(ACT 2.0) - May 1999 Edition
(ACT 2.0) - May 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 executable file test includes three files:
The links to download these test files can be found here.
| ACT 2.0 Executable Test | ||||||||
| Total Files Size (bytes): | 4,938,680 | |||||||
| Name | Switches | Compress Time |
Extract Time |
Compressed Size |
Overall Score |
Compress Ratio |
Bits
per Byte |
|
| (seconds) | (seconds) | (bytes) | (seconds) | (%) | (b/B) | |||
| *B | 777 0.04b1 | -m9 | 438.84 | 286.51 | 1,631,010 | 1178.41 | 67.0 | 2.6420 |
| * | UFA 0.04b1 | -m9 | 133.70 | 26.95 | 1,685,666 | 628.89 | 65.9 | 2.7306 |
| * | 777 0.04b1 | -m2 | 471.22 | 316.25 | 1,752,484 | 1274.27 | 64.5 | 2.8388 |
| * | CABARC 1.0 | -m LZX:21 | 58.10 | 1.51 | 1,758,328 | 548.03 | 64.4 | 2.8483 |
| * | BIX 1.00b2 | -md2048 -m9 | 52.43 | 4.80 | 1,765,385 | 547.61 | 64.3 | 2.8597 |
| +*O | BIX 1.00b3 | -md2048 -m9 | 49.21 | 4.80 | 1,765,885 | 544.53 | 64.2 | 2.8605 |
| # | RKIVE 1.92b1 | -mt3 | 463.37 | 424.24 | 1,767,329 | 1378.53 | 64.2 | 2.8628 |
| * | 777 0.04b1 | -m2 -md128 -s | 520.92 | 340.17 | 1,778,262 | 1355.05 | 64.0 | 2.8805 |
| * | UFA 0.04b1 | -m2 | 132.70 | 27.29 | 1,808,946 | 662.48 | 63.4 | 2.9303 |
| UHARC 0.2 | -m3 -md1024 | 114.79 | 21.07 | 1,824,350 | 642.62 | 63.1 | 2.9552 | |
| * | UFA 0.04b1 | -m2 -md128 -mx -s | 167.70 | 27.60 | 1,834,324 | 704.83 | 62.9 | 2.9714 |
| UHARC 0.2 | -m2 -md1024 | 82.39 | 21.45 | 1,853,249 | 618.63 | 62.5 | 3.0020 | |
| # | ACB 2.00c | (u)f | 393.03 | 388.61 | 1,854,877 | 1296.88 | 62.4 | 3.0047 |
| * | CABARC 1.0 | -m LZX:15 | 25.93 | 1.46 | 1,873,530 | 547.82 | 62.1 | 3.0349 |
| # | ACB 2.00c | (b)f | 268.37 | 270.85 | 1,873,866 | 1059.74 | 62.1 | 3.0354 |
| RKIVE 1.92b1 | -mb3 | 208.39 | 167.27 | 1,875,296 | 896.58 | 62.0 | 3.0377 | |
| UHARC 0.2 | -m1 -md1024 | 59.59 | 21.70 | 1,880,199 | 603.57 | 61.9 | 3.0457 | |
| +* | BIX 1.00b3 | -md2048 -s | 56.92 | 3.07 | 1,891,039 | 585.28 | 61.7 | 3.0632 |
| * | BIX 1.00b2 | -md2048 -s | 57.62 | 3.19 | 1,891,928 | 586.35 | 61.7 | 3.0647 |
| * | IMP 1.01 | -m3 -s | 20.80 | 1.56 | 1,900,968 | 550.41 | 61.5 | 3.0793 |
