-------- -------- -------- --------------- ----- B RKIVE 1.4 -mf 1:58.5 589,446 bytes 55.2% RKIVE 1.4 -mt 2:27.4 591,465 bytes 55.0% RKIVE 1.4 -mtx 3:18.6 591,897 bytes 55.0% WinRAR 2.0 -m5 -mm -md1024 0:41.4 591,827 bytes 55.0% WinRAR 2.0 -m5 -mm 0:31.0 592,076 bytes 55.0% O RAR 2.0 -m5 -mm 0:24.1 592,549 bytes 54.9% RKIVE 1.4 -mb 2:37.0 593,034 bytes 54.9% WinRAR 2.0 -mm 0:21.5 593,036 bytes 54.9% ACB 1.29b (u)f 8:42.1 620,303 bytes 52.8% HAP 4.03 3 0:28.0 620,685 bytes 52.8% X1 0.94m ->X xem3 1:52.5 626,228 bytes 52.4% X1 0.94m ->X xem4l2 1:57.3 628,286 bytes 52.2% ACB 1.29b (b)f 5:44.8 632,675 bytes 51.9% ACB 1.14a (b)f 5:39.3 636,132 bytes 51.6% HA 0.999b e2 2:06.2 636,442 bytes 51.6% BZIP 0.21 -5 0:50.3 648,969 bytes 50.6% BZIP 0.21 (none) 0:52.8 651,273 bytes 50.5% ACB 1.29b (B)f 3:59.4 652,128 bytes 50.4% BSArc 2.0.0 -++ 2:28.9 659,941 bytes 49.8% CODEC 3.21 -c10 2:26.6 662,663 bytes 49.6% UC2 v3.0 PRO (Max Compress) 2:27.9 684,650 bytes 47.9% UC v2.37 beta (Max Compress) 2:26.8 684,772 bytes 47.9% HPACK 0.79a0 -df 2:33.5 691,175 bytes 47.4% X1 0.94m ->X xem7 0:28.5 696,532 bytes 47.0% HAP 3.05bp (none) 0:56.2 704,531 bytes 46.4% + UFA 0.00 -m2 2:19.4 707,245 bytes 46.2% QUANTUM 0.97 -c7 -t20 101:05.3 714,809 bytes 45.6% QUANTUM 0.97 -c5 55:40.0 719,128 bytes 45.3% + ARI 2.18b1 -md4 10:55.5 732,047 bytes 44.3% ARI 2.14 -1 6:40.8 732,176 bytes 44.3% + ARI 2.18b1 -md3 -m3 3:37.5 733,129 bytes 44.3% ARI 2.14 -m3 -1 2:34.8 733,918 bytes 44.2% + ARI 2.18b1 -md2 -m3 3:08.1 734,445 bytes 44.1% QUANTUM 0.97 -c3 -t20 3:14.3 738,137 bytes 43.8% QUANTUM 0.97 (none) 2:30.7 738,987 bytes 43.8% HA 0.999b e1 0:43.4 769,923 bytes 41.4% RAR 2.0 -m5 0:40.3 770,558 bytes 41.4% LIMIT 1.2 -mx 0:51.3 770,759 bytes 41.4% LIMIT 1.2 (none) 0:46.4 770,880 bytes 41.4% UC v2.37 beta (Default) 0:26.9 773,180 bytes 41.2% ARJZ 0.15 -mp9 0:37.4 773,318 bytes 41.2% RAR 2.0 (none) 0:24.7 773,527 bytes 41.2% UC2 v3.0 PRO (Default) 0:27.3 773,386 bytes 41.2% PKZIP 2.04g -ex 0:28.2 774,780 bytes 41.1% ARJZ 0.15 (none) 0:25.0 775,005 bytes 41.0% LHARK 0.4b -tob 0:50.8 775,226 bytes 41.0% LHA 2.67(Win32) -wd:\ 0:31.8 776,210 bytes 40.9% ESP 1.8 /m0 0:21.6 776,583 bytes 40.9% AIN 2.32 /m1 0:21.2 776,613 bytes 40.9% PKZIP 2.5 Win95 (Extra) 0:21.2 777,503 bytes 40.9% SQZ 1.08.3 -q(ALT236) 0:38.6 778,244 bytes 40.8% SPLINT 2.1 (none) 0:34.0 778,534 bytes 40.8% + JAR32 1.01d -m4 1:39.7 778,765 bytes 40.8% - JAR32 1.01c -m4 1:34.0 778,783 bytes 40.8% + JAR32 1.01d -m3 0:55.8 779,558 bytes 40.7% - JAR32 1.01c -m3 0:56.6 779,581 bytes 40.7% GZIP 1.2.4 -9 0:35.3 779,706 