diff --git a/testbed/datareceivers/sapm.go b/testbed/datareceivers/sapm.go
index 5c69c2cac7c6..140ea0d7489d 100644
--- a/testbed/datareceivers/sapm.go
+++ b/testbed/datareceivers/sapm.go
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@ import (
 // SapmDataReceiver implements Sapm format receiver.
 type SapmDataReceiver struct {
 	testbed.DataReceiverBase
-	receiver receiver.Traces
+	receiver    receiver.Traces
+	compression string
 }
 
 // NewSapmDataReceiver creates a new SapmDataReceiver.
-func NewSapmDataReceiver(port int) *SapmDataReceiver {
-	return &SapmDataReceiver{DataReceiverBase: testbed.DataReceiverBase{Port: port}}
+func NewSapmDataReceiver(port int, compression string) *SapmDataReceiver {
+	return &SapmDataReceiver{DataReceiverBase: testbed.DataReceiverBase{Port: port}, compression: compression}
 }
 
 // Start the receiver.
@@ -57,12 +58,17 @@ func (sr *SapmDataReceiver) Stop() error {
 
 // GenConfigYAMLStr returns exporter config for the agent.
 func (sr *SapmDataReceiver) GenConfigYAMLStr() string {
+	disableCompression := false
+	if sr.compression == "" {
+		disableCompression = true
+	}
 	// Note that this generates an exporter config for agent.
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
   sapm:
     endpoint: "http://127.0.0.1:%d/v2/trace"
-    disable_compression: true
-    access_token_passthrough: true`, sr.Port)
+    disable_compression: %v
+    compression: %s
+    access_token_passthrough: true`, sr.Port, disableCompression, sr.compression)
 }
 
 // ProtocolName returns protocol name as it is specified in Collector config.
diff --git a/testbed/datasenders/sapm.go b/testbed/datasenders/sapm.go
index 04ddfc8a7623..cbc318677399 100644
--- a/testbed/datasenders/sapm.go
+++ b/testbed/datasenders/sapm.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 type SapmDataSender struct {
 	testbed.DataSenderBase
 	consumer.Traces
+	compression string
 }
 
 // Ensure SapmDataSender implements TraceDataSenderOld.
@@ -26,12 +27,13 @@ var _ testbed.TraceDataSender = (*SapmDataSender)(nil)
 
 // NewSapmDataSender creates a new Sapm protocol sender that will send
 // to the specified port after Start is called.
-func NewSapmDataSender(port int) *SapmDataSender {
+func NewSapmDataSender(port int, compression string) *SapmDataSender {
 	return &SapmDataSender{
 		DataSenderBase: testbed.DataSenderBase{
 			Port: port,
 			Host: testbed.DefaultHost,
 		},
+		compression: compression,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -39,9 +41,12 @@ func NewSapmDataSender(port int) *SapmDataSender {
 func (je *SapmDataSender) Start() error {
 	factory := sapmexporter.NewFactory()
 	cfg := &sapmexporter.Config{
-		Endpoint:           fmt.Sprintf("http://%s/v2/trace", je.GetEndpoint()),
-		DisableCompression: true,
-		AccessToken:        "MyToken",
+		Endpoint:    fmt.Sprintf("http://%s/v2/trace", je.GetEndpoint()),
+		Compression: je.compression,
+		AccessToken: "MyToken",
+	}
+	if je.compression == "" {
+		cfg.DisableCompression = true
 	}
 	params := exportertest.NewNopCreateSettings()
 	params.Logger = zap.L()
diff --git a/testbed/stabilitytests/trace_test.go b/testbed/stabilitytests/trace_test.go
index 33cf67614011..30699b485763 100644
--- a/testbed/stabilitytests/trace_test.go
+++ b/testbed/stabilitytests/trace_test.go
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ func TestStabilityTracesOpenCensus(t *testing.T) {
 func TestStabilityTracesSAPM(t *testing.T) {
 	scenarios.Scenario10kItemsPerSecond(
 		t,
-		datasenders.NewSapmDataSender(testbed.GetAvailablePort(t)),
-		datareceivers.NewSapmDataReceiver(testbed.GetAvailablePort(t)),
+		datasenders.NewSapmDataSender(testbed.GetAvailablePort(t), ""),
+		datareceivers.NewSapmDataReceiver(testbed.GetAvailablePort(t), ""),
 		testbed.ResourceSpec{
 			ExpectedMaxCPU:      40,
 			ExpectedMaxRAM:      100,
diff --git a/testbed/testbed/data_providers.go b/testbed/testbed/data_providers.go
index eef844ad97bf..1134ae46b736 100644
--- a/testbed/testbed/data_providers.go
+++ b/testbed/testbed/data_providers.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (dp *perfTestDataProvider) GenerateTraces() (ptrace.Traces, bool) {
 	traceID := dp.traceIDSequence.Add(1)
 	for i := 0; i < dp.options.ItemsPerBatch; i++ {
 
-		startTime := time.Now()
+		startTime := time.Now().Add(time.Duration(i+int(traceID)*1000) * time.Second)
 		endTime := startTime.Add(time.Millisecond)
 
 		spanID := dp.dataItemsGenerated.Add(1)
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (dp *perfTestDataProvider) GenerateTraces() (ptrace.Traces, bool) {
 		// Create a span.
 		span.SetTraceID(idutils.UInt64ToTraceID(0, traceID))
 		span.SetSpanID(idutils.UInt64ToSpanID(spanID))
-		span.SetName("load-generator-span")
+		span.SetName("load-generator-span" + strconv.FormatUint(spanID+traceID*1000, 10))
 		span.SetKind(ptrace.SpanKindClient)
 		attrs := span.Attributes()
 		attrs.PutInt("load_generator.span_seq_num", int64(spanID))
diff --git a/testbed/tests/trace_test.go b/testbed/tests/trace_test.go
index 5b03ca8ceec6..161dc4631c12 100644
--- a/testbed/tests/trace_test.go
+++ b/testbed/tests/trace_test.go
@@ -93,13 +93,31 @@ func TestTrace10kSPS(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			"SAPM",
-			datasenders.NewSapmDataSender(testbed.GetAvailablePort(t)),
-			datareceivers.NewSapmDataReceiver(testbed.GetAvailablePort(t)),
+			datasenders.NewSapmDataSender(testbed.GetAvailablePort(t), ""),
+			datareceivers.NewSapmDataReceiver(testbed.GetAvailablePort(t), ""),
 			testbed.ResourceSpec{
 				ExpectedMaxCPU: 32,
 				ExpectedMaxRAM: 100,
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			"SAPM-gzip",
+			datasenders.NewSapmDataSender(testbed.GetAvailablePort(t), "gzip"),
+			datareceivers.NewSapmDataReceiver(testbed.GetAvailablePort(t), "gzip"),
+			testbed.ResourceSpec{
+				ExpectedMaxCPU: 35,
+				ExpectedMaxRAM: 110,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"SAPM-zstd",
+			datasenders.NewSapmDataSender(testbed.GetAvailablePort(t), "zstd"),
+			datareceivers.NewSapmDataReceiver(testbed.GetAvailablePort(t), "zstd"),
+			testbed.ResourceSpec{
+				ExpectedMaxCPU: 32,
+				ExpectedMaxRAM: 300,
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			"Zipkin",
 			datasenders.NewZipkinDataSender(testbed.DefaultHost, testbed.GetAvailablePort(t)),