ACT Title - by Jody Sullivan
(ACT 2.0) - March 2000 Edition

The specifications and configuration of the test computer can be found here.

The Calgary Corpus file test includes 18 files. The links to download these test files can be found here.

Legend
+ - 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)
+TAR - means that the test files were stored together in one TAR file first and then compressed.

  ACT 2.0 Calgary Corpus Test
  Total Files Size (bytes): 3,251,493
  Name Switches Compress
Time
Extract
Time
Compressed
Size
Overall
Score
Compress
Ratio
Bits per
Byte
      (seconds) (seconds) (bytes) (seconds) (%) (b/B)
*B RK 1.01b1 -mx1 109.55 110.79 735,408 424.62 77.4 1.8094
+* RK 1.02b5 -mx1 111.11 115.01 735,420 430.40 77.4 1.8094
* RK 1.01b1 -mx2 111.34 114.60 735,996 430.38 77.4 1.8109
+* RK 1.02b5 -mx2 115.02 118.84 736,008 438.31 77.4 1.8109
  BOA 0.58b -m15 -s 93.67 96.87 776,079 406.12 76.1 1.9095
  BOA 0.58b -s 84.46 88.10 782,501 389.92 75.9 1.9253
# ACB 2.00c (u)f 219.98 220.50 794,403 661.15 75.6 1.9546
# ACB 2.00c (b)f 154.83 156.76 803,929 534.90 75.3 1.9780
  RKIVE 1.92b1 -mt1 79.00 71.88 809,596 375.77 75.1 1.9919
  RKUC 1.03+TAR c8x -m28 226.34 N/A 814,048 452.46 75.0 2.0029
+*O PPMD vE+TAR -o5 -m28 11.77 12.70 819,100 252.00 74.8 2.0153
# ACB 2.00c (B)f 114.06 115.60 821,745 457.92 74.7 2.0218
* DST 0.9b+TAR -me 65.41 56.06 829,948 352.01 74.5 2.0420
# ACB 1.14a (b)f 156.65 160.24 830,478 547.58 74.5 2.0433
* 777 0.04b1 -mg -mu16 238.95 121.52 834,518 592.28 74.3 2.0533
  X1 0.95a ->X xem4l2 48.20 50.17 834,611 330.21 74.3 2.0535
+* UFA 0.04b1 -mg -mu32 139.78 94.95 834,934 466.66 74.3 2.0543
# BA 0.99b+TAR -vz 16.32 9.64 835,655 258.09 74.3 2.0561
* UFA 0.04b1 -mg -mu16 113.31 82.23 837,774 428.26 74.2 2.0613
  X1 0.95a ->X xem3 48.14 49.30 838,074 330.24 74.2 2.0620
+ ARHANGEL 1.40 -mm -mt 50.40 36.89 841,240 320.97 74.1 2.0698
* DST 0.9b+TAR -mt 77.17 77.60 842,197 388.71 74.1 2.0721
  PPMD+TAR -o5 -m28 11.08 20.15 842,650 265.30 74.1 2.0733
+* PPMD vE+TAR -m28 10.53 11.41 845,937 256.92 74.0 2.0814
# BA 0.99b+TAR -v 16.38 9.90 858,819 264.84 73.6 2.1130
  RKUC 1.03+TAR c -m16 32.17 34.62 859,216 305.46 73.6 2.1140
# ERI32 4.4fre -m5 54.42 8.35 859,515 301.52 73.6 2.1148
# ERI32 4.4fre -m4 42.40 8.34 859,519 289.50 73.6 2.1148
  ARHANGEL 1.40a1 -mm -mt 58.74 45.82 861,496 343.86 73.5 2.1196
# BA 0.99b+TAR -vb 5000 18.99 9.93 862,488 268.50 73.5 2.1221
  RKIVE 1.92b1 -mb3 63.14 43.40 862,709 346.18 73.5 2.1226
  PPMD+TAR -m28 17.74 19.00 864,944 277.00 73.4 2.1281
