diff --git a/miner/stress_clique.go b/miner/stress_clique.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8545b9413
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+++ b/miner/stress_clique.go
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+// Copyright 2018 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+// +build none
+
+// This file contains a miner stress test based on the Clique consensus engine.
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"math/big"
+	"math/rand"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/keystore"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/fdlimit"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/discover"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	log.Root().SetHandler(log.LvlFilterHandler(log.LvlInfo, log.StreamHandler(os.Stderr, log.TerminalFormat(true))))
+	fdlimit.Raise(2048)
+
+	// Generate a batch of accounts to seal and fund with
+	faucets := make([]*ecdsa.PrivateKey, 128)
+	for i := 0; i < len(faucets); i++ {
+		faucets[i], _ = crypto.GenerateKey()
+	}
+	sealers := make([]*ecdsa.PrivateKey, 4)
+	for i := 0; i < len(sealers); i++ {
+		sealers[i], _ = crypto.GenerateKey()
+	}
+	// Create a Clique network based off of the Rinkeby config
+	genesis := makeGenesis(faucets, sealers)
+
+	var (
+		nodes  []*node.Node
+		enodes []string
+	)
+	for _, sealer := range sealers {
+		// Start the node and wait until it's up
+		node, err := makeSealer(genesis, enodes)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		defer node.Stop()
+
+		for node.Server().NodeInfo().Ports.Listener == 0 {
+			time.Sleep(250 * time.Millisecond)
+		}
+		// Connect the node to al the previous ones
+		for _, enode := range enodes {
+			enode, err := discover.ParseNode(enode)
+			if err != nil {
+				panic(err)
+			}
+			node.Server().AddPeer(enode)
+		}
+		// Start tracking the node and it's enode url
+		nodes = append(nodes, node)
+
+		enode := fmt.Sprintf("enode://%s@127.0.0.1:%d", node.Server().NodeInfo().ID, node.Server().NodeInfo().Ports.Listener)
+		enodes = append(enodes, enode)
+
+		// Inject the signer key and start sealing with it
+		store := node.AccountManager().Backends(keystore.KeyStoreType)[0].(*keystore.KeyStore)
+		signer, err := store.ImportECDSA(sealer, "")
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		if err := store.Unlock(signer, ""); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}
+	// Iterate over all the nodes and start signing with them
+	time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
+
+	for _, node := range nodes {
+		var ethereum *eth.Ethereum
+		if err := node.Service(&ethereum); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		if err := ethereum.StartMining(1); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}
+	time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
+
+	// Start injecting transactions from the faucet like crazy
+	nonces := make([]uint64, len(faucets))
+	for {
+		index := rand.Intn(len(faucets))
+
+		// Fetch the accessor for the relevant signer
+		var ethereum *eth.Ethereum
+		if err := nodes[index%len(nodes)].Service(&ethereum); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		// Create a self transaction and inject into the pool
+		tx, err := types.SignTx(types.NewTransaction(nonces[index], crypto.PubkeyToAddress(faucets[index].PublicKey), new(big.Int), 21000, big.NewInt(100000000000), nil), types.HomesteadSigner{}, faucets[index])
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		if err := ethereum.TxPool().AddLocal(tx); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		nonces[index]++
+
+		// Wait if we're too saturated
+		if pend, _ := ethereum.TxPool().Stats(); pend > 2048 {
+			time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// makeGenesis creates a custom Clique genesis block based on some pre-defined
+// signer and faucet accounts.