| # | ACB 2.00c | (B)f | 196.57 | 197.12 | 1,904,654 | 922.76 | 61.4 | 3.0853 |
| + | ARHANGEL 1.39a5 | -mm -mt -z | 109.73 | 112.79 | 1,916,781 | 754.96 | 61.2 | 3.1049 |
| BOA 0.58b | -m15 -s | 265.33 | 296.25 | 1,922,126 | 1095.50 | 61.1 | 3.1136 | |
| # | ACB 1.14a | (b)f | 264.94 | 266.84 | 1,925,125 | 1066.54 | 61.0 | 3.1184 |
| BOA 0.58b | -s | 236.14 | 267.63 | 1,925,680 | 1038.68 | 61.0 | 3.1193 | |
| * | DST 0.9b+TAR | -mb -4 | 543.40 | 45.95 | 1,934,295 | 1126.65 | 60.8 | 3.1333 |
| ARHANGEL 1.38 | -2 | 104.60 | 114.22 | 1,952,123 | 761.08 | 60.5 | 3.1622 | |
| * | JAR32 1.02 | -m3 | 37.00 | 5.76 | 1,968,691 | 589.62 | 60.1 | 3.1890 |
| * | JAR32 1.02 | -m4 | 39.82 | 5.77 | 1,970,398 | 592.92 | 60.1 | 3.1918 |
| * | DST 0.9b+TAR | -mb | 47.73 | 23.81 | 1,972,165 | 619.36 | 60.1 | 3.1946 |
| * | IMP 1.01 | -2 -s | 14.84 | 5.38 | 1,975,040 | 568.84 | 60.0 | 3.1993 |
| * | JAR32 1.02 | (none) | 20.81 | 5.76 | 1,977,407 | 575.85 | 60.0 | 3.2031 |
| * | RAR32 2.5b4 | -m5 -md1024 | 97.81 | 2.80 | 1,980,612 | 650.78 | 59.9 | 3.2083 |
| +* | RAR32 2.50 | -m5 -md1024 | 98.88 | 3.09 | 1,980,612 | 652.14 | 59.9 | 3.2083 |
| +* | RAR32 2.50 | -m5 -md1024 -s | 106.46 | 2.70 | 1,980,954 | 659.43 | 59.9 | 3.2089 |
| * | RAR32 2.5b4 | -m5 -md1024 -s | 107.34 | 3.03 | 1,980,954 | 660.64 | 59.9 | 3.2089 |
| * | ACE32 1.2b | -m5 -d1024 -s | 30.38 | 3.70 | 1,982,620 | 584.81 | 59.9 | 3.2116 |
| ACE 1.2b | -m5 -d1024 | 44.57 | 10.27 | 1,982,620 | 605.57 | 59.9 | 3.2116 | |
| * | ACE32 1.2b | -m5 -d1024 | 30.14 | 3.84 | 1,982,620 | 584.71 | 59.9 | 3.2116 |
| ACE 1.2b | -m5 -d1024 -s | 44.23 | 8.90 | 1,982,620 | 603.86 | 59.9 | 3.2116 | |
| + | ARHANGEL 1.39a5 | -1 -mm -mt -z | 43.70 | 13.47 | 1,991,375 | 610.33 | 59.7 | 3.2258 |
| JAR16 1.02 | -m3 | 66.17 | 42.73 | 1,992,085 | 662.26 | 59.7 | 3.2269 | |
| JAR16 1.02 | -m4 | 65.32 | 40.56 | 1,992,736 | 659.42 | 59.7 | 3.2280 | |
| * | RAR32 2.5b4 | -md1024 | 34.82 | 2.98 | 1,994,886 | 591.94 | 59.6 | 3.2314 |
| +* | RAR32 2.50 | -md1024 | 34.73 | 2.90 | 1,994,886 | 591.77 | 59.6 | 3.2314 |
| RKIVE 1.92b1 | -mf3 | 76.90 | 39.50 | 1,995,757 | 670.78 | 59.6 | 3.2329 | |
| # | ARI 2.2 | -1 -ho | 287.33 | 8.15 | 1,998,158 | 850.52 | 59.5 | 3.2367 |
