diff --git a/benchmark-utils_test.go b/benchmark-utils_test.go
index 728e380c3..faebffcec 100644
--- a/benchmark-utils_test.go
+++ b/benchmark-utils_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"crypto/md5"
 	"encoding/hex"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"math"
 	"math/rand"
 	"strconv"
@@ -261,3 +262,123 @@ func returnGetObjectBenchmark(objSize int) func(*testing.B, ObjectLayer) {
 		runGetObjectBenchmark(b, obj, objSize)
 	}
 }
+
+// Parallel benchmark utility functions for ObjectLayer.PutObject().
+// Creates Object layer setup ( MakeBucket ) and then runs the PutObject benchmark.
+func runPutObjectBenchmarkParallel(b *testing.B, obj ObjectLayer, objSize int) {
+	var err error
+	// obtains random bucket name.
+	bucket := getRandomBucketName()
+	// create bucket.
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(bucket)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// PutObject returns md5Sum of the object inserted.
+	// md5Sum variable is assigned with that value.
+	var md5Sum string
+	// get text data generated for number of bytes equal to object size.
+	textData := generateBytesData(objSize)
+	// generate md5sum for the generated data.
+	// md5sum of the data to written is required as input for PutObject.
+	hasher := md5.New()
+	hasher.Write([]byte(textData))
+	metadata := make(map[string]string)
+	metadata["md5Sum"] = hex.EncodeToString(hasher.Sum(nil))
+	// benchmark utility which helps obtain number of allocations and bytes allocated per ops.
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+	// the actual benchmark for PutObject starts here. Reset the benchmark timer.
+	b.ResetTimer()
+
+	b.RunParallel(func(pb *testing.PB) {
+		i := 0
+		for pb.Next() {
+			// insert the object.
+			md5Sum, err = obj.PutObject(bucket, "object"+strconv.Itoa(i), int64(len(textData)), bytes.NewBuffer(textData), metadata)
+			if err != nil {
+				b.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if md5Sum != metadata["md5Sum"] {
+				b.Fatalf("Write no: Md5Sum mismatch during object write into the bucket: Expected %s, got %s", md5Sum, metadata["md5Sum"])
+			}
+			i++
+		}
+	})
+
+	// Benchmark ends here. Stop timer.
+	b.StopTimer()
+}
+
+// closure for returning the put object benchmark executor for given object size in bytes.
+func returnPutObjectBenchmarkParallel(objSize int) func(*testing.B, ObjectLayer) {
+	// FIXME: Avoid closure.
+	return func(b *testing.B, obj ObjectLayer) {
+		runPutObjectBenchmarkParallel(b, obj, objSize)
+	}
+}
+
+// Parallel benchmark utility functions for ObjectLayer.GetObject().
+// Creates Object layer setup ( MakeBucket, PutObject) and then runs the benchmark.
+func runGetObjectBenchmarkParallel(b *testing.B, obj ObjectLayer, objSize int) {
+	var err error
+	// obtains random bucket name.
+	bucket := getRandomBucketName()
+	// create bucket.
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(bucket)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// PutObject returns md5Sum of the object inserted.
+	// md5Sum variable is assigned with that value.
+	var md5Sum string
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		// get text data generated for number of bytes equal to object size.
+		textData := generateBytesData(objSize)
+		// generate md5sum for the generated data.
+		// md5sum of the data to written is required as input for PutObject.
+		// PutObject is the functions which writes the data onto the FS/XL backend.
+		hasher := md5.New()
+		hasher.Write([]byte(textData))
+		metadata := make(map[string]string)
+		metadata["md5Sum"] = hex.EncodeToString(hasher.Sum(nil))
+		// insert the object.
+		md5Sum, err = obj.PutObject(bucket, "object"+strconv.Itoa(i), int64(len(textData)), bytes.NewBuffer(textData), metadata)
+		if err != nil {
+			b.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if md5Sum != metadata["md5Sum"] {
+			b.Fatalf("Write no: %d: Md5Sum mismatch during object write into the bucket: Expected %s, got %s", i+1, md5Sum, metadata["md5Sum"])
+		}
+	}
+
+	// benchmark utility which helps obtain number of allocations and bytes allocated per ops.
