diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
index 947ff3e..7d5c053 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 #v5
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 #v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.13'
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c947a67..8b74de5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ result.txt
 testing/main.c
 */*compile_commands.json
 testing/benchmark_results.txt
-testing/test-examples/*
+testing/examples/*
 
 # Ignore Python wheel packages (clang-format, clang-tidy)
 clang-tidy-1*
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c33048c..f4ec609 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ repos:
 | Supports passing code string     | ✅ via `--style`                          | ❌                                     |
 | Verbose output                   | ✅ via `--verbose`                        | ❌                                     |
 
+> [!TIP]
+> In most cases, there is no significant performance difference between `cpp-linter-hooks` and `mirrors-clang-format`. See the [benchmark results](testing/benchmark.md) for details.
 
 ## Contributing
 
diff --git a/docs/benchmark.md b/docs/benchmark.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 6c485d3..0000000
--- a/docs/benchmark.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# Benchmarking
-
-[![CodSpeed Badge](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://codspeed.io/badge.json)](https://codspeed.io/cpp-linter/cpp-linter-hooks)
-
-This document outlines the benchmarking process for comparing the performance of cpp-linter-hooks and mirrors-clang-format.
-
-## Running the Benchmark
-
-```bash
-python3 testing/benchmark_hooks.py
-```
-
-## Results
-
-The results of the benchmarking process will be saved to `testing/benchmark_results.txt`.
diff --git a/testing/README.md b/testing/README.md
index 7c339a3..2008ccf 100644
--- a/testing/README.md
+++ b/testing/README.md
@@ -6,3 +6,9 @@
 pre-commit try-repo  ./.. clang-format  --verbose --all-files
 pre-commit try-repo  ./.. clang-tidy  --verbose --all-files
 ```
+
+## Benchmark
+
+```bash
+python3 testing/benchmark_hooks.py
+```
diff --git a/testing/benchmark.md b/testing/benchmark.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c49ed3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/benchmark.md
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Benchmarking
+
+This document outlines the benchmarking process for comparing the performance of cpp-linter-hooks and mirrors-clang-format.
+
+> About tests performance can be found at: [![CodSpeed Badge](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://codspeed.io/badge.json)](https://codspeed.io/cpp-linter/cpp-linter-hooks)
+
+## Running the Benchmark
+
+```bash
+python3 testing/benchmark_hooks.py
+```
+
+## Results
+
+```bash
+# Updated on 2025-09-02
+Benchmark Results:
+
+Hook                 | Avg (s)          | Std (s)          | Min (s)          | Max (s)          | Runs
+---------------------+------------------+------------------+------------------+------------------+-----------------
+mirrors-clang-format | 0.116            | 0.003            | 0.113            | 0.118            | 5
+cpp-linter-hooks     | 0.114            | 0.003            | 0.109            | 0.117            | 5
+
+Results saved to testing/benchmark_results.txt
+```
diff --git a/testing/benchmark_hooks.py b/testing/benchmark_hooks.py
index 665b59e..149cb64 100644
--- a/testing/benchmark_hooks.py
+++ b/testing/benchmark_hooks.py
@@ -8,37 +8,34 @@
 Requirements:
 - pre-commit must be installed and available in PATH
 - Two config files:
-    - testing/pre-commit-config-cpp-linter-hooks.yaml
-    - testing/pre-commit-config-mirrors-clang-format.yaml
-- Target files: testing/main.c (or adjust as needed)
+    - testing/cpp-linter-hooks.yaml
+    - testing/mirrors-clang-format.yaml
+- Target files: testing/examples/*.c (or adjust as needed)
 """
 
 import os
 import subprocess
 import time
 import statistics
-import glob
 
 HOOKS = [
-    {
-        "name": "cpp-linter-hooks",
-        "config": "testing/benchmark_hook_1.yaml",
-    },
     {
         "name": "mirrors-clang-format",
         "config": "testing/benchmark_hook_2.yaml",
     },
+    {
+        "name": "cpp-linter-hooks",
