diff --git a/benchmark/compiler/compiler.mjs b/benchmark/compiler/compiler.mjs
index 9bcf3ec..185c41c 100644
--- a/benchmark/compiler/compiler.mjs
+++ b/benchmark/compiler/compiler.mjs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function IfTreeBranch(branches, indent = 0) {
 
   for (let i = 0; i < branches.length; i++) {
     let branch = branches[i]
-    output += `${i > 0 ? 'else ': ''}if (str.charCodeAt(${indent}) === ${branch.char.charCodeAt(0)}) {`
+    output += `${i > 0 ? 'else ': ''}if (str.charCodeAt(${indent}) === ${branch.char.charCodeAt(0)}) { // ${branch.char}`
 
     if (branch.path) {
       output += '\n' + indentation + `  if (str.length === ${branch.path.length}) {`
@@ -78,5 +78,39 @@ function IfTreeBranch(branches, indent = 0) {
 export function compileTreeIntoIfs(tree) {
   let output = IfTreeBranch(tree)
   output += '\nreturn null'
-  return new Function(output)
+  return new Function('str', output)
+}
+
+
+function IfTreeBranchBuffer(branches, indent = 0) {
+  let output = ''
+  let indentation = ''.padStart(indent * 2)
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < branches.length; i++) {
+    let branch = branches[i]
+    output += `${i > 0 ? 'else ': ''}if (uint[${indent}] === ${branch.char.charCodeAt(0)}) { // ${branch.char}`
+
+    if (branch.path) {
+      output += '\n' + indentation + `  if (uint.length === ${branch.path.length}) {`
+      output += '\n' + indentation + `    return "${branch.path}"`
+      output += '\n' + indentation + `  }`
+    }
+    if (branch.children.length) {
+      if (branch.path) {
+        output += ' else '
+      } else {
+        output += '\n' + indentation + '  '
+      }
+      output += IfTreeBranchBuffer(branch.children, indent + 1)
+    }
+    output += '\n' + indentation + '} '
+  }
+  return output
+}
+
+export function compileTreeIntoIfsWithBuffer(tree) {
+  let output = `var uint = Buffer.from(str)\n`
+  output += IfTreeBranchBuffer(tree)
+  output += '\nreturn null'
+  return new Function('str', output)
 }
diff --git a/benchmark/compiler/utils.mjs b/benchmark/compiler/utils.mjs
index 3b17afb..cbaf750 100644
--- a/benchmark/compiler/utils.mjs
+++ b/benchmark/compiler/utils.mjs
@@ -6,3 +6,28 @@ export function printTree(children, indent = 0) {
     printTree(child.children, indent + 1)
   }
 }
+
+export function printCurrentStatus(fn) {
+  let opt = %GetOptimizationStatus(fn)
+  console.log(`${opt.toString(2).padStart(17, '0').split('').join(' ')}`)
+}
+export function printStatusHelperText() {
+  console.log(`┬ ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬
+│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─╸ is function
+│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └───╸ is never optimized
+│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─────╸ is always optimized
+│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └───────╸ is maybe deoptimized
+│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─────────╸ is optimized
+│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └───────────╸ is optimized by TurboFan
+│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─────────────╸ is interpreted
+│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └───────────────╸ is marked for optimization
+│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─────────────────╸ is marked for concurrent optimization
+│ │ │ │ │ │ │ └───────────────────╸ is optimizing concurrently
+│ │ │ │ │ │ └─────────────────────╸ is executing
+│ │ │ │ │ └───────────────────────╸ topmost frame is turbo fanned
+│ │ │ │ └─────────────────────────╸ lite mode
+│ │ │ └───────────────────────────╸ marked for deoptimization
+│ │ └─────────────────────────────╸ baseline
+│ └───────────────────────────────╸ topmost frame is interpreted
+└─────────────────────────────────╸ topmost frame is baseline`)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/benchmark/strings.mjs b/benchmark/strings.mjs
index 6b3233c..b7f69b4 100644
--- a/benchmark/strings.mjs
+++ b/benchmark/strings.mjs
@@ -1,19 +1,121 @@
-import { buildTree, compileTreeIntoIfs } from "./compiler/compiler.mjs"
+import { buildTree, compileTreeIntoIfs, compileTreeIntoIfsWithBuffer } from "./compiler/compiler.mjs"
+import { summary, run, bench } from 'mitata';
+import { printCurrentStatus, printStatusHelperText } from "./compiler/utils.mjs";
+import { FlaskaRouter } from "../flaska.mjs";
+
+// Warmup (de-optimize `bench()` calls)
+bench('noop', () => { });
+bench('noop2', () => { });
 