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+	// the actual benchmark for GetObject starts here. Reset the benchmark timer.
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	b.RunParallel(func(pb *testing.PB) {
+		i := 0
+		for pb.Next() {
+			err = obj.GetObject(bucket, "object"+strconv.Itoa(i), 0, int64(objSize), ioutil.Discard)
+			if err != nil {
+				b.Error(err)
+			}
+			i++
+			if i == 10 {
+				i = 0
+			}
+		}
+	})
+	// Benchmark ends here. Stop timer.
+	b.StopTimer()
+
+}
+
+// closure for returning the get object benchmark executor for given object size in bytes.
+// FIXME: Avoid closure.
+func returnGetObjectBenchmarkParallel(objSize int) func(*testing.B, ObjectLayer) {
+	return func(b *testing.B, obj ObjectLayer) {
+		runGetObjectBenchmarkParallel(b, obj, objSize)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/object-api-getobject_test.go b/object-api-getobject_test.go
index 54e8c9f88..c84e20394 100644
--- a/object-api-getobject_test.go
+++ b/object-api-getobject_test.go
@@ -298,3 +298,127 @@ func BenchmarkGetObject1GbFS(b *testing.B) {
 func BenchmarkGetObject1GbXL(b *testing.B) {
 	benchmarkGetObject(b, "XL", returnGetObjectBenchmark(1024*1024*1024))
 }
+
+// The intent is to benchamrk GetObject for various sizes ranging from few bytes to 100MB.
+// Also each of these BenchmarkParallels are run both XL and FS backends.
+
+// BenchmarkParallelGetObjectVerySmallFS - BenchmarkParallel FS.GetObject() for object size of 10 bytes.
+func BenchmarkParallelGetObjectVerySmallFS(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkGetObject(b, "FS", returnGetObjectBenchmarkParallel(10))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelGetObjectVerySmallXL - BenchmarkParallel XL.GetObject() for object size of 10 bytes.
+func BenchmarkParallelGetObjectVerySmallXL(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkGetObject(b, "XL", returnGetObjectBenchmarkParallel(10))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelGetObject10KbFS - BenchmarkParallel FS.GetObject() for object size of 10KB.
+func BenchmarkParallelGetObject10KbFS(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkGetObject(b, "FS", returnGetObjectBenchmarkParallel(10*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelGetObject10KbXL - BenchmarkParallel XL.GetObject() for object size of 10KB.
+func BenchmarkParallelGetObject10KbXL(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkGetObject(b, "XL", returnGetObjectBenchmarkParallel(10*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelGetObject100KbFS - BenchmarkParallel FS.GetObject() for object size of 100KB.
+func BenchmarkParallelGetObject100KbFS(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkGetObject(b, "FS", returnGetObjectBenchmarkParallel(100*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelGetObject100KbXL - BenchmarkParallel XL.GetObject() for object size of 100KB.
+func BenchmarkParallelGetObject100KbXL(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkGetObject(b, "XL", returnGetObjectBenchmarkParallel(100*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelGetObject1MbFS - BenchmarkParallel FS.GetObject() for object size of 1MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelGetObject1MbFS(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkGetObject(b, "FS", returnGetObjectBenchmarkParallel(1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelGetObject1MbXL - BenchmarkParallel XL.GetObject() for object size of 1MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelGetObject1MbXL(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkGetObject(b, "XL", returnGetObjectBenchmarkParallel(1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelGetObject5MbFS - BenchmarkParallel FS.GetObject() for object size of 5MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelGetObject5MbFS(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkGetObject(b, "FS", returnGetObjectBenchmarkParallel(5*1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelGetObject5MbXL - BenchmarkParallel XL.GetObject() for object size of 5MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelGetObject5MbXL(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkGetObject(b, "XL", returnGetObjectBenchmarkParallel(5*1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelGetObject10MbFS - BenchmarkParallel FS.GetObject() for object size of 10MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelGetObject10MbFS(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkGetObject(b, "FS", returnGetObjectBenchmarkParallel(10*1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelGetObject10MbXL - BenchmarkParallel XL.GetObject() for object size of 10MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelGetObject10MbXL(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkGetObject(b, "XL", returnGetObjectBenchmarkParallel(10*1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelGetObject25MbFS - BenchmarkParallel FS.GetObject() for object size of 25MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelGetObject25MbFS(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkGetObject(b, "FS", returnGetObjectBenchmarkParallel(25*1024*1024))