bytes 40.7% ESP 1.8 /m2 0:16.3 779,857 bytes 40.7% AIN 2.32 (none) 0:15.9 779,886 bytes 40.7% ZIPSERVER 2.12 (none) 0:17.5 780,425 bytes 40.6% ARJ 2.50a -e 0:21.6 780,605 bytes 40.6% ARJ 2.55b -e 0:22.4 780,605 bytes 40.6% ARJ 2.50a -jm -e 0:25.3 780,662 bytes 40.6% ARJ 2.55b -jm -e 0:26.2 780,662 bytes 40.6% SQZ 1.08.3 (none) 0:26.0 780,831 bytes 40.6% QUARK 1.0beta (none) 0:26.3 780,863 bytes 40.6% GZIP 1.2.4 (none) 0:27.0 781,194 bytes 40.6% PKZIP 2.5 Win95 (Norm) 0:14.7 782,017 bytes 40.5% LHARK 0.4b (none) 0:23.3 782,482 bytes 40.5% PKZIP 2.04g (none) 0:18.6 782,772 bytes 40.5% + JAR32 1.01d (none) 0:42.0 783,852 bytes 40.4% - JAR32 1.01c (none) 0:42.7 783,875 bytes 40.4% PUT 3.41 (none) 0:35.4 784,604 bytes 40.3% 8 BSArc 2.0.0 (none) 0:33.7 784,959 bytes 40.3% INFO-ZIP 2.1NT -9 -j 0:26.7 785,102 bytes 40.3% WINZIP'95 6.2 (Max Compress) 0:30.1 785,102 bytes 40.3% INFO-ZIP 2.1DOS -9 -j 0:26.6 785,126 bytes 40.3% LHA 2.55b -we: 0:27.4 786,069 bytes 40.2% AR 1.10 (none) 0:53.8 786,069 bytes 40.2% SAR 1.0 (none) 0:52.8 786,077 bytes 40.2% ZOO 2.10 h: 0:49.6 786,204 bytes 40.2% CODEC 3.21 (none) 0:21.9 786,352 bytes 40.2% CROSSEPAC 1.35 Format=Binary 0:50.4 786,378 bytes 40.2% INFO-ZIP 2.1NT -j 0:20.2 786,760 bytes 40.1% INFO-ZIP 2.1DOS -j 0:20.6 786,784 bytes 40.1% AMGC 2.3 (Max) 2:28.5 788,458 bytes 40.0% SUPER PACK 2.0 (Max) 2:28.5 788,458 bytes 40.0% WINZIP'95 6.2 (Normal Comp) 0:21.0 789,647 bytes 39.9% CRUSHER 3.12 (none) 0:52.5 792,994 bytes 39.7% - JAR16 1.01c -m4 1:02.0 798,742 bytes 39.2% + JAR16 1.01d -m4 1:04.2 798,744 bytes 39.2% + JAR16 1.01d -m3 1:04.2 798,744 bytes 39.2% - JAR16 1.01c -m3 1:01.9 798,751 bytes 39.2% JAM - Aug1996 (none) 0:13.3 802,101 bytes 39.0% YAC 1.02 (none) 0:49.5 803,189 bytes 38.9% - JAR16 1.01c (none) 0:45.4 808,549 bytes 38.5% + JAR16 1.01d (none) 0:47.7 808,549 bytes 38.5% ZipNAV 2.03 (Comp lvl 9) 0:45.0 810,511 bytes 38.3% ZipNAV 2.03 (Comp lvl 5) 0:40.6 813,556 bytes 38.1% ARX 1.00 (none) 0:28.5 815,339 bytes 38.0% PAK 2.51 (none) 0:17.9 817,011 bytes 37.8% SQWEZ 2.2 /s 0:50.2 817,479 bytes 37.8% HYPER 2.6 (none) 0:18.5 821,782 bytes 37.5% NULIB 3.24 c5 0:10.0 830,101 bytes 36.8% AMGC 2.3 (Normal) 0:29.3 833,733 bytes 36.6% SUPER PACK 2.0 (Normal) 0:29.5 833,733 bytes 36.6% PKZIP 2.04g -es 0:07.4 848,625 bytes 35.4% PGMPAK 0.13 (none) 0:17.4 861,432 bytes 34.5% DWC 5.10 z 0:13.5 871,940 bytes 33.7% DWC 5.10 (none) 0:13.3 872,274 bytes 33.6% ZIP-ARCHIV 2.0 (none) 0:21.5 877,709 bytes 33.2% TSCOMP 1.3.21 -sh 0:23.7 877,727 bytes 33.2% MDCD 1.0 (none) 0:10.6 880,229 bytes 33.0% ZOO 2.10 : 