+        "config": "testing/benchmark_hook_1.yaml",
+    },
 ]
 
-# Automatically find all C/C++ files in testing/ (and optionally src/, include/)
-TARGET_FILES = glob.glob("testing/test-examples/*.c", recursive=True)
-
 REPEATS = 5
 RESULTS_FILE = "testing/benchmark_results.txt"
 
 
-def git_clone():
+def prepare_code():
     try:
+        subprocess.run(["rm", "-rf", "testing/examples"], check=True)
         subprocess.run(
             [
                 "git",
@@ -46,7 +43,7 @@ def git_clone():
                 "--depth",
                 "1",
                 "https://github.com/gouravthakur39/beginners-C-program-examples.git",
-                "testing/test-examples",
+                "testing/examples",
             ],
             check=True,
         )
@@ -54,8 +51,8 @@ def git_clone():
         pass
 
 
-def run_hook(config, files):
-    cmd = ["pre-commit", "run", "--config", config, "--files"] + files
+def run_hook(config):
+    cmd = ["pre-commit", "run", "--config", config, "--all-files"]
     start = time.perf_counter()
     try:
         subprocess.run(cmd, check=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
@@ -66,30 +63,16 @@ def run_hook(config, files):
     return end - start
 
 
-def safe_git_restore(files):
-    # Only restore files tracked by git
-    tracked = []
-    for f in files:
-        result = subprocess.run(
-            ["git", "ls-files", "--error-unmatch", f],
-            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-            stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
-        )
-        if result.returncode == 0:
-            tracked.append(f)
-    if tracked:
-        subprocess.run(["git", "restore"] + tracked)
-
-
 def benchmark():
     results = {}
+    os.chdir("testing/examples")
     for hook in HOOKS:
         times = []
         print(f"\nBenchmarking {hook['name']}...")
         for i in range(REPEATS):
-            safe_git_restore(TARGET_FILES)
+            prepare_code()
             subprocess.run(["pre-commit", "clean"])
-            t = run_hook(hook["config"], TARGET_FILES)
+            t = run_hook(hook["config"])
             print(f"  Run {i + 1}: {t:.3f} seconds")
             times.append(t)
         results[hook["name"]] = times
@@ -132,20 +115,27 @@ def report(results):
             f.write(line + "\n")
     print(f"\nResults saved to {RESULTS_FILE}")
 
-    # Write to GitHub Actions summary if available
+    # Write to GitHub Actions summary
     summary_path = os.environ.get("GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY")
     if summary_path:
         with open(summary_path, "a") as f:
             f.write("## Benchmark Results\n\n")
-            f.write(header_row + "\n")
-            f.write("-+-".join("-" * w for w in col_widths) + "\n")
-            for line in lines:
-                f.write(line + "\n")
+            # Markdown table header
+            md_header = "| " + " | ".join(headers) + " |\n"
+            md_sep = "|" + "|".join(["-" * (w + 2) for w in col_widths]) + "|\n"
+            f.write(md_header)
+            f.write(md_sep)
+            for name, times in results.items():
+                avg = statistics.mean(times)
+                std = statistics.stdev(times) if len(times) > 1 else 0.0
+                min_t = min(times)
+                max_t = max(times)
+                md_row = f"| {name} | {avg:.3f} | {std:.3f} | {min_t:.3f} | {max_t:.3f} | {len(times)} |\n"
+                f.write(md_row)
             f.write("\n")
 
 
 def main():
-    git_clone()
     results = benchmark()
     report(results)
 
diff --git a/testing/benchmark_results.txt b/testing/benchmark_results.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..830714e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/benchmark_results.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Benchmark Results:
+
+Hook                 | Avg (s)          | Std (s)          | Min (s)          | Max (s)          | Runs
+---------------------+------------------+------------------+------------------+------------------+-----------------
+mirrors-clang-format | 0.116            | 0.003            | 0.113            | 0.118            | 5
+cpp-linter-hooks     | 0.114            | 0.003            | 0.109            | 0.117            | 5
+
+Results saved to testing/benchmark_results.txt