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<blockquote data-quote="coolioWiZ" data-source="post: 756620" data-attributes="member: 40999"><p>What is better <a href="http://www.winzip.com" target="_blank">WinZip</a>, <a href="http://www.rarlabs.com" target="_blank">WinRar</a> or <a href="http://www.7zip.org" target="_blank">7Zip</a>.</p><p></p><p>I did a test for compression ratios and time taken by archiving the same set of files with all 3 programs and measuring the time taken to compress and compressed size. <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/wink.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p></p><p>The computer used was a laptop with following specifications:</p><p><span style="color: DarkSlateBlue">Intel Centrino Duo 1.83GHz</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkSlateBlue">1GB DDR2 RAM</span></p><p></p><p>The folder used for the test:</p><p><span style="color: DarkSlateBlue">contents: several pdf documents</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkSlateBlue">size: 101MB</span></p><p></p><p>The compression ratio was calculated as the disk space saved, ie:</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Red">Compression Ratio(Space Saved) = 1 - Compressed Size / Uncompressed Size</span></span></p><p><strong><span style="color: DarkRed">The higher percentage means better compression</span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong>WinZip 11.0</strong></p><p><strong>============</strong></p><p></p><p>Test 1</p><p>-------</p><p>compression: optimize for maximum compression</p><p><span style="color: #006400">time to compress: 2 min 03 sec</span></p><p>compressed size: 84.1MB</p><p><strong><span style="color: #006400">compression ratio: 16.73%</span></strong></p><p></p><p>Test 2</p><p>-------</p><p>compression: bzip format</p><p><span style="color: #006400">time to compress: 38 sec</span></p><p>compressed size: 86.1MB</p><p><span style="color: #006400">compression ratio: 14.75%</span></p><p></p><p><strong>WinRar 3.70</strong></p><p><strong>============</strong></p><p></p><p>Test 1</p><p>-------</p><p>compression: rar format</p><p>dictionary size: 4MB</p><p><span style="color: #006400">time to compress: 57 sec</span></p><p>compressed size: 85.4MB</p><p><span style="color: #006400">compression ratio: 15.45%</span></p><p></p><p>Test 2</p><p>-------</p><p>compression: zip format</p><p><span style="color: #006400">time to compress: 12 sec</span></p><p>compressed size: 87.5MB</p><p><span style="color: #006400">compression ratio: 13.37%</span></p><p></p><p><strong>7Zip 4.52 beta</strong></p><p><strong>===========</strong></p><p></p><p>Test 1</p><p>-------</p><p>archive format: 7z format</p><p>compression method: LZMA</p><p>dictionary size: 16MB</p><p>word size: 32</p><p>CPU Threads: 2/2</p><p><span style="color: #006400">time to compress: 42 sec</span></p><p>compressed size: 84.8MB</p><p><span style="color: #006400">compression ratio: 16.04%</span></p><p></p><p>Test 2</p><p>-------</p><p>archive format: zip format</p><p>compression method: Deflate</p><p>dictionary size: 32KB</p><p>word size: 32</p><p>CPU Threads: 2/2</p><p><span style="color: #006400"><strong>time to compress: 10 sec</strong></span></p><p>compressed size: 87.5MB</p><p><span style="color: #006400">compression ratio: 13.37%</span></p><p></p><p>Test 3</p><p>-------</p><p>archive format: zip format</p><p>compression method: bzip2</p><p>dictionary size: 900KB</p><p>CPU Threads: 2/2</p><p><span style="color: #006400">time to compress: 29 sec</span></p><p>compressed size: 86.1MB</p><p><span style="color: #006400">compression ratio: 14.75%</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Conclusion (for zip format) <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/shocked.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":shocked:" title="Shocked :shocked:" data-shortname=":shocked:" /> </strong></p><p><strong>=============</strong></p><p></p><p>WinZip with optimization (zip format) takes 2 min 03 sec gives compression of 16.73%</p><p>WinRar (zip format) takes 12 sec gives compression of 13.37%</p><p>7Zip (zip format) takes 10 sec gives compression of 13.37%</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong>Comparing overall 7Zip gives better performance with time and WinZip performs better on compressing but takes too much time.