0:24.2 880,276 bytes 33.0% F PKARC 3.5 (none) 0:06.3 882,769 bytes 32.8% PKPAK 3.61 (none) 0:13.6 883,588 bytes 32.8% JRCHIVE 1.10 -v 0:16.4 899,525 bytes 31.6% TSCOMP 1.3.21 -sm 0:19.7 903,178 bytes 31.3% ZIP-ARCHIV 2.0 -m 0:15.4 931,605 bytes 29.1% NULIB 3.24 (none) 0:11.6 937,188 bytes 28.7% LARC 3.33 (none) 0:19.2 946,923 bytes 28.0% GAS 2.0 (none) 4:10.0 983,262 bytes 25.2% ARC 6.02 (none) 0:09.9 1,067,359 bytes 18.8% Winner for best compression : RKIVE 1.4 Winner for fastest compression: PKARC 3.5 Winner for best overall : RAR 2.0 BMP File Test - (24bit, 620x300x16M) Uncompressed Size 558,054 bytes CREATION ARCHIVER SWITCHES TIME COMPRESSED SIZE RATIO -------- -------- -------- --------------- ----- B RKIVE 1.4 -mtx 1:05.4 176,883 bytes 68.3% RKIVE 1.4 -mt 0:52.0 176,918 bytes 68.3% RKIVE 1.4 -mb 0:50.3 192,582 bytes 65.5% RKIVE 1.4 -mf 0:42.4 194,825 bytes 65.1% O HAP 4.03 3 0:12.6 203,223 bytes 63.6% UC v2.37 beta (Max Compress) 1:00.9 209,556 bytes 62.4% UC2 v3.0 PRO (Max Compress) 1:01.7 209,560 bytes 62.4% X1 0.94m ->X xem4l2 0:58.7 215,044 bytes 61.5% X1 0.94m ->X xem3 0:59.1 216,348 bytes 61.2% BZIP 0.21 (none) 0:19.0 216,396 bytes 61.2% ACB 1.29b (u)f 2:29.4 217,326 bytes 61.1% ACB 1.29b (b)f 1:40.7 220,213 bytes 60.5% ACB 1.14a (b)f 1:25.4 223,341 bytes 60.0% ACB 1.29b (B)f 1:10.7 225,373 bytes 59.6% X1 0.94m ->X xem7 0:12.2 226,013 bytes 59.5% HA 0.999b e2 1:02.2 228,372 bytes 59.1% RAR 2.0 -m5 -mmf 0:08.5 230,450 bytes 58.7% WinRAR 2.0 -mmf -md256 0:10.1 230,463 bytes 58.7% + ARI 2.18b1 -md3-t-h02-hc1k 2:36.2 234,178 bytes 58.0% + ARI 2.18b1 -md3-c-h02-hc1k 1:33.2 234,273 bytes 58.0% + UFA 0.00 -m2 2:25.1 236,683 bytes 57.6% CODEC 3.21 -c10 1:01.9 238,875 bytes 57.2% ARI 2.14 -1 2:10.1 239,518 bytes 57.1% X1 0.94m ->X xem6l2 3:16.6 240,022 bytes 57.0% ARI 2.14 -m3 -1 0:50.1 240,098 bytes 57.0% + ARI 2.18b1 -m2-h02-hc1k 0:55.6 240,411 bytes 56.9% QUANTUM 0.97 -c7 -t20 27:06.9 246,934 bytes 55.8% QUANTUM 0.97 -c5 6:34.5 249,954 bytes 55.2% WinRAR 2.0 -m5 -md256 0:30.2 253,095 bytes 54.6% - JAR32 1.01c -m4 0:21.0 255,198 bytes 54.3% - JAR32 1.01c -m3 0:20.6 255,201 bytes 54.3% + JAR32 1.01d -m3 0:20.6 255,205 bytes 54.3% + JAR32 1.01d -m4 0:20.9 255,208 bytes 54.3% WinRAR 2.0 -md256 0:13.4 255,600 bytes 54.2% QUANTUM 0.97 -c3 -t20 0:41.2 255,982 bytes 54.1% - JAR32 1.01c (none) 0:15.4 257,161 bytes 54.3% + JAR32 1.01d (none) 0:14.9 257,163 bytes 54.3% QUANTUM 0.97 (none) 0:38.4 257,768 bytes 53.8% HPACK 0.79a0 -df 1:30.2 258,766 bytes 53.6% UC2 v3.0 PRO (Default) 0:09.8 261,852 bytes 53.1% UC v2.37 beta (Default) 0:09.3 