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- Version Twenty Four, Archive Comparison Table [15 May 1995]
- [ACT\COM-EXE.RES]
-
-
- Below is a table of each program with their corresponding switches, and the
- time taken to archive and extract the files with the percentage of spaced
- saved.
-
- Insert % Extract
- Name & Switches Storage Type Time Saved File Size Time
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- AIN a /m1 /u1 Maximal /Slow Update 31.99s 46.60 1,003,578 13.23s
- AIN a /m2 /u1 Normal /Slow Update 27.98s 46.53 1,004,958 13.36s
- AIN a /m1 /u2 Maximal /Norm Update 30.85s 46.46 1,006,317 13.01s
- AIN a /m2 /u2 Normal /Norm Update 26.76s 46.38 1,007,692 12.95s
- AIN a /m1 /u3 Maximal /Fast Update 29.58s 45.38 1,026,506 12.78s
- AIN a /m2 /u3 Normal /Fast Update 25.98s 45.31 1,027,791 12.84s
- AIN a /m3 /u3 Fast /Fast Update 15.69s 41.72 1,095,283 12.99s
- AIN a /m3 /u1 Fast /Slow Update 15.20s 42.68 1,077,285 13.80s
- AIN a /m3 /u2 Fast /Norm Update 15.04s 42.66 1,077,563 13.20s
- AIN a /m4 /u1 Store /Slow Update 8.90s -00.04 1,880,214 11.41s
- AIN a /m4 /u2 Store /Norm Update 8.92s -00.04 1,880,214 11.57s
- AIN a /m4 /u3 Store /Fast Update 9.02s -00.04 1,880,214 11.58s
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- AR a Compress 1m 39.06s 44.58 1,041,579 22.77s
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- ARC a5 Level 5 Compat. 25.74s 28.53 1,343,218 17.97s
- ARC a Compress 26.00s 28.53 1,343,218 18.04s
- ARC as Store 11.05s -00.09 1,880,517 12.99s
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- ARI a -i Compress 7m 36.20s 46.57 1,004,232 18.70s
- ARI a -i -c Compress, No opt. 5m 00.95s 46.49 1,005,699 18.85s
- ARI a -i -z Store 07.33s -00.06 1,880,477 06.10s
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- ARJ a -e -jm Maximum 54.19s 45.24 1,029,153 15.69s
- ARJ a -e -jm1 Maximum 43.04s 45.23 1,029,271 15.49s
- ARJ a -e -m1 Method 1 (Default) 40.21s 45.22 1,029,456 15.72s
- ARJ a -e -m2 Method 2 33.45s 45.15 1,030,804 15.57s
- ARJ a -e -m3 Method 3 27.03s 44.05 1,051,479 15.97s
- ARJ a -e -m4 Method 4 20.87s 39.63 1,134,612 16.38s
- ARJ a -e -m0 Store 11.89s -00.01 1,881,431 16.17s
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- ARJ(b) a -e -jm Maximum 53.88s 45.24 1,029,153 15.67s
- ARJ(b) a -e -jm1 Maximum 42.84s 45.23 1,029,271 15.66s
- ARJ(b) a -e -m1 Method 1 (Default) 39.93s 45.22 1,029,456 15.78s
- ARJ(b) a -e -m2 Method 2 33.15s 45.15 1,030,804 15.59s
- ARJ(b) a -e -m3 Method 3 27.19s 44.05 1,051,479 16.01s
- ARJ(b) a -e -m4 Method 4 20.65s 39.63 1,134,612 16.43s
- ARJ(b) a -e -m0 Store 11.92s -00.01 1,881,431 16.25s
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- ARX a Compress 1m 00.03 42.55 1,079,758 29.49s
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- AMGC a -mm Max 1m 33.04s 45.59 1,022,639 23.05s
- AMGC a -mn Normal 48.54s 44.58 1,041,567 23.22s
- AMGC a -ml Less Memory 23.59s 42.07 1,088,771 23.47s
