diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-perf/src/test/java/com/baeldung/branchprediction/CombiningUnitTest.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-perf/src/test/java/com/baeldung/branchprediction/CombiningUnitTest.java
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+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-perf/src/test/java/com/baeldung/branchprediction/CombiningUnitTest.java
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+package com.baeldung.branchprediction;
+
+import java.util.stream.LongStream;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+public class CombiningUnitTest {
+    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CombiningUnitTest.class);
+
+    public static final int TOP = 10000000;
+    public static final double FRACTION = 0.1;
+
+    @Test
+    public void combined() {
+        long[] first = LongStream.range(0, TOP)
+            .map(n -> Math.random() < FRACTION ? 0 : n)
+            .toArray();
+        long[] second = LongStream.range(0, TOP)
+            .map(n -> Math.random() < FRACTION ? 0 : n)
+            .toArray();
+
+        long count = 0;
+        long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        for (int i = 0; i < TOP; i++) {
+            if (first[i] * second[i] != 0) {
+                ++count;
+            }
+        }
+        long end = System.currentTimeMillis();
+
+        LOG.info("Counted {}/{} numbers using combined mode in {}ms", count, TOP, end - start);
+
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void separate() {
+        long[] first = LongStream.range(0, TOP)
+            .map(n -> Math.random() < FRACTION ? 0 : n)
+            .toArray();
+        long[] second = LongStream.range(0, TOP)
+            .map(n -> Math.random() < FRACTION ? 0 : n)
+            .toArray();
+
+        long count = 0;
+        long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        for (int i = 0; i < TOP; i++) {
+            if (first[i] != 0 && second[i] != 0) {
+                ++count;
+            }
+        }
+        long end = System.currentTimeMillis();
+
+        LOG.info("Counted {}/{} numbers using separate mode in {}ms", count, TOP, end - start);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-perf/src/test/java/com/baeldung/branchprediction/IfUnitTest.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-perf/src/test/java/com/baeldung/branchprediction/IfUnitTest.java
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+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-perf/src/test/java/com/baeldung/branchprediction/IfUnitTest.java
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+package com.baeldung.branchprediction;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.LongStream;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+public class IfUnitTest {
+    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(IfUnitTest.class);
+
+    public static final int TOP = 10000000;
+
+    @Test
+    public void majorBranchSorted() {
+        test(TOP, 0.9, false);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void minorBranchSorted() {
+        test(TOP, 0.1, false);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void equalBranchSorted() {
+        test(TOP, 0.5, false);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void allBranchSorted() {
+        test(TOP, 1, false);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void noneBranchSorted() {
+        test(TOP, 0, false);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void majorBranchShuffled() {
+        test(TOP, 0.9, true);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void minorBranchShuffled() {
+        test(TOP, 0.1, true);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void equalBranchShuffled() {
+        test(TOP, 0.5, true);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void allBranchShuffled() {
+        test(TOP, 1, true);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void noneBranchShuffled() {
+        test(TOP, 0, true);
+    }
+
+    private void test(long top, double cutoffPercentage, boolean shuffle) {
+        List<Long> numbers = LongStream.range(0, top)
+            .boxed()
+            .collect(Collectors.toList());
+        if (shuffle) {
+            Collections.shuffle(numbers);
+        }
+
+        long cutoff = (long)(top * cutoffPercentage);
+        long low = 0;
+        long high = 0;
+
+        long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        for (Long number : numbers) {
+            if (number < cutoff) {
+                ++low;
+            } else {
+                ++high;
+            }
+        }
+        long end = System.currentTimeMillis();
+
+        LOG.info("Counted {}/{} {} numbers in {}ms", low, high, shuffle ? "shuffled" : "sorted", end - start);
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-perf/src/test/java/com/baeldung/branchprediction/SortingUnitTest.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-perf/src/test/java/com/baeldung/branchprediction/SortingUnitTest.java
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-perf/src/test/java/com/baeldung/branchprediction/SortingUnitTest.java
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+package com.baeldung.branchprediction;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.LongStream;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+public class SortingUnitTest {
+    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SortingUnitTest.class);
+    public static final int BIG = 10000000;
+    public static final int SMALL = 100000;
+
+    @Test
+    public void sortedBig() {
+        test(BIG, false);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shuffledBig() {
+        test(BIG, true);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void sortedSmall() {
+        test(SMALL, false);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shuffledSmall() {
+        test(SMALL, true);
+    }
+
+    private void test(long top, boolean shuffle) {
+        List<Long> numbers = LongStream.range(0, top)
+            .boxed()
+            .collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+        if (shuffle) {
+            Collections.shuffle(numbers);
+        }
+
+        long cutoff = top / 2;
+        long count = 0;
+
+        long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        for (Long number : numbers) {
+            if (number < cutoff) {
+                ++count;
+            }
+        }
+        long end = System.currentTimeMillis();
+
+        LOG.info("Counted {}/{} {} numbers in {}ms",
+            count, top, shuffle ? "shuffled" : "sorted", end - start);
+    }
+}