261,864 bytes 53.1% YAC 1.02 (none) 0:23.4 262,213 bytes 53.0% - JAR16 1.01c -m3 0:26.7 262,371 bytes 53.0% + JAR16 1.01d -m3 0:28.9 262,372 bytes 53.0% - JAR16 1.01c -m4 0:26.7 262,372 bytes 53.0% + JAR16 1.01d -m4 0:28.9 262,373 bytes 53.0% HAP 3.05bp (none) 0:27.4 262,589 bytes 52.9% RAR 2.0 -m5 0:12.1 263,239 bytes 52.8% - JAR16 1.01c (none) 0:21.1 264,371 bytes 52.6% + JAR16 1.01d (none) 0:23.2 264,379 bytes 52.6% AMGC 2.3 (Max) 0:21.0 264,508 bytes 52.6% SUPER PACK 2.0 (Max) 0:21.3 264,508 bytes 52.6% RAR 2.0 -ep 0:07.3 265,233 bytes 52.8% QUARK 1.0beta (none) 0:16.6 265,504 bytes 52.4% SQZ 1.08.3 -q(ALT236) 0:18.6 266,007 bytes 52.3% ESP 1.8 /m0 0:07.5 267,867 bytes 52.0% AIN 2.32 /m1 0:06.8 267,892 bytes 52.0% SQZ 1.08.3 (none) 0:07.9 267,935 bytes 52.0% ARJZ 0.15 -mp9 0:10.8 268,173 bytes 51.9% LHA 2.67(Win32) -wd:\ 0:09.5 268,339 bytes 51.9% ZIPSERVER 2.12 (none) 0:05.0 269,072 bytes 51.8% AMGC 2.3 (Normal) 0:07.1 269,249 bytes 51.8% SUPER PACK 2.0 (Normal) 0:07.4 269,249 bytes 51.8% ESP 1.8 /m2 0:06.2 269,666 bytes 51.7% AIN 2.32 (none) 0:05.5 269,693 bytes 51.7% PKZIP 2.04g -ex 0:09.7 270,073 bytes 51.6% ARJZ 0.15 (none) 0:06.5 270,404 bytes 51.5% PKZIP 2.5 Win95 (Extra) 0:06.3 270,661 bytes 51.5% PKZIP 2.04g (none) 0:06.2 271,355 bytes 51.4% PKZIP 2.5 Win95 (Norm) 0:04.0 272,584 bytes 51.2% ARJ 2.50a -jm -e 0:11.3 273,371 bytes 51.0% ARJ 2.55b -jm -e 0:12.0 273,371 bytes 51.0% CODEC 3.21 (none) 0:06.9 274,263 bytes 50.9% ARJ 2.50a -e 0:07.1 274,498 bytes 50.8% ARJ 2.55b -e 0:08.0 274,498 bytes 50.8% LIMIT 1.2 -mx 0:15.3 276,374 bytes 50.5% HA 0.999b e1 0:15.7 276,919 bytes 50.4% LIMIT 1.2 (none) 0:10.5 277,646 bytes 50.2% WINZIP'95 6.2 (Max Compress) 0:12.8 278,139 bytes 50.2% GZIP 1.2.4 -9 0:13.8 278,511 bytes 50.1% INFO-ZIP 2.1NT -9 -j 0:11.3 278,139 bytes 50.2% INFO-ZIP 2.1DOS -9 -j 0:11.3 278,163 bytes 50.2% LHARK 0.4b -tob 0:14.2 279,644 bytes 49.9% 8 BSArc 2.0.0 -+1 0:11.6 279,926 bytes 49.8% INFO-ZIP 2.1NT -j 0:06.7 280,177 bytes 49.8% INFO-ZIP 2.1DOS -j 0:06.7 280,236 bytes 49.8% GZIP 1.2.4 (none) 0:08.5 280,547 bytes 49.8% WINZIP'95 6.2 (Normal Comp) 0:06.3 281,407 bytes 49.6% 8 BSArc 2.0.0 (none) 0:07.4 281,906 bytes 49.5% LHARK 0.4b (none) 0:06.8 283,718 bytes 49.2% ZipNAV 2.03 (Comp lvl 9) 0:14.4 284,134 bytes 49.1% LHA 2.55b -we: 0:11.0 284,728 bytes 49.0% AR 1.10 (none) 0:21.4 284,728 bytes 49.0% SAR 1.0 (none) 0:20.7 284,736 bytes 49.0% ZOO 2.10 h: 0:19.6 284,863 bytes 49.0% ZipNAV 2.03 (Comp lvl 5) 0:13.8 285,003 bytes 48.9% CROSSEPAC 1.35 Format=Binary 0:19.9 285,037 bytes 48.9% PUT 3.41 (none) 0:14.3 