gistfile1.java

public class Main {
    public static void main(String [] args) {
        System.out.println("Starting test with switch");
        Test msg = Test.Test1;

        double start = System.currentTimeMillis();

        for(Integer i = 0; i < 1000000000; i++) {
            switch(msg) {
                case Test1:
                    continue;
                default:
                    break;
            }
        }

        System.out.println("Result of switch perf.: " + (System.currentTimeMillis() - start) + " ms");
        System.out.println("Starting test with if");

        start = System.currentTimeMillis();

        for(Integer i = 0; i < 1000000000; i++) {
            if(msg.equals(Test.Test1)) {
                continue;
            }
        }

        System.out.println("Result of if perf.: " + (System.currentTimeMillis() - start) + " ms");
    }
}


public enum Test {
    Test1("Test1"),
    Test2("Test2"),
    Test3("Test3"),
    Test4("Test4"),
    Test5("Test5");

    private final String message;

    Test(String message) {
        this.message = message;
    }
}

Result:

Starting test with switch
Result of switch perf.: 8187.0 ms
Starting test with if
Result of if perf.: 7888.0 ms