+
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelGetObject25MbXL - BenchmarkParallel XL.GetObject() for object size of 25MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelGetObject25MbXL(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkGetObject(b, "XL", returnGetObjectBenchmarkParallel(25*1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelGetObject50MbFS - BenchmarkParallel FS.GetObject() for object size of 50MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelGetObject50MbFS(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkGetObject(b, "FS", returnGetObjectBenchmarkParallel(50*1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelGetObject50MbXL - BenchmarkParallel XL.GetObject() for object size of 50MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelGetObject50MbXL(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkGetObject(b, "XL", returnGetObjectBenchmarkParallel(50*1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelGetObject100MbFS - BenchmarkParallel FS.GetObject() for object size of 100MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelGetObject100MbFS(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkGetObject(b, "FS", returnGetObjectBenchmarkParallel(100*1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelGetObject100MbXL - BenchmarkParallel XL.GetObject() for object size of 100MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelGetObject100MbXL(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkGetObject(b, "XL", returnGetObjectBenchmarkParallel(100*1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelGetObject200MbFS - BenchmarkParallel FS.GetObject() for object size of 200MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelGetObject200MbFS(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkGetObject(b, "FS", returnGetObjectBenchmarkParallel(200*1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelGetObject200MbXL - BenchmarkParallel XL.GetObject() for object size of 200MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelGetObject200MbXL(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkGetObject(b, "XL", returnGetObjectBenchmarkParallel(200*1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelGetObject500MbFS - BenchmarkParallel FS.GetObject() for object size of 500MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelGetObject500MbFS(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkGetObject(b, "FS", returnGetObjectBenchmarkParallel(500*1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelGetObject500MbXL - BenchmarkParallel XL.GetObject() for object size of 500MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelGetObject500MbXL(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkGetObject(b, "XL", returnGetObjectBenchmarkParallel(500*1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelGetObject1GbFS - BenchmarkParallel FS.GetObject() for object size of 1GB.
+func BenchmarkParallelGetObject1GbFS(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkGetObject(b, "FS", returnGetObjectBenchmarkParallel(1024*1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelGetObjectGbXL - BenchmarkParallel XL.GetObject() for object size of 1GB.
+func BenchmarkParallelGetObject1GbXL(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkGetObject(b, "XL", returnGetObjectBenchmarkParallel(1024*1024*1024))
+}
diff --git a/object-api-putobject_test.go b/object-api-putobject_test.go
index c0e541ed0..4f7fcd691 100644
--- a/object-api-putobject_test.go
+++ b/object-api-putobject_test.go
@@ -469,3 +469,123 @@ func BenchmarkPutObject1GbFS(b *testing.B) {
 func BenchmarkPutObject1GbXL(b *testing.B) {
 	benchmarkPutObject(b, "XL", returnPutObjectBenchmark(1024*1024*1024))
 }
+
+func BenchmarkParallelPutObjectVerySmallFS(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkPutObject(b, "FS", returnPutObjectBenchmarkParallel(10))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelPutObjectVerySmallXL - BenchmarkParallel XL.PutObject() for object size of 10 bytes.
+func BenchmarkParallelPutObjectVerySmallXL(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkPutObject(b, "XL", returnPutObjectBenchmarkParallel(10))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelPutObject10KbFS - BenchmarkParallel FS.PutObject() for object size of 10KB.
+func BenchmarkParallelPutObject10KbFS(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkPutObject(b, "FS", returnPutObjectBenchmarkParallel(10*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelPutObject10KbXL - BenchmarkParallel XL.PutObject() for object size of 10KB.
+func BenchmarkParallelPutObject10KbXL(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkPutObject(b, "XL", returnPutObjectBenchmarkParallel(10*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelPutObject100KbFS - BenchmarkParallel FS.PutObject() for object size of 100KB.
