(ACT 2.0) - March 1999
Edition
This is a temporary design for ACT 2.0 until the web pages are all redesigned.
The specifications and configuration of the test computer can be found here.
The sound file test includes two files in WAV format:
The links to download these test files can be found here.
ACT 2.0 Sound (WAV) Test | ||||||||
Total Files Size (bytes): | 8,702,392 | |||||||
Name | Switches | Compress Time |
Extract Time |
Compressed Size |
Overall Score |
Compress Ratio |
Bits
per Byte |
|
(seconds) | (seconds) | (bytes) | (seconds) | (%) | (b/B) | |||
B | SONARC 2.1i | -x -o0 | 6300.26 | 43.42 | 5,907,888 | 7984.76 | 32.1 | 5.4310 |
SONARC 2.1i | -x | 127.38 | 43.20 | 5,933,190 | 1818.69 | 31.8 | 5.4543 | |
SONARC 2.1i | (none) | 84.86 | 43.34 | 5,950,722 | 1781.18 | 31.6 | 5.4704 | |
+# | ERI32 3.6w | -38 -ho | 126.88 | 22.49 | 6,059,724 | 1832.63 | 30.4 | 5.5706 |
+# | ERI32 3.6w | -m3 -38 -ho | 69.77 | 22.02 | 6,062,027 | 1775.69 | 30.3 | 5.5727 |
+# | ERI32 3.6w | -m2 -38 -ho | 54.07 | 19.36 | 6,078,657 | 1761.95 | 30.1 | 5.5880 |
RAR 2.06 | -m5 -mm -s | 49.52 | 24.43 | 6,172,401 | 1788.51 | 29.1 | 5.6742 | |
+* | RAR32 2.5b4 | -m5 -mm -md1024 -s | 33.18 | 16.53 | 6,172,568 | 1764.31 | 29.1 | 5.6744 |
* | RAR32 2.06 | -m5 -mm -md1024 -s | 28.96 | 16.14 | 6,172,586 | 1759.71 | 29.1 | 5.6744 |
*O | RAR32 2.06 | -m5 -mm -md1024 | 28.56 | 16.19 | 6,173,099 | 1759.50 | 29.1 | 5.6749 |
* | RAR32 2.06 | -mm -md1024 | 29.98 | 16.21 | 6,173,116 | 1760.94 | 29.1 | 5.6749 |
+* | RAR32 2.5b4 | -m5 -mm -md1024 | 32.29 | 16.64 | 6,173,123 | 1763.69 | 29.1 | 5.6749 |
+* | RAR32 2.5b4 | -mm -md1024 | 31.80 | 16.49 | 6,173,125 | 1763.05 | 29.1 | 5.6749 |
RAR 2.06 | -m5 -mm | 49.07 | 25.00 | 6,173,311 | 1788.88 | 29.1 | 5.6750 | |
RAR 2.06 | -mm | 48.57 | 24.16 | 6,173,320 | 1787.54 | 29.1 | 5.6751 | |
UHARC 0.2 | -m1 -md1024 | 153.65 | 51.78 | 6,438,421 | 1993.88 | 26.0 | 5.9188 | |
UHARC 0.2 | -m2 -md1024 | 178.66 | 51.84 | 6,438,424 | 2018.95 | 26.0 | 5.9188 | |
UHARC 0.2 | -m3 -md1024 | 216.89 | 51.82 | 6,438,483 | 2057.18 | 26.0 | 5.9188 | |
* | SZIP 1.11beta+TAR | -ir4o4 | 36.92 | 41.35 | 6,592,693 | 1909.57 | 24.2 | 6.0606 |
+ | ARHANGEL 1.38 | -2 -mm | 258.60 | 267.93 | 6,634,876 | 2369.55 | 23.8 | 6.0994 |
BOA 0.58b | -s | 823.27 | 951.81 | 6,700,151 | 3636.23 | 23.0 | 6.1594 | |
BOA 0.58b | -m15 -s | 1004.06 | 1130.39 | 6,716,140 | 4000.04 | 22.8 | 6.1741 | |
ARHANGEL 1.34a | -2 -mm | 258.10 | 264.19 | 6,830,097 | 2419.54 | 21.5 | 6.2788 | |
