkbox';
   styleUrls: ['//src/material/core/theming/prebuilt/indigo-pink.css'],
 })
 export class CheckboxBenchmarkApp {
+
+  // isChecked is used to maintain the buttons checked state even after it has been hidden. This is
+  // used, for example, when we want to test the render speed of a checked vs unchecked checkbox.
+
   isChecked = false;
   isVisible = false;
   isIndeterminate = false;
@@ -39,7 +43,6 @@ export class CheckboxBenchmarkApp {
   toggleIsChecked() { this.isChecked = !this.isChecked; }
 }
 
-
 @NgModule({
   declarations: [CheckboxBenchmarkApp],
   imports: [
diff --git a/test/benchmarks/material/chips/app.module.ts b/test/benchmarks/material/chips/app.module.ts
index 4fbf380b0696..c2bbd656f1ee 100644
--- a/test/benchmarks/material/chips/app.module.ts
+++ b/test/benchmarks/material/chips/app.module.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ export class ChipsBenchmarkApp {
   hideMultiple() { this.isMultipleVisible = false; }
 }
 
-
 @NgModule({
   declarations: [ChipsBenchmarkApp],
   imports: [
diff --git a/test/benchmarks/material/form-field/app.module.ts b/test/benchmarks/material/form-field/app.module.ts
index fac1c7552764..88de3e9feffe 100644
--- a/test/benchmarks/material/form-field/app.module.ts
+++ b/test/benchmarks/material/form-field/app.module.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ export class FormFieldBenchmarkApp {
   }
 }
 
-
 @NgModule({
   declarations: [FormFieldBenchmarkApp],
   imports: [
diff --git a/test/benchmarks/material/radio/app.module.ts b/test/benchmarks/material/radio/app.module.ts
index 9fc92ae9366c..488c4b937149 100644
--- a/test/benchmarks/material/radio/app.module.ts
+++ b/test/benchmarks/material/radio/app.module.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ export class RadioBenchmarkApp {
   hideTen() { this.isTenVisible = false; }
 }
 
-
 @NgModule({
   declarations: [RadioBenchmarkApp],
   imports: [
diff --git a/test/benchmarks/material/slide-toggle/app.module.ts b/test/benchmarks/material/slide-toggle/app.module.ts
index 99a373160074..4ad5c948a4cb 100644
--- a/test/benchmarks/material/slide-toggle/app.module.ts
+++ b/test/benchmarks/material/slide-toggle/app.module.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ export class SlideToggleBenchmarkApp {
   hide() { this.isVisible = false; }
 }
 
-
 @NgModule({
   declarations: [SlideToggleBenchmarkApp],
   imports: [
diff --git a/test/benchmarks/material/table/app.module.ts b/test/benchmarks/material/table/app.module.ts
index 3974d80677c6..e70ca149d0c0 100644
--- a/test/benchmarks/material/table/app.module.ts
+++ b/test/benchmarks/material/table/app.module.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ export class TableBenchmarkApp {
   showTenRowsTwentyCols() { this.isTenRowsTwentyColsVisible = true; }
 }
 
-
 @NgModule({
   declarations: [BasicTable, TableBenchmarkApp],
   imports: [
diff --git a/test/benchmarks/mdc/button/app.module.ts b/test/benchmarks/mdc/button/app.module.ts
index b60d5759f9f6..bdc6905584cb 100644
--- a/test/benchmarks/mdc/button/app.module.ts
+++ b/test/benchmarks/mdc/button/app.module.ts
@@ -30,14 +30,12 @@ export class ButtonBenchmarkApp {
   hide() { this.isVisible = false; }
 }
 
-
 @NgModule({
   declarations: [ButtonBenchmarkApp],
   imports: [
     BrowserModule,
     MatButtonModule,
   ],
-  providers: [],
   bootstrap: [ButtonBenchmarkApp],
 })
 export class AppModule {}
diff --git a/test/benchmarks/mdc/card/app.module.ts b/test/benchmarks/mdc/card/app.module.ts
index 988454dafd2c..3aa9eabf5f59 100644
--- a/test/benchmarks/mdc/card/app.module.ts
+++ b/test/benchmarks/mdc/card/app.module.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export class CardBenchmarkApp {
   hide() { this.isVisible = false; }
 }
 