| * | RAR32 2.06 | -m5 -md1024 -s | 211.05 | 2.70 | 1,998,492 | 768.89 | 59.5 | 3.2373 |
| * | RAR32 2.06 | -m5 -md1024 | 190.09 | 2.89 | 1,998,967 | 748.25 | 59.5 | 3.2381 |
| JAR16 1.02 | (none) | 49.15 | 40.38 | 2,003,744 | 646.13 | 59.4 | 3.2458 | |
| # | ARI 2.2 | -1 -m3 -ho | 103.75 | 8.00 | 2,011,007 | 670.36 | 59.3 | 3.2576 |
| # | ERI32 3.6w | -1 -ho | 275.78 | 22.40 | 2,012,401 | 857.18 | 59.3 | 3.2598 |
| # | ERI32 3.6w | -m4 -1 -ho | 242.38 | 23.74 | 2,012,998 | 825.29 | 59.2 | 3.2608 |
| # | ERI32 3.6w | -m3 -1 -ho | 115.48 | 22.38 | 2,015,312 | 697.67 | 59.2 | 3.2645 |
| ACE 1.2b | -d1024 | 31.99 | 8.93 | 2,017,872 | 601.44 | 59.1 | 3.2687 | |
| * | ACE32 1.2b | -d1024 | 16.32 | 3.75 | 2,017,872 | 580.59 | 59.1 | 3.2687 |
| * | RAR32 2.06 | -md1024 | 47.25 | 2.85 | 2,022,981 | 612.04 | 59.0 | 3.2770 |
| ARHANGEL 1.38 | -1 | 38.12 | 15.36 | 2,028,382 | 616.92 | 58.9 | 3.2857 | |
| * | SZIP 1.11beta+TAR | (none) | 21.65 | 16.22 | 2,029,378 | 601.59 | 58.9 | 3.2873 |
| X1 0.95a ->X | xem4 | 174.61 | 193.06 | 2,037,933 | 933.76 | 58.7 | 3.3012 | |
| * | SZIP 1.11beta+TAR | -o0b32 | 39.62 | 12.34 | 2,040,054 | 618.64 | 58.7 | 3.3046 |
| YAC 1.02 | (none) | 45.93 | 13.95 | 2,041,632 | 627.00 | 58.7 | 3.3072 | |
| + | RAR 2.50 | -m5 | 33.23 | 7.08 | 2,047,044 | 608.93 | 58.6 | 3.3159 |
| RAR 2.06 | -m5 | 32.78 | 6.86 | 2,047,044 | 608.26 | 58.6 | 3.3159 | |
| + | RAR 2.50 | -m5 -s | 35.31 | 8.99 | 2,047,108 | 612.94 | 58.5 | 3.3160 |
| RAR 2.06 | -m5 -s | 34.05 | 7.44 | 2,047,108 | 610.13 | 58.5 | 3.3160 | |
| CODEC 3.21 | -c10 | 124.36 | 129.40 | 2,048,293 | 822.73 | 58.5 | 3.3180 | |
| HA 0.999b | e2 | 145.54 | 143.71 | 2,051,061 | 858.99 | 58.5 | 3.3224 | |
| + | RAR 2.50 | (none) | 19.21 | 6.92 | 2,057,394 | 597.63 | 58.3 | 3.3327 |
| RAR 2.06 | (none) | 18.48 | 6.73 | 2,057,394 | 596.71 | 58.3 | 3.3327 | |
| * | SZIP 1.11beta+TAR | -o4b32 | 12.77 | 15.21 | 2,063,621 | 601.21 | 58.2 | 3.3428 |
| + | SEMONE 0.4b1+TAR | -mlb | 55.66 | 24.45 | 2,064,777 | 653.66 | 58.2 | 3.3447 |
| + | SEMONE 0.4b1+TAR | -mln | 45.73 | 23.84 | 2,071,814 | 645.07 | 58.0 | 3.3561 |
