diff --git a/src/vmm/benches/block_request.rs b/src/vmm/benches/block_request.rs
index 1ccf3e7c3b6..e5da5f0bc9d 100644
--- a/src/vmm/benches/block_request.rs
+++ b/src/vmm/benches/block_request.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pub fn block_request_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
 
 criterion_group! {
     name = block_request_benches;
-    config = Criterion::default().sample_size(1000).noise_threshold(0.05);
+    config = Criterion::default().noise_threshold(0.05).measurement_time(std::time::Duration::from_secs(10)).sample_size(10000);
     targets = block_request_benchmark
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vmm/benches/cpu_templates.rs b/src/vmm/benches/cpu_templates.rs
index e31ad7261aa..34260170287 100644
--- a/src/vmm/benches/cpu_templates.rs
+++ b/src/vmm/benches/cpu_templates.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub fn cpu_template_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
 
 criterion_group! {
     name = cpu_template_benches;
-    config = Criterion::default().sample_size(200).noise_threshold(0.05);
+    config = Criterion::default().noise_threshold(0.05).measurement_time(std::time::Duration::from_secs(10)).sample_size(10000);
     targets = cpu_template_benchmark
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vmm/benches/memory_access.rs b/src/vmm/benches/memory_access.rs
index fe4f138db2d..d3e7026802b 100644
--- a/src/vmm/benches/memory_access.rs
+++ b/src/vmm/benches/memory_access.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub fn bench_2m_page_fault(c: &mut Criterion) {
 
 criterion_group! {
     name = memory_access_benches;
-    config = Criterion::default().noise_threshold(0.05);
+    config = Criterion::default().noise_threshold(0.05).measurement_time(std::time::Duration::from_secs(10)).sample_size(10000);
     targets = bench_4k_page_fault, bench_2m_page_fault
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vmm/benches/queue.rs b/src/vmm/benches/queue.rs
index b5536fa7ef1..d9495a4a008 100644
--- a/src/vmm/benches/queue.rs
+++ b/src/vmm/benches/queue.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ pub fn queue_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
 
 criterion_group! {
     name = queue_benches;
-    config = Criterion::default().sample_size(1000).noise_threshold(0.15);
+    config = Criterion::default().noise_threshold(0.15).measurement_time(std::time::Duration::from_secs(10)).sample_size(10000);
     targets = queue_benchmark
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/performance/test_benchmarks.py b/tests/integration_tests/performance/test_benchmarks.py
index 6e6541a688d..37beea0e7a0 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/performance/test_benchmarks.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/performance/test_benchmarks.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 
 @pytest.mark.no_block_pr
-@pytest.mark.timeout(900)
+@pytest.mark.timeout(9000)
 def test_no_regression_relative_to_target_branch():
     """
     Run the microbenchmarks in this repository, comparing results from pull