-
 @NgModule({
   declarations: [CardBenchmarkApp],
   imports: [
diff --git a/test/benchmarks/mdc/checkbox/BUILD.bazel b/test/benchmarks/mdc/checkbox/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..66162cd2cb3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/benchmarks/mdc/checkbox/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+load("@npm_angular_dev_infra_private//benchmark/component_benchmark:component_benchmark.bzl", "component_benchmark")
+
+# TODO(wagnermaciel): Update this target to provide indigo-pink in a way that doesn't require having to import it with
+# stylesUrls inside the components once `component_benchmark` supports asset injection.
+
+component_benchmark(
+    name = "benchmark",
+    driver = ":checkbox.perf-spec.ts",
+    driver_deps = [
+        "@npm//@angular/dev-infra-private",
+        "@npm//protractor",
+        "@npm//@types/jasmine",
+    ],
+    ng_deps = [
+        "@npm//@angular/core",
+        "@npm//@angular/platform-browser",
+        "//src/material-experimental/mdc-checkbox",
+    ],
+    ng_srcs = [":app.module.ts"],
+    prefix = "",
+    styles = ["//src/material-experimental/mdc-theming:indigo_pink_prebuilt"],
+)
diff --git a/test/benchmarks/mdc/checkbox/app.module.ts b/test/benchmarks/mdc/checkbox/app.module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fd1ea1d6c907
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/benchmarks/mdc/checkbox/app.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {Component, NgModule, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
+import {BrowserModule} from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import {MatCheckboxModule} from '@angular/material-experimental/mdc-checkbox';
+
+/** component: mdc-checkbox */
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'app-root',
+  template: `
+    <button id="show" (click)="show()">Show</button>
+    <button id="hide" (click)="hide()">Hide</button>
+    <button id="indeterminate" (click)="indeterminate()">Indeterminate</button>
+
+    <mat-checkbox *ngIf="isVisible"
+      [checked]="isChecked"
+      [indeterminate]="isIndeterminate"
+      (change)="toggleIsChecked()">
+    Check me!</mat-checkbox>
+  `,
+  encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
+  styleUrls: ['//src/material-experimental/mdc-theming/prebuilt/indigo-pink.css'],
+})
+export class CheckboxBenchmarkApp {
+
+  // isChecked is used to maintain the buttons checked state even after it has been hidden. This is
+  // used, for example, when we want to test the render speed of a checked vs unchecked checkbox.
+
+  isChecked = false;
+  isVisible = false;
+  isIndeterminate = false;
+
+  show() { this.isVisible = true; }
+  hide() { this.isVisible = false; }
+  indeterminate() { this.isIndeterminate = true; }
+  toggleIsChecked() { this.isChecked = !this.isChecked; }
+}
+
+@NgModule({
+  declarations: [CheckboxBenchmarkApp],
+  imports: [
+    BrowserModule,
+    MatCheckboxModule,
+  ],
+  bootstrap: [CheckboxBenchmarkApp],
+})
+export class AppModule {}
diff --git a/test/benchmarks/mdc/checkbox/checkbox.perf-spec.ts b/test/benchmarks/mdc/checkbox/checkbox.perf-spec.ts
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..7fa5d688d841
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/benchmarks/mdc/checkbox/checkbox.perf-spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {$, browser} from 'protractor';
+import {runBenchmark} from '@angular/dev-infra-private/benchmark/driver-utilities';
+
+describe('checkbox performance benchmarks', () => {
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    browser.rootEl = '#root';
+  });
+
+  it('renders a checked checkbox', async() => {
+    await runBenchmark({
+      id: 'checkbox-render-checked',
+      url: '',
+      ignoreBrowserSynchronization: true,
+      params: [],
+      setup: async () => {
+        await $('#show').click();
+        await $('mat-checkbox').click();
+      },
+      prepare: async () => {
+        expect(await $('mat-checkbox input').isSelected())
+          .toBe(true, 'The checkbox should be in a selected state.');
+        await $('#hide').click();
+      },
+      work: async () => await $('#show').click()
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('renders an unchecked checkbox', async() => {
+    await runBenchmark({
+      id: 'checkbox-render-unchecked',
+      url: '',
+      ignoreBrowserSynchronization: true,
+      params: [],
+      setup: async() => await $('#show').click(),
+      prepare: async () => {
+        expect(await $('mat-checkbox input').isSelected())
+          .toBe(false, 'The checkbox should be in an unselected state.');
+        await $('#hide').click();
+      },
+      work: async () => await $('#show').click()
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('renders an indeterminate checkbox', async() => {
+    await runBenchmark({
+      id: 'checkbox-render-indeterminate',
+      url: '',
+      ignoreBrowserSynchronization: true,
+      params: [],
+      setup: async() => {
+        await $('#show').click();
+        await $('#indeterminate').click();
+      },
+      prepare: async () => {
+        expect(await $('mat-checkbox input').getAttribute('indeterminate'))
+          .toBe('true', 'The checkbox should be in an indeterminate state');
+        await $('#hide').click();
+      },
+      work: async () => await $('#show').click()
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('updates from unchecked to checked', async() => {
+    await runBenchmark({
+      id: 'checkbox-click-unchecked-to-checked',
+      url: '',
+      ignoreBrowserSynchronization: true,
+      params: [],
+      setup: async () => {
+        await $('#show').click();
+        await $('mat-checkbox').click();
+      },
+      prepare: async () => {
+        await $('mat-checkbox').click();
+        expect(await $('mat-checkbox input').isSelected())
+          .toBe(false, 'The checkbox should be in an unchecked state.');
+      },
+      work: async () => await $('mat-checkbox').click(),
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('updates from checked to unchecked', async() => {
+    await runBenchmark({
+      id: 'checkbox-click-checked-to-unchecked',
+      url: '',
+      ignoreBrowserSynchronization: true,
+      params: [],
+      setup: async () => await $('#show').click(),
+      prepare: async () => {
+        await $('mat-checkbox').click();
+        expect(await $('mat-checkbox input').isSelected())
+          .toBe(true, 'The checkbox should be in a checked state.');
+      },
+      work: async () => await $('mat-checkbox').click(),
+    });
+  });
+});