(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 text file test includes three files:

The links to download these test files can be found here.

  ACT 2.0 Text Test
  Total Files Size (bytes): 4,920,277
  Name Switches Compress
Time
Extract
Time
Compressed
Size
Overall
Score
Compress
Ratio
Bits per
Byte
      (seconds) (seconds) (bytes) (seconds) (%) (b/B)
#B RKIVE 1.92b1 -mt3 234.71 211.52 959,822 712.85 80.5 1.5606
# ACB 2.00c (u)f 332.40 333.37 960,726 932.64 80.5 1.5621
  BOA 0.58b -m15 -s 119.25 123.06 962,595 509.70 80.4 1.5651
# ACB 2.00c (b)f 237.29 238.73 976,001 747.13 80.2 1.5869
  BOA 0.58b -s 110.43 113.83 988,360 498.80 79.9 1.6070
# ACB 2.00c (B)f 177.49 178.64 1,003,292 634.82 79.6 1.6313
* SZIP 1.11beta+TAR -b25o0 42.22 10.57 1,013,322 334.27 79.4 1.6476
# ACB 1.14a (b)f 247.46 249.92 1,020,432 780.83 79.3 1.6591
* DST 0.9b+TAR -mt -4 133.28 86.01 1,037,598 507.51 78.9 1.6871
* DST 0.9b+TAR -me 100.26 85.77 1,040,326 475.01 78.9 1.6915
  RKIVE 1.92b1 -mt1 92.64 81.76 1,057,913 468.26 78.5 1.7201
* SZIP 1.11beta+TAR -b25 18.60 14.66 1,064,395 328.93 78.4 1.7306
* 777 0.04b1 -m5 -mu16 -s 145.14 161.51 1,072,678 604.62 78.2 1.7441
* UFA 0.04b1 -m5 -mu16 -s 143.64 160.95 1,072,678 602.56 78.2 1.7441
*O IMP 1.01 -2 -s 16.07 4.37 1,085,153 321.87 77.9 1.7644
* EXP v1 (none) 20.79 7.93 1,089,661 331.40 77.9 1.7717
+* PAR 1.48 (Normal) 123.01 34.89 1,089,755 460.61 77.9 1.7719
* PAR 1.47b (Normal) 142.01 44.67 1,089,759 489.39 77.9 1.7719
* UFA 0.04b1 -m5 138.89 155.68 1,090,640 597.53 77.8 1.7733
* 777 0.04b1 -m5 139.53 156.33 1,090,640 598.82 77.8 1.7733
  X1 0.95a ->X xem4l2 59.74 59.20 1,100,185 424.55 77.6 1.7888
* BZIP2 0.9.0b+TAR (none) 35.22 8.48 1,103,744 350.30 77.6 1.7946
  X1 0.95a ->X xem3 57.21 56.28 1,108,551 421.42 77.5 1.8024
  RKIVE 1.92b1 -mf3 53.88 21.94 1,110,603 384.32 77.4 1.8058
  X1 0.95a ->X xem7 31.07 8.28 1,137,306 355.27 76.9 1.8492
* 777 0.04b1 -m2 -s 287.00 88.34 1,149,600 694.67 76.6 1.8692
  LZAP 0.20.0+TAR (none) 116.03 123.74 1,155,964 560.87 76.5 1.8795
* CABARC 1.0 -m LZX:21 68.17 1.37 1,158,139 391.25 76.5 1.8830
* BZIP2 0.9.0b+TAR -5 32.94 8.46 1,160,101 363.65 76.4 1.8862
* JAR32 1.02 -m4 26.75 5.42 1,168,979 356.89 76.2 1.9007
* BIX 1.00b2 -md2048 -s 67.31 3.37 1,169,789 395.62 76.2 1.9020
  QUANTUM 0.97 -c7 -t20 3897.31 57.22 1,184,745 4283.63 75.9 1.9263
* SZIP 1.11beta+TAR -b25o4 9.31 13.92 1,188,563 353.39 75.8 1.9325
* JAR32 1.02 -m3 25.56 5.54 1,188,835 361.33 75.8 1.9330
* UFA 0.04b1 -m2 -mx -s 195.01 18.01 1,196,118 545.28 75.7 1.9448