- AMGC a -mf Fast 22.50s 42.07 1,088,771 23.37s
- AMGC a -ms Super Fast 19.51s 35.33 1,215,487 22.89s
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- BSArc -a+ Maximum Comp. 1m 22.27s 45.37 1,026,791 13.65s
- BSArc -a Default 52.62s 45.31 1,027,811 14.41s
- BSArc -aq Fastest 39.76s 44.37 1,045,493 13.71s
-
- CODEC -c9 Maximum 47.64s 45.40 1,026,134 29.59s
- CODEC -c8 ? 47.00s 45.40 1,026,138 29.55s
- CODEC -c7 ? 45.65s 45.40 1,026,155 29.71s
- CODEC -c6 ? 44.82s 45.40 1,026,194 29.76s
- CODEC -c5 Medium (Default) 44.08s 45.39 1,026,280 29.65s
- CODEC -c4 ? 42.61s 45.37 1,026,670 29.70s
- CODEC -c3 ? 41.12s 45.31 1,027,768 30.31s
- CODEC -c2 ? 39.09s 45.17 1,030,472 29.49s
- CODEC -c1 Minimum 38.42s 44.97 1,034,175 29.55s
- CODEC -a Store 21.22s -00.15 1,882,191 19.86s
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- CRUSH -h -n (HA v0.999b) 1m 43.74s 47.15 993,237 1m 00.45s
- CRUSH -u -n (UCII r2) 1m 05.51s 47.14 993,484 20.40s
- CRUSH -l -n (LHA v2.13) 54.05s 44.77 1,037,920 21.24s
- CRUSH -o -n (ZOO v2.1) 1m 34.93s 44.77 1,038,058 29.26s
- CRUSH -n Def. (ZIP v2.04g) 1m 02.76s 46.48 1,005,812 17.85s
- CRUSH -j -n (ARJ v2.41a) 1m 03.91s 46.11 1,012,796 20.33s
-
- DWC az Best 20.50s 30.27 1,310,468 13.69s
- DWC ay Fast 16.11s 29.65 1,322,130 13.70s
- DWC as Store 9.50s -00.07 1,880,732 12.61s
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- HA ae21 Method 2 & 1 22m 50.33s 47.89 979,322 11m 35.42s
- HA ae12 Method 1 & 2 35m 01.34s 47.89 979,322 11m 35.33s
- HA ae2 Method 2 (HSC) 20m 29.91s 47.44 987,830 18m 29.02s
- HA ae1 Method 1 (ASC) 2m 28.47s 46.24 1,010,435 1m 19.79s
- HA ae0 Store (CPY) 43.49s -00.06 1,880,624 33.91s
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- HA(b) ae21 Method 2 & 1 15m 17.06s 47.91 979,014 8m 40.91s
- HA(b) ae12 Method 1 & 2 15m 13.86s 47.91 979,014 8m 40.14s
- HA(b) ae2 Method 2 (HSC) 13m 33.24s 47.44 987,830 12m 37.61s
- HA(b) ae1 Method 1 (ASC) 1m 45.56s 46.15 1,012,045 58.48s
- HA(b) ae0 Store (CPY) 25.64s -00.06 1,880,624 19.52s
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- HAP a Compress 4m 07.96s 44.99 1,033,804 3m 47.20s
-
- HAP(r) a3 Compress 386 1m 41.59s 44.99 1,033,804 2m 08.45s
- HAP(r) a Compress 1m 48.32s 44.99 1,033,804 2m 08.37s
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- HPACK a -df Compress 7m 13.68s 44.24 1,047,891 1m 10.46s
- HPACK a -df -u Unit Comp. Mode 8m 31.67s 40.83 1,111,974 1m 29.16s
- HPACK a -df -0 Store 13.63s -00.05 1,880,329 19.13s
-
- HYPER -a Compress 39.18s 41.74 1,094,919 29.40s
-
- IZIP -9 -j Method 9 (Slowest) 56.96s 45.25 1,029,044 26.36s
- IZIP -8 -j Method 8 47.84s 45.25 1,029,059 26.32s
- IZIP -7 -j Method 7 41.64s 45.21 1,029,674 26.32s
- IZIP -6 -j Method 6 (Default) 40.56s 45.19 1,030,096 26.35s
- IZIP -5 -j Method 5 38.09s 45.08 1,032,197 26.63s
- IZIP -4 -j Method 4 36.12s 44.67 1,039,842 26.60s
- IZIP -3 -j Method 3 33.55s 43.68 1,058,540 27.37s
