diff --git a/c_src/zstd_nif.c b/c_src/zstd_nif.c
index 6997c61..ddbade3 100644
--- a/c_src/zstd_nif.c
+++ b/c_src/zstd_nif.c
@@ -405,8 +405,10 @@ static int zstd_on_upgrade(ErlNifEnv *env, void **priv, void **old, ERL_NIF_TERM
 }
 
 static ErlNifFunc nif_funcs[] = {
-  { "compress"                    , 2, zstd_nif_compress                   , ERL_DIRTY_JOB_CPU_BOUND },
-  { "decompress"                  , 1, zstd_nif_decompress                 , ERL_DIRTY_JOB_CPU_BOUND },
+  { "dirty_compress"              , 2, zstd_nif_compress                   , ERL_DIRTY_JOB_CPU_BOUND },
+  { "dirty_decompress"            , 1, zstd_nif_decompress                 , ERL_DIRTY_JOB_CPU_BOUND },
+  { "quick_compress"              , 2, zstd_nif_compress                                             },
+  { "quick_decompress"            , 1, zstd_nif_decompress                                           },
 
   { "new_compression_stream"      , 0, zstd_nif_new_compression_stream                               },
   { "new_decompression_stream"    , 0, zstd_nif_new_decompression_stream                             },
diff --git a/src/zstd.erl b/src/zstd.erl
index 1080bec..9c54f83 100644
--- a/src/zstd.erl
+++ b/src/zstd.erl
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 -export([compress/1, compress/2]).
 -export([decompress/1]).
+-export([quick_compress/2, quick_decompress/1]).
+-export([dirty_compress/2, dirty_decompress/1]).
 -export([new_compression_stream/0, new_decompression_stream/0, compression_stream_init/1,
          compression_stream_init/2, decompression_stream_init/1, compression_stream_reset/2,
          compression_stream_reset/1, decompression_stream_reset/1, stream_flush/1,
@@ -11,6 +13,9 @@
 
 -define(APPNAME, zstd).
 -define(LIBNAME, zstd_nif).
+% Thresholds at which it is preferable to use a dirty_nif
+-define(UNCOMPRESSED_SIZE_DIRTY, 250000).
+-define(COMPRESSED_SIZE_DIRTY, 50000).
 
 -spec compress(Uncompressed :: binary()) -> Compressed :: binary().
 compress(Binary) ->
@@ -18,11 +23,33 @@ compress(Binary) ->
 
 -spec compress(Uncompressed :: binary(), CompressionLevel :: 0..22) ->
                   Compressed :: binary().
-compress(_, _) ->
+compress(Uncompressed, Level) when byte_size(Uncompressed) > ?UNCOMPRESSED_SIZE_DIRTY ->
+    dirty_compress(Uncompressed, Level);
+compress(Uncompressed, Level) ->
+    quick_compress(Uncompressed, Level).
+
+-spec dirty_compress(Uncompressed :: binary(), CompressionLevel :: 0..22) ->
+                        Compressed :: binary().
+dirty_compress(_, _) ->
+    erlang:nif_error(?LINE).
+
+-spec quick_compress(Uncompressed :: binary(), CompressionLevel :: 0..22) ->
+                        Compressed :: binary().
+quick_compress(_, _) ->
     erlang:nif_error(?LINE).
 
 -spec decompress(Compressed :: binary()) -> Uncompressed :: binary() | error.
-decompress(_) ->
+decompress(Compressed) when byte_size(Compressed) > ?COMPRESSED_SIZE_DIRTY ->
+    dirty_decompress(Compressed);
+decompress(Compressed) ->
+    quick_decompress(Compressed).
+
+-spec dirty_decompress(Compressed :: binary()) -> Uncompressed :: binary() | error.
+dirty_decompress(_) ->
+    erlang:nif_error(?LINE).
+
+-spec quick_decompress(Compressed :: binary()) -> Uncompressed :: binary() | error.
+quick_decompress(_) ->
     erlang:nif_error(?LINE).
 