285,321 bytes 48.9% JAM - Aug1996 (none) 0:05.6 292,502 bytes 48.9% SQWEZ 2.2 /s 0:18.9 294,491 bytes 48.9% CRUSHER 3.12 (none) 0:20.1 294,499 bytes 47.2% PAK 2.51 (none) 0:07.0 299,270 bytes 46.4% HYPER 2.6 (none) 0:07.5 299,652 bytes 46.3% ARX 1.00 (none) 0:15.4 305,944 bytes 45.2% PGMPAK 0.13 (none) 0:08.4 307,720 bytes 44.9% ZIP-ARCHIV 2.0 (none) 0:08.7 309,981 bytes 44.5% TSCOMP 1.3.21 -sh 0:09.6 309,999 bytes 44.4% NULIB 3.24 c5 0:05.2 311,291 bytes 44.2% TSCOMP 1.3.21 -sm 0:07.9 320,196 bytes 42.6% PKZIP 2.04g -es 0:03.6 326,338 bytes 41.5% DWC 5.10 z 0:06.1 332,533 bytes 40.4% LARC 3.33 (none) 0:08.0 341,741 bytes 38.8% DWC 5.10 (none) 0:05.7 345,441 bytes 38.1% MDCD 1.0 (none) 0:04.6 352,285 bytes 36.9% ZOO 2.10 : 0:10.0 352,332 bytes 36.9% SPLINT 2.1 (none) 0:16.1 355,504 bytes 36.3% F PKARC 3.5 (none) 0:03.4 359,046 bytes 35.7% PKPAK 3.61 (none) 0:06.5 359,694 bytes 35.7% ZIP-ARCHIV 2.0 -m 0:07.3 361,149 bytes 35.3% JRCHIVE 1.10 -v 0:07.4 371,531 bytes 33.4% ARC 6.02 (none) 0:04.1 374,737 bytes 32.8% NULIB 3.24 (none) 0:05.2 388,521 bytes 30.4% DPA 1.1a (none) 0:13.9 393,725 bytes 29.4% GAS 2.0 (none) 1:50.3 429,982 bytes 22.9% Winner for best compression : RKIVE 1.4 Winner for fastest compression: PKARC 3.5 Winner for best overall : HAP 4.03 ZykcOlgBAQFo5QP+PNjx3g8Qr7PdfaKusPj2vNbqz5Eof2l/RhyzPd3tPAFhtDWB Nq/pi5+LIMQuCjLIN2rFhkjkQKDlj/8moixJGqxKt2k9yAk6pwkiMPxKXXN8HUeA hWh0J+6gJSaszMD/4QICbGp7YbrrYoH9URgaO0/Qn7JLvz4TnD5dQarosR60HUpl ZmYgR2lsY2hyaXN0IDxqZWZmZ0BtaS5uZXQ+iQCVAgUQMYeBg7giZykcOlgBAQG2 lAQAkxkDz4UqiRE9dA2uZjrcR51UO5qKt0X54FfNg5NfYmogW+n25ExJvuedevRg 5C8tNZRtaPsgBY9wV2hqX23zI5oqgf/w1GRwvxuBMSoyk7V2L/BaC/0rIeHV8ON6 95nd2OnbdExVp7aYoE0XuLj4398Lc+e5IzS8WmZ7ybaH3t0= =5h8b -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- If you have any comments or suggestions please feel free to send me some EMAIL and I will try and reply as soon as I can. 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Unknown compression type: inconsistent local header for file: file fails CRC check OK has errors! Testing: Extracting: UnS --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 141 ARJ Ref: E3L00004 Date: 03/15/97 From: ERIC VANEBERCK Time: 12:29pm \/To: ALL (Read 1 times) Subj: ACT 3/4 +--------------------------------------+ | PART 2 - MULTIPLE FILE TESTS | +--------------------------------------+ I compressed a directory containing 21 files totalling 3,255,838 bytes on my hard drive to a 2 megabyte RAM drive. This directory contained the original files from the Calgary Corpus archive (CALGARYCORPUS.ZIP) which