* JAR32 1.02 (none) 15.79 5.46 1,201,839 355.09 75.6 1.9541
+# ERI32 3.6w -m5 -ho 361.24 19.43 1,203,533 714.98 75.5 1.9569
+# ERI32 3.6w -m4 -ho 336.18 20.41 1,203,572 690.92 75.5 1.9569
* BIX 1.00b2 (none) 59.06 2.79 1,203,607 396.19 75.5 1.9570
  UHARC 0.2 -m3 -md1024 116.55 14.87 1,218,633 469.93 75.2 1.9814
# ERI32 3.1 -m3 -ho 223.76 20.05 1,222,343 583.35 75.2 1.9874
+# ERI32 3.6w -m3 -ho 228.31 20.08 1,222,343 587.93 75.2 1.9874
+* RAR32 2.5b4 -m5 -md1024 -s 157.97 2.29 1,242,764 505.47 74.7 2.0206
+* RAR32 2.5b4 -m5 -md1024 128.84 2.49 1,254,424 479.78 74.5 2.0396
* RAR32 2.06 -m5 -md1024 -s 296.01 2.26 1,255,845 647.12 74.5 2.0419
* XTREME 1.03 -s -t7 58.25 3.44 1,259,221 411.47 74.4 2.0474
+# ERI32 3.6w -m2 -ho 223.33 20.46 1,259,447 593.64 74.4 2.0478
# ERI32 3.1 -m2 -ho 212.99 22.06 1,259,447 584.90 74.4 2.0478
  JAR16 1.02 -m4 43.18 12.83 1,264,147 407.16 74.3 2.0554
* RAR32 2.06 -m5 -md1024 236.63 2.33 1,267,285 590.98 74.2 2.0605
  JAR16 1.02 -m3 43.46 13.83 1,275,698 411.65 74.1 2.0742
* XTREME 1.03 -s -t5 42.67 3.54 1,277,413 401.05 74.0 2.0770
* IMP 1.01 -m3 -s 29.11 1.35 1,278,673 385.65 74.0 2.0790
  BSArc 2.0.0 -++ 55.66 57.54 1,279,762 468.69 74.0 2.0808
  HA 0.999b e2 48.20 47.14 1,281,172 451.22 74.0 2.0831
  ARHANGEL 1.34a -2 44.07 43.19 1,281,175 443.14 74.0 2.0831
+ ARHANGEL 1.38 -2 44.23 43.80 1,281,175 443.91 74.0 2.0831
  LGHA 1.1 -2 44.59 40.78 1,281,219 441.26 74.0 2.0832
  QUANTUM 0.97 -c5 941.17 40.22 1,282,251 1337.57 73.9 2.0848
  JAR16 1.02 (none) 34.71 12.91 1,288,934 405.66 73.8 2.0957
+* RAR32 2.5b4 -md1024 41.15 2.61 1,297,066 404.06 73.6 2.1089
  QUANTUM 0.97 -c3 -t20 167.66 61.26 1,301,442 590.43 73.5 2.1160
  UHARC 0.2 -m2 -md1024 82.93 16.00 1,322,950 466.42 73.1 2.1510
  QUANTUM 0.97 (none) 114.87 59.44 1,356,795 551.20 72.4 2.2060
* RAR32 2.06 -md1024 43.30 2.56 1,369,895 426.39 72.2 2.2273
* BVI 1.70+TAR -m4 258.28 264.23 1,380,140 905.88 71.9 2.2440
* DST 0.9b+TAR -mb 44.24 23.65 1,391,613 454.45 71.7 2.2627
* ACE32 1.2b -m5 -d1024 -s 38.88 3.34 1,393,637 429.34 71.7 2.2659
  ACE 1.2b -m5 -d1024 -s 49.73 7.46 1,393,637 444.31 71.7 2.2659
  ACE 1.2b -m5 -d1024 50.12 9.98 1,393,637 447.22 71.7 2.2659
* ACE32 1.2b -m5 -d1024 38.68 3.28 1,393,637 429.08 71.7 2.2659
  CODEC 3.21 -c10 47.19 49.49 1,409,073 488.09 71.4 2.2910
  YAC 1.02 (none) 43.34 10.50 1,416,809 447.40 71.2 2.3036
  UHARC 0.2 -m1 -md1024 52.48 17.19 1,434,541 468.15 70.8 2.3325
# ARI 2.2 -ho 280.90 6.06 1,449,770 689.67 70.5 2.3572
  RAR 2.06 -m5 -s 28.60 7.45 1,476,717 446.25 70.0 2.4010
