XZ Compression
This test measures the time needed to compress a sample file (an Ubuntu file-system image) using XZ compression.
To run this test with the Phoronix Test Suite, the basic command is: phoronix-test-suite benchmark compress-xz.
Project Site
tukaani.orgTest Created
4 December 2018Last Updated
17 April 2019Test Maintainer
Michael LarabelTest Type
ProcessorAverage Install Time
19 SecondsAverage Run Time
5 Minutes, 48 SecondsTest Dependencies
C/C++ Compiler ToolchainAccolades
40k+ DownloadsSupported Platforms
** 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 16 January 2025.
Suites Using This Test
Performance Metrics
Analyze Test Configuration:XZ Compression 5.2.4
Compressing ubuntu-16.04.3-server-i386.img, Compression Level 9
OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 2,691 public results since 17 April 2019 with the latest data as of 11 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.
Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (XZ Compression 5.2.4 - Compressing ubuntu-16.04.3-server-i386.img, Compression Level 9) has an average run-time of 5 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.
Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 0.9%.
Does It Scale Well With Increasing Cores?
Yes, based on the automated analysis of the collected public benchmark data, this test / test settings does generally scale well with increasing CPU core counts. Data based on publicly available results for this test / test settings, separated by vendor, result divided by the reference CPU clock speed, grouped by matching physical CPU core count, and normalized against the smallest core count tested from each vendor for each CPU having a sufficient number of test samples and statistically significant data.
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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core - ASUS PRIME A520M-K - AMD Starship SystemRescue 11.01 - 6.6.30-1-lts - Xfce 4.18 |
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Rockchip ARMv8 Cortex-A76 - Orange Pi 5 - 8GB Ubuntu 22.04 - 5.10.110-rockchip-rk3588 - Xfce 4.16
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7 Systems - 216 Benchmark Results
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core - Gigabyte X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING-CF - AMD 17h Ubuntu 23.10 - 6.5.0-44-generic - KDE Plasma 5.27.10
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7 Systems - 216 Benchmark Results
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core - Gigabyte X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING-CF - AMD 17h Ubuntu 23.10 - 6.5.0-44-generic - X Server 1.21.1.7
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7 Systems - 216 Benchmark Results
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core - Gigabyte X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING-CF - AMD 17h Ubuntu 23.10 - 6.5.0-44-generic - X Server 1.21.1.7
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6 Systems - 216 Benchmark Results
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core - Gigabyte X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING-CF - AMD 17h Ubuntu 23.10 - 6.5.0-44-generic - X Server 1.21.1.7
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6 Systems - 216 Benchmark Results
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core - Gigabyte X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING-CF - AMD 17h Ubuntu 23.10 - 6.5.0-44-generic - KDE Plasma 5.27.10
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6 Systems - 216 Benchmark Results
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8-Core - Gigabyte X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING-CF - AMD Starship Ubuntu 23.10 - 6.5.0-44-generic - X Server 1.21.1.7
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5 Systems - 216 Benchmark Results
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core - Gigabyte X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING-CF - AMD 17h Ubuntu 23.10 - 6.5.0-44-generic - KDE Plasma 5.27.10 |
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Intel Core Ultra 7 256V - ASUS UX5406SA - 8 x 2048MB 8533MHz Samsung Microsoft Windows 11 Home Build 26100 - 10.0.26100.1742 - 32.0.101.5730 |
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ARMv8 Cortex-A72 - BCM2835 Raspberry Pi 400 Rev 1.0 - Broadcom BCM2711 Debian 11 - 5.10.92-v8+ - LXDE |
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Featured Processor Comparison |
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core - ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO - AMD Starship Ubuntu 20.04 - 5.7.0-999-generic - GNOME Shell 3.36.1 |
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4 Systems - 99 Benchmark Results |
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U - LENOVO LNVNB161216 - AMD Renoir Root Complex Ubuntu 20.10 - 5.9.1-050901-generic - GNOME Shell 3.38.1 |
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12 Systems - 593 Benchmark Results |
Intel Core i5-10600K - ASUS PRIME Z490M-PLUS - Intel Comet Lake PCH Ubuntu 20.04 - 5.8.0-050800daily20200622-generic - GNOME Shell 3.36.2 |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core - MSI Creator TRX40 - AMD Starship Ubuntu 19.10 - 5.3.0-23-generic - GNOME Shell 3.34.1 |
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2 Systems - 66 Benchmark Results |
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3 Systems - 143 Benchmark Results |
ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 - Amazon EC2 m6g.metal v1.0 - 252GB Ubuntu 20.04 - 5.4.0-1009-aws - GCC 9.3.0 |
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Featured Motherboard Comparison |
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core - ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO - AMD Device 1480 Ubuntu 18.04 - 4.18.0-25-generic - GNOME Shell 3.28.4 |
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4 Systems - 67 Benchmark Results |
Intel Core i7-8700K - ASUS TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING - Intel 8th Gen Core Ubuntu 18.04 - 5.0.0-27-generic - GNOME Shell 3.28.4 |
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core - ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO - AMD Starship Ubuntu 20.10 - 5.11.0-rc4-max-boost-inv-patch - GNOME Shell 3.38.1 |
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12 Systems - 209 Benchmark Results |
Intel Core i9-9900K - ASUS PRIME Z390-A - Intel Cannon Lake PCH Ubuntu 19.04 - 5.2.0-999-generic - GNOME Shell 3.32.1 |
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5 Systems - 11 Benchmark Results |
AMD G-T56N - HP 17E2 - AMD 14h Root Complex Ubuntu 20.04 - 5.4.0-42-generic - GCC 9.3.0 |
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Intel Core i7-8700K - ASUS TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING - Intel Device 3ec2 Debian 9.9 - 4.9.0-9-amd64 - GNOME Shell 3.22.3 |