- IZIP -2 -j Method 2 32.21s 43.24 1,066,779 27.79s
- IZIP -1 -j Method 1 (Faster) 31.42s 42.68 1,077,230 26.86s
- IZIP -0 -j Store 13.91s -00.19 1,883,065 19.92s
-
- IZIP386 -9 -j Method 9 (Slowest) 1m 08.11s 45.25 1,029,044 15.56s
- IZIP386 -8 -j Method 8 58.18s 45.25 1,029,059 15.62s
- IZIP386 -7 -j Method 7 52.57s 45.21 1,029,674 15.75s
- IZIP386 -6 -j Method 6 (Default) 50.67s 45.19 1,030,096 15.71s
- IZIP386 -5 -j Method 5 47.86s 45.08 1,032,197 15.78s
- IZIP386 -4 -j Method 4 46.24s 44.67 1,039,842 15.83s
- IZIP386 -3 -j Method 3 46.23s 43.68 1,058,540 15.89s
- IZIP386 -2 -j Method 2 43.59s 43.24 1,066,779 16.20s
- IZIP386 -1 -j Method 1 (Faster) 43.07s 42.68 1,077,230 16.23s
- IZIP386 -0 -j Store 48.53s -00.19 1,883,065 16.58s
-
- JRCHIVE Compress 51.03s 29.31 1,328,472 44.19s
- JRCHIVE -c Concatenated Archive 59.75s 26.46 1,382,093 1m 03.48s
- JRCHIVE -N Store 16.70s -00.04 1,880,178 30.21s
-
- LARC a Compress 56.92s 34.97 1,222,253 18.75s
-
- LHA a Compress 48.75s 44.56 1,041,883 15.88s
- LHA a /o Old Version 1m 00.47s 43.31 1,065,369 30.20s
- LHA a /z Store 15.23s -00.07 1,880,811 12.87s
-
- LHA(b) a Compress 48.85s 44.56 1,041,883 15.71s
- LHA(b) a /o Old Version 1m 00.06s 43.31 1,065,369 30.74s
- LHA(b) a /z Store 12.09s -00.07 1,880,811 13.50s
-
- LHARC a Compress 1m 00.67s 42.55 1,079,758 28.80s
-
- LIMIT c -mx Maximum 42.03s 45.66 1,021,213 15.73s
- LIMIT c -m1 Normal 32.57s 45.65 1,021,374 15.71s
- LIMIT c -ms Fast 27.69s 45.53 1,023,688 15.79s
- LIMIT c -m0 Store 6.77s -00.07 1,880,790 12.76s
-
- MDCD c Compress 40.50s 29.26 1,329,403 20.73s
-
- NULIB ar Compress 38.71s 28.90 1,336,212 21.29s
-
- PAK a /o Distill or Implode 43.21s 41.79 1,094,044 16.82s
- PAK a Compress 43.13s 41.79 1,094,044 16.86s
- PAK a /cr Crushing 32.90s 35.16 1,218,633 25.26s
- PAK a /zs ZIP 0.9 27.74s 29.89 1,317,677 20.76s
- PAK a /c Crunching 22.73s 29.66 1,322,039 21.92s
- PAK a /s Squashing 23.01s 29.43 1,326,339 21.26s
-
- PKARC a Compress 17.31s 29.79 1,319,447 13.44s
-
- PKPAK -a Compress 15.39s 29.83 1,318,722 13.49s
-
- PKZIP1 -ex Maximal 33.37s 42.08 1,088,486 11.80s
- PKZIP1 -ei Implode Only 33.41s 42.08 1,088,486 11.95s
- PKZIP1 -es Shrink Only 14.33s 30.37 1,308,724 15.05s
-
- PKZIP2 -ex Extra 43.09s 45.33 1,027,471 12.28s
- PKZIP2 -en Normal (Default) 29.35s 45.22 1,029,636 12.76s
- PKZIP2 -ef Fast 21.09s 44.29 1,046,968 12.51s
- PKZIP2 -es Superfast 15.39s 41.31 1,102,990 12.52s
- PKZIP2 -e0 Store 11.63s -00.19 1,883,065 11.56s
-
- PUT quiet Compress 1m 03.70s 44.53 1,042,507 20.60s
-
- QUANTUM -c7 Comp. (Slowest) 48m 04.96s 49.64 946,390 1m 17.69s
- QUANTUM -c6 Comp. 28m 30.92s 49.63 946,529 1m 17.75s
- QUANTUM -c5 Comp. 19m 59.52s 49.61 947,044 1m 19.18s
- QUANTUM -c4 Comp. 14m 12.03s 49.56 947,892 1m 18.13s
- QUANTUM -c3 Comp. (Default) 3m 33.63s 48.55 966,949 1m 17.87s
- QUANTUM -c2 Comp. 2m 37.18s 48.41 969,619 1m 18.34s
- QUANTUM -c1 Comp. (Fastest) 1m 43.71s 46.79 1,000,119 1m 21.21s
-
