StringCompare.cs

void Main()
{
	string firstEffectName = "Shot";    
	string secondEffectName = "Boom";
	var sw = System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch.StartNew();
	for(int i = 0; i< 1000000; i++)
	{
		var a = string.Compare(firstEffectName, secondEffectName, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase) == 0;
	}
	sw.Stop();
	Console.WriteLine("InvariantCultureIgnoreCase: {0}ms",sw.ElapsedMilliseconds);
	sw.Restart();
	for(int i = 0; i< 1000000; i++)
	{
		var a = string.Compare(firstEffectName, secondEffectName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == 0;
	}   
	sw.Stop();
	Console.WriteLine("OrdinalIgnoreCase: {0}ms",sw.ElapsedMilliseconds);
}