+ | ARHANGEL 1.38 | -1 -mm | 97.34 | 51.36 | 7,120,088 | 2126.50 | 18.2 | 6.5454 |
HAP 4.62 | 3 | 77.53 | 100.53 | 7,278,760 | 2199.94 | 16.4 | 6.6913 | |
ARHANGEL 1.34a | -1 -mm | 103.45 | 44.51 | 7,278,784 | 2169.84 | 16.4 | 6.6913 | |
UC2 v3.0 PRO | (Max Compress) | 125.21 | 15.60 | 7,404,906 | 2197.73 | 14.9 | 6.8072 | |
UC v2.37 beta | (Max Compress) | 121.99 | 13.16 | 7,404,962 | 2192.08 | 14.9 | 6.8073 | |
* | DST 0.9b+TAR | -me | 138.93 | 157.00 | 7,496,128 | 2378.19 | 13.9 | 6.8911 |
* | DST 0.9b+TAR | -mm | 147.90 | 162.19 | 7,509,521 | 2396.07 | 13.7 | 6.9034 |
LZAP 0.20.0+TAR | (none) | 693.07 | 748.96 | 7,551,241 | 3539.60 | 13.2 | 6.9418 | |
* | SZIP 1.11beta+TAR | (none) | 63.58 | 47.55 | 7,577,433 | 2215.97 | 12.9 | 6.9658 |
* | EXP v1 | (none) | 53.37 | 23.76 | 7,617,591 | 2193.13 | 12.5 | 7.0028 |
+* | PAR 1.48 | (Normal) | 259.07 | 93.96 | 7,617,683 | 2469.05 | 12.5 | 7.0028 |
* | PAR 1.47b | (Normal) | 284.48 | 108.19 | 7,617,687 | 2508.69 | 12.5 | 7.0028 |
* | IMP 1.01 | -2 -s | 42.73 | 19.78 | 7,621,595 | 2179.62 | 12.4 | 7.0064 |
* | BZIP2 0.9.0b+TAR | -5 | 115.49 | 27.95 | 7,627,302 | 2262.14 | 12.4 | 7.0117 |
* | BZIP2 0.9.0b+TAR | (none) | 116.19 | 28.07 | 7,641,276 | 2266.84 | 12.2 | 7.0245 |
# | ACB 2.00c | (u)f | 976.60 | 986.44 | 7,710,959 | 4104.97 | 11.4 | 7.0886 |
* | JAR32 1.02 | -m4 | 48.20 | 11.42 | 7,717,664 | 2203.42 | 11.3 | 7.0948 |
* | JAR32 1.02 | -m3 | 44.15 | 11.47 | 7,717,914 | 2199.49 | 11.3 | 7.0950 |
* | JAR32 1.02 | (none) | 41.61 | 11.41 | 7,717,958 | 2196.90 | 11.3 | 7.0950 |
JAR16 1.02 | -m4 | 128.86 | 94.29 | 7,722,199 | 2368.21 | 11.3 | 7.0989 | |
JAR16 1.02 | -m3 | 128.56 | 83.43 | 7,722,351 | 2357.09 | 11.3 | 7.0991 | |
JAR16 1.02 | (none) | 130.82 | 91.14 | 7,723,906 | 2367.49 | 11.2 | 7.1005 | |
# | ACB 2.00c | (b)f | 658.18 | 661.69 | 7,724,272 | 3465.50 | 11.2 | 7.1008 |
# | ACB 2.00c | (B)f | 460.75 | 472.38 | 7,745,932 | 3084.78 | 11.0 | 7.1207 |
# | ACB 1.14a | (b)f | 819.65 | 825.41 | 7,746,771 | 3796.94 | 11.0 | 7.1215 |
X1 0.95a ->X | xem3 | 768.24 | 819.66 | 7,749,674 | 3740.59 | 10.9 | 7.1242 | |
* | DST 0.9b+TAR | -mb | 83.82 | 53.17 | 7,760,539 | 2292.70 | 10.8 | 7.1342 |
* | CABARC 1.0 | -m LZX:21 | 119.49 | 4.78 | 7,797,493 | 2290.24 | 10.4 | 7.1681 |
* | 777 0.04b1 | -m6 -mu16 -s | 233.89 | 260.72 | 7,803,640 | 2662.29 | 10.3 | 7.1738 |
* | UFA 0.04b1 | -m6 -mu16 -s | 232.09 | 260.21 | 7,803,640 | 2659.98 | 10.3 | 7.1738 |
X1 0.95a ->X | xem7 | 77.41 | 44.14 | 7,831,701 | 2297.02 | 10.0 | 7.1996 | |