+func makeGenesis(faucets []*ecdsa.PrivateKey, sealers []*ecdsa.PrivateKey) *core.Genesis {
+	// Create a Clique network based off of the Rinkeby config
+	genesis := core.DefaultRinkebyGenesisBlock()
+	genesis.GasLimit = 25000000
+
+	genesis.Config.ChainID = big.NewInt(18)
+	genesis.Config.Clique.Period = 1
+	genesis.Config.EIP150Hash = common.Hash{}
+
+	genesis.Alloc = core.GenesisAlloc{}
+	for _, faucet := range faucets {
+		genesis.Alloc[crypto.PubkeyToAddress(faucet.PublicKey)] = core.GenesisAccount{
+			Balance: new(big.Int).Exp(big.NewInt(2), big.NewInt(128), nil),
+		}
+	}
+	// Sort the signers and embed into the extra-data section
+	signers := make([]common.Address, len(sealers))
+	for i, sealer := range sealers {
+		signers[i] = crypto.PubkeyToAddress(sealer.PublicKey)
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < len(signers); i++ {
+		for j := i + 1; j < len(signers); j++ {
+			if bytes.Compare(signers[i][:], signers[j][:]) > 0 {
+				signers[i], signers[j] = signers[j], signers[i]
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	genesis.ExtraData = make([]byte, 32+len(signers)*common.AddressLength+65)
+	for i, signer := range signers {
+		copy(genesis.ExtraData[32+i*common.AddressLength:], signer[:])
+	}
+	// Return the genesis block for initialization
+	return genesis
+}
+
+func makeSealer(genesis *core.Genesis, nodes []string) (*node.Node, error) {
+	// Define the basic configurations for the Ethereum node
+	datadir, _ := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
+
+	config := &node.Config{
+		Name:    "geth",
+		Version: params.Version,
+		DataDir: datadir,
+		P2P: p2p.Config{
+			ListenAddr:  "0.0.0.0:0",
+			NoDiscovery: true,
+			MaxPeers:    25,
+		},
+		NoUSB: true,
+	}
+	// Start the node and configure a full Ethereum node on it
+	stack, err := node.New(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err := stack.Register(func(ctx *node.ServiceContext) (node.Service, error) {
+		return eth.New(ctx, &eth.Config{
+			Genesis:         genesis,
+			NetworkId:       genesis.Config.ChainID.Uint64(),
+			SyncMode:        downloader.FullSync,
+			DatabaseCache:   256,
+			DatabaseHandles: 256,
+			TxPool:          core.DefaultTxPoolConfig,
+			GPO:             eth.DefaultConfig.GPO,
+			MinerGasPrice:   big.NewInt(1),
+			MinerRecommit:   time.Second,
+		})
+	}); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	// Start the node and return if successful
+	return stack, stack.Start()
+}
diff --git a/miner/stress_ethash.go b/miner/stress_ethash.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ed8aeee4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miner/stress_ethash.go
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+// Copyright 2018 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+// +build none
+
+// This file contains a miner stress test based on the Ethash consensus engine.
+package main
+
+import (
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"math/big"
+	"math/rand"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/keystore"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/fdlimit"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/ethash"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/discover"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	log.Root().SetHandler(log.LvlFilterHandler(log.LvlInfo, log.StreamHandler(os.Stderr, log.TerminalFormat(true))))
+	fdlimit.Raise(2048)
+
+	// Generate a batch of accounts to seal and fund with
+	faucets := make([]*ecdsa.PrivateKey, 128)
+	for i := 0; i < len(faucets); i++ {
+		faucets[i], _ = crypto.GenerateKey()
+	}
+	// Pre-generate the ethash mining DAG so we don't race
+	ethash.MakeDataset(1, filepath.Join(os.Getenv("HOME"), ".ethash"))
+
+	// Create an Ethash network based off of the Ropsten config
+	genesis := makeGenesis(faucets)
+
+	var (
+		nodes  []*node.Node
+		enodes []string
+	)
+	for i := 0; i < 4; i++ {
+		// Start the node and wait until it's up
+		node, err := makeMiner(genesis, enodes)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		defer node.Stop()
