(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 Windows 32bit (PE) executable file test is:
The DOS executable file test file is:
The links to download these test files can be found here.
ACT 2.0 EXE-Pack Test | ||||||||
Windows 32bit (PE) Executable (netscape.exe) |
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Total Files Size (bytes): | 2,934,336 | |||||||
Name | Switches | Compress Time |
Extract Time |
Compressed Size |
Overall Score |
Compress Ratio |
Bits
per Byte |
|
(seconds) | (seconds) | (bytes) | (seconds) | (%) | (b/B) | |||
+*B | ASPACK 1.07b | (none) | 132.92 | N/A | 1,242,624 | 478.09 | 57.7 | 3.3878 |
+ | UPX 0.59 | -9 | 688.26 | N/A | 1,303,480 | 1050.34 | 55.6 | 3.5537 |
+ | UPX 0.59 | (none) | 85.31 | N/A | 1,312,748 | 449.96 | 55.3 | 3.5790 |
UPX 0.51 | -9 | 719.55 | N/A | 1,315,261 | 1084.90 | 55.2 | 3.5858 | |
ASPACK 1.02b | (none) | 172.23 | N/A | 1,321,472 | 539.31 | 55.0 | 3.6028 | |
UPX 0.51 | (none) | 94.24 | N/A | 1,324,579 | 462.18 | 54.9 | 3.6113 | |
+*O | PETITE 1.4 | (none) | 15.76 | N/A | 1,473,536 | 425.08 | 49.8 | 4.0174 |
PEPACK 0.99 | (none) | 166.92 | N/A | 1,548,288 | 597.00 | 47.2 | 4.2212 | |
* | NEOLITE 1.04 | (none) | 20.03 | N/A | 1,564,317 | 454.56 | 46.7 | 4.2649 |
+* | PKLITE32 1.1b8 | (none) | 11.66 | N/A | 1,598,976 | 455.82 | 45.5 | 4.3594 |
* | PETITE 1.3a | (none) | 13.80 | N/A | 1,605,632 | 459.81 | 45.3 | 4.3775 |
* | WWPACK32 1.12 | (Level 20) | 164.76 | N/A | 1,611,776 | 612.48 | 45.1 | 4.3943 |
* | WWPACK32 1.12 | (Level 10) | 91.17 | N/A | 1,615,872 | 540.02 | 44.9 | 4.4054 |
+ | UPX 0.59 | -1 | 10.32 | N/A | 1,617,989 | 459.76 | 44.9 | 4.4112 |
* | WWPACK32 1.12 | (Level 3) | 61.76 | N/A | 1,624,064 | 512.89 | 44.7 | 4.4278 |
UPX 0.51 | -1 | 16.61 | N/A | 1,631,329 | 469.76 | 44.4 | 4.4476 | |
* | SHRINKER32 3.3 | (Factor 9) | 10.77 | N/A | 1,828,928 | 518.81 | 37.7 | 4.9863 |
*F | NEOLITE 1.04 | (Quick) | 2.47 | N/A | 1,828,986 | 510.52 | 37.7 | 4.9864 |
* | SHRINKER32 3.3 | (Factor 5) | 4.67 | N/A | 1,835,072 | 514.41 | 37.5 | 5.0030 |
Best Compression: | ASPACK 1.07b | |||||||
Fastest Compression: | NEOLITE 1.04 | |||||||
Quickest Extraction: | N/A | |||||||
Best Overall: | PETITE 1.4 | |||||||
ACT 2.0 EXE-Pack Test | ||||||||
DOS Executable (101.exe) | ||||||||
Total Files Size (bytes): | 438,144 | |||||||
Name | Switches | Compress Time |
Extract Time |
Compressed Size |
Overall Score |
Compress Ratio |
Bits
per Byte |
|
(seconds) | (seconds) | (bytes) | (seconds) | (%) | (b/B) | |||
+B | APACK 0.98b | -1 | 9.12 | 0.0613 | 180,909 | 59.43 | 58.7 | 3.3032 |
+ | APACK 0.98b | -3 | 9.18 | 0.0551 | 181,009 | 59.52 | 58.7 | 3.3050 |
+ | APACK 0.98b | -2 | 9.09 | 0.0562 | 181,023 | 59.43 | 58.7 | 3.3053 |
APACK 0.96b | (none) | 10.88 | 0.0552 | 181,315 | 61.30 | 58.6 | 3.3106 | |
+O | APACK 0.98b | -1 -f | 6.57 | 0.1071 | 181,555 | 57.11 | 58.6 | 3.3150 |
APACK 0.96b | -f | 7.68 | 0.0561 | 181,866 | 58.25 | 58.5 | 3.3207 | |
UPX 0.51 | -9 | 18.48 | 0.0771 | 187,673 | 70.69 | 57.2 | 3.4267 | |
