Versions tested:0.9, 1.0, 1.3
Optimal parameters:-c2t4
Links:http://fastcompressi...
lz4-1.3.zip
lz4-1.0.zip
lz4-0.9.zip
Authors:Yann Collet
Algorithms:LZ
Notable peformances:Application3, Image1, Qualifying1

lz4

Version 0.9 was submitted on February 27, 2011. Multi-threading optimizations. (-t defines number of threads.)

v1.0 was submitted on September 18, 2011.

v1.3 was submitted on October 17, 2011. Changes include: "-c1 mode can now be multithreaded, -c2 mode is slightly faster, new dynamic memory allocation strategy should use less memory (especially for decoding)".

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Note that we use identical -t switch for decompression.

Qualified configurations
VerRatingCPRDPRS.E.R.E.RatioC. kB/sD. kB/s
-c0t1 (-t1)
0.911040401.962232785487694
1.01+22%1.975+0.7%275396+18%557557+14%
-c0t4 (-t4)
0.913063201.962500883485344
1.02++15%1.975+0.7%545847+9.0%550133+13%
-c1t1
1.022216702.22635746560564
-c2t4
1.055330602.27861131551640
-t2
0.912056601.962400582491188
Disqualified (why) configurations (with qualification ratings)
VerRatingCPRDPRS.E.R.E.RatioC. kB/sD. kB/s
-c0t1 (-t1)
1.3crash while decompressing (app1)
-c0t2
1.3crash while decompressing (app1)
-c0t3
1.3crash while decompressing (app1)
-c0t4 (-t4)
1.3crash while decompressing (app1)
-c1t4
1.3crash while decompressing (app1)
-c2t4
1.3crash while decompressing (app1)

Version info

0.9, tar: yes, mode: 32-bit, crc32: ee8d3c2e, decoder: 37 kB, tested: 2011 Oct 07
compression: lz4.exe -c <args> <src> <cfile>
decompression: lz4.exe -u -t1 <cfile> <src>
1.0, tar: yes, mode: 32-bit, crc32: a4050f9d, decoder: 42 kB, tested: 2011 Oct 07
compression: lz4.exe <args> <src> <cfile>
decompression: lz4.exe -dt1 <cfile> <src>
1.3, tar: yes, mode: 32-bit, crc32: cf133875, decoder: 43 kB, tested: 2011 Oct 18
compression: lz4.exe <args>s <src> <cfile>
decompression: lz4.exe -dt1s <cfile> <src>