+
+		for node.Server().NodeInfo().Ports.Listener == 0 {
+			time.Sleep(250 * time.Millisecond)
+		}
+		// Connect the node to al the previous ones
+		for _, enode := range enodes {
+			enode, err := discover.ParseNode(enode)
+			if err != nil {
+				panic(err)
+			}
+			node.Server().AddPeer(enode)
+		}
+		// Start tracking the node and it's enode url
+		nodes = append(nodes, node)
+
+		enode := fmt.Sprintf("enode://%s@127.0.0.1:%d", node.Server().NodeInfo().ID, node.Server().NodeInfo().Ports.Listener)
+		enodes = append(enodes, enode)
+
+		// Inject the signer key and start sealing with it
+		store := node.AccountManager().Backends(keystore.KeyStoreType)[0].(*keystore.KeyStore)
+		if _, err := store.NewAccount(""); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}
+	// Iterate over all the nodes and start signing with them
+	time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
+
+	for _, node := range nodes {
+		var ethereum *eth.Ethereum
+		if err := node.Service(&ethereum); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		if err := ethereum.StartMining(1); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}
+	time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
+
+	// Start injecting transactions from the faucets like crazy
+	nonces := make([]uint64, len(faucets))
+	for {
+		index := rand.Intn(len(faucets))
+
+		// Fetch the accessor for the relevant signer
+		var ethereum *eth.Ethereum
+		if err := nodes[index%len(nodes)].Service(&ethereum); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		// Create a self transaction and inject into the pool
+		tx, err := types.SignTx(types.NewTransaction(nonces[index], crypto.PubkeyToAddress(faucets[index].PublicKey), new(big.Int), 21000, big.NewInt(100000000000+rand.Int63n(65536)), nil), types.HomesteadSigner{}, faucets[index])
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		if err := ethereum.TxPool().AddLocal(tx); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		nonces[index]++
+
+		// Wait if we're too saturated
+		if pend, _ := ethereum.TxPool().Stats(); pend > 2048 {
+			time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// makeGenesis creates a custom Ethash genesis block based on some pre-defined
+// faucet accounts.
+func makeGenesis(faucets []*ecdsa.PrivateKey) *core.Genesis {
+	genesis := core.DefaultTestnetGenesisBlock()
+	genesis.Difficulty = params.MinimumDifficulty
+	genesis.GasLimit = 25000000
+
+	genesis.Config.ChainID = big.NewInt(18)
+	genesis.Config.EIP150Hash = common.Hash{}
+
+	genesis.Alloc = core.GenesisAlloc{}
+	for _, faucet := range faucets {
+		genesis.Alloc[crypto.PubkeyToAddress(faucet.PublicKey)] = core.GenesisAccount{
+			Balance: new(big.Int).Exp(big.NewInt(2), big.NewInt(128), nil),
+		}
+	}
+	return genesis
+}
+
+func makeMiner(genesis *core.Genesis, nodes []string) (*node.Node, error) {
+	// Define the basic configurations for the Ethereum node
+	datadir, _ := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
+
+	config := &node.Config{
+		Name:    "geth",
+		Version: params.Version,
+		DataDir: datadir,
+		P2P: p2p.Config{
+			ListenAddr:  "0.0.0.0:0",
+			NoDiscovery: true,
+			MaxPeers:    25,
+		},
+		NoUSB:             true,
+		UseLightweightKDF: true,
+	}
+	// Start the node and configure a full Ethereum node on it
+	stack, err := node.New(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err := stack.Register(func(ctx *node.ServiceContext) (node.Service, error) {
+		return eth.New(ctx, &eth.Config{
+			Genesis:         genesis,
+			NetworkId:       genesis.Config.ChainID.Uint64(),
+			SyncMode:        downloader.FullSync,
+			DatabaseCache:   256,
+			DatabaseHandles: 256,
+			TxPool:          core.DefaultTxPoolConfig,
+			GPO:             eth.DefaultConfig.GPO,
+			Ethash:          eth.DefaultConfig.Ethash,
+			MinerGasPrice:   big.NewInt(1),
+			MinerRecommit:   time.Second,
+		})
+	}); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	// Start the node and return if successful
+	return stack, stack.Start()
+}