diff --git a/compress/benchmark_test.go b/compress/benchmark_test.go
index 28741844..440444f9 100644
--- a/compress/benchmark_test.go
+++ b/compress/benchmark_test.go
@@ -32,3 +32,85 @@ func BenchmarkNew(b *testing.B) {
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+/*
+BenchmarkCompress/zstd-cgo/fastest-24 	  330330	      3634 ns/op	     512 B/op	       1 allocs/op
+BenchmarkCompress/zstd-cgo/default-24 	  205960	      5673 ns/op	     512 B/op	       1 allocs/op
+BenchmarkCompress/zstd-cgo/best-24    	   51088	     23294 ns/op	     512 B/op	       1 allocs/op
+*/
+func BenchmarkCompress(b *testing.B) {
+	b.Run("zstd-cgo", func(b *testing.B) {
+		b.Run("fastest", func(b *testing.B) {
+			b.ReportAllocs()
+			c, _ := New(CompressionAlgoZstdCgo, CompressionLevelZstdCgoFastest)
+			defer func() { _ = c.Close() }()
+
+			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+				_, _ = c.Compress(loremIpsumDolor)
+			}
+		})
+		b.Run("default", func(b *testing.B) {
+			b.ReportAllocs()
+			c, _ := New(CompressionAlgoZstdCgo, CompressionLevelZstdCgoDefault)
+			defer func() { _ = c.Close() }()
+
+			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+				_, _ = c.Compress(loremIpsumDolor)
+			}
+		})
+		b.Run("best", func(b *testing.B) {
+			b.ReportAllocs()
+			c, _ := New(CompressionAlgoZstdCgo, CompressionLevelZstdCgoBest)
+			defer func() { _ = c.Close() }()
+
+			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+				_, _ = c.Compress(loremIpsumDolor)
+			}
+		})
+	})
+}
+
+/*
+Benchmark to prove that no matter the compression level, the decompression always takes the same time.
+
+BenchmarkDecompress/zstd-cgo/fastest-24 	  562878	      2031 ns/op	     448 B/op	       1 allocs/op
+BenchmarkDecompress/zstd-cgo/default-24 	  506319	      2210 ns/op	     448 B/op	       1 allocs/op
+BenchmarkDecompress/zstd-cgo/best-24    	  526634	      2198 ns/op	     448 B/op	       1 allocs/op
+*/
+func BenchmarkDecompress(b *testing.B) {
+	b.Run("zstd-cgo", func(b *testing.B) {
+		b.Run("fastest", func(b *testing.B) {
+			b.ReportAllocs()
+			c, _ := New(CompressionAlgoZstdCgo, CompressionLevelZstdCgoFastest)
+			r, _ := c.Compress(loremIpsumDolor)
+			defer func() { _ = c.Close() }()
+
+			b.ResetTimer()
+			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+				_, _ = c.Decompress(r)
+			}
+		})
+		b.Run("default", func(b *testing.B) {
+			b.ReportAllocs()
+			c, _ := New(CompressionAlgoZstdCgo, CompressionLevelZstdCgoDefault)
+			r, _ := c.Compress(loremIpsumDolor)
+			defer func() { _ = c.Close() }()
+
+			b.ResetTimer()
+			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+				_, _ = c.Decompress(r)
+			}
+		})
+		b.Run("best", func(b *testing.B) {
+			b.ReportAllocs()
+			c, _ := New(CompressionAlgoZstdCgo, CompressionLevelZstdCgoBest)
+			r, _ := c.Compress(loremIpsumDolor)
+			defer func() { _ = c.Close() }()
+
+			b.ResetTimer()
+			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+				_, _ = c.Decompress(r)
+			}
+		})
+	})
+}