diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0de5429..592cdad 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,334 +1,384 @@ +# Compression test + + +- [Compression test](#compression-test) + - [Test setup](#test-setup) + - [Results](#results) + - [Non compressible data](#non-compressible-data) + - [Lots of data with mixed types and sizes](#lots-of-data-with-mixed-types-and-sizes) + - [A lot of many small text files](#a-lot-of-many-small-text-files) + - [A few text files](#a-few-text-files) + - [A few mixed files](#a-few-mixed-files) + +I made some test on multiple of the compression algorithms and tools found on linux. + +## Test setup +The algorithms were tested on the following situations: + - **Lots of data with mixed types and sizes:** A lot of various types of files of varying sizes. The total size of all the files is 4.36 GiB + - **Non-compressible data:** A lot of barely compressible files, in thes case jpeg images. The total size of all the files is 0.62 GiB + - **A lot of many small text files:** A lot of small text files, all the files are under 1MB in size. The total size of all the files is 0.96 GiB + - **A few text files:** A few text files. The total size of all the files is 9.54 MiB + - **A few mixed files:** A few files varying in size and type. The total size of all the files is 6.66 MiB + +The algorithms tested were the following: + - XZ + - LZMA + - PGZIP (parallel gzip) + - PBZIP2 (parallel bzip2) + - LZ4 + - PLZIP (parallel lzip) + - ZSTD + - RAR + - 7ZIP + - ZIP + +The tests were run on a system with the following specs + - Ryzen 9 3900X CPU + - 32 GB DDR4 2133 MT/s memory + - nvme gen4 ssd + - Arch linux kernel version 6.12.8 + - xfs file system + +Notes: Algorithms noyed with (Best compression) were run with the options for best compression otherwise default options are used. + +## Results + +All the tables have the next categories: + - **Time:** The time the compression process took. Lower is better. + - **Compession:** The compression rate after the process. Higher is better. + - **Time normalized compression:** The compression normalized to the time obtained ny dividing the compression by the time. Higher is better. + ### Non compressible data Test with "Non compressible data" sorted by "Time" -| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | -|:-------------------------|-----------:|--------------:|------------------------------:| -| ZSTD | 0.618463 | 1.00274 | 1.6125 | -| LZ4 | 0.674424 | 0.999934 | 1.48284 | -| LZ4 (Best compression) | 1.31029 | 0.999934 | 0.76324 | -| PGZIP (Best compression) | 1.33104 | 1.00505 | 0.747517 | -| PGZIP | 1.56324 | 1.00505 | 0.636483 | -| PBZIP2 | 4.0795 | 1.02804 | 0.238442 | -| RAR | 15.2829 | 1.00414 | 0.065163 | -| ZIP | 16.6141 | 1.00645 | 0.0598044 | -| 7ZIP | 19.1198 | 1.01995 | 0.0512788 | -| XZ | 22.6181 | 1.01087 | 0.043737 | -| PLZIP | 23.2036 | 1.0101 | 0.042666 | -| ZSTD (Best compression) | 29.403 | 1.01446 | 0.0335254 | -| PLZIP (Best compression) | 39.529 | 1.01846 | 0.0248394 | -| XZ (Best compression) | 105.435 | 1.02264 | 0.00927452 | -| LZMA | 251.955 | 1.0119 | 0.00392229 | -| LZMA (Best compression) | 355.775 | 1.02573 | 0.00274026 | +| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | +| :----------------------- | -------: | ----------: | --------------------------: | +| ZSTD | 0.618463 | 1.00274 | 1.6125 | +| LZ4 | 0.674424 | 0.999934 | 1.48284 | +| LZ4 (Best compression) | 1.31029 | 0.999934 | 0.76324 | +| PGZIP (Best compression) | 1.33104 | 1.00505 | 0.747517 | +| PGZIP | 1.56324 | 1.00505 | 0.636483 | +| PBZIP2 | 4.0795 | 1.02804 | 0.238442 | +| RAR | 15.2829 | 1.00414 | 0.065163 | +| ZIP | 16.6141 | 1.00645 | 0.0598044 | +| 7ZIP | 19.1198 | 1.01995 | 0.0512788 | +| XZ | 22.6181 | 1.01087 | 0.043737 | +| PLZIP | 23.2036 | 1.0101 | 0.042666 | +| ZSTD (Best compression) | 29.403 | 1.01446 | 0.0335254 | +| PLZIP (Best compression) | 39.529 | 1.01846 | 0.0248394 | +| XZ (Best compression) | 105.435 | 1.02264 | 0.00927452 | +| LZMA | 251.955 | 1.0119 | 0.00392229 | +| LZMA (Best compression) | 355.775 | 1.02573 | 0.00274026 | Test with "Non compressible data" sorted by "Compression" -| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | -|:-------------------------|-----------:|--------------:|------------------------------:| -| PBZIP2 | 4.0795 | 1.02804 | 0.238442 | -| LZMA (Best compression) | 355.775 | 1.02573 | 0.00274026 | -| XZ (Best compression) | 105.435 | 1.02264 | 0.00927452 | -| 7ZIP | 19.1198 | 1.01995 | 0.0512788 | -| PLZIP (Best compression) | 39.529 | 1.01846 | 0.0248394 | -| ZSTD (Best compression) | 29.403 | 1.01446 | 0.0335254 | -| LZMA | 251.955 | 1.0119 | 0.00392229 | -| XZ | 22.6181 | 1.01087 | 0.043737 | -| PLZIP | 23.2036 | 1.0101 | 0.042666 | -| ZIP | 16.6141 | 1.00645 | 0.0598044 | -| PGZIP (Best compression) | 1.33104 | 1.00505 | 0.747517 | -| PGZIP | 1.56324 | 1.00505 | 0.636483 | -| RAR | 15.2829 | 1.00414 | 0.065163 | -| ZSTD | 0.618463 | 1.00274 | 1.6125 | -| LZ4 (Best compression) | 1.31029 | 0.999934 | 0.76324 | -| LZ4 | 0.674424 | 0.999934 | 1.48284 | +| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | +| :----------------------- | -------: | ----------: | --------------------------: | +| PBZIP2 | 4.0795 | 1.02804 | 0.238442 | +| LZMA (Best compression) | 355.775 | 1.02573 | 0.00274026 | +| XZ (Best compression) | 105.435 | 1.02264 | 0.00927452 | +| 7ZIP | 19.1198 | 1.01995 | 0.0512788 | +| PLZIP (Best compression) | 39.529 | 1.01846 | 0.0248394 | +| ZSTD (Best compression) | 29.403 | 1.01446 | 0.0335254 | +| LZMA | 251.955 | 1.0119 | 0.00392229 | +| XZ | 22.6181 | 1.01087 | 0.043737 | +| PLZIP | 23.2036 | 1.0101 | 0.042666 | +| ZIP | 16.6141 | 1.00645 | 0.0598044 | +| PGZIP (Best compression) | 1.33104 | 1.00505 | 0.747517 | +| PGZIP | 1.56324 | 1.00505 | 0.636483 | +| RAR | 15.2829 | 1.00414 | 0.065163 | +| ZSTD | 0.618463 | 1.00274 | 1.6125 | +| LZ4 (Best compression) | 1.31029 | 0.999934 | 0.76324 | +| LZ4 | 0.674424 | 0.999934 | 1.48284 | Test with "Non compressible data" sorted by "Time normalized compression" -| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | -|:-------------------------|-----------:|--------------:|------------------------------:| -| ZSTD | 0.618463 | 1.00274 | 1.6125 | -| LZ4 | 0.674424 | 0.999934 | 1.48284 | -| LZ4 (Best compression) | 1.31029 | 0.999934 | 0.76324 | -| PGZIP (Best compression) | 1.33104 | 1.00505 | 0.747517 | -| PGZIP | 1.56324 | 1.00505 | 0.636483 | -| PBZIP2 | 4.0795 | 1.02804 | 0.238442 | -| RAR | 15.2829 | 1.00414 | 0.065163 | -| ZIP | 16.6141 | 1.00645 | 0.0598044 | -| 7ZIP | 19.1198 | 1.01995 | 0.0512788 | -| XZ | 22.6181 | 1.01087 | 0.043737 | -| PLZIP | 23.2036 | 1.0101 | 0.042666 | -| ZSTD (Best compression) | 29.403 | 1.01446 | 0.0335254 | -| PLZIP (Best compression) | 39.529 | 1.01846 | 0.0248394 | -| XZ (Best compression) | 105.435 | 1.02264 | 0.00927452 | -| LZMA | 251.955 | 1.0119 | 0.00392229 | -| LZMA (Best compression) | 355.775 | 1.02573 | 0.00274026 | +| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | +| :----------------------- | -------: | ----------: | --------------------------: | +| ZSTD | 0.618463 | 1.00274 | 1.6125 | +| LZ4 | 0.674424 | 0.999934 | 1.48284 | +| LZ4 (Best compression) | 1.31029 | 0.999934 | 0.76324 | +| PGZIP (Best compression) | 1.33104 | 1.00505 | 0.747517 | +| PGZIP | 1.56324 | 1.00505 | 0.636483 | +| PBZIP2 | 4.0795 | 1.02804 | 0.238442 | +| RAR | 15.2829 | 1.00414 | 0.065163 | +| ZIP | 16.6141 | 1.00645 | 0.0598044 | +| 7ZIP | 19.1198 | 1.01995 | 0.0512788 | +| XZ | 22.6181 | 1.01087 | 0.043737 | +| PLZIP | 23.2036 | 1.0101 | 0.042666 | +| ZSTD (Best compression) | 29.403 | 1.01446 | 0.0335254 | +| PLZIP (Best compression) | 39.529 | 1.01846 | 0.0248394 | +| XZ (Best compression) | 105.435 | 1.02264 | 0.00927452 | +| LZMA | 251.955 | 1.0119 | 0.00392229 | +| LZMA (Best compression) | 355.775 | 1.02573 | 0.00274026 | ### Lots of data with mixed types and sizes Test with "Lots of data with mixed types and sizes" sorted by "Time" -| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | -|:-------------------------|-----------:|--------------:|------------------------------:| -| ZSTD | 3.46664 | 2.51686 | 0.114613 | -| LZ4 | 4.21573 | 1.5038 | 0.157738 | -| PGZIP | 9.69945 | 1.6994 | 0.0606677 | -| PGZIP (Best compression) | 22.9607 | 1.70312 | 0.0255724 | -| PBZIP2 | 25.7424 | 2.08055 | 0.0186713 | -| LZ4 (Best compression) | 40.0768 | 1.61392 | 0.0154605 | -| XZ | 75.1801 | 3.15492 | 0.00421608 | -| RAR | 87.4462 | 2.76305 | 0.00413875 | -| PLZIP | 91.6147 | 3.08922 | 0.00353334 | -| 7ZIP | 95.7274 | 3.56446 | 0.00293069 | -| ZIP | 116.916 | 1.69067 | 0.00505901 | -| PLZIP (Best compression) | 148.618 | 3.343 | 0.00201277 | -| ZSTD (Best compression) | 161.057 | 3.09079 | 0.00200886 | -| XZ (Best compression) | 240.062 | 3.46817 | 0.00120109 | -| LZMA | 1046.05 | 3.21621 | 0.000297238 | -| LZMA (Best compression) | 1226.16 | 3.51061 | 0.000232311 | +| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | +| :----------------------- | ------: | ----------: | --------------------------: | +| ZSTD | 3.46664 | 2.51686 | 0.114613 | +| LZ4 | 4.21573 | 1.5038 | 0.157738 | +| PGZIP | 9.69945 | 1.6994 | 0.0606677 | +| PGZIP (Best compression) | 22.9607 | 1.70312 | 0.0255724 | +| PBZIP2 | 25.7424 | 2.08055 | 0.0186713 | +| LZ4 (Best compression) | 40.0768 | 1.61392 | 0.0154605 | +| XZ | 75.1801 | 3.15492 | 0.00421608 | +| RAR | 87.4462 | 2.76305 | 0.00413875 | +| PLZIP | 91.6147 | 3.08922 | 0.00353334 | +| 7ZIP | 95.7274 | 3.56446 | 0.00293069 | +| ZIP | 116.916 | 1.69067 | 0.00505901 | +| PLZIP (Best compression) | 148.618 | 3.343 | 0.00201277 | +| ZSTD (Best compression) | 161.057 | 3.09079 | 0.00200886 | +| XZ (Best compression) | 240.062 | 3.46817 | 0.00120109 | +| LZMA | 1046.05 | 3.21621 | 0.000297238 | +| LZMA (Best compression) | 1226.16 | 3.51061 | 0.000232311 | Test with "Lots of data with mixed types and sizes" sorted by "Compression" -| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | -|:-------------------------|-----------:|--------------:|------------------------------:| -| 7ZIP | 95.7274 | 3.56446 | 0.00293069 | -| LZMA (Best compression) | 1226.16 | 3.51061 | 0.000232311 | -| XZ (Best compression) | 240.062 | 3.46817 | 0.00120109 | -| PLZIP (Best compression) | 148.618 | 3.343 | 0.00201277 | -| LZMA | 1046.05 | 3.21621 | 0.000297238 | -| XZ | 75.1801 | 3.15492 | 0.00421608 | -| ZSTD (Best compression) | 161.057 | 3.09079 | 0.00200886 | -| PLZIP | 91.6147 | 3.08922 | 0.00353334 | -| RAR | 87.4462 | 2.76305 | 0.00413875 | -| ZSTD | 3.46664 | 2.51686 | 0.114613 | -| PBZIP2 | 25.7424 | 2.08055 | 0.0186713 | -| PGZIP (Best compression) | 22.9607 | 1.70312 | 0.0255724 | -| PGZIP | 9.69945 | 1.6994 | 0.0606677 | -| ZIP | 116.916 | 1.69067 | 0.00505901 | -| LZ4 (Best compression) | 40.0768 | 1.61392 | 0.0154605 | -| LZ4 | 4.21573 | 1.5038 | 0.157738 | +| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | +| :----------------------- | ------: | ----------: | --------------------------: | +| 7ZIP | 95.7274 | 3.56446 | 0.00293069 | +| LZMA (Best compression) | 1226.16 | 3.51061 | 0.000232311 | +| XZ (Best compression) | 240.062 | 3.46817 | 0.00120109 | +| PLZIP (Best compression) | 148.618 | 3.343 | 0.00201277 | +| LZMA | 1046.05 | 3.21621 | 0.000297238 | +| XZ | 75.1801 | 3.15492 | 0.00421608 | +| ZSTD (Best compression) | 161.057 | 3.09079 | 0.00200886 | +| PLZIP | 91.6147 | 3.08922 | 0.00353334 | +| RAR | 87.4462 | 2.76305 | 0.00413875 | +| ZSTD | 3.46664 | 2.51686 | 0.114613 | +| PBZIP2 | 25.7424 | 2.08055 | 0.0186713 | +| PGZIP (Best compression) | 22.9607 | 1.70312 | 0.0255724 | +| PGZIP | 9.69945 | 1.6994 | 0.0606677 | +| ZIP | 116.916 | 1.69067 | 0.00505901 | +| LZ4 (Best compression) | 40.0768 | 1.61392 | 0.0154605 | +| LZ4 | 4.21573 | 1.5038 | 0.157738 | Test with "Lots of data with mixed types and sizes" sorted by "Time normalized compression" -| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | -|:-------------------------|-----------:|--------------:|------------------------------:| -| LZ4 | 4.21573 | 1.5038 | 0.157738 | -| ZSTD | 3.46664 | 2.51686 | 0.114613 | -| PGZIP | 9.69945 | 1.6994 | 0.0606677 | -| PGZIP (Best compression) | 22.9607 | 1.70312 | 0.0255724 | -| PBZIP2 | 25.7424 | 2.08055 | 0.0186713 | -| LZ4 (Best compression) | 40.0768 | 1.61392 | 0.0154605 | -| ZIP | 116.916 | 1.69067 | 0.00505901 | -| XZ | 75.1801 | 3.15492 | 0.00421608 | -| RAR | 87.4462 | 2.76305 | 0.00413875 | -| PLZIP | 91.6147 | 3.08922 | 0.00353334 | -| 7ZIP | 95.7274 | 3.56446 | 0.00293069 | -| PLZIP (Best compression) | 148.618 | 3.343 | 0.00201277 | -| ZSTD (Best compression) | 161.057 | 3.09079 | 0.00200886 | -| XZ (Best compression) | 240.062 | 3.46817 | 0.00120109 | -| LZMA | 1046.05 | 3.21621 | 0.000297238 | -| LZMA (Best compression) | 1226.16 | 3.51061 | 0.000232311 | +| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | +| :----------------------- | ------: | ----------: | --------------------------: | +| LZ4 | 4.21573 | 1.5038 | 0.157738 | +| ZSTD | 3.46664 | 2.51686 | 0.114613 | +| PGZIP | 9.69945 | 1.6994 | 0.0606677 | +| PGZIP (Best compression) | 22.9607 | 1.70312 | 0.0255724 | +| PBZIP2 | 25.7424 | 2.08055 | 0.0186713 | +| LZ4 (Best compression) | 40.0768 | 1.61392 | 0.0154605 | +| ZIP | 116.916 | 1.69067 | 0.00505901 | +| XZ | 75.1801 | 3.15492 | 0.00421608 | +| RAR | 87.4462 | 2.76305 | 0.00413875 | +| PLZIP | 91.6147 | 3.08922 | 0.00353334 | +| 7ZIP | 95.7274 | 3.56446 | 0.00293069 | +| PLZIP (Best compression) | 148.618 | 3.343 | 0.00201277 | +| ZSTD (Best compression) | 161.057 | 3.09079 | 0.00200886 | +| XZ (Best compression) | 240.062 | 3.46817 | 0.00120109 | +| LZMA | 1046.05 | 3.21621 | 0.000297238 | +| LZMA (Best compression) | 1226.16 | 3.51061 | 0.000232311 | ### A lot of many small text files Test with "A lot of many small text files" sorted by "Time" -| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | -|:-------------------------|----------:|--------------:|------------------------------:| -| ZSTD | 1.18429 | 5.13139 | 0.164554 | -| LZ4 | 1.51286 | 3.02663 | 0.218395 | -| PGZIP | 2.15661 | 4.89074 | 