+func BenchmarkParallelPutObject100KbFS(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkPutObject(b, "FS", returnPutObjectBenchmarkParallel(100*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelPutObject100KbXL - BenchmarkParallel XL.PutObject() for object size of 100KB.
+func BenchmarkParallelPutObject100KbXL(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkPutObject(b, "XL", returnPutObjectBenchmarkParallel(100*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelPutObject1MbFS - BenchmarkParallel FS.PutObject() for object size of 1MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelPutObject1MbFS(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkPutObject(b, "FS", returnPutObjectBenchmarkParallel(1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelPutObject1MbXL - BenchmarkParallel XL.PutObject() for object size of 1MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelPutObject1MbXL(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkPutObject(b, "XL", returnPutObjectBenchmarkParallel(1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelPutObject5MbFS - BenchmarkParallel FS.PutObject() for object size of 5MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelPutObject5MbFS(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkPutObject(b, "FS", returnPutObjectBenchmarkParallel(5*1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelPutObject5MbXL - BenchmarkParallel XL.PutObject() for object size of 5MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelPutObject5MbXL(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkPutObject(b, "XL", returnPutObjectBenchmarkParallel(5*1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelPutObject10MbFS - BenchmarkParallel FS.PutObject() for object size of 10MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelPutObject10MbFS(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkPutObject(b, "FS", returnPutObjectBenchmarkParallel(10*1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelPutObject10MbXL - BenchmarkParallel XL.PutObject() for object size of 10MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelPutObject10MbXL(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkPutObject(b, "XL", returnPutObjectBenchmarkParallel(10*1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelPutObject25MbFS - BenchmarkParallel FS.PutObject() for object size of 25MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelPutObject25MbFS(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkPutObject(b, "FS", returnPutObjectBenchmarkParallel(25*1024*1024))
+
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelPutObject25MbXL - BenchmarkParallel XL.PutObject() for object size of 25MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelPutObject25MbXL(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkPutObject(b, "XL", returnPutObjectBenchmarkParallel(25*1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelPutObject50MbFS - BenchmarkParallel FS.PutObject() for object size of 50MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelPutObject50MbFS(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkPutObject(b, "FS", returnPutObjectBenchmarkParallel(50*1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelPutObject50MbXL - BenchmarkParallel XL.PutObject() for object size of 50MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelPutObject50MbXL(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkPutObject(b, "XL", returnPutObjectBenchmarkParallel(50*1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelPutObject100MbFS - BenchmarkParallel FS.PutObject() for object size of 100MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelPutObject100MbFS(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkPutObject(b, "FS", returnPutObjectBenchmarkParallel(100*1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelPutObject100MbXL - BenchmarkParallel XL.PutObject() for object size of 100MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelPutObject100MbXL(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkPutObject(b, "XL", returnPutObjectBenchmarkParallel(100*1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelPutObject200MbFS - BenchmarkParallel FS.PutObject() for object size of 200MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelPutObject200MbFS(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkPutObject(b, "FS", returnPutObjectBenchmarkParallel(200*1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelPutObject200MbXL - BenchmarkParallel XL.PutObject() for object size of 200MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelPutObject200MbXL(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkPutObject(b, "XL", returnPutObjectBenchmarkParallel(200*1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelPutObject500MbFS - BenchmarkParallel FS.PutObject() for object size of 500MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelPutObject500MbFS(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkPutObject(b, "FS", returnPutObjectBenchmarkParallel(500*1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelPutObject500MbXL - BenchmarkParallel XL.PutObject() for object size of 500MB.
+func BenchmarkParallelPutObject500MbXL(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkPutObject(b, "XL", returnPutObjectBenchmarkParallel(500*1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelPutObject1GbFS - BenchmarkParallel FS.PutObject() for object size of 1GB.
+func BenchmarkParallelPutObject1GbFS(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkPutObject(b, "FS", returnPutObjectBenchmarkParallel(1024*1024*1024))
+}
+
+// BenchmarkParallelPutObjectGbXL - BenchmarkParallel XL.PutObject() for object size of 1GB.
+func BenchmarkParallelPutObject1GbXL(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkPutObject(b, "XL", returnPutObjectBenchmarkParallel(1024*1024*1024))
+}