(ACT 2.0) - July 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 3.8fre (none) 125.50 20.73 6,036,110 1822.93 30.6 5.5489
+# ERI32 3.8fre -m3 57.10 20.64 6,044,947 1756.89 30.5 5.5570
# 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
+#O ERI32 3.8fre -m2 39.23 18.75 6,069,394 1743.92 30.3 5.5795
# ERI32 3.6w -m2 -38 -ho 54.07 19.36 6,078,657 1761.95 30.1 5.5880
  RAR 2.50 -m5 -mm -s 51.15 25.33 6,172,401 1791.04 29.1 5.6742
* RAR32 2.50 -m5 -mm -md1024 -s 32.80 16.31 6,172,568 1763.71 29.1 5.6744
* RAR32 2.50 -m5 -mm -md1024 31.37 16.24 6,173,123 1762.37 29.1 5.6749
* RAR32 2.50 -mm -md1024 31.65 16.49 6,173,125 1762.90 29.1 5.6749
  RAR 2.50 -m5 -mm 51.22 24.81 6,173,311 1790.84 29.1 5.6750
  RAR 2.50 -mm 51.17 25.11 6,173,320 1791.09 29.1 5.6751
+* SHORTEN 2.3a (Lossless) 9.67 4.53 6,280,554 1758.80 27.8 5.7736
  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
  ARHANGEL 1.39a5 -mm -mt -z 260.87 261.88 6,634,876 2365.77 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
+ RKUC 1.03+TAR c8x -m28 740.04 N/A 7,072,860 2704.72 18.7 6.5020
  ARHANGEL 1.38 -1 -mm 97.34 51.36 7,120,088 2126.50 18.2 6.5454
  ARHANGEL 1.39a5 -1 -mm -mt -z 118.76 40.24 7,120,088 2136.80 18.2 6.5454
  HAP 4.62 3 77.53 100.53 7,278,760 2199.94 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
+ RKUC 1.03+TAR c -m16 364.75 N/A 7,592,104 2473.67 12.8 6.9793
* 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 1.49b (Normal) 295.76 93.88 7,617,683 2505.66 12.5 7.0028
* IMP 1.01 -2 -s 42.73 19.78 7,621,595 2179.62 12.4 7.0064
+* IMP 1.1b -2 -s2000 -mm 42.67 19.83 7,621,689 2179.64 12.4 7.0065
+* WINIMP 0.93 (Alg2/1000k/MM) 40.74 19.44 7,623,228 2177.74 12.4 7.0079
* 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
+* WINIMP 0.93 (Alg1/Best/1000k/MM) 34.67 2.89 7,644,264 2160.97 12.2 7.0273
+* IMP 1.1b -m3 -s2000 -mm 33.18 3.68 7,644,418 2160.31 12.2 7.0274
+* WINIMP 0.93 (Alg1/Norm/400k/MM) 23.48 2.76 7,655,868 2152.87 12.0 7.0379
+* IMP 1.1b -m1 -s2000 -mm 23.48 3.46 7,676,693 2159.35 11.8 7.0571
# 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
+* COOLZIP 1.01 (Cab - LZX) 111.32 3.71 7,796,311 2280.67 10.4 7.1671
* CABARC 1.0 -m LZX:21 119.49 4.78 7,797,493 2290.24 10.4 7.1681
* UFA 0.04b1 -m6 -mu16 -s 232.09 260.21 7,803,640 2659.98 10.3 7.1738
* 777 0.04b1 -m6 -mu16 -s 233.89 260.72 7,803,640 2662.29 10.3 7.1738
  X1 0.95a ->X xem7 77.41 44.14 7,831,701 2297.02 10.0 7.1996
  X1 0.95a ->X xem4l2 1003.21 1102.69 7,841,478 4284.09 9.9 7.2086
* XTREME 1.06 -s -t8 88.37 36.19 7,850,958 2305.38 9.8 7.2173
* XTREME 1.06 -s -t5 67.59 34.46 7,852,317 2283.25 9.8 7.2185
* 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
* BIX 1.00b3 (none) 90.42 10.64 7,872,294 2287.81 9.5 7.2369
* 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
* 7-ZIP 2.00b3 -mx 52.48 11.55 7,890,917 2255.95 9.3 7.2540
  RKIVE 1.92b1 -mf3 241.31 118.13 7,894,667 2552.40 9.3 7.2575
* XTREME 1.06 -s 48.50 38.06 7,895,286 2279.70 9.3 7.2580
* 7-ZIP 2.00b3 (none) 33.64 11.54 7,895,916 2238.49 9.3 7.2586