| +* | 7-ZIP 2.00b3 | -mx | 42.37 | 4.02 | 2,077,918 | 623.59 | 57.9 | 3.3659 |
| X1 0.95a ->X | xem1 | 54.68 | 34.15 | 2,079,844 | 666.56 | 57.9 | 3.3691 | |
| * | EXP v1 | (none) | 20.88 | 8.88 | 2,080,926 | 607.80 | 57.9 | 3.3708 |
| * | PAR 1.48 | (Normal) | 124.09 | 37.04 | 2,081,029 | 739.19 | 57.9 | 3.3710 |
| +* | 7-ZIP 2.00b3 | (none) | 25.62 | 4.00 | 2,085,673 | 608.97 | 57.8 | 3.3785 |
| * | 7-ZIP 2.00b1 | (none) | 24.71 | 3.98 | 2,085,728 | 608.06 | 57.8 | 3.3786 |
| * | BZIP2 0.9.0b+TAR | -5 | 36.87 | 11.99 | 2,094,714 | 630.73 | 57.6 | 3.3932 |
| * | IMP 1.01 | -m1 -s | 8.96 | 1.59 | 2,104,764 | 595.21 | 57.4 | 3.4094 |
| * | BZIP2 0.9.0b+TAR | (none) | 37.01 | 11.26 | 2,106,371 | 633.37 | 57.3 | 3.4120 |
| UC2 v3.0 PRO | (Max Compress) | 39.89 | 6.30 | 2,106,552 | 631.34 | 57.3 | 3.4123 | |
| UC v2.37 beta | (Max Compress) | 40.35 | 6.77 | 2,106,630 | 632.30 | 57.3 | 3.4125 | |
| HA 0.999b | e1 | 37.58 | 17.83 | 2,109,605 | 641.41 | 57.3 | 3.4173 | |
| +* | XTREME 1.06 | -s -t5 | 39.88 | 10.65 | 2,121,775 | 639.91 | 57.0 | 3.4370 |
| LZAP 0.20.0+TAR | (none) | 195.26 | 207.52 | 2,122,568 | 992.38 | 57.0 | 3.4383 | |
| * | HUFFMAN C.E.II 0.21d | (none) | 42.38 | 4.12 | 2,125,176 | 636.83 | 57.0 | 3.4425 |
| +* | XTREME 1.06 | -s -t8 | 46.79 | 9.61 | 2,125,676 | 646.87 | 57.0 | 3.4433 |
| + | PKZIP 2.50 | -exx | 18.76 | 4.91 | 2,131,025 | 615.62 | 56.9 | 3.4520 |
| * | PKZIP 2.6.02 Win95 | (Extra) | 11.51 | 1.19 | 2,133,213 | 605.26 | 56.8 | 3.4555 |
| UC2 v3.0 PRO | (Default) | 19.62 | 7.78 | 2,134,410 | 620.29 | 56.8 | 3.4575 | |
| UC v2.37 beta | (Default) | 16.90 | 5.30 | 2,134,454 | 615.10 | 56.8 | 3.4575 | |
| PKZIP 2.04g | -ex | 26.35 | 7.03 | 2,136,063 | 626.73 | 56.7 | 3.4601 | |
| GZIP 1.2.4+TAR | -9 | 31.99 | 8.49 | 2,137,020 | 634.10 | 56.7 | 3.4617 | |
| OOP 2.3 | (Max Compress) | 43.29 | 8.49 | 2,138,226 | 645.73 | 56.7 | 3.4636 | |
| SQZ 1.08.4a | -q(ALT236) | 38.70 | 7.83 | 2,138,720 | 640.62 | 56.7 | 3.4644 | |
| * | PKZIP 2.6.02 Win95 | (Norm) | 7.04 | 1.65 | 2,138,818 | 602.81 | 56.7 | 3.4646 |
| CODEC 3.21 | (none) | 17.08 | 10.66 | 2,141,568 | 622.62 | 56.6 | 3.4691 | |
| * | LHA 2.67(Win32) | (none) | 19.49 | 2.63 | 2,142,169 | 617.17 | 56.6 | 3.4700 |
