diff --git a/crypto/armor_test.go b/crypto/armor_test.go
index fb80b5266a..8c7c0c5257 100644
--- a/crypto/armor_test.go
+++ b/crypto/armor_test.go
@@ -158,12 +158,11 @@ func TestUnarmorInfoBytesErrors(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkBcryptGenerateFromPassword(b *testing.B) {
-	b.ReportAllocs()
-
 	passphrase := []byte("passphrase")
 	for securityParam := 9; securityParam < 16; securityParam++ {
 		param := securityParam
 		b.Run(fmt.Sprintf("benchmark-security-param-%d", param), func(b *testing.B) {
+			b.ReportAllocs()
 			saltBytes := tmcrypto.CRandBytes(16)
 			b.ResetTimer()
 			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
diff --git a/crypto/types/compact_bit_array_test.go b/crypto/types/compact_bit_array_test.go
index be4b87a23c..44f97d6f40 100644
--- a/crypto/types/compact_bit_array_test.go
+++ b/crypto/types/compact_bit_array_test.go
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ func BenchmarkNumTrueBitsBefore(b *testing.B) {
 	ba, _ := randCompactBitArray(100)
 
 	b.Run("new", func(b *testing.B) {
+		b.ReportAllocs()
 		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 			ba.NumTrueBitsBefore(90)
 		}
diff --git a/store/rootmulti/store_test.go b/store/rootmulti/store_test.go
index eafc0d6bb8..4b4028c272 100644
--- a/store/rootmulti/store_test.go
+++ b/store/rootmulti/store_test.go
@@ -689,6 +689,8 @@ func BenchmarkMultistoreSnapshotRestore1M(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func benchmarkMultistoreSnapshot(b *testing.B, stores uint8, storeKeys uint64) {
+	b.Skip("Noisy with slow setup time, please see https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/8855.")
+
 	b.ReportAllocs()
 	b.StopTimer()
 	source := newMultiStoreWithGeneratedData(dbm.NewMemDB(), stores, storeKeys)
@@ -717,6 +719,8 @@ func benchmarkMultistoreSnapshot(b *testing.B, stores uint8, storeKeys uint64) {
 }
 
 func benchmarkMultistoreSnapshotRestore(b *testing.B, stores uint8, storeKeys uint64) {
+	b.Skip("Noisy with slow setup time, please see https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/8855.")
+
 	b.ReportAllocs()
 	b.StopTimer()
 	source := newMultiStoreWithGeneratedData(dbm.NewMemDB(), stores, storeKeys)
diff --git a/types/coin_benchmark_test.go b/types/coin_benchmark_test.go
index c6e0401121..8c8088923e 100644
--- a/types/coin_benchmark_test.go
+++ b/types/coin_benchmark_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ func BenchmarkCoinsAdditionIntersect(b *testing.B) {
 	b.ReportAllocs()
 	benchmarkingFunc := func(numCoinsA int, numCoinsB int) func(b *testing.B) {
 		return func(b *testing.B) {
+			b.ReportAllocs()
 			coinsA := Coins(make([]Coin, numCoinsA))
 			coinsB := Coins(make([]Coin, numCoinsB))
 
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ func BenchmarkCoinsAdditionNoIntersect(b *testing.B) {
 	b.ReportAllocs()
 	benchmarkingFunc := func(numCoinsA int, numCoinsB int) func(b *testing.B) {
 		return func(b *testing.B) {
+			b.ReportAllocs()
 			coinsA := Coins(make([]Coin, numCoinsA))
 			coinsB := Coins(make([]Coin, numCoinsB))
 
diff --git a/x/auth/ante/sigverify_benchmark_test.go b/x/auth/ante/sigverify_benchmark_test.go
index 683cc261a9..56e596fa6b 100644
--- a/x/auth/ante/sigverify_benchmark_test.go
+++ b/x/auth/ante/sigverify_benchmark_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ func BenchmarkSig(b *testing.B) {
 	b.ResetTimer()
 
 	b.Run("secp256k1", func(b *testing.B) {
+		b.ReportAllocs()
 		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 			ok := pkK.VerifySignature(msg, sigK)
 			require.True(ok)
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ func BenchmarkSig(b *testing.B) {
 	})
 
 	b.Run("secp256r1", func(b *testing.B) {
+		b.ReportAllocs()
 		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 			ok := pkR.VerifySignature(msg, sigR)
 			require.True(ok)
diff --git a/x/auth/keeper/keeper_bench_test.go b/x/auth/keeper/keeper_bench_test.go
index 1a18dff845..3e15783d96 100644
--- a/x/auth/keeper/keeper_bench_test.go
+++ b/x/auth/keeper/keeper_bench_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ func BenchmarkAccountMapperGetAccountFound(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkAccountMapperSetAccount(b *testing.B) {
+	b.ReportAllocs()
 	app, ctx := createTestApp(false)
 
 	b.ResetTimer()
diff --git a/x/bank/bench_test.go b/x/bank/bench_test.go
index c7da72c199..7de0682ee5 100644
--- a/x/bank/bench_test.go
+++ b/x/bank/bench_test.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ func BenchmarkOneBankSendTxPerBlock(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkOneBankMultiSendTxPerBlock(b *testing.B) {
+	b.ReportAllocs()
 	// Add an account at genesis
 	acc := authtypes.BaseAccount{
 		Address: addr1.String(),