benefit vs performance

benefit and performance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
benefit	Yes	No	Yes	No
performance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, performance is a hypernym of benefit; that is, performance is a word with a broader meaning than benefit:

Other hypernyms of benefit include public presentation.

benefit (noun)	performance (noun)
something that aids or promotes well-being	the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
a performance to raise money for a charitable cause	the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment
financial assistance in time of need	any recognized accomplishment
	a dramatic or musical entertainment
	process or manner of functioning or operating

benefit (verb)	performance (verb)
derive a benefit from
be beneficial for