| + | PKZIP 2.50 | (none) | 10.53 | 5.73 | 2,142,289 | 611.34 | 56.6 | 3.4702 |
| AIN 2.32 | /m1 | 25.33 | 8.08 | 2,142,630 | 628.59 | 56.6 | 3.4708 | |
| ESP 1.92 | /m0 | 27.17 | 12.07 | 2,143,522 | 634.66 | 56.6 | 3.4722 | |
| * | WINZIP'95 7.0 | (Max Compress) | 22.07 | 1.87 | 2,143,787 | 619.44 | 56.6 | 3.4726 |
| INFO-ZIP 2.2DOS | -9 -j | 24.94 | 10.04 | 2,143,841 | 630.49 | 56.6 | 3.4727 | |
| * | INFO-ZIP 2.2NT | -9 -j | 21.08 | 1.83 | 2,143,865 | 618.43 | 56.6 | 3.4728 |
| GZIP 1.2.4+TAR | (none) | 18.03 | 8.46 | 2,145,153 | 622.37 | 56.6 | 3.4749 | |
| PKZIP 2.04g | (none) | 15.59 | 8.17 | 2,146,997 | 620.15 | 56.5 | 3.4778 | |
| SQZ 1.08.4a | (none) | 17.95 | 6.97 | 2,147,021 | 621.31 | 56.5 | 3.4779 | |
| * | INFO-ZIP 2.2NT | -j | 10.96 | 1.97 | 2,150,415 | 610.27 | 56.5 | 3.4834 |
| INFO-ZIP 2.2DOS | -j | 14.07 | 8.44 | 2,150,483 | 619.87 | 56.5 | 3.4835 | |
| AIN 2.32 | (none) | 22.85 | 7.88 | 2,150,709 | 628.15 | 56.5 | 3.4839 | |
| ESP 1.92 | /m2 | 24.19 | 10.42 | 2,150,750 | 632.04 | 56.5 | 3.4839 | |
| ARJ 2.62a | -jm -e | 26.28 | 7.13 | 2,151,048 | 630.92 | 56.4 | 3.4844 | |
| * | ARJ32 3.0b | -jm -e | 32.70 | 3.56 | 2,151,088 | 633.78 | 56.4 | 3.4845 |
| * | HUFFMAN C.E.II 0.21d | -K7 | 36.84 | 4.13 | 2,152,706 | 638.94 | 56.4 | 3.4871 |
| ARJ 2.62a | -e | 19.87 | 7.18 | 2,152,768 | 625.04 | 56.4 | 3.4872 | |
| * | ARJ32 3.0b | -e | 22.47 | 3.41 | 2,152,890 | 623.91 | 56.4 | 3.4874 |
| * | WINZIP'95 7.0 | (Normal Comp) | 7.86 | 1.82 | 2,164,077 | 610.81 | 56.2 | 3.5055 |
| +* | XTREME 1.06 | -s | 23.28 | 10.79 | 2,186,639 | 641.47 | 55.7 | 3.5421 |
| HAP 4.62 | 3 | 32.03 | 41.33 | 2,194,097 | 682.83 | 55.6 | 3.5541 | |
| HAP 3.14e11 | 3 | 34.35 | 51.29 | 2,194,097 | 695.11 | 55.6 | 3.5541 | |
| OOP 2.3 | (Normal Comp) | 17.83 | 7.93 | 2,198,723 | 636.52 | 55.5 | 3.5616 | |
| LHA 2.55b | (none) | 21.26 | 6.39 | 2,225,037 | 645.72 | 54.9 | 3.6043 | |
| CAR 1.50 | (none) | 27.65 | 14.59 | 2,225,037 | 660.31 | 54.9 | 3.6043 | |
| ZOO 2.10 | h: | 32.41 | 12.64 | 2,225,245 | 663.17 | 54.9 | 3.6046 | |
| + | AKT 0.5b | m9 | 68.18 | 38.61 | 2,226,836 | 725.36 | 54.9 | 3.6072 |