  UC2 v3.0 PRO (Max Compress) 30.60 4.89 1,477,540 445.92 70.0 2.4024
  UC v2.37 beta (Max Compress) 30.30 4.74 1,477,558 445.47 70.0 2.4024
  RAR 2.06 -m5 27.61 6.76 1,478,240 444.99 70.0 2.4035
  HAP 3.14e11 3 18.87 28.98 1,481,671 459.43 69.9 2.4091
  HAP 4.62 3 18.06 23.20 1,481,671 452.84 69.9 2.4091
# ARI 2.2 -m3 -ho 109.16 6.24 1,481,862 527.03 69.9 2.4094
  HPACK 0.79a0 -df 52.51 12.13 1,482,057 476.32 69.9 2.4097
  ARJZ 0.15 -mp9 -jh 28.63 5.19 1,485,628 446.49 69.8 2.4155
* HUFFMAN C.E.II 0.21d (none) 51.61 3.40 1,486,183 467.84 69.8 2.4164
* CABARC 1.0 -m LZX:15 29.11 1.26 1,492,193 444.87 69.7 2.4262
  LHARK 0.4d -tob 30.01 5.25 1,494,752 450.47 69.6 2.4304
* XTREME 1.03 -s 12.83 5.01 1,503,778 435.56 69.4 2.4450
  RAR 2.06 (none) 17.30 6.86 1,504,802 442.16 69.4 2.4467
  ARJZ 0.15 (none) 18.79 5.61 1,505,922 442.71 69.4 2.4485
* 7-ZIP 2.00b1 (none) 29.88 3.28 1,517,149 454.59 69.2 2.4668
  ACE 1.2b -d1024 29.16 7.27 1,521,225 458.99 69.1 2.4734
* ACE32 1.2b -d1024 16.10 3.57 1,521,225 442.23 69.1 2.4734
  OOP 2.3 (Max Compress) 36.20 6.23 1,537,438 469.50 68.8 2.4998
  SUPERPACK 2.0 (Max) 36.20 8.40 1,537,438 471.67 68.8 2.4998
  AMGC 2.3 -mm 36.92 8.26 1,537,465 472.25 68.8 2.4998
  SKY 1.15 -m4 35.78 7.24 1,537,465 470.09 68.8 2.4998
  ZET 0.10b -eh 19.92 5.88 1,542,000 454.13 68.7 2.5072
  UC v2.37 beta (Default) 15.66 4.79 1,542,044 448.80 68.7 2.5072
  UC2 v3.0 PRO (Default) 16.34 5.47 1,542,054 450.16 68.7 2.5073
  LHARK 0.4d (none) 14.29 5.54 1,545,416 449.11 68.6 2.5127
* DEEPFREEZE 1.03 (none) 12.49 3.71 1,561,873 450.05 68.3 2.5395
  LIMIT 1.2 -mx 21.39 5.31 1,563,225 460.93 68.2 2.5417
  QUARK 1.0beta (none) 21.09 13.59 1,563,270 468.92 68.2 2.5418
  LIMIT 1.2 (none) 19.53 4.74 1,567,080 459.57 68.2 2.5480
* PKZIP 2.6.02 Win95 (Extra) 8.61 1.28 1,569,184 445.77 68.1 2.5514
+ ARHANGEL 1.38 -1 35.76 13.20 1,571,517 485.49 68.1 2.5552
  ARHANGEL 1.34a -1 32.73 13.07 1,571,517 482.33 68.1 2.5552
+ SQZ 1.08.4a -q(ALT236) 27.82 5.96 1,573,650 470.91 68.0 2.5586
  SQZ 1.08.3 -q(ALT236) 27.54 6.17 1,573,650 470.84 68.0 2.5586
* WINZIP'95 7.0 (Max Compress) 16.31 1.67 1,573,682 455.11 68.0 2.5587
  INFO-ZIP 2.2DOS -9 -j 16.51 6.33 1,573,736 459.99 68.0 2.5588
* INFO-ZIP 2.2NT -9 -j 14.64 1.57 1,573,760 453.37 68.0 2.5588
* HUFFMAN C.E.II 0.21d -K7 45.28 3.46 1,574,020 485.97 68.0 2.5592
  HA 0.999b e1 32.17 11.49 1,574,139 480.92 68.0 2.5594
  GZIP 1.2.4+TAR -9 20.53 6.77 1,574,937 464.78 68.0 2.5607
  LGHA 1.1 -1 32.89 9.23 1,575,366 479.72 68.0 2.5614
* LHA 2.67(Win32) (none) 17.63 1.93 1,577,050 457.63 67.9 2.5642