contains text, binary and graphical files. I used a 486DX4-75 with 20 megabytes of RAM to do this test. No disk CACHE was used at all! For the timing, Ultra Precision Command Timer v1.6 by Erik de Neve was used. The operating system used was DOS 6.22. Here are my results: EXTRACT COMPRESS ARCHIVER SWITCHES TIME TIME COMPRESSED SIZE RATIO -------- -------- ------- -------- --------------- ----- B ACB 1.29b (u)f 14:16.2 14:04.0 799,208 bytes 75.5% ACB 1.29b (b)f 10:05.4 9:52.6 808,592 bytes 75.2% RKIVE 1.4 -mtx 3:37.8 6:11.2 818,705 bytes 74.9% RKIVE 1.4 -mt 3:20.5 4:24.0 819,836 bytes 74.8% ACB 1.29b (B)f 7:27.8 7:15.5 826,275 bytes 74.6% 8 ACB 1.14a (b)f 9:50.6 9:41.4 831,676 bytes 74.5% X1 0.94m ->X xem4l2 2:56.4 2:41.3 836,761 bytes 74.3% X1 0.94m ->X xem3 2:56.5 2:44.7 840,237 bytes 74.2% RKIVE 1.4 -mb 2:01.2 3:32.3 874,701 bytes 73.1% O BZIP 0.21+TAR (none) 0:56.8 1:55.2 882,426 bytes 72.9% HA 0.999b e12 2:44.8 4:30.3 883,651 bytes 72.9% HA 0.999b e2 3:03.2 3:01.7 884,305 bytes 72.8% BZIP 0.21+TAR -5 0:56.8 1:52.7 889,247 bytes 72.7% X1 0.94m ->X xem6l2ob 25:16.4 24:19.8 902,837 bytes 72.3% + JAR32 1.01d -m4 0:24.5 1:22.4 905,305 bytes 72.2% - JAR32 1.01c -m4 0:24.8 1:22.4 905,392 bytes 72.2% QUANTUM 0.97 -c7 -t20 1:11.6 135:27.5 905,520 bytes 72.2% RKIVE 1.4 -mf 1:51.9 2:32.4 906,457 bytes 72.2% - JAR32 1.01c -m3 0:25.4 1:19.1 909,579 bytes 72.1% + JAR32 1.01d -m3 0:25.0 1:18.8 909,589 bytes 72.1% + JAR32 1.01d (none) 0:25.1 0:56.1 912,520 bytes 72.0% - JAR32 1.01c (none) 0:25.2 0:56.9 912,616 bytes 72.0% X1 0.94m ->X xem7 0:32.7 0:55.1 919,267 bytes 71.8% CODEC 3.21 -c10 3:27.8 3:12.1 920,906 bytes 71.7% QUANTUM 0.97 -c5 1:13.1 37:59.2 934,429 bytes 71.3% + ARI 2.18b1+TAR-md4 0:56.4 20:45.4 936,336 bytes 71.2% - JAR16 1.01c -m4 0:44.7 1:38.2 937,184 bytes 71.2% + JAR16 1.01d -m4 0:47.2 1:40.0 937,186 bytes 71.2% + ARI 2.18b1+TAR-md4 -m3 0:56.5 9:01.8 938,658 bytes 71.2% - JAR16 1.01c -m3 0:44.3 1:40.2 938,916 bytes 71.2% + JAR16 1.01d -m3 0:47.9 1:41.7 938,917 bytes 71.2% + ARI 2.18b1+TAR-md3 -m3 0:56.4 7:46.3 945,440 bytes 71.0% + JAR16 1.01d (none) 0:48.6 1:13.0 947,414 bytes 70.9% - JAR16 1.01c (none) 0:47.1 1:11.4 947,415 bytes 70.9% WinRAR 2.0 -m5-mm-md1024-s 0:10.9 7:31.3 948,230 bytes 70.9% HAP 4.03 3 1:07.6 0:57.7 969,576 bytes 70.2% HAP 3.05bp (none) 1:45.3 1:34.3 969,576 bytes 70.2% QUANTUM 0.97 -c3 -t20 1:12.5 7:09.5 972,250 bytes 70.1% WinRAR 2.0 -m5-mm-md1024 0:11.8 4:12.5 972,847 bytes 70.1% QUANTUM 0.97 (none) 1:14.0 5:11.1 981,912 bytes 69.8% WinRAR 2.0 -mm-md1024-s 0:11.3 1:41.0 985,965 bytes 69.7% ARI 2.14 -ho -1 0:22.6 12:38.1 996,334 bytes 69.4% + UFA 0.00 -m2 0:33.4 8:26.7 1,002,607 bytes 69.2% ARI 2.14 -1 0:23.3 11:50.6 1,004,065 bytes 69.2% RAR 2.0 -m5 -mm -s 0:16.5 1:45.0 1,011,311 bytes 68.9% ARI 2.14 -m3 -1 0:23.0 4:46.9 1,014,153 bytes 68.9% 8 UC2 v3.0 PRO o25 (Max) 0:16.0 94:51.3 1,022,160 bytes 68.6% YAC 1.02 (none) 0:38.1 1:56.7 1,022,810 bytes 68.6% HPACK 0.79a0 -df 0:37.5 11:42.7 1,023,107 bytes 68.6% RAR 2.0 -m5 0:14.3 1:38.7 1,025,600 bytes 68.5% UC v2.37 beta (Max Comp) 0:17.6 2:06.6 1,026,592 bytes 68.5% UC2 v3.0 PRO (Max Comp) 0:17.7 2:08.1 1,026,612 bytes 68.5% 8 CRUSH 1.8+UC2 -n -u 0:27.9 2:13.5 1,032,742 bytes 68.3% LHARK 0.4b -tob 0:12.9 1:27.7 1,035,887 bytes 68.2% Q ARJZ 0.15 -mp9 0:10.7 1:25.7 1,038,117 bytes 68.1% RAR 2.0 -ep 0:15.5 0:48.1 1,040,803 bytes 68.0% ARJZ 0.15 (none) 0:11.6 0:53.1 1,047,190 bytes 67.8% UC2 v3.0 PRO (Default) 0:18.7 0:53.9 1,053,814 bytes 67.6% UC v2.37 beta (Default) 0:16.5 0:53.0 1,053,828 bytes 67.6% LIMIT 1.2 -mx 0:13.6 1:08.0 1,054,168 bytes 67.6% LHARK 0.4b (none) 0:13.8 0:41.4 1,054,477 bytes 67.6% HA 0.999b e 0:35.5 1:31.8 1,054,534 bytes 67.6% LIMIT 1.2 (none) 0:13.3 0:57.2 1,056,022 bytes 67.6% CRUSH 1.8+HA -n -h 0:49.9 1:54.4 1,057,050 bytes 67.5% GZIP 1.2.4+TAR -9 0:40.2 1:53.3 1,060,868 bytes 67.4% PKZIP 2.5 Win95 (Extra) 0:07.6 0:39.4 1,061,146 bytes 67.4% SQZ 1.08.3 -q(ALT236) 0:16.4 1:49.7 1,062,541 bytes 67.4% WINZIP'95 6.2 (Max Comp) 0:11.3 1:14.0 1,063,059 bytes 67.3% INFO-ZIP 2.1NT -9 -j 0:20.4 1:08.3 1,063,143 bytes 67.3% SUPERPACK 2.0 (Max) 0:17.4 2:22.9 1,063,253 bytes 67.3% AMGC 2.3 (Max) 0:19.3 2:22.9 1,063,253 bytes 67.3% TAR 3.20+GZIP cvf.9 0:42.7 1:31.5 1,063,365 bytes 67.3% CRUSH 1.8+ZIP -n 0:28.0 1:18.6 1,063,540 bytes 67.3% INFO-ZIP 2.1DOS -9 -j 0:18.1 1:06.2 1,063,563 bytes 67.3% AIN 2.32 /m1 0:14.2 0:40.3 1,064,424 bytes 67.3% CODEC 3.21 (none) 0:23.4 0:50.6 1,065,105 bytes 67.3% PKZIP 2.04g -ex 0:12.1 0:53.0 1,065,291 bytes 67.3% 8 BSArc 2.0.0 -+1 0:15.4 1:18.5 1,065,316 bytes 67.3% LHA 2.67(Win32) -wd:\ 0:12.8 1:06.1 1,066,725 bytes 67.2% ESP 1.8 /m0 0:13.1 0:40.8 1,066,879 bytes 67.2% PKZIP 2.5 Win95 (Norm) 0:07.1 0:28.9 1,067,946 bytes 67.2% QUARK 1.0beta (none) 0:22.3 1:44.4 1,070,012 bytes 67.1% INFO-ZIP 2.1NT -j 0:21.0 0:43.1 1,070,449 bytes 67.1% INFO-ZIP 2.1DOS -j 0:18.2 0:45.4 1,070,947 bytes 67.1% 8 BSArc 2.0.0 (none) 0:16.6 0:54.9 1,071,007 bytes 67.1% SQZ 1.08.3 (none) 0:17.7 0:57.7 1,073,033 bytes 67.0% AIN 2.32 (none) 0:14.6 0:29.6 1,073,515 bytes 67.0% ESP 1.8 /m2 0:14.6 0:30.3 1,075,687 bytes 67.0% PKZIP 2.04g (none) 0:13.2 0:33.3 