* SZIP 1.11beta+TAR -o0b34 99.46 7.36 866,521 347.52 73.4 2.1320
* EXP v1 (none) 12.09 4.73 866,858 257.61 73.3 2.1328
* PAR 1.49b (Normal) 99.74 34.14 866,881 374.68 73.3 2.1329
* IMP 1.1b -2 -s2000 9.69 2.88 867,623 253.58 73.3 2.1347
+* UFA 0.04b1 -m5 -mu32 -s 114.79 126.44 871,604 483.34 73.2 2.1445
* 777 0.04b1 -m5 -mu16 -s 100.89 112.19 873,670 455.77 73.1 2.1496
* UFA 0.04b1 -m5 -mu16 -s 101.86 112.27 873,670 456.82 73.1 2.1496
* DROPSTUFF 5.0 -> SIT (Maximum) 18.16 12.21 875,225 273.49 73.1 2.1534
* SZIP 1.11beta+TAR (none) 11.86 9.49 875,341 264.50 73.1 2.1537
* 777 0.04b1 -m2 -md512 -s 300.93 95.46 877,074 640.02 73.0 2.1580
# ERI32 4.4fre -m1 33.63 7.40 879,113 285.23 73.0 2.1630
+* ZZIP 0.32b+TAR -b4096 847.53 13.23 879,553 1105.08 72.9 2.1641
  ARHANGEL 1.38 -2 -mm 36.04 34.50 880,925 315.24 72.9 2.1674
  HA 0.999b e12 77.38 43.66 881,497 365.90 72.9 2.1688
  HA 0.999b e2 43.90 47.45 882,151 336.39 72.9 2.1705
  RKIVE 1.92b1 -mf3 38.43 19.86 883,059 303.58 72.8 2.1727
+* ZZIP 0.32b+TAR -a4 -b4096 843.63 16.43 883,558 1105.49 72.8 2.1739
* BZIP2 0.9.5d+TAR -9 14.05 4.31 890,621 265.75 72.6 2.1913
+* ZZIP 0.32b+TAR (none) 253.81 11.50 891,523 512.96 72.6 2.1935
* SZIP 1.11beta+TAR -o4b34 6.21 8.80 895,617 263.79 72.5 2.2036
* COOLZIP 1.01 (Cab - LZX) 37.22 1.24 895,669 287.26 72.5 2.2037
* CABARC 1.0 -m LZX:21 38.43 1.14 895,669 288.37 72.5 2.2037
+* BIX 1.00b7 -md4096 -s 34.48 1.57 896,182 284.99 72.4 2.2050
* WINIMP 0.93 (Alg2/1000k) 9.19 2.84 896,220 260.98 72.4 2.2051
* BIX 1.00b3 -md2048 -s 35.57 1.57 896,976 286.30 72.4 2.2069
* BZIP2 0.9.5d+TAR -5 13.60 4.30 898,160 267.39 72.4 2.2098
* UFA 0.04b1 -s 104.09 14.49 899,442 368.43 72.3 2.2130
  X1 0.95a ->X xem6l2ob 410.45 426.16 900,627 1086.78 72.3 2.2159
  LZAP 0.20.0+TAR (none) 98.48 103.27 900,697 451.94 72.3 2.2161
* JAR32 1.02 -m4 17.01 4.06 903,861 272.14 72.2 2.2239
* JAR32 1.02 -m3 15.33 4.05 908,019 271.61 72.1 2.2341
* JAR32 1.02 (none) 10.96 4.04 910,937 268.04 72.0 2.2413
* RK 1.01b1 -mf 15.77 13.12 911,056 281.96 72.0 2.2416
+* RK 1.02b5 -mf 15.32 13.36 911,076 281.76 72.0 2.2416
+ UHARC 0.2 -m3 -md2048 86.59 9.61 914,122 350.12 71.9 2.2491
  UHARC 0.2 -m3 -md1024 76.77 14.91 918,282 346.76 71.8 2.2593
  CODEC 3.21 -c10 38.65 43.44 918,663 337.27 71.7 2.2603
+* BIX 1.00b7 (none) 30.13 1.45 926,557 288.96 71.5 2.2797
* BIX 1.00b3 (none) 28.26 1.74 926,558 287.38 71.5 2.2797
  RAR 2.60 -m5 -mm -md1024 -s 48.44 13.97 934,062 321.87 71.3 2.2982
* RAR32 2.60 -m5 -mm -md1024 -s 32.73 1.95 934,062 294.14 71.3 2.2982
  JAR16 1.02 -m4 30.41 17.62 935,544 307.90 71.2 2.3018