  PKZIP 2.04g -ex 19.79 10.35 1,577,324 468.29 67.9 2.5646
* PKZIP 2.6.02 Win95 (Norm) 6.81 1.35 1,579,336 446.86 67.9 2.5679
  AIN 2.32 /m1 19.71 6.89 1,581,977 466.04 67.8 2.5722
  ESP 1.92 /m0 21.42 7.04 1,582,052 467.92 67.8 2.5723
  CODEC 3.21 (none) 15.44 7.47 1,585,500 463.33 67.8 2.5779
  INFO-ZIP 2.2DOS -j 12.80 6.58 1,586,993 460.21 67.7 2.5803
* INFO-ZIP 2.2NT -j 10.89 1.71 1,587,008 453.44 67.7 2.5804
  BSArc 2.0.0 (none) 16.96 5.10 1,589,592 463.61 67.7 2.5846
  GZIP 1.2.4+TAR (none) 15.57 6.79 1,590,249 464.10 67.7 2.5856
  ESP 1.92 /m2 19.23 6.17 1,598,677 469.48 67.5 2.5993
  AIN 2.32 (none) 18.65 6.33 1,598,719 469.07 67.5 2.5994
  SQZ 1.08.3 (none) 18.84 6.65 1,599,074 469.68 67.5 2.6000
+ SQZ 1.08.4a (none) 18.82 6.95 1,599,074 469.96 67.5 2.6000
  PKZIP 2.04g (none) 14.31 9.99 1,608,027 470.97 67.3 2.6145
  PROPACK 2.14 -m1 718.99 17.97 1,613,365 1185.12 67.2 2.6232
  ARJ 2.62a -jm -e 19.83 10.60 1,618,447 480.00 67.1 2.6315
* ARJ32 3.0b -jm -e 25.67 3.32 1,618,487 478.57 67.1 2.6315
  ZET 0.10b (none) 11.00 6.02 1,620,023 467.03 67.1 2.6340
  ARJ 2.62a -e 18.31 8.85 1,621,904 477.69 67.0 2.6371
* ARJ32 3.0b -e 20.66 3.31 1,622,026 474.53 67.0 2.6373
* WINZIP'95 7.0 (Normal Comp) 7.93 1.57 1,623,576 460.49 67.0 2.6398
  SUPERPACK 2.0 (Normal) 19.03 8.46 1,631,767 480.76 66.8 2.6531
  OOP 2.3 (Normal Comp) 18.46 6.32 1,631,767 478.05 66.8 2.6531
  AMGC 2.3 -mn 18.98 8.24 1,631,794 480.50 66.8 2.6532
  SKY 1.15 (none) 17.73 7.27 1,631,794 478.28 66.8 2.6532
  HPA 1.8 (none) 49.61 18.53 1,696,960 539.52 65.5 2.7591
* BVI 1.70+TAR -m3 161.71 167.32 1,738,427 811.93 64.7 2.8266
* IMP 1.01 -m1 -s 11.36 1.48 1,744,395 497.39 64.5 2.8363
*Q LZOP 0.94w -9 30.69 0.83 1,830,570 540.01 62.8 2.9764
  LHARK 0.4d -tt 6.34 5.54 1,985,176 563.32 59.7 3.2277
  HYPER 2.6 (none) 13.75 8.92 2,008,166 580.49 59.2 3.2651
  MSXIE 1.40 (none) 36.49 34.87 2,011,627 630.15 59.1 3.2708
  LHA 2.55b (none) 24.81 6.19 2,012,767 590.10 59.1 3.2726
+ CAR 1.50 (none) 31.69 10.62 2,012,767 601.41 59.1 3.2726
  SAR 1.0 (none) 39.09 11.05 2,012,767 609.24 59.1 3.2726
  ZOO 2.10 h: 36.99 18.44 2,012,970 614.59 59.1 3.2729
  CROSSEPAC 1.35 Format=Binary 43.47 15.64 2,013,118 618.31 59.1 3.2732
  NULIB 3.24+TAR c5 13.24 14.59 2,013,767 587.21 59.1 3.2742
  PUT 3.47 (none) 53.09 19.68 2,015,656 632.67 59.0 3.2773
  PKZIP 2.04g -es 10.70 10.26 2,046,984 589.57 58.4 3.3282
  PAK 2.51 (none) 24.86 10.09 2,071,154 610.27 57.9 3.3675
  ARQ 3.2 (none) 42.68 17.33 2,134,159 652.83 56.6 3.4700