1,077,029 bytes 66.9% CRUSH 1.8+ARJ -n -j 0:29.1 1:30.9 1,080,203 bytes 66.8% 8 SARJ 1.20 (none) 0:23.9 1:31.0 1,080,678 bytes 66.8% ARJ 2.50a -jm -e 0:14.4 1:08.1 1,081,242 bytes 66.8% ARJ 2.55b -jm -e 0:16.3 1:08.8 1,081,242 bytes 66.8% WINZIP'95 6.2 (Normal) 0:11.5 0:40.6 1,082,623 bytes 66.7% 8 ARJ 2.50a -e 0:15.0 0:50.9 1,083,615 bytes 66.7% ARJ 2.55b -e 0:16.1 0:52.6 1,083,615 bytes 66.7% ZIPSERVER 2.12 (none) 0:11.7 0:43.4 1,086,764 bytes 66.6% AMGC 2.3 (Normal) 0:18.1 0:46.6 1,114,793 bytes 65.8% SUPERPACK 2.0 (Normal) 0:19.9 0:46.6 1,114,793 bytes 65.8% LHA 2.55b -we: 0:14.3 1:04.1 1,142,342 bytes 64.9% SAR 1.0 (none) 0:20.5 2:15.7 1,142,363 bytes 64.9% CROSSEPAC 1.35 For=Binary 0:39.6 1:55.3 1,142,972 bytes 64.9% ZOO 2.10 h: 0:18.5 1:56.5 1,143,300 bytes 64.9% PUT 3.41 (none) 0:18.4 1:22.6 1,144,112 bytes 64.9% ZipNAV 2.03 (Comp lvl 9) 0:31.0 1:38.1 1,153,830 bytes 64.6% ZipNAV 2.03 (Comp lvl 5) 0:35.6 1:33.2 1,158,207 bytes 64.4% PAK 2.51 (none) 0:14.4 0:37.4 1,191,686 bytes 63.4% CRUSHER 3.12 (none) 0:28.2 2:19.9 1,192,279 bytes 63.4% HYPER 2.6 (none) 0:26.9 0:36.2 1,192,602 bytes 63.4% SQWEZ 2.2 /s 0:22.8 1:53.3 1,236,777 bytes 62.0% ZIP-ARCHIV 2 (none) N/A 0:53.3 1,242,525 bytes 61.8% ARX 1.00 (none) 0:22.3 1:29.8 1,251,447 bytes 61.6% F PKZIP 2.04g -es 0:12.1 0:13.1 1,263,818 bytes 61.2% TSCOMP 1.3.21 -sh 0:19.0 0:59.3 1,300,547 bytes 60.1% JAM - Aug1996 (none) 0:35.2 0:39.4 1,355,276 bytes 58.4% TSCOMP 1.3.21 -sm 0:19.6 0:47.6 1,396,823 bytes 57.1% DWC 5.10 z 0:14.3 0:32.1 1,399,119 bytes 57.0% ZIP-ARCHIV 2 -m N/A 0:34.6 1,426,438 bytes 56.2% PKARC 3.5 (none) 0:13.3 0:14.2 1,450,280 bytes 55.5% PKPAK 3.61 (none) 0:14.1 0:25.8 1,457,040 bytes 55.2% DWC 5.10 (none) 0:13.2 0:30.4 1,457,467 bytes 55.2% LARC 3.33 (none) 0:19.0 1:11.1 1,471,881 bytes 54.8% ZOO 2.10 : 0:29.4 0:51.6 1,494,933 bytes 54.1% MDCD 1.0 (none) 0:22.5 0:22.0 1,495,906 bytes 54.1% JRCHIVE 1.10 -c -v 1:30.2 1:27.2 1,577,544 bytes 51.5% JRCHIVE 1.10 -v 0:56.0 1:02.2 1,578,882 bytes 51.5% ARC 6.02 (none) 0:17.0 0:19.1 1,590,185 bytes 51.2% SPLINT 2.1 (TARed) 1:30.0 1:29.4 1,602,025 bytes 50.8% Winner for best compression : ACB 1.29b Winner for fastest compression: PKZIP 2.04g Winner for quickest extraction: ARJZ 0.15 Winner for best overall : BZIP 0.21 * Please note that the switches listed above apply only during compression and not during extraction. In the second multiple-file test, I took 126 small TEXT files totalling 1,410,124 bytes and compressed them using the same method as before. EXTRACT COMPRESS ARCHIVER SWITCHES TIME TIME COMPRESSED SIZE RATIO