# New Linux tech compresses memory in RAM, as RAM, for 452x speedup — new CRAM method offers giant boost to compressed memory reads

> A new compression model, called CRAM, offers a different path to compression that avoids swap entirely by keeping the compressed data in memory, and it offers up to 452x the performance of ZRAM.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/new-linux-tech-compresses-memory-in-ram-as-ram-for-452x-speedup-new-cram-method-offers-giant-boost-to-compressed-memory-reads?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6ac68cacf6d479bf38a79cd5)
- **Published:** 2026-10-07
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #meta #memory #offers #compressed #compression #cram #linux #boost
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