TurboBench, the Compression Lie Detector, 100 Codecs, Daily Update
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TurboBench: The Ultimate Data Compression Benchmark 100+ Codecs. The Powerhouse in a Single Executable — The Compression Lie DetectorTired of misleading benchmarks with I/O overhead, cache effects, and CPU throttling? TurboBench delivers high-precision, zero-overhead results you can actually trust.Why TurboBench Stands Out The only benchmark that includes LzTurbo alongside 100+ popular, latest, and fastest compressors (LZ77, Rolz, BWT, Context Mixing, Entropy Coders, and more).- 100% in-memory testing — no disk I/O to skew your results. Supports multiple files, recursive directories, and smart concatenation of small files into multiblock tests. Built to avoid common pitfalls like cache scenarios and throttling found in other tools.- Unlock peak performance — TurboBench reduces throttling by intelligently controlling the CPU frequency- Automatic sorting, updating, and merging of result files. A nightly github release is created automatically whenever submodules change.- Creates a separate result file ([email protected]) for each compressor set- TurboBench rank aggregation crowns the top compression libraries with — see who's king!
HN · launched Sep 16, 2026 · 5 upvotes (top 87%) · 0 views
Niche: file and data compression tools · 100 launches, 15 in the last 7 days ▲ +88% · Explore this niche →
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- Dev tools
- Developer
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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Could you build this?
No TurboBench is an extensive low-level C/C++ benchmarking harness bundling and standardizing APIs for over 100 compression codecs with precise cache/CPU cycle control.
What it would actually take: Building TurboBench requires deep systems programming expertise in C/C++, compiler internals, and architecture-specific hardware performance counters. A builder must integrate, build, and normalize bindings for over 100 heterogeneous compression libraries, implementing custom memory allocators to prevent cache pollution and mitigate CPU throttling and I/O noise.
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Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 339 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #291 of 340 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 316 days after the earliest competitor.
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