| * | XTREME 1.03 | -s -t5 | 28.00 | 6.49 | 2,227,833 | 653.33 | 54.9 | 3.6088 |
| + | AKT 0.5b | (none) | 62.22 | 38.39 | 2,232,886 | 720.86 | 54.8 | 3.6170 |
| * | DEEPFREEZE 1.03 | (none) | 16.16 | 4.87 | 2,235,089 | 641.89 | 54.7 | 3.6205 |
| * | XTREME 1.03 | -s -t7 | 38.99 | 6.01 | 2,246,547 | 669.04 | 54.5 | 3.6391 |
| * | XTREME 1.03 | -s | 17.18 | 7.23 | 2,282,621 | 658.47 | 53.8 | 3.6975 |
| * | BVI 1.70+TAR | -m3 | 2936.62 | 2890.30 | 2,337,967 | 6476.36 | 52.7 | 3.7872 |
| * | LZOP 0.94w | -9 | 33.99 | 0.86 | 2,372,797 | 693.96 | 52.0 | 3.8436 |
| +* | SBX 1.4 | (none) | 37.05 | 12.57 | 2,373,176 | 708.84 | 51.9 | 3.8442 |
| ICE 1.02c+TAR | (none) | 173.97 | 97.26 | 2,373,999 | 930.67 | 51.9 | 3.8456 | |
| + | PKZIP 2.50 | -es | 6.34 | 5.69 | 2,436,204 | 688.75 | 50.7 | 3.9463 |
| PKZIP 2.04g | -es | 9.13 | 5.99 | 2,436,243 | 691.85 | 50.7 | 3.9464 | |
| LZS 3.1+TAR | /p255 | 19.92 | 7.83 | 2,561,640 | 739.32 | 48.1 | 4.1495 | |
| LZS 3.1+TAR | /m1 /p255 | 19.65 | 7.99 | 2,652,371 | 764.41 | 46.3 | 4.2965 | |
| * | ASD 0.1.3 | (none) | 1089.94 | 12.27 | 2,668,647 | 1843.50 | 46.0 | 4.3229 |
| + | ARS 2.1 | -e -m2 | 24.34 | 36.48 | 2,686,679 | 807.12 | 45.6 | 4.3521 |
| + | ARS 2.1 | -e | 24.25 | 39.51 | 2,686,679 | 810.06 | 45.6 | 4.3521 |
| * | BVI 1.70+TAR | -m2 | 442.40 | 432.85 | 2,775,424 | 1646.20 | 43.8 | 4.4958 |
| + | NPACK 1.0+TAR | (none) | 28.85 | 14.90 | 2,833,757 | 830.90 | 42.6 | 4.5903 |
| *FQ | LZOP 0.94w | (none) | 2.34 | 0.86 | 2,839,330 | 791.90 | 42.5 | 4.5993 |
| OPAQUE 1.0 | (none) | 7.32 | 6.73 | 2,984,944 | 843.20 | 39.6 | 4.8352 | |
| ZOO 2.10 | : | 26.02 | 19.84 | 3,051,677 | 893.55 | 38.2 | 4.9433 | |
| BLINK 2.50 | (none) | 7.61 | 6.90 | 3,066,080 | 866.20 | 37.9 | 4.9666 | |
| ARC 6.02 | (none) | 10.81 | 9.47 | 3,157,784 | 897.44 | 36.1 | 5.1152 | |
| # | TAR 3.21g | (none) | 1.40 | 0.43 | 4,941,824 | 1374.56 | -0.1 | 8.0051 |
| Best Compression: | 777 0.04b1 | |||||||
| Fastest Compression: | LZOP 0.94w | |||||||
| Quickest Extraction: | LZOP 0.94w | |||||||
| Best Overall: | BIX 1.00b3 |
+ - 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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