diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/ImagingTestCaseUtility.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/ImagingTestCaseUtility.cs
index 2c4eb6c33c..65b32e0880 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/ImagingTestCaseUtility.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/ImagingTestCaseUtility.cs
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
                 appendSourceFileOrDescription);
         }
 
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Encodes image by the format matching the required extension, than saves it to the recommended output file.
         /// </summary>
@@ -154,7 +153,9 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
         /// <param name="image">The image instance</param>
         /// <param name="extension">The requested extension</param>
         /// <param name="encoder">Optional encoder</param>
-        /// /// <param name="appendSourceFileOrDescription">A boolean indicating whether to append <see cref="ITestImageProvider.SourceFileOrDescription"/> to the test output file name.</param>
+        /// <param name="appendPixelTypeToFileName">A value indicating whether to append the pixel type to the test output file name</param>
+        /// <param name="appendSourceFileOrDescription">A boolean indicating whether to append <see cref="ITestImageProvider.SourceFileOrDescription"/> to the test output file name.</param>
+        /// <param name="testOutputDetails">Additional information to append to the test output file name</param>
         public string SaveTestOutputFile<TPixel>(
             Image<TPixel> image,
             string extension = null,
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
             {
                 image.Save(stream, encoder);
             }
+
             return path;
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/ReferenceCodecs/MagickReferenceDecoder.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/ReferenceCodecs/MagickReferenceDecoder.cs
index 9b209137bc..8cfc2472f5 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/ReferenceCodecs/MagickReferenceDecoder.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/ReferenceCodecs/MagickReferenceDecoder.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.TestUtilities.ReferenceCodecs
 {
     public class MagickReferenceDecoder : IImageDecoder
     {
+        public static MagickReferenceDecoder Instance { get; } = new MagickReferenceDecoder();
+
         public Image<TPixel> Decode<TPixel>(Configuration configuration, Stream stream)
             where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.TestUtilities.ReferenceCodecs
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        throw new NotImplementedException();
+                        throw new InvalidOperationException();
                     }
                 }
 
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/ReferenceCodecs/SystemDrawingReferenceEncoder.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/ReferenceCodecs/SystemDrawingReferenceEncoder.cs
index 9123336955..46dae17a11 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/ReferenceCodecs/SystemDrawingReferenceEncoder.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/ReferenceCodecs/SystemDrawingReferenceEncoder.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.TestUtilities.ReferenceCodecs
 
         public static SystemDrawingReferenceEncoder Png { get; } = new SystemDrawingReferenceEncoder(ImageFormat.Png);
 
+        public static SystemDrawingReferenceEncoder Bmp { get; } = new SystemDrawingReferenceEncoder(ImageFormat.Bmp);
+
         public void Encode<TPixel>(Image<TPixel> image, Stream stream)
             where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/TestEnvironment.Formats.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/TestEnvironment.Formats.cs
index 566c22342c..30067ec2dc 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/TestEnvironment.Formats.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/TestEnvironment.Formats.cs
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
 {
     public static partial class TestEnvironment
     {
-        private static Lazy<Configuration> configuration = new Lazy<Configuration>(CreateDefaultConfiguration);
+        private static readonly Lazy<Configuration> ConfigurationLazy = new Lazy<Configuration>(CreateDefaultConfiguration);
 
-        internal static Configuration Configuration => configuration.Value;
+        internal static Configuration Configuration => ConfigurationLazy.Value;
 
         internal static IImageDecoder GetReferenceDecoder(string filePath)
         {
@@ -52,36 +52,25 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
 
         private static Configuration CreateDefaultConfiguration()
         {
-            var configuration = new Configuration(
-                new PngConfigurationModule(),
+            var cfg = new Configuration(
                 new JpegConfigurationModule(),
                 new GifConfigurationModule()
             );
 
