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If you switch NTFS compression on, why is the CPU load so low? Does it use SSE4.2 instructions behind the scenes?

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I have a Hex-core Xeon X5650 running Windows 7 x64. I'm currently doing simultaneous compression of three NTFS hard drives, 2TB each, with the commands: Its getting reasonable compression: up to 40:1, and typically 2:1. The resulting CPU load is only about 3% Does anyone know why is the CPU load so…

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compact e: /i /c /s
compact f: /i /c /s
compact g: /i /c /s

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I would expect that your cpu usage is so low because a number of factors but firstly keep in mind that the compression algorithm is designed for speed rather than high compression rates. The fundamental problem here is whether you are compressing th…

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