  JAR16 1.02 -m3 30.72 19.22 937,206 310.28 71.2 2.3059
  RAR 2.60 -mm -md1024 -s 34.02 13.74 941,054 309.16 71.1 2.3154
* RAR32 2.60 -mm -md1024 -s 19.32 1.90 941,054 282.62 71.1 2.3154
  JAR16 1.02 (none) 25.19 18.16 945,699 306.04 70.9 2.3268
+ UHARC 0.2 -m2 -md2048 53.68 9.85 951,259 327.77 70.7 2.3405
  UHARC 0.2 -m2 -md1024 54.15 15.41 951,938 333.99 70.7 2.3422
* WINIMP 0.93 (Alg1/Best/1000k) 16.01 0.93 954,153 281.98 70.7 2.3476
* BVI 1.70+TAR -m4 2762.06 2823.23 958,751 5851.61 70.5 2.3589
* BZIP2 0.9.5d+TAR -1 12.93 4.08 960,782 283.89 70.5 2.3639
* RAR32 2.60 -mm -md1024 15.49 2.04 964,563 285.46 70.3 2.3732
  RAR 2.60 -mm -md1024 28.71 13.75 964,563 310.39 70.3 2.3732
  HAP 3.14e11 3 16.43 27.46 967,344 312.60 70.2 2.3801
  HAP 4.62 3 15.59 26.78 967,344 311.08 70.2 2.3801
* IMP 1.1b -m3 -s2000 9.28 1.15 969,120 279.63 70.2 2.3844
* XTREME 1.06 -s -t8 31.76 4.78 971,027 306.27 70.1 2.3891
* XTREME 1.06 -s -t5 27.15 4.49 971,946 301.63 70.1 2.3914
* WINIMP 0.93 (Alg1/Norm/400k) 10.05 0.85 977,101 282.32 69.9 2.4041
  ACE 1.2b -m5 -d1024 32.69 11.75 984,814 318.00 69.7 2.4230
* ACE32 1.2b -m5 -d1024 24.78 2.55 984,814 300.89 69.7 2.4230
* ACE32 1.2b -m5 -d1024 -s 25.55 2.70 984,814 301.81 69.7 2.4230
  ACE 1.2b -m5 -d1024 -s 32.66 11.57 984,814 317.79 69.7 2.4230
* DST 0.9b+TAR -mb 31.77 15.60 990,904 322.62 69.5 2.4380
+ ARHANGEL 1.40 -1 -mm -mt 27.26 13.75 992,582 316.73 69.5 2.4422
# ARI 2.2 -ho 185.42 3.29 993,700 464.74 69.4 2.4449
+ UHARC 0.2 -m1 -md2048 33.68 10.22 995,908 320.54 69.4 2.4503
  UHARC 0.2 -m1 -md1024 35.52 15.90 995,953 328.07 69.4 2.4505
* CABARC 1.0 -m LZX:15 18.60 1.05 1,001,571 297.86 69.2 2.4643
# ARI 2.2 -m3 -ho 72.58 3.37 1,005,144 355.16 69.1 2.4731
  ARHANGEL 1.40a1 -1 -mm -mt 37.79 22.17 1,014,114 341.66 68.8 2.4951
  SEMONE 0.6b+TAR -mb 29.88 8.99 1,016,095 321.12 68.7 2.5000
  YAC 1.02 (none) 32.00 14.64 1,021,057 330.27 68.6 2.5122
* 7-ZIP 2.00 -mx 31.61 1.55 1,023,500 317.47 68.5 2.5182
  SEMONE 0.6b+TAR -mn 25.39 8.89 1,023,722 318.65 68.5 2.5188
  UC v2.37 beta (Max Compress) 23.76 6.32 1,024,324 314.61 68.5 2.5203
  UC2 v3.0 PRO (Max Compress) 26.43 8.97 1,024,346 319.94 68.5 2.5203
* 7-ZIP 2.00 (none) 19.60 1.56 1,028,398 306.83 68.4 2.5303
* XTREME 1.06 -s 11.96 5.41 1,032,037 304.05 68.3 2.5392
* ACE32 1.2b -d1024 11.13 2.88 1,034,982 301.51 68.2 2.5465
  ACE 1.2b -d1024 20.72 11.77 1,034,982 319.99 68.2 2.5465
* HUFFMAN C.E.II 0.21d (none) 29.10 2.66 1,036,340 319.63 68.1 2.5498
  ARHANGEL 1.38 -1 -mm 26.33 10.77 1,050,626 328.94 67.7 2.5850