-            if (!IsLinux)
-            {
-                // TODO: System.Drawing on Windows can decode 48bit and 64bit pngs but
-                // it doesn't preserve the accuracy we require for comparison.
-                // This makes CompareToOriginal method non-useful.
-                configuration.ConfigureCodecs(
-                    ImageFormats.Png,
-                    SystemDrawingReferenceDecoder.Instance,
-                    SystemDrawingReferenceEncoder.Png,
-                     new PngImageFormatDetector());
+            // Magick codecs should work on all
+            cfg.ConfigureCodecs(
+                ImageFormats.Png,
+                MagickReferenceDecoder.Instance,
+                SystemDrawingReferenceEncoder.Png,
+                new PngImageFormatDetector());
 
-                configuration.ConfigureCodecs(
-                    ImageFormats.Bmp,
-                    SystemDrawingReferenceDecoder.Instance,
-                    SystemDrawingReferenceEncoder.Png,
-                    new PngImageFormatDetector());
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                configuration.Configure(new PngConfigurationModule());
-                configuration.Configure(new BmpConfigurationModule());
-            }
+            cfg.ConfigureCodecs(
+                ImageFormats.Bmp,
+                MagickReferenceDecoder.Instance,
+                SystemDrawingReferenceEncoder.Bmp,
+                new BmpImageFormatDetector());
 
-            return configuration;
+            return cfg;
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/TestEnvironment.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/TestEnvironment.cs
index 9a41e66025..f0b7329989 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/TestEnvironment.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/TestEnvironment.cs
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
 
         private const string ToolsDirectoryRelativePath = @"tests\Images\External\tools";
 
-        private static Lazy<string> solutionDirectoryFullPath = new Lazy<string>(GetSolutionDirectoryFullPathImpl);
+        private static readonly Lazy<string> SolutionDirectoryFullPathLazy = new Lazy<string>(GetSolutionDirectoryFullPathImpl);
 
-        private static Lazy<bool> runsOnCi = new Lazy<bool>(
+        private static readonly Lazy<bool> RunsOnCiLazy = new Lazy<bool>(
             () =>
                 {
                     bool isCi;
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a value indicating whether test execution runs on CI.
         /// </summary>
-        internal static bool RunsOnCI => runsOnCi.Value;
+        internal static bool RunsOnCI => RunsOnCiLazy.Value;
 
-        internal static string SolutionDirectoryFullPath => solutionDirectoryFullPath.Value;
+        internal static string SolutionDirectoryFullPath => SolutionDirectoryFullPathLazy.Value;
 
         private static string GetSolutionDirectoryFullPathImpl()
         {
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/TestImageExtensions.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/TestImageExtensions.cs
index 79a0071ff0..a1f97afb9c 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/TestImageExtensions.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/TestImageExtensions.cs
@@ -499,16 +499,18 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
 
         public static Image<TPixel> CompareToOriginal<TPixel>(
             this Image<TPixel> image,
-            ITestImageProvider provider)
+            ITestImageProvider provider,
+            IImageDecoder referenceDecoder = null)
             where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
-            return CompareToOriginal(image, provider, ImageComparer.Tolerant());
+            return CompareToOriginal(image, provider, ImageComparer.Tolerant(), referenceDecoder);
         }
 
         public static Image<TPixel> CompareToOriginal<TPixel>(
             this Image<TPixel> image,
             ITestImageProvider provider,
-            ImageComparer comparer)
+            ImageComparer comparer,
+            IImageDecoder referenceDecoder = null)
             where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
             string path = TestImageProvider<TPixel>.GetFilePathOrNull(provider);
@@ -519,15 +521,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
 
             var testFile = TestFile.Create(path);
 
