Cost vs return - aka worthiness debate

[ChronoCross]

I think you've grown, and you're an adult.
Analyzing these things makes you realize how much time you've lost on things like this. LOL.
I tell you something, before going to work, I turn on the computer and start doing my backups - repack and when I go home they are ready.
I have an AMD and as it is known the cores work independently of each other as opposed to intel that reinforces their cores with each other. so I only use one core to compress. It takes a lot of time but good is the best option.
Finally the difference between m5 or mx on my PC results vary from 500mb to 800mb in games eg: 8gb> m5 = compressed in 2500mb ---- and ---- mx = compressed in 1800mb I have a big difference, but it always depends on the data to be compressed and the experience of each of the backups you have done, like wich tech or algo i need to compress this game.
so i choose mx instead m5.
I do not mind the compression time.
but the time of extraction if I care.
i like compression slow and faster unpack.
Good luck in the ilumination path.