  UC2 v3.0 PRO (Default) 14.29 8.99 1,051,528 315.37 67.7 2.5872
  UC v2.37 beta (Default) 11.62 6.37 1,051,540 310.08 67.7 2.5872
  HA 0.999b e1 24.28 15.25 1,052,284 331.83 67.6 2.5890
  GZIP 1.2.4+TAR -9 18.70 5.47 1,058,641 318.24 67.4 2.6047
* PKZIP 2.6.02 Win95 (Extra) 7.41 1.14 1,059,265 302.79 67.4 2.6062
  SQZ 1.08.4a -q(ALT236) 25.51 8.12 1,060,303 328.16 67.4 2.6088
+* ZIPCentral 2.06 Max 14.71 1.85 1,060,575 311.16 67.4 2.6094
* WINZIP'95 7.0 (Max Compress) 11.46 1.36 1,060,575 307.42 67.4 2.6094
  PKZIP 2.50 -exx 11.96 5.47 1,060,597 312.04 67.4 2.6095
  INFO-ZIP 2.2DOS -9 -j 16.08 8.80 1,060,899 319.57 67.4 2.6102
  OOP 2.3 (Max Compress) 28.96 11.08 1,060,903 334.74 67.4 2.6103
* INFO-ZIP 2.2NT -9 -j 11.04 1.90 1,061,043 307.67 67.4 2.6106
* COOLZIP 1.01 (Cab - Quantum) 17.79 1.78 1,061,424 314.41 67.4 2.6115
# TAR 3.21g -cv.9f 14.33 3.76 1,062,132 313.13 67.3 2.6133
  AIN 2.32 /m1 15.59 9.61 1,062,301 320.28 67.3 2.6137
  CODEC 3.21 (none) 14.42 11.08 1,062,700 320.69 67.3 2.6147
  PKZIP 2.04g -ex 13.16 6.14 1,062,813 314.53 67.3 2.6150
* HUFFMAN C.E.II 0.21d -K7 27.01 2.65 1,063,450 325.06 67.3 2.6165
+ BSArc 2.0 R1.1 -+1 16.26 7.99 1,063,519 319.67 67.3 2.6167
* LHA 2.67(Win32) (none) 12.85 1.54 1,064,386 310.05 67.3 2.6188
* COOLZIP 1.01 (Zip - Deflate) 22.51 2.60 1,065,005 320.94 67.2 2.6203
  ESP 1.92 /m0 15.79 12.20 1,065,885 324.07 67.2 2.6225
* PKZIP 2.6.02 Win95 (Norm) 4.73 1.07 1,066,067 301.93 67.2 2.6230
  GZIP 1.2.4+TAR (none) 11.82 5.08 1,067,307 313.37 67.2 2.6260
  INFO-ZIP 2.2DOS -j 11.57 8.67 1,068,283 316.99 67.1 2.6284
* INFO-ZIP 2.2NT -j 7.44 1.96 1,068,349 306.16 67.1 2.6286
  SQZ 1.08.4a (none) 14.63 6.27 1,070,795 318.34 67.1 2.6346
  AIN 2.32 (none) 15.50 11.34 1,071,914 324.59 67.0 2.6373
+ BSArc 2.0 R1.1 (none) 12.77 7.57 1,072,104 318.15 67.0 2.6378
  PKZIP 2.50 (none) 8.21 5.70 1,072,210 311.75 67.0 2.6381
# TAR 3.21g -cve9f 14.38 4.13 1,073,152 316.61 67.0 2.6404
  ESP 1.92 /m2 14.93 12.18 1,073,593 325.33 67.0 2.6415
  PKZIP 2.04g (none) 9.59 6.08 1,074,550 314.16 67.0 2.6438
  ARJ 2.62a -jm -e 17.09 7.04 1,078,880 323.82 66.8 2.6545
* ARJ32 3.01b -jm -e 20.78 2.09 1,079,168 322.64 66.8 2.6552
* WINZIP'95 7.0 (Normal Comp) 5.16 1.30 1,080,140 306.50 66.8 2.6576
  SEMONE 0.6b+TAR -mf 17.99 8.76 1,080,931 327.01 66.8 2.6595
+* ZIPCentral 2.06 Normal 8.68 1.84 1,081,073 310.82 66.8 2.6599
  ARJ 2.62a -e 14.19 7.76 1,081,253 322.30 66.7 2.6603
* ARJ32 3.01b -e 14.67 2.06 1,081,576 317.17 66.7 2.6611
* DROPSTUFF 5.0 -> SIT (Fastest) 21.93 2.47 1,090,610 327.35 66.5 2.6833