* BIX 1.00b3 -md2048 -s 111.61 10.74 7,896,067 2315.70 9.3 7.2588
+ SEMONE 0.6b+TAR -mb 82.07 38.38 7,902,799 2315.67 9.2 7.2649
  CODEC 3.21 -c10 661.13 642.24 7,905,642 3499.38 9.2 7.2676
  SEMONE 0.4b1+TAR -mlb 96.66 48.04 7,908,410 2341.48 9.1 7.2701
  PKZIP 2.04g -ex 41.77 10.65 7,916,407 2251.42 9.0 7.2775
  PKZIP 2.50 -exx 31.40 11.22 7,916,533 2241.66 9.0 7.2776
+* COOLZIP 1.01 (Cab - Quantum) 22.93 6.01 7,917,669 2228.29 9.0 7.2786
+# TAR 3.21g -cv.9f 28.97 15.23 7,920,758 2244.41 9.0 7.2815
+ SEMONE 0.6b+TAR -mf 73.73 34.93 7,920,861 2308.90 9.0 7.2815
* 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
+* COOLZIP 1.01 (Zip - Deflate) 36.36 13.10 7,921,329 2249.83 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
  PKZIP 2.50 (none) 24.64 17.76 7,922,260 2243.03 9.0 7.2828
* 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
+# TAR 3.21g -cve9f 33.77 16.41 7,923,712 2251.21 8.9 7.2842
* 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 3.01b -jm -e 27.45 8.87 7,924,018 2237.44 8.9 7.2845
* ARJ32 3.0b -e 27.44 8.85 7,924,021 2237.41 8.9 7.2845
+* ARJ32 3.01b -e 27.56 9.03 7,924,029 2237.71 8.9 7.2845
* 777 0.04b1 -m3 -md512 -s 3290.90 2496.49 7,925,414 7988.89 8.9 7.2857
  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
  ACE 1.2b -m5 -d1024 104.14 16.16 7,926,102 2322.00 8.9 7.2864
* ACE32 1.2b -m5 -d1024 48.92 8.08 7,926,102 2258.70 8.9 7.2864
  SQZ 1.08.4a -q(ALT236) 33.20 15.42 7,928,222 2250.90 8.9 7.2883
  SQZ 1.08.4a (none) 38.93 19.34 7,928,598 2260.66 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
  SEMONE 0.4b1+TAR -mlm 97.32 47.34 7,945,765 2351.82 8.7 7.3044
  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
* SBX 1.4 (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
  PKZIP 2.50 -es 18.41 17.15 7,971,966 2250.00 8.4 7.3285
+ SEMONE 0.6b+TAR -mm 79.93 31.96 7,972,988 2326.61 8.4 7.3295
  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
+* AKT32 0.62b (none) 97.34 9.59 8,056,805 2344.93 7.4 7.4065
  AKT 0.5b m9 162.14 94.82 8,081,495 2501.82 7.1 7.4292
  AKT 0.5b (none) 161.65 96.79 8,081,531 2503.31 7.1 7.4293
* 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
+ PPMD+TAR -o3 -m28 199.87 243.21 8,264,737 2738.84 5.0 7.5977
*Q LZOP 0.94w -9 30.33 1.00 8,299,791 2336.83 4.6 7.6299
+ PPMD+TAR -m28 199.88 245.05 8,336,121 2760.52 4.2 7.6633
  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
  ARS 2.1 -e 109.79 44.32 8,445,276 2500.02 3.0 7.7636
*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
+* XPA32 1.02 (none) 274.50 9.59 8,784,572 2724.25 -0.9 8.0755
  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
+ NPACK 1.0+TAR (none) 56.76 39.65 9,245,383 2664.57 -6.2 8.4992
* ASD 0.1.3 (none) 4558.79 16.67 9,271,803 7150.96 -6.5 8.5235
  ARS 2.1 -e -m2 60.71 88.51 9,282,282 2727.63 -6.7 8.5331
* 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: ERI32 3.8fre

 

+ - 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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