diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-arm64.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-arm64.yml
index 41627a43434..4a0114fb03d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-arm64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-arm64.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         # false: pure-C ARM64 build.  true: assemble the ARMv8 crypto .asm and
         # enable the matching WOLFSSL_ARMASM code paths.
         asm: [ false, true ]
-    timeout-minutes: 10
+    timeout-minutes: 15
     env:
       SOLUTION_FILE_PATH: wolfssl64.sln
       BUILD_CONFIGURATION: Release
@@ -55,3 +55,13 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run Test
       working-directory: ${{env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE}}
       run: Release/ARM64/testsuite.exe
+
+    # Build + run the wolfCrypt benchmark: exercises the MSVC/ARM64 cycle counter
+    # (and the ARMv8 asm on asm=true), reusing the wolfssl lib the solution built.
+    - name: Build Benchmark
+      working-directory: ${{env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE}}
+      run: msbuild /m /p:PlatformToolset=v143 /p:Platform=ARM64 /p:Configuration=${{env.BUILD_CONFIGURATION}} /p:WolfSSLAarch64Asm=${{matrix.asm}} wolfcrypt/benchmark/benchmark.vcxproj
+
+    - name: Run Benchmark
+      working-directory: ${{env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE}}
+      run: wolfcrypt/benchmark/Release/ARM64/benchmark.exe
diff --git a/wolfcrypt/benchmark/benchmark.c b/wolfcrypt/benchmark/benchmark.c
index b0f7e79078b..86d73dc7580 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/benchmark/benchmark.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/benchmark/benchmark.c
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@
 #include <wolfssl/wolfcrypt/asn.h>
 #include <wolfssl/version.h>
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(_M_ARM64)
+    /* MSVC has no inline asm on ARM64. Pull in the system register intrinsics
+     * (_ReadStatusReg, __isb) the AArch64 cycle counter below uses. */
+    #include <intrin.h>
+#endif
+
 #ifdef WOLFSSL_LINUXKM
     /* remap current_time() -- collides with a function in kernel linux/fs.h */
     #define current_time benchmark_current_time
@@ -4867,6 +4873,12 @@ static void print_cpu_features(void)
 static void print_clock_freq(void)
 {
 #ifdef __aarch64__
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+    /* MSVC/ARM64: no inline asm. Read CNTFRQ_EL0 (3,3,14,0,0) via the
+     * system register intrinsic. */
+    __isb(_ARM64_BARRIER_SY);
+    tick_freq = (word64)_ReadStatusReg(ARM64_SYSREG(3, 3, 14, 0, 0));
+#else
     __asm__ __volatile__ (
         "isb\n\t"
         "mrs    %[freq], cntfrq_el0\n\t"
@@ -4874,6 +4886,7 @@ static void print_clock_freq(void)
         :
         :
     );
+#endif
     if (tick_freq != 0 && actual_freq != 0) {
         printf("Tick frequency: %ld Hz, Clock frequency: %ld Hz\n", tick_freq,
                actual_freq);
@@ -17315,6 +17328,12 @@ void bench_mldsaKeySign(byte level)
         static WC_INLINE word64 get_aarch64_cycles(void)
         {
             word64 ticks;
+        #if defined(_MSC_VER)
+            /* MSVC/ARM64: no inline asm. Read CNTVCT_EL0 (3,3,14,0,2) via the
+             * system register intrinsic. */
+            __isb(_ARM64_BARRIER_SY);
+            ticks = (word64)_ReadStatusReg(ARM64_SYSREG(3, 3, 14, 0, 2));
+        #else
             __asm__ __volatile__ (
                 "isb\n\t"
            #ifdef __APPLE__
@@ -17326,6 +17345,7 @@ void bench_mldsaKeySign(byte level)
                 :
                 :
             );
+        #endif
             if ((tick_freq != 0) && (actual_freq != 0)) {
                 ticks *= actual_freq / tick_freq;
             }
diff --git a/wolfcrypt/benchmark/benchmark.vcxproj b/wolfcrypt/benchmark/benchmark.vcxproj
index a194b71cefd..27a5aefc2c3 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/benchmark/benchmark.vcxproj
+++ b/wolfcrypt/benchmark/benchmark.vcxproj
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
       <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
       <Platform>x64</Platform>
     </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|ARM64">
+      <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
+      <Platform>ARM64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|ARM64">
+      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+      <Platform>ARM64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
   </ItemGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <VCProjectVersion>17.0</VCProjectVersion>
@@ -38,6 +46,12 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration" Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration" Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|ARM64'">
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration" Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|ARM64'">
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
   </ImportGroup>
@@ -71,6 +85,18 @@
     <IntDir>Release\</IntDir>
     <LinkIncremental>true</LinkIncremental>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <!-- ARM64 outputs land beside testsuite.exe when built via the solution;
+       standalone builds resolve relative to this directory (SolutionDir empty). -->
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|ARM64'">
+    <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)$(Configuration)\$(Platform)\</OutDir>
+    <IntDir>$(Configuration)\$(Platform)\$(ProjectName)_obj\</IntDir>
+    <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|ARM64'">
+    <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)$(Configuration)\$(Platform)\</OutDir>
+    <IntDir>$(Configuration)\$(Platform)\$(ProjectName)_obj\</IntDir>
+    <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
@@ -149,6 +175,54 @@
       <TargetMachine>MachineX64</TargetMachine>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|ARM64'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>../..;../../IDE/WIN;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;WOLFSSL_LIB;WOLFSSL_USER_SETTINGS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
+      <PrecompiledHeader />
+      <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
+      <DebugInformationFormat>ProgramDatabase</DebugInformationFormat>
+      <TreatAngleIncludeAsExternal>false</TreatAngleIncludeAsExternal>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>Ws2_32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
+      <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|ARM64'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>../..;../../IDE/WIN;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;WOLFSSL_LIB;WOLFSSL_USER_SETTINGS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
+      <PrecompiledHeader />
+      <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
+      <DebugInformationFormat>ProgramDatabase</DebugInformationFormat>
+      <TreatAngleIncludeAsExternal>false</TreatAngleIncludeAsExternal>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>Ws2_32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
+      <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
+      <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
+      <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(WolfSSLIntelAsm)'=='true' And '$(Platform)'=='x64'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>USE_INTEL_SPEEDUP;WOLFSSL_X86_64_BUILD;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+    </ClCompile>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <!-- Keep WOLFSSL_ARMASM consistent with the library (set by
+       /p:WolfSSLAarch64Asm=true) so struct layouts match. -->
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(WolfSSLAarch64Asm)'=='true' And '$(Platform)'=='ARM64'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WOLFSSL_ARMASM;WOLFSSL_ARMASM_CRYPTO_SHA3;WOLFSSL_ARMASM_CRYPTO_SHA512;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+    </ClCompile>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="benchmark.c" />
   </ItemGroup>