diff --git a/src/string/str.c b/src/string/str.c
index 22c418a..f95b656 100755
--- a/src/string/str.c
+++ b/src/string/str.c
@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@ str str_copy(str src){
 bool str_equals(str s0, str s1){
     if(s0.size != s1.size)
         return false;
-    
-    for(u32 i = 0; i < s0.size; i++)
-        if(s0.data[i] != s1.data[i]) 
-            return false;
-    
-    return true;
+    /* 
+    BENCHMARK:
+        str_equals64:   2.967s
+        strcmp:         4.143s
+        strncmp:        1.611s
+        memcmp:         0.710s
+    */
+    return memcmp(s0.data, s1.data, s0.size) == 0;
 }
 
 str str_reverse(str s){