diff --git a/library/core/benches/slice.rs b/library/core/benches/slice.rs
index 3bfb35e684ea1..1ec51653d92ef 100644
--- a/library/core/benches/slice.rs
+++ b/library/core/benches/slice.rs
@@ -171,3 +171,17 @@ fn fold_to_last(b: &mut Bencher) {
     let slice: &[i32] = &[0; 1024];
     b.iter(|| black_box(slice).iter().fold(None, |_, r| Some(NonNull::from(r))));
 }
+
+#[bench]
+fn slice_cmp_generic(b: &mut Bencher) {
+    #[derive(PartialEq, Clone, Copy)]
+    struct Foo(u32, u32);
+
+    let left = [Foo(128, 128); 128];
+    let right = [Foo(128, 128); 128];
+
+    b.iter(|| {
+        let (left, right) = (black_box(&left), black_box(&right));
+        left.as_slice() == right.as_slice()
+    });
+}
diff --git a/library/core/src/slice/cmp.rs b/library/core/src/slice/cmp.rs
index 075347b80d031..8082b48552c73 100644
--- a/library/core/src/slice/cmp.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/slice/cmp.rs
@@ -55,12 +55,45 @@ impl<A, B> SlicePartialEq<B> for [A]
 where
     A: PartialEq<B>,
 {
+    #[inline]
     default fn equal(&self, other: &[B]) -> bool {
         if self.len() != other.len() {
             return false;
         }
 
-        self.iter().zip(other.iter()).all(|(x, y)| x == y)
+        // ZSTs have no identity and slices don't guarantee which addresses-to-ZSTs they produce
+        // so we only need to compare them once to determine the behavior of the PartialEq impl
+        if const { mem::size_of::<A>() == 0 && mem::size_of::<B>() == 0 } {
+            // zero-length slices are always equal
+            if self.len() == 0 {
+                return true;
+            }
+            // SAFETY: A and B are ZSTs so it's ok to conjure them out of thin air
+            return unsafe { mem::zeroed::<A>() == mem::zeroed::<B>() };
+        }
+
+        const UNROLL: usize = 4;
+        let mut i = 0;
+        let mut is_eq = true;
+        while i + UNROLL < self.len() && is_eq {
+            // SAFETY: slices are of the same length and loop conditions ensure indexes are in bounds
+            unsafe {
+                is_eq = is_eq & (self.get_unchecked(i) == other.get_unchecked(i));
+                is_eq = is_eq & (self.get_unchecked(i + 1) == other.get_unchecked(i + 1));
+                is_eq = is_eq & (self.get_unchecked(i + 2) == other.get_unchecked(i + 2));
+                is_eq = is_eq & (self.get_unchecked(i + 3) == other.get_unchecked(i + 3));
+                i = i.unchecked_add(UNROLL);
+            }
+        }
+        while i < self.len() && is_eq {
+            // SAFETY: slices are of the same length and loop conditions ensure indexes are in bounds
+            unsafe {
+                is_eq = is_eq & (self.get_unchecked(i) == other.get_unchecked(i));
+                i = i.unchecked_add(1);
+            }
+        }
+
+        is_eq
     }
 }