(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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