Zstd Compression

This test measures the time needed to compress/decompress a sample input file using Zstd compression supplied by the system or otherwise externally of the test profile.

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

Project Site

github.com

Source Repository

github.com

Test Created

24 May 2018

Last Updated

14 October 2021

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Processor

Average Install Time

3 Seconds

Average Run Time

13 Minutes, 34 Seconds

Accolades

20k+ Downloads

Supported Platforms

Reported Installs **Public Result Uploads *Reported Test Completions **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsZstd Compression Popularity Statisticssystem/compress-zstd2018.042018.062018.082018.102018.122019.022019.042019.062019.082019.102019.122020.022020.042020.062020.082020.102020.122021.022021.042021.062021.082021.102021.122022.022022.042022.062022.082022.102022.122023.022023.042023.062023.084K8K12K16K20K
* 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 27 September 2023.
3, Long Mode14.6%19, Long Mode18.9%1919.2%815.6%315.8%8, Long Mode15.8%Compression Level Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org

Revision History

system/compress-zstd-1.5.0   [View Source]   Thu, 14 Oct 2021 14:33:20 GMT
Bring system/compress-zstd test profile in sync with options and settings of pts/compress-zstd-1.5.0

system/compress-zstd-1.0.1   [View Source]   Mon, 28 May 2018 15:53:38 GMT
Add Windows Zstd test support.

system/compress-zstd-1.0.0   [View Source]   Thu, 24 May 2018 10:54:13 GMT
Initial commit of pts/compress-zstd adapted to system/compress-zstd for using the system-wide/external Zstd.


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

Zstd Compression

Compression Level: 19 - Compression Speed

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 488 public results since 14 October 2021 with the latest data as of 11 September 2023.

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)
2 x AMD EPYC 9654 96-Core
98th
20
105 +/- 12
2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
97th
4
93 +/- 9
AMD EPYC 75F3 32-Core
93rd
7
88 +/- 1
Intel Core i9-13900K
89th
8
82 +/- 3
2 x AMD EPYC 75F3 32-Core
89th
17
81 +/- 7
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core
85th
6
78 +/- 2
2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8380
84th
30
77 +/- 10
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-Core
84th
6
77 +/- 1
ARMv8 Neoverse-V1 64-Core
79th
3
74 +/- 1
2 x AMD EPYC 7763 64-Core
79th
10
74 +/- 4
AMD EPYC 7742 64-Core
76th
5
68
Mid-Tier
75th
< 68
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core
74th
4
65 +/- 4
Ampere ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 256-Core
72nd
4
59 +/- 4
2 x AMD EPYC 7742 64-Core
71st
6
58 +/- 1
2 x Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
69th
5
54 +/- 1
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core
65th
6
50 +/- 1
Intel Xeon Silver 4216
64th
4
48 +/- 1
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core
64th
5
48 +/- 2
2 x AMD EPYC 7601 32-Core
62nd
3
45 +/- 2
AMD EPYC 72F3 8-Core
62nd
3
45 +/- 1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core
62nd
7
44 +/- 6
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core
61st
3
44
Intel Core i9-12900K
60th
6
40 +/- 5
Intel Core i9-9900KS
58th
3
38
Intel Core i5-10600K
57th
3
37 +/- 1
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24-Core
57th
4
37 +/- 2
Intel Core i9-10900K
56th
3
37
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12-Core
55th
3
35
Intel Core i9-11900K
54th
4
34
Intel Core i9-9900K
53rd
3
34 +/- 1
Intel Core i5-12400
53rd
3
34
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core
51st
4
33 +/- 1
Median
50th
32
Intel Xeon E-2288G
50th
6
32 +/- 1
Intel Core i7-6800K
49th
3
31
Intel Core i7-8700K
49th
3
31
Intel Core i7-8086K
47th
3
30 +/- 2
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6-Core
47th
3
30
Intel Core i5-11600K
46th
6
30 +/- 1
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT 8-Core
46th
4
29
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
43rd
5
27 +/- 1
Intel Core i7-10700T
42nd
4
26 +/- 1
Intel Core i7-7740K
40th
3
26
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
40th
7
26 +/- 1
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
38th
3
24 +/- 1
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 4-Core
37th
4
23
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Eight-Core
37th
3
23
Intel Core i5-8400
37th
3
23
Apple M1
33rd
5
22 +/- 1
Intel Core i7-5775C
33rd
4
22
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
33rd
4
22 +/- 1
Intel Core i5-9400F
32nd
3
21
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
30th
3
20 +/- 1
Intel Core i7-8700B
28th
5
19 +/- 2
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
28th
3
19
Intel Core i3-10100
28th
3
19 +/- 1
Intel Core i7-1165G7
28th
12
19 +/- 2
Low-Tier
25th
< 18
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
25th
4
18
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4
21st
3
16
Intel Core i7-1065G7
21st
3
16 +/- 1
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
20th
3
15 +/- 1
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
20th
3
15
Intel Core i7-8550U
18th
3
14
Intel Core i5-6500
16th
6
13 +/- 1
Intel Core i7-2700K
16th
8
13
Intel Core i5-7600K
16th
4
13
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
15th
4
12
Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5
13th
3
12
Intel Core i7-8565U
12th
3
12
Intel Celeron G6900
11th
8
11 +/- 1
Intel Core i7-5600U
8th
7
8
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
8th
3
8
ARMv8 Cortex-A72 4-Core
6th
5
3
Intel Core i7-3520M
3rd
3
2
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Compression Level: 19 - Compression Speed488 Results Range From 0 To 117 MB/s10203040506070809010011012020406080100

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (Zstd Compression - Compression Level: 19 - Compression Speed) 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.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMinutesTime Required To Complete BenchmarkCompression Level: 19 - Compression SpeedRun-Time48121620Min: 2 / Avg: 4.38 / Max: 16

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 0.4%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between RunsCompression Level: 19 - Compression SpeedDeviation246810Min: 0 / Avg: 0.36 / Max: 3

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.

AMDIntelOpenBenchmarking.orgRelative Core Scaling To BaseZstd Compression CPU Core ScalingCompression Level: 19 - Compression Speed46812642.084.166.248.3210.4

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)
RISC-V 64-bit
riscv64
SiFive RISC-V
ARMv8 64-bit
arm64
Apple M1 Pro
ARMv8 64-bit
aarch64
ARMv8 Cortex-A72 4-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1, ARMv8 Neoverse-V1 64-Core, Ampere ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 256-Core, Apple M1

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