Striking a Balance Between Speed and Compression Ratio: The Relationship Between Compression Algorithms and Formats

1 · 0x4c2 · Dec. 30, 2023, 11:35 a.m.
Some common compression formats include zip, rar, and 7z. Common compression algorithms include gzip, brotli, zstd, lz4, pigz, isa-l, and pzstd. However, what are the relationships between these? How can one strike a balance between compression speed and ratio? What is the relationship between compression algorithms and formats?...