- RAR a -s -ep Solid 1m 13.04s 47.61 984,541 15.69s
- RAR a -s -ep -ds Solid 1m 13.23s 47.38 988,915 15.60s
- RAR a -m5 -ep Best 56.28s 46.43 1,006,779 15.13s
- RAR a -m4 -ep Good 46.79s 46.42 1,006,910 15.47s
- RAR a -m3 -ep Normal (Default) 37.85s 46.35 1,008,235 15.25s
- RAR a -m2 -ep Fast 30.27s 45.31 1,027,792 15.40s
- RAR a -m1 -ep Fastest 26.58s 44.88 1,036,011 15.44s
- RAR a -m0 -ep Store 10.23s -00.09 1,881,020 11.71s
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- RAR(b) a -s -ep Solid 47.39s 47.52 986,289 15.33s
- RAR(b) a -s -ep -ds Solid 46.73s 47.29 990,668 15.30s
- RAR(b) a -m5 -ep Best 57.08s 46.43 1,006,779 15.01s
- RAR(b) a -m4 -ep Good 47.08s 46.42 1,006,910 14.96s
- RAR(b) a -m3 -ep Normal (Default) 38.06s 46.35 1,008,235 15.06s
- RAR(b) a -m2 -ep Fast 30.32s 45.31 1,027,792 15.17s
- RAR(b) a -m1 -ep Fastest 26.65s 44.88 1,036,011 15.31s
- RAR(b) a -m0 -ep Store 09.96s -00.09 1,881,020 11.53s
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- SAR a Compress 1m 43.27s 44.56 1,041,883 22.85s
-
- SQWEZ /e Compress [.EXE] 1m 47.22s 43.17 1,068,062 39.12s
- SQWEZ /s Compress [.SQZ] 1m 47.83s 42.20 1,086,350 38.01s
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- SQZ a /m4 /q0 /p3 Method 4/0 1m 12.40s 45.43 1,025,564 17.64s
- SQZ a /m4 /q∞ /p3 Method 4/<Alt 236> 1m 23.61s 45.43 1,025,570 17.76s
- SQZ a /m2 /q0 /p3 Method 2/0 1m 15.50s 45.40 1,026,194 17.40s
- SQZ a /m3 /q0 /p3 Method 3/0 1m 12.52s 45.38 1,026,533 17.69s
- SQZ a /p3 Compress (Default) 1m 47.04s 45.37 1,026,634 17.82s
- SQZ a /m1 /q0 /p3 Method 1/0 1m 15.89s 45.35 1,027,162 17.83s
- SQZ a /m0 /p3 Store 12.47s -00.06 1,880,561 16.70s
-
- UC a -tst Super Tight 1m 47.23s 47.63 984,270 17.69s
- UC a -tt Tight 1m 15.96s 47.57 985,332 17.77s
- UC a -tn Normal (Default) 1m 02.34s 47.36 989,364 17.72s
- UC a -tf Fast 51.68s 46.55 1,004,550 17.55s
-
- UC(b) a -tst & o5 SuperOptimize 5 22m 07.89s 47.66 983,768 17.44s
- UC(b) a -tst & o25 SuperOptimize 25 100m 47.35s 47.63 984,266 17.63s
- UC(b) a -tst Super Tight 1m 42.97s 47.63 984,266 17.52s
- UC(b) a -tt Tight 1m 10.87s 47.58 985,212 17.37s
- UC(b) a -tn Normal (Default) 1m 00.39s 47.36 989,322 17.48s
- UC(b) a -tf Fast 49.55s 46.55 1,004,550 17.48s
-
- X1(b) am# Compress (#) 9m 51.06s 48.27 972,159 6m 16.21s
- X1(b) am5 Compress (5) 5m 44.37s 48.15 974,490 9m 24.14s
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- YAC(b) a Compress 1m 42.42s 49.09 956,845 36.02s
-
- ZOO ah: High 1m 24.73s 44.48 1,043,357 26.83s
- ZOO a: Compress 44.90s 29.36 1,327,563 18.92s
- ZOO af: Store 15.85s -00.15 1,882,209 15.04s
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-
- All the programs have been set to compress without including the filepaths,
- that is, if they actually have an option to do this.
-
- The STORE option of the archive programs looks like it takes up more space
- than the 38 files, but normaly takes up less, due to the file slack mention
- in COM-EXE.SET.
-