  JAM - Aug1996+TAR (none) 13.99 14.11 2,187,890 635.85 55.5 3.5573
* BVI 1.70+TAR -m2 190.09 195.19 2,190,535 993.76 55.5 3.5616
  ZIP-ARCHIV 2.0 (none) 49.33 18.87 2,199,110 679.06 55.3 3.5756
  SQWEZ 2.2 /s 146.49 10.26 2,200,998 768.14 55.3 3.5787
+ ICE 1.02c+TAR (none) 61.91 58.09 2,213,581 734.88 55.0 3.5991
* SBX 1.3 (none) 32.25 10.76 2,213,618 657.90 55.0 3.5992
  ARX 1.0 (none) 30.43 10.35 2,214,011 655.78 55.0 3.5998
  DWC 5.10 z 7.57 7.30 2,276,884 647.34 53.7 3.7020
  KBOOM 1.1 (none) 32.68 19.11 2,288,124 687.38 53.5 3.7203
  SQUISH 1.0+TAR (none) 25.26 10.03 2,324,261 680.92 52.8 3.7791
  NSK 5.0 (Maximum) 104.36 43.10 2,331,403 795.07 52.6 3.7907
  TSCOMP 1.3.21 -sh 19.39 7.26 2,331,416 674.27 52.6 3.7907
  ICOMP 3.00.061 (none) 33.90 11.20 2,331,747 692.81 52.6 3.7912
  PKPAK 3.61 (none) 12.50 10.66 2,410,647 692.78 51.0 3.9195
  PROPACK 2.14 -m2 782.02 21.09 2,414,841 1473.90 50.9 3.9263
  PKARC 3.5 (none) 12.12 8.40 2,436,276 697.26 50.5 3.9612
  DWC 5.10 (none) 7.63 7.32 2,438,148 692.21 50.4 3.9642
+ OPAQUE 1.0 (none) 7.98 6.94 2,442,328 693.34 50.4 3.9710
  PAK-DD 1.0a (none) 7.94 9.94 2,442,328 696.30 50.4 3.9710
  ZIP-ARCHIV 2.0 -m 54.63 18.33 2,475,703 760.66 49.7 4.0253
  NSK 5.0 (Optimal) 106.82 43.71 2,501,869 845.49 49.2 4.0679
  TSCOMP 1.3.21 -sm 17.27 7.52 2,501,882 719.76 49.2 4.0679
  ZOO 2.10 : 21.11 22.32 2,534,226 747.38 48.5 4.1205
  MDCD 1.0 (none) 18.40 10.15 2,534,281 732.52 48.5 4.1206
* ASD 0.1.3 (none) 930.08 12.85 2,554,234 1652.44 48.1 4.1530
  LARC 3.33 (none) 48.89 20.48 2,554,455 778.94 48.1 4.1534
  SQUASH 1.21 (none) 21.45 10.32 2,554,462 741.34 48.1 4.1534
  LZS 3.1+TAR /p255 16.60 8.23 2,598,605 746.66 47.2 4.2251
*F LZOP 0.94w (none) 1.41 0.87 2,612,857 728.07 46.9 4.2483
  SPLINT 2.1+TAR (none) 120.22 72.09 2,629,790 922.81 46.6 4.2758
  ARC 6.02 (none) 10.15 7.82 2,696,669 767.04 45.2 4.3846
  ICOMP 3.00.061 -sl 34.59 12.11 2,700,851 796.94 45.1 4.3914
  JRCHIVE 1.10 -v 44.69 26.92 2,727,003 829.11 44.6 4.4339
  LZS 3.1+TAR /m1 /p255 16.89 8.19 2,755,714 790.56 44.0 4.4806
  NULIB 3.24+TAR (none) 87.44 32.74 2,947,263 938.86 40.1 4.7920
  GAS 2.0+TAR (none) 139.13 177.59 3,082,281 1172.91 37.4 5.0116
+ BLINK 2.50 (none) 8.87 10.60 3,129,964 888.90 36.4 5.0891
# TAR 3.21g (none) 1.37 0.44 4,923,904 1369.56 -0.1 8.0059
  Best Compression: RKIVE 1.92b1
  Fastest Compression: LZOP 0.94w
  Quickest Extraction: LZOP 0.94w
  Best Overall: IMP 1.01

 

+ - 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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