how to Compare To string in Visual basic

Module Module1

    Sub Main()
        Dim str, str2 As String
        Console.WriteLine("Enter Any string")
        str = Console.ReadLine()
        Console.WriteLine(str)
        Console.WriteLine("Enter two string")
        str2 = Console.ReadLine()
        Console.WriteLine(str2)
        If (str = str2) Then
            Console.WriteLine("string are  compare.")
        Else
            Console.WriteLine("string are not same compare.")
        End If

        Console.Read()
    End Sub

End Module