EC2 compare
Running pts/compress-7zip-1.6.0, pts/compress-gzip-1.1.0 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


m1.small: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5430 @ 2.66GHz (1 Core), Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 10GB

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, System Layer: Xen 3.4.3.amazon Hypervisor

My laptop: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3537U @ 2.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Dell 05X7WX, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 1000GB Seagate ST1000LM024 HN-M, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC282, Network: Realtek RTL8101E/RTL8102E + Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.3.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4 (ecryptfs), Screen Resolution: 1366x768


7-Zip Compression 9.20.1
Compress Speed Test
MIPS > Higher Is Better
m1.small .. 872  |======
My laptop . 8644 |=============================================================


Gzip Compression
2GB File Compression
Seconds < Lower Is Better
m1.small .. 60.53 |============================================================
My laptop . 15.48 |===============