* | BIX 1.00b2 | -md2048 -s | 66.17 | 10.37 | 7,836,819 | 2253.43 | 9.9 | 7.2043 |
* | BIX 1.00b2 | (none) | 86.90 | 10.24 | 7,838,821 | 2274.59 | 9.9 | 7.2061 |
X1 0.95a ->X | xem4l2 | 1003.21 | 1102.69 | 7,841,478 | 4284.09 | 9.9 | 7.2086 | |
* | IMP 1.01 | -m3 -s | 27.30 | 3.41 | 7,852,962 | 2212.09 | 9.8 | 7.2191 |
* | CABARC 1.0 | -m LZX:15 | 32.84 | 3.50 | 7,854,587 | 2218.17 | 9.7 | 7.2206 |
HA 0.999b | e2 | 722.28 | 666.78 | 7,860,557 | 3572.55 | 9.7 | 7.2261 | |
* | SZIP 1.11beta+TAR | -ib32 | 68.76 | 50.28 | 7,881,662 | 2308.39 | 9.4 | 7.2455 |
* | IMP 1.01 | -m1 -s | 18.43 | 3.47 | 7,882,359 | 2211.44 | 9.4 | 7.2462 |
YAC 1.02 | (none) | 96.00 | 32.97 | 7,885,276 | 2319.32 | 9.4 | 7.2488 | |
RKIVE 1.92b1 | -mf3 | 241.31 | 118.13 | 7,894,667 | 2552.40 | 9.3 | 7.2575 | |
* | 7-ZIP 2.00b1 | (none) | 30.80 | 11.17 | 7,897,427 | 2235.70 | 9.2 | 7.2600 |
# | ERI32 3.1 | -38 -ho | 124.77 | 19.58 | 7,902,592 | 2339.51 | 9.2 | 7.2648 |
# | ERI32 3.1 | -m3 -38 -ho | 70.11 | 17.57 | 7,902,851 | 2282.92 | 9.2 | 7.2650 |
CODEC 3.21 | -c10 | 661.13 | 642.24 | 7,905,642 | 3499.38 | 9.2 | 7.2676 | |
# | ERI32 3.1 | -m2 -38 -ho | 53.00 | 17.36 | 7,905,894 | 2266.44 | 9.2 | 7.2678 |
PKZIP 2.04g | -ex | 41.77 | 10.65 | 7,916,407 | 2251.42 | 9.0 | 7.2775 | |
* | HUFFMAN C.E.II 0.21d | (none) | 64.56 | 9.70 | 7,921,222 | 2274.60 | 9.0 | 7.2819 |
* | WINZIP'95 7.0 | (Max Compress) | 19.67 | 5.53 | 7,921,329 | 2225.57 | 9.0 | 7.2820 |
INFO-ZIP 2.2DOS | -9 -j | 30.12 | 22.66 | 7,921,365 | 2253.16 | 9.0 | 7.2820 | |
INFO-ZIP 2.2DOS | -j | 25.74 | 22.46 | 7,921,374 | 2248.58 | 9.0 | 7.2820 | |
* | INFO-ZIP 2.2NT | -9 -j | 16.26 | 4.49 | 7,921,381 | 2221.13 | 9.0 | 7.2820 |
* | INFO-ZIP 2.2NT | -j | 19.02 | 4.71 | 7,921,390 | 2224.12 | 9.0 | 7.2820 |
* | 777 0.04b1 | -m3 | 3024.46 | 2757.25 | 7,921,447 | 7982.11 | 9.0 | 7.2821 |
PKZIP 2.04g | (none) | 32.85 | 9.95 | 7,921,643 | 2243.26 | 9.0 | 7.2823 | |
* | HUFFMAN C.E.II 0.21d | -K7 | 58.82 | 9.82 | 7,922,554 | 2269.35 | 9.0 | 7.2831 |
* | LHA 2.67(Win32) | (none) | 25.80 | 7.52 | 7,923,387 | 2234.26 | 9.0 | 7.2839 |
* | WINZIP'95 7.0 | (Normal Comp) | 17.26 | 5.36 | 7,923,837 | 2223.69 | 8.9 | 7.2843 |
ARJ 2.62a | -jm -e | 33.80 | 17.12 | 7,923,986 | 2252.03 | 8.9 | 7.2844 | |
ARJ 2.62a | -e | 33.21 | 13.69 | 7,923,997 | 2248.01 | 8.9 | 7.2844 | |
* | ARJ32 3.0b | -jm -e | 26.87 | 8.71 | 7,924,010 | 2236.69 | 8.9 | 7.2844 |
* | ARJ32 3.0b | -e | 27.44 | 8.85 | 7,924,021 | 2237.41 | 8.9 | 7.2845 |
