diff --git a/benchmark/bench/_util.js b/benchmark/bench/_util.js
index b61c79a781..c9108695cf 100644
--- a/benchmark/bench/_util.js
+++ b/benchmark/bench/_util.js
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
 import { createRequire } from 'module';
 
 export const astroBin = createRequire(import.meta.url).resolve('astro');
+
+/** @typedef {{ avg: number, stdev: number, max: number }} Stat */
+
+/**
+ * @param {number[]} numbers
+ * @returns {Stat}
+ */
+export function calculateStat(numbers) {
+	const avg = numbers.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / numbers.length;
+	const stdev = Math.sqrt(
+		numbers.map((x) => Math.pow(x - avg, 2)).reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / numbers.length
+	);
+	const max = Math.max(...numbers);
+	return { avg, stdev, max };
+}
diff --git a/benchmark/bench/cli-startup.js b/benchmark/bench/cli-startup.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42d14cd716
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/bench/cli-startup.js
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+import { execaCommand } from 'execa';
+import { markdownTable } from 'markdown-table';
+import { astroBin, calculateStat } from './_util.js';
+
+/** Default project to run for this benchmark if not specified */
+export const defaultProject = 'render-default';
+
+/**
+ * @param {URL} projectDir
+ * @param {URL} outputFile
+ */
+export async function run(projectDir, outputFile) {
+	const root = fileURLToPath(projectDir);
+
+	console.log('Benchmarking `astro --help`...');
+	const helpStat = await benchmarkCommand(`node ${astroBin} --help`, root);
+	console.log('Done');
+
+	console.log('Benchmarking `astro info`...');
+	const infoStat = await benchmarkCommand(`node ${astroBin} info`, root);
+	console.log('Done');
+
+	console.log('Result preview:');
+	console.log('='.repeat(10));
+	console.log(`#### CLI Startup\n\n`);
+	console.log(
+		printResult({
+			'astro --help': helpStat,
+			'astro info': infoStat,
+		})
+	);
+	console.log('='.repeat(10));
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {string} command
+ * @param {string} root
+ * @returns {Promise<import('./_util.js').Stat>}
+ */
+async function benchmarkCommand(command, root) {
+	/** @type {number[]} */
+	const durations = [];
+
+	for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+		const start = performance.now();
+		await execaCommand(command, { cwd: root });
+		durations.push(performance.now() - start);
+	}
+
+	// From the 10 durations, calculate average, standard deviation, and max value
+	return calculateStat(durations);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {Record<string, import('./_util.js').Stat>} result
+ */
+function printResult(result) {
+	return markdownTable(
+		[
+			['Command', 'Avg (ms)', 'Stdev (ms)', 'Max (ms)'],
+			...Object.entries(result).map(([command, { avg, stdev, max }]) => [
+				command,
+				avg.toFixed(2),
+				stdev.toFixed(2),
+				max.toFixed(2),
+			]),
+		],
+		{
+			align: ['l', 'r', 'r', 'r'],
+		}
+	);
+}
diff --git a/benchmark/bench/render.js b/benchmark/bench/render.js
index 449a1056ff..aaeb0d0221 100644
--- a/benchmark/bench/render.js
+++ b/benchmark/bench/render.js
@@ -6,14 +6,13 @@ import { execaCommand } from 'execa';
 import { waitUntilBusy } from 'port-authority';
 import { markdownTable } from 'markdown-table';
 import { renderFiles } from '../make-project/render-default.js';
+import { calculateStat } from '../make-project/_util.js';
 import { astroBin } from './_util.js';
 
 const port = 4322;
 
 export const defaultProject = 'render-default';
 
-/** @typedef {{ avg: number, stdev: number, max: number }} Stat */
-
 /**
  * @param {URL} projectDir
  * @param {URL} outputFile
@@ -68,22 +67,17 @@ async function benchmarkRenderTime() {
 			result[pathname].push(renderTime);
 		}
 	}
-	/** @type {Record<string, Stat>} */
+	/** @type {Record<string, import('./_util.js').Stat>} */
 	const processedResult = {};
 	for (const [pathname, times] of Object.entries(result)) {
 		// From the 100 results, calculate average, standard deviation, and max value
-		const avg = times.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / times.length;
-		const stdev = Math.sqrt(
-			times.map((x) => Math.pow(x - avg, 2)).reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / times.length
-		);
-		const max = Math.max(...times);
-		processedResult[pathname] = { avg, stdev, max };
+		processedResult[pathname] = calculateStat(times);
 	}
 	return processedResult;
 }
 
 /**
- * @param {Record<string, Stat>} result
+ * @param {Record<string, import('./_util.js').Stat>} result
  */
 function printResult(result) {
 	return markdownTable(
diff --git a/benchmark/index.js b/benchmark/index.js
index 7f59b40cc7..d78d3010e0 100755
--- a/benchmark/index.js
+++ b/benchmark/index.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Command
   memory          Run build memory and speed test
   render          Run rendering speed test
   server-stress   Run server stress test
+  cli-startup     Run CLI startup speed test
 
 Options
   --project <project-name>       Project to use for benchmark, see benchmark/make-project/ for available names
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ const benchmarks = {
 	memory: () => import('./bench/memory.js'),
 	render: () => import('./bench/render.js'),
 	'server-stress': () => import('./bench/server-stress.js'),
+	'cli-startup': () => import('./bench/cli-startup.js'),
 };
 
 if (commandName && !(commandName in benchmarks)) {
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/cli/index.ts b/packages/astro/src/cli/index.ts
index 1933fb9b71..bf9473f90d 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/cli/index.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/cli/index.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ async function printInfo({
 	} catch (_e) {}
 	console.log();
 	printRow('Astro version', `v${ASTRO_VERSION}`);
-	printRow('Package manager', packageManager.name);
+	printRow('Package manager', packageManager?.name);
 	printRow('Platform', platform());
 	printRow('Architecture', arch());
 	printRow('Adapter', adapter);