  OOP 2.3 (Normal Comp) 13.66 11.45 1,112,411 334.11 65.8 2.7370
* AKT32 0.62b (none) 25.33 5.51 1,112,669 339.91 65.8 2.7376
  AKT 0.5b m9 49.39 27.65 1,115,263 386.84 65.7 2.7440
  AKT 0.5b (none) 40.00 28.04 1,121,799 379.65 65.5 2.7601
* BVI 1.70+TAR -m3 248.16 250.44 1,122,815 810.49 65.5 2.7626
* DEEPFREEZE 1.03 (none) 8.64 3.19 1,128,316 325.25 65.3 2.7761
+* DEEPFREEZE 1.05a (none) 11.23 3.41 1,128,316 328.06 65.3 2.7761
* XPA32 1.02 (none) 321.00 0.77 1,130,480 635.79 65.2 2.7814
  CAR 1.50 (none) 21.01 9.77 1,140,023 347.45 64.9 2.8049
  LHA 2.55b (none) 17.12 6.38 1,140,023 340.17 64.9 2.8049
  ZOO 2.10+TAR h: 24.47 7.97 1,141,254 349.46 64.9 2.8080
* IMP 1.1b -m1 -s2000 5.30 1.14 1,146,164 324.82 64.7 2.8200
+ PPMC3h+TAR (none) 11.60 11.87 1,166,850 347.60 64.1 2.8709
* LZOP 1.00w -9 23.08 0.64 1,208,525 359.42 62.8 2.9735
+* ZIPCentral 2.06 SuperFast 3.21 2.00 1,240,148 349.70 61.9 3.0513
* SBX 1.4 (none) 32.35 7.13 1,248,620 386.32 61.6 3.0721
  PKZIP 2.50 -es 4.68 5.84 1,259,648 360.42 61.3 3.0992
  PKZIP 2.04g -es 6.46 6.22 1,261,273 363.03 61.2 3.1032
* DROPSTUFF 5.0 -> ZIP (none) 8.54 2.58 1,349,398 385.95 58.5 3.3201
* BVI 1.70+TAR -m2 170.02 169.03 1,377,336 721.64 57.6 3.3888
* ASD 0.1.3 (none) 662.94 8.63 1,439,292 1071.37 55.7 3.5412
  OPAQUE 1.0 (none) 4.87 5.95 1,446,778 412.70 55.5 3.5597
  LZS 3.1+TAR /p255 15.65 5.56 1,480,474 432.45 54.5 3.6426
  ARS 2.1 -e 16.63 26.67 1,480,966 454.68 54.5 3.6438
  ARS 2.1 -e -m2 17.22 26.30 1,480,966 454.90 54.5 3.6438
  ZOO 2.10+TAR : 15.61 12.34 1,498,224 444.12 53.9 3.6862
  LZS 3.1+TAR /m1 /p255 14.80 5.47 1,564,873 454.96 51.9 3.8502
*FQ LZOP 1.00w -1 1.09 0.59 1,582,287 441.20 51.3 3.8931
  ARC 6.02 (none) 7.73 7.73 1,587,216 456.35 51.2 3.9052
* LZOP 1.00w (none) 3.75 0.74 1,593,300 447.07 51.0 3.9202
  NPACK 1.0+TAR (none) 16.16 7.52 1,799,941 523.66 44.6 4.4286
  BLINK 2.50 (none) 7.05 8.98 1,811,528 519.23 44.3 4.4571
  EPRESS beta0+TAR (Slow) 80.51 16.77 2,023,255 659.30 37.8 4.9780
  EPRESS beta0+TAR (Medium) 61.98 17.07 2,075,359 655.54 36.2 5.1062
  EPRESS beta0+TAR (Fast) 43.74 13.09 2,107,142 642.15 35.2 5.1844
# TAR 3.21g (none) 1.16 0.42 3,265,536 908.67 -0.4 8.0346
  Best Compression: RK 1.01b1
  Fastest Compression: LZOP 1.00w
  Quickest Extraction: LZOP 1.00w
  Best Overall: PPMD vE

 

Legend
+ - 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)
+TAR - means that the test files were stored together in one TAR file first and then compressed.

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