+ | UPX 0.59 | -9 | 16.39 | 0.0808 | 187,677 | 68.60 | 57.2 | 3.4268 |
UPX 0.51 | (none) | 7.71 | 0.0786 | 188,394 | 60.12 | 57.0 | 3.4399 | |
+ | UPX 0.59 | (none) | 6.47 | 0.0786 | 188,394 | 58.88 | 57.0 | 3.4399 |
XE 1.4.0 | (none) | 15.45 | 0.0801 | 190,436 | 68.43 | 56.5 | 3.4771 | |
PKSMART 1.0 | (none) | 7.82 | 0.0991 | 191,985 | 61.25 | 56.2 | 3.5054 | |
WWPACK 3.04a | (none) | 11.81 | 0.0852 | 193,732 | 65.71 | 55.8 | 3.5373 | |
UCEXE 2.4 | (none) | 1.63 | 0.0618 | 200,949 | 57.51 | 54.1 | 3.6691 | |
AINEXE 2.23 | (none) | 2.70 | 0.1352 | 202,195 | 59.00 | 53.9 | 3.6918 | |
COMPACK 4.5 | (none) | 2.14 | 0.0112 | 204,092 | 58.84 | 53.4 | 3.7265 | |
LGLZ 1.04b | -h -u | 2.20 | 0.0713 | 205,845 | 59.45 | 53.0 | 3.7585 | |
+ | LGLZ 1.04c | -h -u -s9 | 2.06 | 0.0713 | 205,845 | 59.31 | 53.0 | 3.7585 |
LGLZ 1.04b | (none) | 2.29 | 0.0724 | 206,485 | 59.72 | 52.9 | 3.7702 | |
LGLZ 1.04b | -f | 2.19 | 0.0356 | 206,637 | 59.62 | 52.8 | 3.7730 | |
+ | LGLZ 1.04c | -f | 2.01 | 0.0356 | 206,637 | 59.44 | 52.8 | 3.7730 |
+ | LGLZ 1.04c | -s5 | 1.82 | 0.0700 | 206,660 | 59.30 | 52.8 | 3.7734 |
COMPACK 4.5 | -g | 1.85 | 0.0119 | 207,388 | 59.47 | 52.7 | 3.7867 | |
AVPACK 1.22 | (none) | 2.87 | 0.0338 | 211,000 | 61.51 | 51.8 | 3.8526 | |
RJCRUSH 1.10 | (none) | 1.73 | 0.0756 | 211,673 | 60.60 | 51.7 | 3.8649 | |
F | PACK 2.01 | (none) | 1.26 | 0.0762 | 214,155 | 60.82 | 51.1 | 3.9102 |
DIET 1.45f | (none) | 1.91 | 0.0785 | 214,183 | 61.48 | 51.1 | 3.9107 | |
DIET 1.45f | -g | 1.45 | 0.0535 | 214,286 | 61.03 | 51.1 | 3.9126 | |
MEGALITE 1.20a+ | (none) | 2.83 | Crashed | 216,906 | 63.08 | 50.5 | 3.9605 | |
PKLITE 2.01 | (none) | 2.73 | 0.0222 | 216,986 | 63.03 | 50.5 | 3.9619 | |
ELITE 2.0 | (none) | 3.94 | 0.0727 | 217,410 | 64.40 | 50.4 | 3.9697 | |
LZEXE 1.0 | (none) | 1.95 | 0.0248 | 218,745 | 62.74 | 50.1 | 3.9940 | |
PACKWIN 1.0 | (none) | 8.95 | 0.0255 | 218,802 | 69.75 | 50.1 | 3.9951 | |
TINYPROG 3.9 | (none) | 11.72 | 0.0366 | 219,792 | 72.81 | 49.8 | 4.0131 | |
SCRNCH 1.02 | /s | 246.70 | Crashed | 220,108 | 307.84 | 49.8 | 4.0189 | |
SCRNCH 1.02 | (none) | 51.33 | Crashed | 223,489 | 113.41 | 49.0 | 4.0806 | |
EXEHIGH 1.01 | (none) | 1.91 | 0.0912 | 224,816 | 64.45 | 48.7 | 4.1049 | |
UPX 0.51 | -1 | 3.67 | 0.0785 | 227,318 | 66.89 | 48.1 | 4.1506 | |
+ | UPX 0.59 | -1 | 2.57 | 0.0785 | 227,348 | 65.80 | 48.1 | 4.1511 |
SCRNCH 1.02 | /f | 14.46 | Crashed | 231,186 | 78.68 | 47.2 | 4.2212 | |
CRUNCH 1.0 | (none) | 7.12 | 0.9082 | 296,192 | 90.30 | 32.4 | 5.4081 | |
AXE 2.2 | (none) | 6.43 | 0.1828 | 324,134 | 96.65 | 26.0 | 5.9183 | |
Q | EXEPACK 4.06 | (none) | 1.90 | 0.0088 | 406,017 | 114.69 | 7.3 | 7.4134 |
PGMPAK 0.15 | (none) | Would Not Compress | 0.0000 | 0 | 0.00 | 100.0 | 0.0000 | |
Best Compression: | APACK 0.98b | |||||||
Fastest Compression: | PACK 2.01 | |||||||
Quickest Extraction: | EXEPACK 4.06 | |||||||
Best Overall: | APACK 0.98b |
+ - 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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