~ # /tmp/zramtest3.sh test6 /tmp/ffmpeg-1\:2.6.1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar zram test6 Sat Apr 4 09:50:06 GMT 2015 comp_algorithm [lzo] lz4 snappy real 0m 0.20s 0.20s 0.24s avg: 0.214s real 0m 1.45s 1.42s 1.42s avg: 1.430s compr_data_size 30504972 30504968 30504947 30504962 comp_algorithm lzo [lz4] snappy real 0m 0.21s 0.21s 0.23s avg: 0.217s real 0m 1.36s 1.36s 1.33s avg: 1.350s compr_data_size 31234729 31234719 31234736 31234728 comp_algorithm lzo lz4 [snappy] real 0m 0.22s 0.21s 0.21s avg: 0.214s real 0m 1.56s 1.59s 1.56s avg: 1.570s compr_data_size 30931116 30931087 30931076 30931093 Summary Total average time lzo: 1.644s lz4: 1.567s snappy: 1.784s Average compr_data_size lzo: 30504962 lz4: 31234728 snappy: 30931093 Gain time= 4.7 % (lz4 vs lzo) compression= 2.3% (lzo vs lz4)