 -spec new_compression_stream() -> reference().
diff --git a/test/zstd_tests.erl b/test/zstd_tests.erl
index a67ea1b..5bc1962 100644
--- a/test/zstd_tests.erl
+++ b/test/zstd_tests.erl
@@ -20,3 +20,75 @@ zstd_stream_test() ->
     {ok, DBin1} = zstd:stream_decompress(DStream, CompressionBin),
     {ok, DBin2} = zstd:stream_decompress(DStream, FlushBin),
     ?assertEqual(Bin, <<DBin1/binary, DBin2/binary>>).
+
+generate_randomkeys(Count, BucketRangeLow, BucketRangeHigh) ->
+    generate_randomkeys(Count, [], BucketRangeLow, BucketRangeHigh).
+
+generate_randomkeys(0, Acc, _BucketLow, _BucketHigh) ->
+    Acc;
+generate_randomkeys(Count, Acc, BucketLow, BRange) ->
+    BNumber =
+        lists:flatten(
+            io_lib:format("~4..0B", [BucketLow + rand:uniform(BRange)])),
+    KNumber =
+        lists:flatten(
+            io_lib:format("~4..0B", [rand:uniform(1000)])),
+    K = {o, "Bucket" ++ BNumber, "Key" ++ KNumber, null},
+    RandKey = {K, {Count + 1, {active, infinity}, erlang:phash2(K), null}},
+    generate_randomkeys(Count - 1, [RandKey | Acc], BucketLow, BRange).
+
+compression_perf_test_() ->
+    {timeout, 60, fun compression_perf_testsizes/0}.
+
+compression_perf_testsizes() ->
+    compression_perf_tester(128),
+    compression_perf_tester(256),
+    compression_perf_tester(512),
+    compression_perf_tester(1024),
+    compression_perf_tester(2048),
+    compression_perf_tester(4096),
+    compression_perf_tester(8192).
+
+compression_perf_tester(N) ->
+    Loops = 100,
+    {TotalCS, TotalDS, TotalDC, TotalDD, TotalQC, TotalQD, TotalAC, TotalAD} =
+        lists:foldl(fun(_A, {CST, DST, CTDT, DTDT, CTQT, DTQT, CTT, DTT}) ->
+                       RB0 = term_to_binary({base64:encode(
+                                                 crypto:strong_rand_bytes(N * 8)),
+                                             generate_randomkeys(N, 1, 4)}),
+                       {CTD0, CD0} = timer:tc(fun() -> zstd:dirty_compress(RB0, 1) end),
+                       {DTD0, DD0} = timer:tc(fun() -> zstd:dirty_decompress(CD0) end),
+                       {CTQ0, CQ0} = timer:tc(fun() -> zstd:quick_compress(RB0, 1) end),
+                       {DTQ0, DQ0} = timer:tc(fun() -> zstd:quick_decompress(CQ0) end),
+                       {CT0, C0} = timer:tc(fun() -> zstd:compress(RB0) end),
+                       {DT0, D0} = timer:tc(fun() -> zstd:decompress(C0) end),
+
+                       ?assertMatch(RB0, DD0),
+                       ?assertMatch(DD0, DQ0),
+                       ?assertMatch(DQ0, D0),
+
+                       {CST + byte_size(RB0),
+                        DST + byte_size(C0),
+                        CTDT + CTD0,
+                        DTDT + DTD0,
+                        CTQT + CTQ0,
+                        DTQT + DTQ0,
+                        CTT + CT0,
+                        DTT + DT0}
+                    end,
+                    {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+                    lists:seq(1, Loops)),
+
+    io:format(user,
+              "Over ~w loops tested size ~w compress_size ~w~n"
+              "mean compress time dirty_nif ~w quick_nif ~w auto_nif ~w~n"
+              "mean decompress time dirty_nif ~w quick_nif ~w auto_nif ~w~n~n",
+              [Loops,
+               TotalCS div Loops,
+               TotalDS div Loops,
+               TotalDC div Loops,
+               TotalQC div Loops,
+               TotalAC div Loops,
+               TotalDD div Loops,
+               TotalQD div Loops,
+               TotalAD div Loops]).