diff --git a/libdd-profiling/benches/add_samples.rs b/libdd-profiling/benches/add_samples.rs
index 4edcd94dd1..21fdddb375 100644
--- a/libdd-profiling/benches/add_samples.rs
+++ b/libdd-profiling/benches/add_samples.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,27 @@ fn make_stack_api2(frames: &[Frame2]) -> (Vec<Location2>, Vec<i64>) {
     (locations, values)
 }
 
+fn make_timestamped_profile(
+    sample_types: &[api::SampleType],
+    frames: &[Frame],
+    labels: &[api::Label<'static>],
+) -> profiling::internal::Profile {
+    let mut profile = profiling::internal::Profile::try_new(sample_types, None).unwrap();
+    let (locations, values) = make_stack_api(frames);
+
+    for i in 0..1000 {
+        let sample = api::Sample {
+            locations: locations.clone(),
+            values: &values,
+            labels: labels.to_vec(),
+        };
+        let ts = std::num::NonZeroI64::new(i + 1);
+        black_box(profile.try_add_sample(sample, ts)).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    profile
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 struct Frame {
     file_name: &'static str,
@@ -189,6 +210,23 @@ pub fn bench_add_sample_vs_add2(c: &mut Criterion) {
             black_box(profile.only_for_testing_num_aggregated_samples())
         })
     });
+
+    c.bench_function(
+        "profile_serialize_compressed_pprof_timestamped_x1000",
+        |b| {
+            b.iter_batched(
+                || {
+                    make_timestamped_profile(
+                        &sample_types,
+                        frames.as_slice(),
+                        labels_api.as_slice(),
+                    )
+                },
+                |profile| black_box(profile.serialize_into_compressed_pprof(None, None)).unwrap(),
+                BatchSize::SmallInput,
+            )
+        },
+    );
 }
 
 criterion_group!(benches, bench_add_sample_vs_add2);
diff --git a/libdd-profiling/src/profiles/compressor.rs b/libdd-profiling/src/profiles/compressor.rs
index 4433698702..e7b8a73556 100644
--- a/libdd-profiling/src/profiles/compressor.rs
+++ b/libdd-profiling/src/profiles/compressor.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2025-Present Datadog, Inc. https://www.datadoghq.com/
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-use std::io::{self, Read, Write};
+use std::io::{self, BufWriter, Read, Write};
 
 /// This type wraps a [`Vec`] to provide a [`Write`] interface that has a max
 /// capacity that won't be exceeded. Additionally, it gracefully handles
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ pub trait ProfileCodec {
     ) -> io::Result<Self::Encoder>;
 
     fn finish(encoder: Self::Encoder) -> io::Result<Vec<u8>>;
+
+    /// Returns the recommended input buffer size for the encoder.
+    /// Used to size the `BufWriter` that wraps the encoder.
+    fn recommended_input_buf_size() -> usize;
 }
 
 #[allow(unused)]
@@ -109,6 +113,10 @@ impl ProfileCodec for NoopProfileCodec {
     fn finish(encoder: Self::Encoder) -> io::Result<Vec<u8>> {
         Ok(encoder.into())
     }
+
+    fn recommended_input_buf_size() -> usize {
+        0
+    }
 }
 
 #[allow(unused)]
@@ -132,6 +140,10 @@ impl ProfileCodec for ZstdProfileCodec {
             Err((_enc, error)) => Err(error),
         }
     }
+
+    fn recommended_input_buf_size() -> usize {
+        zstd::Encoder::<SizeRestrictedBuffer>::recommended_input_size()
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(miri))]
@@ -202,7 +214,7 @@ pub type DefaultObservationCodec = NoopObservationCodec;
 
 /// Used to compress profile data.
 pub struct Compressor<C: ProfileCodec = DefaultProfileCodec> {
-    encoder: C::Encoder,
+    encoder: BufWriter<C::Encoder>,
 }
 
 impl<C: ProfileCodec> Compressor<C> {
@@ -218,13 +230,17 @@ impl<C: ProfileCodec> Compressor<C> {
         compression_level: i32,
     ) -> io::Result<Compressor<C>> {
         Ok(Compressor {
-            encoder: C::new_encoder(size_hint, max_capacity, compression_level)?,
+            encoder: BufWriter::with_capacity(
+                C::recommended_input_buf_size(),
+                C::new_encoder(size_hint, max_capacity, compression_level)?,
+            ),
         })
     }
 
     /// Finish the compression, and return the compressed data.
     pub fn finish(self) -> io::Result<Vec<u8>> {
-        C::finish(self.encoder)
+        let encoder = self.encoder.into_inner().map_err(|e| e.into_error())?;
+        C::finish(encoder)
     }
 }