* | 777 0.04b1 | -m3 -md512 -s | 3290.90 | 2496.49 | 7,925,414 | 7988.89 | 8.9 | 7.2857 |
* | ACE32 1.2b | -m5 -d1024 | 48.92 | 8.08 | 7,926,102 | 2258.70 | 8.9 | 7.2864 |
ACE 1.2b | -m5 -d1024 | 104.14 | 16.16 | 7,926,102 | 2322.00 | 8.9 | 7.2864 | |
ACE 1.2b | -m5 -d1024 -s | 103.87 | 16.95 | 7,926,102 | 2322.52 | 8.9 | 7.2864 | |
* | ACE32 1.2b | -m5 -d1024 -s | 49.76 | 8.07 | 7,926,102 | 2259.53 | 8.9 | 7.2864 |
+ | SQZ 1.08.4a | -q(ALT236) | 33.20 | 15.42 | 7,928,222 | 2250.90 | 8.9 | 7.2883 |
SQZ 1.08.3 | -q(ALT236) | 32.37 | 13.69 | 7,928,222 | 2248.34 | 8.9 | 7.2883 | |
+ | SQZ 1.08.4a | (none) | 38.93 | 19.34 | 7,928,598 | 2260.66 | 8.9 | 7.2887 |
SQZ 1.08.3 | (none) | 32.29 | 13.56 | 7,928,598 | 2248.24 | 8.9 | 7.2887 | |
HA 0.999b | e1 | 66.15 | 50.10 | 7,929,265 | 2318.82 | 8.9 | 7.2893 | |
CODEC 3.21 | (none) | 42.38 | 27.71 | 7,935,232 | 2274.32 | 8.8 | 7.2948 | |
+ | CAR 1.50 | (none) | 48.65 | 29.52 | 7,936,626 | 2282.79 | 8.8 | 7.2960 |
LHA 2.55b | (none) | 34.85 | 13.33 | 7,936,626 | 2252.80 | 8.8 | 7.2960 | |
ZOO 2.10 | h: | 54.78 | 30.17 | 7,936,798 | 2289.62 | 8.8 | 7.2962 | |
GZIP 1.2.4+TAR | -9 | 38.01 | 21.38 | 7,937,156 | 2264.16 | 8.8 | 7.2965 | |
GZIP 1.2.4+TAR | (none) | 38.54 | 22.19 | 7,937,200 | 2265.51 | 8.8 | 7.2966 | |
# | RKIVE 1.92b1 | -mt3 | 1608.61 | 1712.72 | 7,938,640 | 5526.51 | 8.8 | 7.2979 |
* | ACE32 1.2b | -d1024 | 40.60 | 7.85 | 7,940,982 | 2254.28 | 8.7 | 7.3000 |
ACE 1.2b | -d1024 | 95.96 | 17.03 | 7,940,982 | 2318.82 | 8.7 | 7.3000 | |
UC v2.37 beta | (Default) | 42.67 | 12.69 | 7,944,682 | 2262.22 | 8.7 | 7.3034 | |
UC2 v3.0 PRO | (Default) | 45.46 | 14.90 | 7,944,890 | 2267.27 | 8.7 | 7.3036 | |
AIN 2.32 | /m1 | 71.78 | 19.00 | 7,952,082 | 2299.69 | 8.6 | 7.3102 | |
AIN 2.32 | (none) | 71.35 | 16.07 | 7,952,717 | 2296.51 | 8.6 | 7.3108 | |
* | XTREME 1.03 | -s -t7 | 62.39 | 23.30 | 7,957,194 | 2296.02 | 8.6 | 7.3149 |
* | XTREME 1.03 | -s -t5 | 46.39 | 23.12 | 7,958,773 | 2280.28 | 8.5 | 7.3164 |
* | SBX 1.3 | (none) | 57.60 | 34.67 | 7,963,701 | 2304.41 | 8.5 | 7.3209 |
+ | ICE 1.02c+TAR | (none) | 548.66 | 324.17 | 7,964,902 | 3085.30 | 8.5 | 7.3220 |
OOP 2.3 | (Max Compress) | 55.57 | 15.43 | 7,973,179 | 2285.77 | 8.4 | 7.3296 | |
PKZIP 2.04g | -es | 23.56 | 8.89 | 7,974,466 | 2247.58 | 8.4 | 7.3308 | |
OOP 2.3 | (Normal Comp) | 51.24 | 15.52 | 8,023,323 | 2295.46 | 7.8 | 7.3757 | |
* | XTREME 1.03 | -s | 35.17 | 24.32 | 8,024,299 | 2288.46 | 7.8 | 7.3766 |
