Several methods and a system to implement data compression inline with an eight byte data path are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes acquiring a data from a host. In addition, the method includes applying an eight byte data path to the data. The method also includes compressing the data inline. The method may further include writing the data in a memory through a memory controller using a RAID engine. The method may also include manipulating the data through the RAID engine. In addition, the method may include reading the data through a Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) core. The method may further include writing the data to a non-volatile storage. The method may include applying a compression technique based on a data history. The method may also include maintaining a consistent order of a sequence of the data during a data compression operation and a decompression operation.