 let paths = [
-  'test1',
-  'test',
-  'test3',
-  'test5',
-  'something',
-  'sometimes',
-  'else',
-  'goes',
-  'here',
-  'too',
+  '/fsdafasfa',
+  '/ymreklhmse',
+  '/h34nmlaeknmgl',
+  '/asdgsdagas',
+  '/ahaewhweaaa',
+  '/adshashaea',
+  '/sdafasfsadfasdfas',
+  //'/gdfsfgsfdsgsdrgsregsergsregersgserersgsergersg',
+  //'/test5afdlkasdflksad flsakdf lsakf asdlkfa lsdkfasdlkdfalklk',
 ]
+let pathsBla = [
+  '/test5afdlkasdflksad flsakdf lsakf asdlkfa lsdkfasdlkdfalklk',
+  '/test5afdlkasdflksad flsakdf lsakf asdlkfa lsdkfasdlkdfalklk',
+  '/test5afdlkasdflksad flsakdf lsakf asdlkfa lsdkfasdlkdfalklk',
+  '/test5afdlkasdflksad flsakdf lsakf asdlkfa lsdkfasdlkdfalklk',
+  '/test5afdlkasdflksad flsakdf lsakf asdlkfa lsdkfasdlkdfalklk',
+  '/test5afdlkasdflksad flsakdf lsakf asdlkfa lsdkfasdlkdfalklk',
+  '/test5afdlkasdflksad flsakdf lsakf asdlkfa lsdkfasdlkdfalklk',
+  '/test5afdlkasdflksad flsakdf lsakf asdlkfa lsdkfasdlkdfalklk',
+  '/test5afdlkasdflksad flsakdf lsakf asdlkfa lsdkfasdlkdfalklk',
+  '/test5afdlkasdflksad flsakdf lsakf asdlkfa lsdkfasdlkdfalklk',
+]
+let pathsBuffer = paths.map(x => new Uint8Array(Buffer.from(x)))
 
 let tree = buildTree(paths)
+let noop = function() { }
 
 const ifTree = compileTreeIntoIfs(tree)
-console.log(ifTree.toString())
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+// console.log(ifTree.toString())
+const ifTreeBuffer = compileTreeIntoIfsWithBuffer(tree)
+// console.log(ifTreeBuffer.toString())
+const flaskaRouter = new FlaskaRouter()
+for (let path of paths) {
+  flaskaRouter.addRoute(path, noop)
+}
+
+const m = new Map(paths.map(x => [x, x]))
+function mapFlat(str) {
+  return m.get(str) ?? null
+}
+
+function toBuffer(str) {
+  return Buffer.from(str)
+}
+function toUint(str) {
+  return new Uint8Array(Buffer.from(str))
+}
+function toManualArray(str) {
+  let length = str.length
+  let out = new Array(length)
+  for (let i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+    out[i] = str.charCodeAt(i)
+  }
+  return out
+}
+function allocBufferUnsafe(str) {
+  return Buffer.allocUnsafe(str.length)
+}
+function allocBufferSafe(str) {
+  return Buffer.alloc(str.length)
+}
+function allocUint8(str) {
+  return new Uint8Array(str.length)
+}
+function toManualArraySplitMap(str) {
+  return str.split('').map(x => x.charCodeAt(0))
+}
+
+let func1 = [mapFlat, toBuffer, toUint, toManualArray, toManualArraySplitMap, allocBufferUnsafe, allocBufferSafe, allocUint8, ifTree];
+for (var i = 0; i < 100000; i++) {
+  for (let fun of func1) {
+    paths.map(fun)
+  }
+}
+for (var i = 0; i < 100000; i++) {
+  for (let path of paths) {
+    flaskaRouter.match(path)
+  }
+}
+for (let fun of func1) {
+  printCurrentStatus(fun);
+}
+printCurrentStatus(flaskaRouter.match)
+printStatusHelperText()
+
+summary(() => {
+  bench('if tree', function() {
+    return paths.map(ifTree)
+  })
+  bench('if tree buffer edition', function() {
+    return paths.map(ifTreeBuffer)
+  });
+  bench('flaskarouter', function() {
+    return paths.map(flaskaRouter.match.bind(flaskaRouter))
+  });
+  /*bench('map edition', function() {
+    return paths.map(mapFlat)
+  });
+  bench('if tree pre buffer edition', function() {
+    return pathsBuffer.map(ifTreeBuffer)
+  });
+  bench('toBuffer', () => pathsBla.map(toBuffer));
+  bench('toUint', () => pathsBla.map(toUint));
+  bench('toManualArraySplitMap', () => pathsBla.map(toManualArraySplitMap))
+  bench('toManualArray', () => pathsBla.map(toManualArray))*/
+  bench('allocBufferUnsafe', () => pathsBla.map(allocBufferUnsafe))
+  bench('allocBufferSafe', () => pathsBla.map(allocBufferSafe))
+  bench('allocUint8', () => pathsBla.map(allocUint8))
+})
+
+run();
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diff --git a/flaska.mjs b/flaska.mjs
index db51c89..da65cdf 100644
--- a/flaska.mjs
+++ b/flaska.mjs
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ export class FlaskaRouter {
     let isFullParam = false
     let branch = this.root
   
-    if (route.indexOf(':') < 0) {
+    if (route.indexOf(':') < 0 && false) {
       let name = route
       if (name.length > 1 && name[name.length - 1] === '/') {
         name = name.slice(0, -1)