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diff --git a/libgo/go/runtime/string_test.go b/libgo/go/runtime/string_test.go
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+package runtime_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func BenchmarkCompareStringEqual(b *testing.B) {
+	bytes := []byte("Hello Gophers!")
+	s1, s2 := string(bytes), string(bytes)
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		if s1 != s2 {
+			b.Fatal("s1 != s2")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkCompareStringIdentical(b *testing.B) {
+	s1 := "Hello Gophers!"
+	s2 := s1
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		if s1 != s2 {
+			b.Fatal("s1 != s2")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkCompareStringSameLength(b *testing.B) {
+	s1 := "Hello Gophers!"
+	s2 := "Hello, Gophers"
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		if s1 == s2 {
+			b.Fatal("s1 == s2")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkCompareStringDifferentLength(b *testing.B) {
+	s1 := "Hello Gophers!"
+	s2 := "Hello, Gophers!"
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		if s1 == s2 {
+			b.Fatal("s1 == s2")
+		}
+	}
+}