* | PKZIP 2.6.02 Win95 | (Extra) | 17.93 | 2.89 | 8,090,972 | 2268.31 | 7.0 | 7.4379 |
* | PKZIP 2.6.02 Win95 | (Norm) | 18.13 | 1.88 | 8,091,304 | 2267.59 | 7.0 | 7.4382 |
RKIVE 1.92b1 | -mb3 | 1434.79 | 1408.95 | 8,165,263 | 5111.87 | 6.2 | 7.5062 | |
* | DEEPFREEZE 1.03 | (none) | 46.07 | 13.53 | 8,201,505 | 2337.80 | 5.8 | 7.5395 |
HAP 3.14e11 | 3 | 126.93 | 47.69 | 8,226,832 | 2459.85 | 5.5 | 7.5628 | |
* | UFA 0.04b1 | -m3 -mx -s | 286.64 | 122.61 | 8,238,980 | 2697.86 | 5.3 | 7.5740 |
* | UFA 0.04b1 | -m3 -md2 -mq | 124.08 | 122.47 | 8,243,331 | 2536.36 | 5.3 | 7.5780 |
*Q | LZOP 0.94w | -9 | 30.33 | 1.00 | 8,299,791 | 2336.83 | 4.6 | 7.6299 |
ESP 1.92 | /m0 /mm | 75.03 | 15.93 | 8,372,566 | 2416.67 | 3.8 | 7.6968 | |
ESP 1.92 | /m2 /mm | 76.35 | 17.42 | 8,374,643 | 2420.06 | 3.8 | 7.6987 | |
# | ARI 2.2 | -m3 -28 -2 -ho | 98.37 | 27.29 | 8,378,154 | 2452.93 | 3.7 | 7.7019 |
# | ARI 2.2 | -m3 -28 -ho | 117.64 | 27.33 | 8,378,492 | 2472.33 | 3.7 | 7.7022 |
# | ARI 2.2 | -28 -ho | 544.89 | 27.33 | 8,380,312 | 2900.08 | 3.7 | 7.7039 |
*F | LZOP 0.94w | (none) | 8.48 | 1.02 | 8,459,892 | 2359.47 | 2.8 | 7.7771 |
ZOO 2.10 | : | 99.29 | 27.57 | 8,469,097 | 2479.39 | 2.7 | 7.7855 | |
+ | OPAQUE 1.0 | (none) | 17.42 | 8.98 | 8,492,096 | 2385.32 | 2.4 | 7.8067 |
ARC 6.02 | (none) | 36.34 | 15.80 | 8,502,020 | 2413.81 | 2.3 | 7.8158 | |
+ | BLINK 2.50 | (none) | 15.75 | 10.27 | 8,545,231 | 2399.70 | 1.8 | 7.8555 |
ESP 1.92 | /m2 /mm2 /ml7 | 113.90 | 110.94 | 8,672,229 | 2633.79 | 0.3 | 7.9723 | |
# | TAR 3.21g | (none) | 5.57 | 0.78 | 8,705,024 | 2424.41 | -0.0 | 8.0024 |
LZS 3.1+TAR | /p255 | 38.36 | 21.92 | 9,131,550 | 2596.82 | -4.9 | 8.3945 | |
LZS 3.1+TAR | /m1 /p255 | 38.21 | 21.79 | 9,143,369 | 2599.82 | -5.1 | 8.4054 | |
* | ASD 0.1.3 | (none) | 4558.79 | 16.67 | 9,271,803 | 7150.96 | -6.5 | 8.5235 |
* | BVI 1.70+TAR | -m2 | 2631.81 | 2781.16 | 10,224,865 | 8253.21 | -17.5 | 9.3996 |
Best Compression: | SONARC 2.1i | |||||||
Fastest Compression: | LZOP 0.94w | |||||||
Quickest Extraction: | LZOP 0.94w | |||||||
Best Overall: | RAR32 2.06 |
+ - New program tested
# - DOS program that was run in a Windows98 DOS
box
* - Windows 32bit program (95/98/NT)
B - Best compression
(smallest compressed file)
F - Fastest compression
time
Q - Quickest extraction
time
O - Best overall
(smallest overall score - calculated by adding compress time,
extract time, and time it would take to transfer the compressed
file over a 28,800bps network
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