</strong></span></p><p><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/yes.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":yes:" title="Yes :yes:" data-shortname=":yes:" /> <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/yes.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":yes:" title="Yes :yes:" data-shortname=":yes:" /> <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/yes.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":yes:" title="Yes :yes:" data-shortname=":yes:" /> <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/yes.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":yes:" title="Yes :yes:" data-shortname=":yes:" /> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>C'mon guys give your ideas.</strong></span></p><p><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/happy.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Happy :)" data-shortname=":)" /> <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/lol.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="LOL :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="coolioWiZ, post: 756620, member: 40999"] What is better [URL="http://www.winzip.com"]WinZip[/URL], [URL="http://www.rarlabs.com"]WinRar[/URL] or [URL="http://www.7zip.org"]7Zip[/URL]. I did a test for compression ratios and time taken by archiving the same set of files with all 3 programs and measuring the time taken to compress and compressed size. ;) The computer used was a laptop with following specifications: [COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"]Intel Centrino Duo 1.83GHz 1GB DDR2 RAM[/COLOR] The folder used for the test: [COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"]contents: several pdf documents size: 101MB[/COLOR] The compression ratio was calculated as the disk space saved, ie: [SIZE="4"][COLOR="Red"]Compression Ratio(Space Saved) = 1 - Compressed Size / Uncompressed Size[/COLOR][/SIZE] [B][COLOR="DarkRed"]The higher percentage means better compression[/COLOR][/B] [B]WinZip 11.0 ============[/B] Test 1 ------- compression: optimize for maximum compression [COLOR="#006400"]time to compress: 2 min 03 sec[/COLOR] compressed size: 84.1MB [B][COLOR="#006400"]compression ratio: 16.73%[/COLOR][/B] Test 2 ------- compression: bzip format [COLOR="#006400"]time to compress: 38 sec[/COLOR] compressed size: 86.1MB [COLOR="#006400"]compression ratio: 14.75%[/COLOR] [B]WinRar 3.70 ============[/B] Test 1 ------- compression: rar format dictionary size: 4MB [COLOR="#006400"]time to compress: 57 sec[/COLOR] compressed size: 85.4MB [COLOR="#006400"]compression ratio: 15.45%[/COLOR] Test 2 ------- compression: zip format [COLOR="#006400"]time to compress: 12 sec[/COLOR] compressed size: 87.5MB [COLOR="#006400"]compression ratio: 13.37%[/COLOR] [B]7Zip 4.52 beta ===========[/B] Test 1 ------- archive format: 7z format compression method: LZMA dictionary size: 16MB word size: 32 CPU Threads: 2/2 [COLOR="#006400"]time to compress: 42 sec[/COLOR] compressed size: 84.8MB [COLOR="#006400"]compression ratio: 16.04%[/COLOR] Test 2 ------- archive format: zip format compression method: Deflate dictionary size: 32KB word size: 32 CPU Threads: 2/2 [COLOR="#006400"][B]time to compress: 10 sec[/B][/COLOR] compressed size: 87.5MB [COLOR="#006400"]compression ratio: 13.37%[/COLOR] Test 3 ------- archive format: zip format compression method: bzip2 dictionary size: 900KB CPU Threads: 2/2 [COLOR="#006400"]time to compress: 29 sec[/COLOR] compressed size: 86.1MB [COLOR="#006400"]compression ratio: 14.75%[/COLOR] [B]Conclusion (for zip format) :shocked: =============[/B] WinZip with optimization (zip format) takes 2 min 03 sec gives compression of 16.73% WinRar (zip format) takes 12 sec gives compression of 13.37% 7Zip (zip format) takes 10 sec gives compression of 13.37% [COLOR="DarkRed"][B]Comparing overall 7Zip gives better performance with time and WinZip performs better on compressing but takes too much time.[/B][/COLOR] :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: [SIZE="5"][B]C'mon guys give your ideas.[/B][/SIZE] :) :lol: [/QUOTE]
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