-            IImageDecoder referenceDecoder = TestEnvironment.GetReferenceDecoder(path);
-            IImageFormat format = TestEnvironment.GetImageFormat(path);
-            IImageDecoder defaultDecoder = Configuration.Default.ImageFormatsManager.FindDecoder(format);
-
-            //if (referenceDecoder.GetType() == defaultDecoder.GetType())
-            //{
-            //    throw new InvalidOperationException($"Can't use CompareToOriginal(): no actual reference decoder registered for {format.Name}");
-            //}
-
+            referenceDecoder = referenceDecoder ?? TestEnvironment.GetReferenceDecoder(path);
+            
             using (var original = Image.Load<TPixel>(testFile.Bytes, referenceDecoder))
             {
                 comparer.VerifySimilarity(original, image);
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/Tests/ReferenceDecoderBenchmarks.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/Tests/ReferenceDecoderBenchmarks.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..724c2e4144
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/Tests/ReferenceDecoderBenchmarks.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+// Copyright (c) Six Labors and contributors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats;
+using SixLabors.ImageSharp.PixelFormats;
+using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.TestUtilities.ReferenceCodecs;
+
+using Xunit;
+using Xunit.Abstractions;
+
+namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.TestUtilities.Tests
+{
+    public class ReferenceDecoderBenchmarks
+    {
+        private ITestOutputHelper Output { get; }
+
+        public const string SkipBenchmarks =
+#if false
+            "Benchmark, enable manually!";
+#else
+            null;
+#endif
+
+        public const int DefaultExecutionCount = 50;
+
+        public static readonly string[] PngBenchmarkFiles =
+            {
+                TestImages.Png.CalliphoraPartial,
+                TestImages.Png.Kaboom,
+                TestImages.Png.Bike,
+                TestImages.Png.Splash,
+                TestImages.Png.SplashInterlaced
+            };
+
+        public static readonly string[] BmpBenchmarkFiles =
+            {
+                TestImages.Bmp.NegHeight,
+                TestImages.Bmp.Car,
+                TestImages.Bmp.V5Header
+            };
+
+        public ReferenceDecoderBenchmarks(ITestOutputHelper output)
+        {
+            this.Output = output;
+        }
+
+        [Theory(Skip = SkipBenchmarks)]
+        [WithFile(TestImages.Png.Kaboom, PixelTypes.Rgba32)]
+        public void BenchmarkMagickPngDecoder<TPixel>(TestImageProvider<TPixel> provider)
+            where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
+        {
+            this.BenckmarkDecoderImpl(PngBenchmarkFiles, new MagickReferenceDecoder(), $@"Magick Decode Png");
+        }
+
+        [Theory(Skip = SkipBenchmarks)]
+        [WithFile(TestImages.Png.Kaboom, PixelTypes.Rgba32)]
+        public void BenchmarkSystemDrawingPngDecoder<TPixel>(TestImageProvider<TPixel> provider)
+            where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
+        {
+            this.BenckmarkDecoderImpl(PngBenchmarkFiles, new SystemDrawingReferenceDecoder(), $@"System.Drawing Decode Png");
+        }
+
+        [Theory(Skip = SkipBenchmarks)]
+        [WithFile(TestImages.Png.Kaboom, PixelTypes.Rgba32)]
+        public void BenchmarkMagickBmpDecoder<TPixel>(TestImageProvider<TPixel> provider)
+            where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
+        {
+            this.BenckmarkDecoderImpl(BmpBenchmarkFiles, new MagickReferenceDecoder(), $@"Magick Decode Bmp");
+        }
+
+        [Theory(Skip = SkipBenchmarks)]
+        [WithFile(TestImages.Png.Kaboom, PixelTypes.Rgba32)]
+        public void BenchmarkSystemDrawingBmpDecoder<TPixel>(TestImageProvider<TPixel> provider)
+            where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
+        {
+            this.BenckmarkDecoderImpl(BmpBenchmarkFiles, new SystemDrawingReferenceDecoder(), $@"System.Drawing Decode Bmp");
+        }
+
+        private void BenckmarkDecoderImpl(IEnumerable<string> testFiles, IImageDecoder decoder, string info, int times = DefaultExecutionCount)
+        {
+            var measure = new MeasureFixture(this.Output);
+            measure.Measure(times,
+                () =>
+                    {
+                        foreach (string testFile in testFiles)
+                        {
+                            Image<Rgba32> image = TestFile.Create(testFile).CreateImage(decoder);
+                            image.Dispose();
+                        }
+                    },
+                info);
+        }
+    }
+}
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