LZ4 Compression

This test measures the time needed to compress/decompress a sample file (silesia archive) using LZ4 compression.

To run this test with the Phoronix Test Suite, the basic command is: phoronix-test-suite benchmark compress-lz4.

Project Site

lz4.org

Source Repository

github.com

Test Created

16 November 2020

Last Updated

22 July 2024

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Processor

Average Install Time

21 Seconds

Average Run Time

7 Minutes, 29 Seconds

Test Dependencies

C/C++ Compiler Toolchain

Accolades

20k+ Downloads

Supported Platforms


Public Result Uploads *Reported Installs **Reported Test Completions **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsLZ4 Compression Popularity Statisticspts/compress-lz42020.112021.012021.032021.052021.072021.092021.112022.012022.032022.052022.072022.092022.112023.012023.032023.052023.072023.092023.112024.012024.032024.052024.072024.095K10K15K20K25K
* Uploading of benchmark result data to OpenBenchmarking.org is always optional (opt-in) via the Phoronix Test Suite for users wishing to share their results publicly.
** Data based on those opting to upload their test results to OpenBenchmarking.org and users enabling the opt-in anonymous statistics reporting while running benchmarks from an Internet-connected platform.
*** Test profile page view reporting began March 2021.
Data updated weekly as of 4 October 2024.
119.5%920.5%1220.5%219.8%319.7%Compression Level Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org

Revision History

pts/compress-lz4-1.10.0   [View Source]   Mon, 22 Jul 2024 08:48:19 GMT
Update against LZ4 v1.10 upstream.

pts/compress-lz4-1.1.0   [View Source]   Fri, 19 Jan 2024 19:19:29 GMT
Update against lz4 v1.9.4 and switch to silesia payload. Closes: https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/phoronix-test-suite/issues/768

pts/compress-lz4-1.0.0   [View Source]   Mon, 16 Nov 2020 07:06:05 GMT
Initial commit, forgot this long ago to import to OpenBenchmarking...

Suites Using This Test

Compression Tests


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

LZ4 Compression 1.10

Compression Level: 12 - Decompression Speed

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 299 public results since 22 July 2024 with the latest data as of 5 October 2024.

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
Percentile Rank
# Compatible Public Results
MB/s (Average)
97th
9
6780 +/- 110
97th
13
6749 +/- 143
95th
12
6738 +/- 9
91st
8
6657 +/- 15
84th
12
6163 +/- 84
78th
8
6016 +/- 68
Mid-Tier
75th
< 5938
73rd
4
5466 +/- 29
70th
3
5174 +/- 125
68th
3
4950 +/- 12
67th
3
4927 +/- 6
60th
3
4677 +/- 111
57th
7
4586 +/- 16
56th
5
4578 +/- 138
56th
4
4577 +/- 39
Median
50th
4416
50th
3
4416 +/- 4
49th
4
4399 +/- 19
40th
4
4101 +/- 2
39th
4
4092 +/- 15
28th
3
3654 +/- 3
Low-Tier
25th
< 3596
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Compression Level: 12 - Decompression Speed287 Results Range From 751 To 6913 MB/s751875999112312471371149516191743186719912115223923632487261127352859298331073231335534793603372738513975409942234347447145954719484349675091521553395463558757115835595960836207633164556579670368276951510152025

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (LZ4 Compression 1.10 - Compression Level: 12 - Decompression Speed) has an average run-time of 3 minutes. By default this test profile is set to run at least 3 times but may increase if the standard deviation exceeds pre-defined defaults or other calculations deem additional runs necessary for greater statistical accuracy of the result.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMinutesTime Required To Complete BenchmarkCompression Level: 12 - Decompression SpeedRun-Time246810Min: 2 / Avg: 2.57 / Max: 4

Notable Instruction Set Usage

Notable instruction set extensions supported by this test, based on an automatic analysis by the Phoronix Test Suite / OpenBenchmarking.org analytics engine.

Instruction Set
Support
Instructions Detected
SSE2 (SSE2)
Used by default on supported hardware.
 
MOVDQU PUNPCKLQDQ MOVD PSHUFD MOVDQA PADDQ PSRLDQ PMULUDQ CVTSI2SD MOVAPD DIVSD MULSD ADDSD
Requires passing a supported compiler/build flag (verified with targets: sandybridge, skylake, tigerlake, cascadelake, sapphirerapids, alderlake, znver2, znver3).
Found on Intel processors since Sandy Bridge (2011).
Found on AMD processors since Bulldozer (2011).

 
VINSERTF128 VEXTRACTF128 VZEROUPPER VBROADCASTSD VBROADCASTSS
Requires passing a supported compiler/build flag (verified with targets: skylake, tigerlake, cascadelake, sapphirerapids, alderlake, znver2, znver3).
Found on Intel processors since Haswell (2013).
Found on AMD processors since Excavator (2016).

 
VPBROADCASTQ VEXTRACTI128 VPBROADCASTD VINSERTI128 VPERM2I128 VPGATHERQD
Advanced Vector Extensions 512 (AVX512)
Requires passing a supported compiler/build flag (verified with targets: cascadelake, sapphirerapids).
 
(ZMM REGISTER USE)
The test / benchmark does honor compiler flag changes.
Last automated analysis: 23 August 2024

This test profile binary relies on the shared libraries libc.so.6.

Tested CPU Architectures

This benchmark has been successfully tested on the below mentioned architectures. The CPU architectures listed is where successful OpenBenchmarking.org result uploads occurred, namely for helping to determine if a given test is compatible with various alternative CPU architectures.

CPU Architecture
Kernel Identifier
Verified On
Intel / AMD x86 64-bit
x86_64
(Many Processors)
Loongson LoongArch 64-bit
loongarch64
(Many Processors)
ARMv8 64-bit
aarch64
ARMv8 Cortex-A72, ARMv8 Cortex-A72 16-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 64-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-V1, ARMv8 Neoverse-V1 64-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-V2, ARMv8 Neoverse-V2 96-Core, HiSilicon TSV110

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