Zstd Compression

This test measures the time needed to compress/decompress a sample file (silesia.tar) using Zstd (Zstandard) compression with options for different compression levels / settings.


Zstd Compression 1.5.4

Compression Level: 19 - Compression Speed

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 1,869 public results since 10 February 2023 with the latest data as of 31 January 2025.

Below is an overview of the generalized performance for components where there is sufficient statistically significant data based upon user-uploaded results. It is important to keep in mind particularly in the Linux/open-source space there can be vastly different OS configurations, with this overview intended to offer just general guidance as to the performance expectations.

Component
Details
Percentile Rank
# Compatible Public Results
MB/s (Average)
Zen 5 [64 Cores / 128 Threads]
100th
3
25.5
Zen 5 [128 Cores / 256 Threads]
100th
3
25.1
Zen 4 [16 Cores / 32 Threads]
99th
24
24.8 +/- 1.3
Zen 5 [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
99th
7
24.8 +/- 0.1
Zen 4 [96 Cores / 192 Threads]
99th
4
24.8 +/- 0.2
Zen 4 [12 Cores / 24 Threads]
98th
4
24.0
Zen 4 [12 Cores / 24 Threads]
98th
20
24.0 +/- 1.5
Zen 4 [16 Cores / 32 Threads]
97th
41
23.5 +/- 1.9
Zen 5 [96 Cores / 192 Threads]
96th
3
23.4
Zen 4 [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
95th
19
23.2 +/- 1.1
Zen 5 [16 Cores / 32 Threads]
95th
11
23.2 +/- 1.1
Zen 5 [12 Cores / 24 Threads]
93rd
8
22.6 +/- 2.0
Zen 4 [16 Cores / 32 Threads]
93rd
4
22.5
Zen 4 [12 Cores / 24 Threads]
93rd
30
22.2 +/- 1.1
Zen 5 [128 Cores / 256 Threads]
93rd
8
21.8 +/- 0.1
Zen 4 [12 Cores / 24 Threads]
92nd
26
21.7 +/- 1.1
Zen 5 [256 Cores / 512 Threads]
91st
10
21.4 +/- 0.2
Raptor Lake [24 Cores / 32 Threads]
87th
25
20.6 +/- 0.3
Raptor Lake [24 Cores / 32 Threads]
86th
15
20.2 +/- 1.9
Zen 5 [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
85th
10
20.1 +/- 0.1
Zen 5 [6 Cores / 12 Threads]
84th
10
20.0 +/- 0.1
Zen 4 [12 Cores / 24 Threads]
84th
3
20.0
Arrow Lake [24 Cores / 24 Threads]
83rd
8
19.8 +/- 0.3
Zen 4 [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
83rd
21
19.7 +/- 1.4
Zen 3 [16 Cores / 32 Threads]
82nd
56
19.5 +/- 1.8
Zen 5 [192 Cores / 384 Threads]
82nd
3
19.4
Raptor Lake [14 Cores / 20 Threads]
81st
5
19.3 +/- 1.1
Zen 4 [128 Cores / 256 Threads]
81st
4
19.3 +/- 0.3
Zen 5 [384 Cores / 768 Threads]
81st
3
19.2
Zen 4 [6 Cores / 12 Threads]
81st
12
19.1 +/- 0.6
Raptor Lake [14 Cores / 20 Threads]
80th
9
19.0 +/- 0.5
Zen 4 [16 Cores / 32 Threads]
80th
5
18.9 +/- 0.3
Zen 4 [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
80th
13
18.8 +/- 0.8
Zen 3 [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
80th
17
18.8 +/- 0.2
Zen 3 [32 Cores / 64 Threads]
80th
4
18.8 +/- 0.2
Zen 4 [6 Cores / 12 Threads]
79th
16
18.7 +/- 1.3
Zen 3 [12 Cores / 24 Threads]
78th
12
18.4 +/- 1.0
Zen 4 [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
78th
3
18.3
Arrow Lake [14 Cores / 14 Threads]
77th
5
18.2 +/- 0.1
Mid-Tier
75th
< 18.1
Zen 4 [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
75th
4
18.0 +/- 0.1
Zen 3 [64 Cores / 128 Threads]
75th
5
18.0
Emerald Rapids [64 Cores / 128 Threads]
75th
3
18.0
Zen 4 [6 Cores / 12 Threads]
75th
3
18.0
Zen 4 [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
74th
7
17.9 +/- 0.9
Zen 4 [96 Cores / 192 Threads]
74th
11
17.8 +/- 0.8
Zen 4 [192 Cores / 384 Threads]
74th
20
17.8 +/- 1.2
Emerald Rapids [128 Cores / 256 Threads]
73rd
5
17.7 +/- 1.0
Zen 3 [64 Cores / 128 Threads]
73rd
4
17.6
Zen 4 [6 Cores / 12 Threads]
72nd
9
17.4 +/- 0.7
Zen 3 [24 Cores / 48 Threads]
71st
4
17.3
Zen 4 [96 Cores / 192 Threads]
71st
3
17.2 +/- 0.1
Comet Lake [10 Cores / 20 Threads]
71st
6
17.2 +/- 0.6
Zen 3 [128 Cores / 256 Threads]
71st
16
17.2 +/- 0.7
Zen 4 [6 Cores / 12 Threads]
71st
10
17.1 +/- 0.3
Zen 4 [192 Cores / 384 Threads]
70th
4
17.0 +/- 0.2
Raptor Lake [14 Cores / 20 Threads]
69th
8
16.7 +/- 0.1
Zen 4 [128 Cores / 256 Threads]
69th
3
16.7 +/- 0.3
Zen 2 [32 Cores / 64 Threads]
69th
3
16.7 +/- 0.1
Rocket Lake [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
67th
4
16.4 +/- 0.6
Raptor Lake [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
67th
5
16.4 +/- 0.1
Zen 2 [24 Cores / 48 Threads]
67th
3
16.4 +/- 0.1
[10 Cores / 10 Threads]
67th
7
16.1 +/- 0.1
Zen 3 [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
66th
15
15.9 +/- 0.5
Alder Lake [10 Cores / 16 Threads]
66th
3
15.8
Zen 3 [6 Cores / 12 Threads]
65th
7
15.7 +/- 0.4
Zen 2 [12 Cores / 24 Threads]
65th
6
15.6 +/- 1.2
Sapphire Rapids [120 Cores / 240 Threads]
64th
15
15.3 +/- 0.8
Zen 2 [64 Cores / 128 Threads]
64th
3
15.3
Raptor Lake [10 Cores / 16 Threads]
64th
8
15.2 +/- 0.2
Raptor Lake [10 Cores / 16 Threads]
64th
3
15.2
Zen 2 [12 Cores / 24 Threads]
63rd
4
15.1 +/- 0.1
62nd
4
14.9 +/- 0.2
Zen 4 [4 Cores / 8 Threads]
62nd
4
14.9
Zen 3 [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
62nd
4
14.7 +/- 0.1
Granite Rapids [128 Cores / 256 Threads]
62nd
4
14.7 +/- 0.2
Ice Lake [80 Cores / 160 Threads]
61st
8
14.5 +/- 0.2
Zen 2 [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
61st
3
14.5 +/- 0.7
Granite Rapids [256 Cores / 512 Threads]
61st
6
14.4 +/- 0.2
[8 Cores / 16 Threads]
58th
4
13.9 +/- 0.5
Zen 4 [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
58th
4
13.8 +/- 1.4
Zen 4 [256 Cores / 512 Threads]
57th
6
13.7 +/- 0.1
Raptor Lake [4 Cores / 8 Threads]
56th
8
13.5
[4 Cores / 8 Threads]
56th
4
13.4
Cascade Lake [18 Cores / 36 Threads]
55th
4
13.2 +/- 0.1
Sapphire Rapids [112 Cores / 224 Threads]
55th
3
13.2 +/- 0.1
Alder Lake [6 Cores / 12 Threads]
55th
6
13.1 +/- 0.7
Zen 4 [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
55th
11
13.1 +/- 1.2
Zen 3 [6 Cores / 12 Threads]
55th
7
13.0 +/- 0.3
Haswell [16 Cores / 16 Threads]
54th
3
12.9
Kaby/Coffee/Whiskey Lake [6 Cores / 12 Threads]
54th
4
12.9 +/- 0.6
Cascade Lake [18 Cores / 36 Threads]
54th
4
12.9
Cascade Lake [48 Cores / 96 Threads]
53rd
6
12.8 +/- 0.1
Zen 4 [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
53rd
18
12.8 +/- 1.3
Lunar Lake [8 Cores / 8 Threads]
52nd
4
12.7 +/- 0.8
Zen 3 [6 Cores / 12 Threads]
52nd
12
12.7 +/- 0.8
Zen 3 [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
52nd
5
12.5 +/- 0.7
Broadwell [28 Cores / 56 Threads]
51st
4
12.4 +/- 0.5
Zen 5 [10 Cores / 20 Threads]
51st
3
12.4
Rocket Lake [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
51st
10
12.3
Ivy Bridge [20 Cores / 40 Threads]
51st
6
12.3 +/- 0.6
Median
50th
12.3
Zen 5 [12 Cores / 24 Threads]
46th
8
11.7 +/- 0.2
Zen 4 [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
46th
11
11.7 +/- 1.5
Zen+ [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
45th
4
11.5
Zen 4 [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
43rd
10
11.3 +/- 0.1
Cascade Lake [16 Cores / 32 Threads]
42nd
3
11.1
Zen 3 [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
42nd
7
11.1
Rocket Lake [6 Cores / 12 Threads]
40th
5
10.9 +/- 0.1
Meteor Lake [16 Cores / 22 Threads]
38th
16
10.5 +/- 0.7
Zen+ [6 Cores / 12 Threads]
38th
3
10.5 +/- 0.2
[8 Cores / 8 Threads]
37th
3
10.5 +/- 1.2
Cascade Lake [24 Cores / 48 Threads]
37th
17
10.4 +/- 0.2
Cascade Lake [32 Cores / 64 Threads]
35th
3
10.3 +/- 0.1
Zen [32 Cores / 64 Threads]
34th
3
10.2 +/- 0.1
Cascade Lake [48 Cores / 96 Threads]
33rd
4
10.1 +/- 0.2
Meteor Lake [12 Cores / 14 Threads]
33rd
4
10.1
Alder Lake [14 Cores / 20 Threads]
32nd
14
10.1 +/- 1.3
Kaby/Coffee/Whiskey Lake [4 Cores / 8 Threads]
32nd
3
10.1 +/- 0.1
Zen 3 [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
31st
24
10.0 +/- 1.0
Alder Lake [12 Cores / 16 Threads]
29th
4
9.7 +/- 1.1
Zen 2 [6 Cores / 12 Threads]
28th
4
9.5 +/- 0.3
Tiger Lake [4 Cores / 8 Threads]
28th
6
9.5 +/- 0.7
Zen 2 [6 Cores / 6 Threads]
27th
5
9.3 +/- 0.3
Tiger Lake [4 Cores / 8 Threads]
26th
7
9.2 +/- 0.2
Low-Tier
25th
< 9.1
Zen 2 [8 Cores / 8 Threads]
25th
4
9.1 +/- 0.4
Zen [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
24th
3
8.9 +/- 0.4
Zen 2 [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
23rd
3
8.8
Ice Lake [4 Cores / 8 Threads]
22nd
3
8.3 +/- 1.0
Kaby/Coffee/Whiskey Lake [2 Cores / 8 Threads]
20th
4
7.2 +/- 0.1
Haswell [4 Cores / 4 Threads]
19th
3
6.3
Skylake [4 Cores / 4 Threads]
18th
3
5.8 +/- 0.1
Kaby/Coffee/Whiskey Lake [2 Cores / 4 Threads]
16th
3
4.2 +/- 0.1
Skylake [4 Cores / 4 Threads]
15th
4
4.0
Zen 4 [192 Cores / 192 Threads]
13th
42
3.1 +/- 0.5
Ivy Bridge [12 Cores / 24 Threads]
5th
55
2.0 +/- 0.2
[4 Cores / 4 Threads]
2nd
7
1.1