pbzip Intel Core i5 540M testing with a LENOVO and Intel Core IGP on Linux via the Phoronix Test Suite. pbzip2: Processor: Intel Core i5 540M @ 2.53GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO, Chipset: Intel Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Western Digital WD5000BPVT-2, Graphics: Intel Core IGP, Audio: Intel 5 /3400, Network: Realtek RTL8101E/RTL8102E + Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless OS: Linux, Kernel: 3.15.5-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: MATE 1.8.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.912, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 10.2.3, Compiler: GCC 4.9.0 20140604, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6 256MB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better pbzip2 . 32.03 |===============================================================