diff --git a/mongo/description/selector_test.go b/mongo/description/selector_test.go
index e83a751b94..a3566783dd 100644
--- a/mongo/description/selector_test.go
+++ b/mongo/description/selector_test.go
@@ -364,6 +364,27 @@ func BenchmarkSelector_Sharded(b *testing.B) {
 	}
 }
 
+func Benchmark_SelectServer_SelectServer(b *testing.B) {
+	topology := Topology{Kind: ReplicaSet} // You can change the topology as needed
+	candidates := []Server{
+		{Kind: Mongos},
+		{Kind: RSPrimary},
+		{Kind: Standalone},
+	}
+
+	selector := writeServerSelector{} // Assuming this is the receiver type
+
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+	b.ResetTimer()
+
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		_, err := selector.SelectServer(topology, candidates)
+		if err != nil {
+			b.Fatalf("Error selecting server: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestSelector_Single(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
diff --git a/mongo/description/server_selector.go b/mongo/description/server_selector.go
index aee1f050cb..176f0fb53a 100644
--- a/mongo/description/server_selector.go
+++ b/mongo/description/server_selector.go
@@ -182,7 +182,17 @@ func (writeServerSelector) SelectServer(t Topology, candidates []Server) ([]Serv
 	case Single, LoadBalanced:
 		return candidates, nil
 	default:
-		result := []Server{}
+		// Determine the capacity of the results slice.
+		selected := 0
+		for _, candidate := range candidates {
+			switch candidate.Kind {
+			case Mongos, RSPrimary, Standalone:
+				selected++
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Append candidates to the results slice.
+		result := make([]Server, 0, selected)
 		for _, candidate := range candidates {
 			switch candidate.Kind {
 			case Mongos, RSPrimary, Standalone: