A system and method including one or more asymmetric data compression algorithms is disclosed. A first asymmetric data compression algorithm of the one or more asymmetric data compression algorithms compresses data at a higher data compression rate than a second asymmetric data compression algorithm of the one or more asymmetric data compression algorithms. The system and method also include one or more processors that determine one or more data parameters from one or more data blocks and select one or more asymmetric data compression algorithms from among the one or more asymmetric data compression algorithms based upon, at least in part, the determined one or more data parameters.