0.0948099 | -| PGZIP (Best compression) | 3.30062 | 4.95067 | 0.0611984 | -| LZ4 (Best compression) | 3.99269 | 4.21619 | 0.0594038 | -| PBZIP2 | 4.90839 | 6.37939 | 0.0319361 | -| PLZIP | 22.5141 | 7.14673 | 0.00621496 | -| ZIP | 23.1998 | 3.73557 | 0.0115388 | -| XZ | 25.4004 | 7.3132 | 0.00538335 | -| RAR | 35.5695 | 4.04528 | 0.00694982 | -| 7ZIP | 46.5886 | 7.21744 | 0.00297397 | -| ZSTD (Best compression) | 50.0969 | 7.19689 | 0.0027736 | -| PLZIP (Best compression) | 53.0104 | 7.60392 | 0.00248085 | -| XZ (Best compression) | 101.392 | 7.61049 | 0.00129593 | -| LZMA | 289.196 | 7.39904 | 0.000467339 | -| LZMA (Best compression) | 401.785 | 7.65804 | 0.000325004 | +| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | +| :----------------------- | ------: | ----------: | --------------------------: | +| ZSTD | 1.18429 | 5.13139 | 0.164554 | +| LZ4 | 1.51286 | 3.02663 | 0.218395 | +| PGZIP | 2.15661 | 4.89074 | 0.0948099 | +| PGZIP (Best compression) | 3.30062 | 4.95067 | 0.0611984 | +| LZ4 (Best compression) | 3.99269 | 4.21619 | 0.0594038 | +| PBZIP2 | 4.90839 | 6.37939 | 0.0319361 | +| PLZIP | 22.5141 | 7.14673 | 0.00621496 | +| ZIP | 23.1998 | 3.73557 | 0.0115388 | +| XZ | 25.4004 | 7.3132 | 0.00538335 | +| RAR | 35.5695 | 4.04528 | 0.00694982 | +| 7ZIP | 46.5886 | 7.21744 | 0.00297397 | +| ZSTD (Best compression) | 50.0969 | 7.19689 | 0.0027736 | +| PLZIP (Best compression) | 53.0104 | 7.60392 | 0.00248085 | +| XZ (Best compression) | 101.392 | 7.61049 | 0.00129593 | +| LZMA | 289.196 | 7.39904 | 0.000467339 | +| LZMA (Best compression) | 401.785 | 7.65804 | 0.000325004 | Test with "A lot of many small text files" sorted by "Compression" -| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | -|:-------------------------|----------:|--------------:|------------------------------:| -| LZMA (Best compression) | 401.785 | 7.65804 | 0.000325004 | -| XZ (Best compression) | 101.392 | 7.61049 | 0.00129593 | -| PLZIP (Best compression) | 53.0104 | 7.60392 | 0.00248085 | -| LZMA | 289.196 | 7.39904 | 0.000467339 | -| XZ | 25.4004 | 7.3132 | 0.00538335 | -| 7ZIP | 46.5886 | 7.21744 | 0.00297397 | -| ZSTD (Best compression) | 50.0969 | 7.19689 | 0.0027736 | -| PLZIP | 22.5141 | 7.14673 | 0.00621496 | -| PBZIP2 | 4.90839 | 6.37939 | 0.0319361 | -| ZSTD | 1.18429 | 5.13139 | 0.164554 | -| PGZIP (Best compression) | 3.30062 | 4.95067 | 0.0611984 | -| PGZIP | 2.15661 | 4.89074 | 0.0948099 | -| LZ4 (Best compression) | 3.99269 | 4.21619 | 0.0594038 | -| RAR | 35.5695 | 4.04528 | 0.00694982 | -| ZIP | 23.1998 | 3.73557 | 0.0115388 | -| LZ4 | 1.51286 | 3.02663 | 0.218395 | +| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | +| :----------------------- | ------: | ----------: | --------------------------: | +| LZMA (Best compression) | 401.785 | 7.65804 | 0.000325004 | +| XZ (Best compression) | 101.392 | 7.61049 | 0.00129593 | +| PLZIP (Best compression) | 53.0104 | 7.60392 | 0.00248085 | +| LZMA | 289.196 | 7.39904 | 0.000467339 | +| XZ | 25.4004 | 7.3132 | 0.00538335 | +| 7ZIP | 46.5886 | 7.21744 | 0.00297397 | +| ZSTD (Best compression) | 50.0969 | 7.19689 | 0.0027736 | +| PLZIP | 22.5141 | 7.14673 | 0.00621496 | +| PBZIP2 | 4.90839 | 6.37939 | 0.0319361 | +| ZSTD | 1.18429 | 5.13139 | 0.164554 | +| PGZIP (Best compression) | 3.30062 | 4.95067 | 0.0611984 | +| PGZIP | 2.15661 | 4.89074 | 0.0948099 | +| LZ4 (Best compression) | 3.99269 | 4.21619 | 0.0594038 | +| RAR | 35.5695 | 4.04528 | 0.00694982 | +| ZIP | 23.1998 | 3.73557 | 0.0115388 | +| LZ4 | 1.51286 | 3.02663 | 0.218395 | Test with "A lot of many small text files" sorted by "Time normalized compression" -| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | -|:-------------------------|----------:|--------------:|------------------------------:| -| LZ4 | 1.51286 | 3.02663 | 0.218395 | -| ZSTD | 1.18429 | 5.13139 | 0.164554 | -| PGZIP | 2.15661 | 4.89074 | 0.0948099 | -| PGZIP (Best compression) | 3.30062 | 4.95067 | 0.0611984 | -| LZ4 (Best compression) | 3.99269 | 4.21619 | 0.0594038 | -| PBZIP2 | 4.90839 | 6.37939 | 0.0319361 | -| ZIP | 23.1998 | 3.73557 | 0.0115388 | -| RAR | 35.5695 | 4.04528 | 0.00694982 | -| PLZIP | 22.5141 | 7.14673 | 0.00621496 | -| XZ | 25.4004 | 7.3132 | 0.00538335 | -| 7ZIP | 46.5886 | 7.21744 | 0.00297397 | -| ZSTD (Best compression) | 50.0969 | 7.19689 | 0.0027736 | -| PLZIP (Best compression) | 53.0104 | 7.60392 | 0.00248085 | -| XZ (Best compression) | 101.392 | 7.61049 | 0.00129593 | -| LZMA | 289.196 | 7.39904 | 0.000467339 | -| LZMA (Best compression) | 401.785 | 7.65804 | 0.000325004 | +| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | +| :----------------------- | ------: | ----------: | --------------------------: | +| LZ4 | 1.51286 | 3.02663 | 0.218395 | +| ZSTD | 1.18429 | 5.13139 | 0.164554 | +| PGZIP | 2.15661 | 4.89074 | 0.0948099 | +| PGZIP (Best compression) | 3.30062 | 4.95067 | 0.0611984 | +| LZ4 (Best compression) | 3.99269 | 4.21619 | 0.0594038 | +| PBZIP2 | 4.90839 | 6.37939 | 0.0319361 | +| ZIP | 23.1998 | 3.73557 | 0.0115388 | +| RAR | 35.5695 | 4.04528 | 0.00694982 | +| PLZIP | 22.5141 | 7.14673 | 0.00621496 | +| XZ | 25.4004 | 7.3132 | 0.00538335 | +| 7ZIP | 46.5886 | 7.21744 | 0.00297397 | +| ZSTD (Best compression) | 50.0969 | 7.19689 | 0.0027736 | +| PLZIP (Best compression) | 53.0104 | 7.60392 | 0.00248085 | +| XZ (Best compression) | 101.392 | 7.61049 | 0.00129593 | +| LZMA | 289.196 | 7.39904 | 0.000467339 | +| LZMA (Best compression) | 401.785 | 7.65804 | 0.000325004 | ### A few text files Test with "A few text files" sorted by "Time" -| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | -|:-------------------------|----------:|--------------:|------------------------------:| -| LZ4 | 0.023663 | 1.1127 | 37.9798 | -| PGZIP | 0.0332351 | 1.13478 | 26.5149 | -| PGZIP (Best compression) | 0.0341132 | 1.13541 | 25.818 | -| ZSTD | 0.036551 | 1.61309 | 16.9606 | -| LZ4 (Best compression) | 0.13737 | 1.13707 | 6.40209 | -| ZIP | 0.237154 | 1.08497 | 3.88645 | -| PBZIP2 | 0.279492 | 1.37485 | 2.6024 | -| RAR | 0.308938 | 1.10265 | 2.93557 | -| 7ZIP | 0.426743 | 2.15245 | 1.08868 | -| ZSTD (Best compression) | 0.928809 | 2.15193 | 0.500317 | -| XZ | 1.49799 | 2.15023 | 0.310461 | -| XZ (Best compression) | 1.55916 | 2.15047 | 0.298247 | -| LZMA | 1.56381 | 2.1419 | 0.298551 | -| LZMA (Best compression) | 1.57281 | 2.14211 | 0.296812 | -| PLZIP | 1.64311 | 2.14013 | 0.284375 | -| PLZIP (Best compression) | 2.30391 | 2.14365 | 0.20248 | +| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | +| :----------------------- | --------: | ----------: | --------------------------: | +| LZ4 | 0.023663 | 1.1127 | 37.9798 | +| PGZIP | 0.0332351 | 1.13478 | 26.5149 | +| PGZIP (Best compression) | 0.0341132 | 1.13541 | 25.818 | +| ZSTD | 0.036551 | 1.61309 | 16.9606 | +| LZ4 (Best compression) | 0.13737 | 1.13707 | 6.40209 | +| ZIP | 0.237154 | 1.08497 | 3.88645 | +| PBZIP2 | 0.279492 | 1.37485 | 2.6024 | +| RAR | 0.308938 | 1.10265 | 2.93557 | +| 7ZIP | 0.426743 | 2.15245 | 1.08868 | +| ZSTD (Best compression) | 0.928809 | 2.15193 | 0.500317 | +| XZ | 1.49799 | 2.15023 | 0.310461 | +| XZ (Best compression) | 1.55916 | 2.15047 | 0.298247 | +| LZMA | 1.56381 | 2.1419 | 0.298551 | +| LZMA (Best compression) | 1.57281 | 2.14211 | 0.296812 | +| PLZIP | 1.64311 | 2.14013 | 0.284375 | +| PLZIP (Best compression) | 2.30391 | 2.14365 | 0.20248 | Test with "A few text files" sorted by "Compression" -| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | -|:-------------------------|----------:|--------------:|------------------------------:| -| 7ZIP | 0.426743 | 2.15245 | 1.08868 | -| ZSTD (Best compression) | 0.928809 | 2.15193 | 0.500317 | -| XZ (Best compression) | 1.55916 | 2.15047 | 0.298247 | -| XZ | 1.49799 | 2.15023 | 0.310461 | -| PLZIP (Best compression) | 2.30391 | 2.14365 | 0.20248 | -| LZMA (Best compression) | 1.57281 | 2.14211 | 0.296812 | -| LZMA | 1.56381 | 2.1419 | 0.298551 | -| PLZIP | 1.64311 | 2.14013 | 0.284375 | -| ZSTD | 0.036551 | 1.61309 | 16.9606 | -| PBZIP2 | 0.279492 | 1.37485 | 2.6024 | -| LZ4 (Best compression) | 0.13737 | 1.13707 | 6.40209 | -| PGZIP (Best compression) | 0.0341132 | 1.13541 | 25.818 | -| PGZIP | 0.0332351 | 1.13478 | 26.5149 | -| LZ4 | 0.023663 | 1.1127 | 37.9798 | -| RAR | 0.308938 | 1.10265 | 2.93557 | -| ZIP | 0.237154 | 1.08497 | 3.88645 | +| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | +| :----------------------- | --------: | ----------: | --------------------------: | +| 7ZIP | 0.426743 | 2.15245 | 1.08868 | +| ZSTD (Best compression) | 0.928809 | 2.15193 | 0.500317 | +| XZ (Best compression) | 1.55916 | 2.15047 | 0.298247 | +| XZ | 1.49799 | 2.15023 | 0.310461 | +| PLZIP (Best compression) | 2.30391 | 2.14365 | 0.20248 | +| LZMA (Best compression) | 1.57281 | 2.14211 | 0.296812 | +| LZMA | 1.56381 | 2.1419 | 0.298551 | +| PLZIP | 1.64311 | 2.14013 | 0.284375 | +| ZSTD | 0.036551 | 1.61309 | 16.9606 | +| PBZIP2 | 0.279492 | 1.37485 | 2.6024 | +| LZ4 (Best compression) | 0.13737 | 1.13707 | 6.40209 | +| PGZIP (Best compression) | 0.0341132 | 1.13541 | 25.818 | +| PGZIP | 0.0332351 | 1.13478 | 26.5149 | +| LZ4 | 0.023663 | 1.1127 | 37.9798 | +| RAR | 0.308938 | 1.10265 | 2.93557 | +| ZIP | 0.237154 | 1.08497 | 3.88645 | Test with "A few text files" sorted by "Time normalized compression" -| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | -|:-------------------------|----------:|--------------:|------------------------------:| -| LZ4 | 0.023663 | 1.1127 | 37.9798 | -| PGZIP | 0.0332351 | 1.13478 | 26.5149 | -| PGZIP (Best compression) | 0.0341132 | 1.13541 | 25.818 | -| ZSTD | 0.036551 | 1.61309 | 16.9606 | -| LZ4 (Best compression) | 0.13737 | 1.13707 | 6.40209 | -| ZIP | 0.237154 | 1.08497 | 3.88645 | -| RAR | 0.308938 | 1.10265 | 2.93557 | -| PBZIP2 | 0.279492 | 1.37485 | 2.6024 | -| 7ZIP | 0.426743 | 2.15245 | 1.08868 | -| ZSTD (Best compression) | 0.928809 | 2.15193 | 0.500317 | -| XZ | 1.49799 | 2.15023 | 0.310461 | -| LZMA | 1.56381 | 2.1419 | 0.298551 | -| XZ (Best compression) | 1.55916 | 2.15047 | 0.298247 | -| LZMA (Best compression) | 1.57281 | 2.14211 | 0.296812 | -| PLZIP | 1.64311 | 2.14013 | 0.284375 | -| PLZIP (Best compression) | 2.30391 | 2.14365 | 0.20248 | +| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | +| :----------------------- | --------: | ----------: | --------------------------: | +| LZ4 | 0.023663 | 1.1127 | 37.9798 | +| PGZIP | 0.0332351 | 1.13478 | 26.5149 | +| PGZIP (Best compression) | 0.0341132 | 1.13541 | 25.818 | +| ZSTD | 0.036551 | 1.61309 | 16.9606 | +| LZ4 (Best compression) | 0.13737 | 1.13707 | 6.40209 | +| ZIP | 0.237154 | 1.08497 | 3.88645 | +| RAR | 0.308938 | 1.10265 | 2.93557 | +| PBZIP2 | 0.279492 | 1.37485 | 2.6024 | +| 7ZIP | 0.426743 | 2.15245 | 1.08868 | +| ZSTD (Best compression) | 0.928809 | 2.15193 | 0.500317 | +| XZ | 1.49799 | 2.15023 | 0.310461 | +| LZMA | 1.56381 | 2.1419 | 0.298551 | +| XZ (Best compression) | 1.55916 | 2.15047 | 0.298247 | +| LZMA (Best compression) | 1.57281 | 2.14211 | 0.296812 | +| PLZIP | 1.64311 | 2.14013 | 0.284375 | +| PLZIP (Best compression) | 2.30391 | 2.14365 | 0.20248 | ### A few mixed files Test with "A few mixed files" sorted by "Time" -| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | -|:-------------------------|----------:|--------------:|------------------------------:| -| LZ4 | 0.0194356 | 1.99491 | 25.7916 | -| PGZIP | 0.0281055 | 2.8725 | 12.3865 | -| ZSTD | 0.0360215 | 3.09782 | 8.96153 | -| PGZIP (Best compression) | 0.0510929 | 2.8845 | 6.78529 | -| PBZIP2 | 0.0964587 | 3.3937 | 3.05482 | -| RAR | 0.16964 | 3.48817 | 1.68995 | -| LZ4 (Best compression) | 0.175575 | 2.56754 | 2.2183 | -| ZIP | 0.249501 | 2.77821 | 1.44266 | -| 7ZIP | 0.524823 | 4.15235 | 0.458873 | -| XZ | 1.22789 | 4.16868 | 0.195363 | -| LZMA | 1.23839 | 4.1687 | 0.193706 | -| PLZIP | 1.26057 | 4.15287 | 0.191022 | -| LZMA (Best compression) | 1.29071 | 4.1687 | 0.185853 | -| ZSTD (Best compression) | 1.42642 | 3.75015 | 0.186941 | -| XZ (Best compression) | 1.44246 | 4.16868 | 0.166302 | -| PLZIP (Best compression) | 2.02732 | 4.18295 | 0.117922 | +| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | +| :----------------------- | --------: | ----------: | --------------------------: | +| LZ4 | 0.0194356 | 1.99491 | 25.7916 | +| PGZIP | 0.0281055 | 2.8725 | 12.3865 | +| ZSTD | 0.0360215 | 3.09782 | 8.96153 | +| PGZIP (Best compression) | 0.0510929 | 2.8845 | 6.78529 | +| PBZIP2 | 0.0964587 | 3.3937 | 3.05482 | +| RAR | 0.16964 | 3.48817 | 1.68995 | +| LZ4 (Best compression) | 0.175575 | 2.56754 | 2.2183 | +| ZIP | 0.249501 | 2.77821 | 1.44266 | +| 7ZIP | 0.524823 | 4.15235 | 0.458873 | +| XZ | 1.22789 | 4.16868 | 0.195363 | +| LZMA | 1.23839 | 4.1687 | 0.193706 | +| PLZIP | 1.26057 | 4.15287 | 0.191022 | +| LZMA (Best compression) | 1.29071 | 4.1687 | 0.185853 | +| ZSTD (Best compression) | 1.42642 | 3.75015 | 0.186941 | +| XZ (Best compression) | 1.44246 | 4.16868 | 0.166302 | +| PLZIP (Best compression) | 2.02732 | 4.18295 | 0.117922 | Test with "A few mixed files" sorted by "Compression" -| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | -|:-------------------------|----------:|--------------:|------------------------------:| -| PLZIP (Best compression) | 2.02732 | 4.18295 | 0.117922 | -| LZMA (Best compression) | 1.29071 | 4.1687 | 0.185853 | -| LZMA | 1.23839 | 4.1687 | 0.193706 | -| XZ (Best compression) | 1.44246 | 4.16868 | 0.166302 | -| XZ | 1.22789 | 4.16868 | 0.195363 | -| PLZIP | 1.26057 | 4.15287 | 0.191022 | -| 7ZIP | 0.524823 | 4.15235 | 0.458873 | -| ZSTD (Best compression) | 1.42642 | 3.75015 | 0.186941 | -| RAR | 0.16964 | 3.48817 | 1.68995 | -| PBZIP2 | 0.0964587 | 3.3937 | 3.05482 | -| ZSTD | 0.0360215 | 3.09782 | 8.96153 | -| PGZIP (Best compression) | 0.0510929 | 2.8845 | 6.78529 | -| PGZIP | 0.0281055 | 2.8725 | 12.3865 | -| ZIP | 0.249501 | 2.77821 | 1.44266 | -| LZ4 (Best compression) | 0.175575 | 2.56754 | 2.2183 | -| LZ4 | 0.0194356 | 1.99491 | 25.7916 | +| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | +| :----------------------- | --------: | ----------: | --------------------------: | +| PLZIP (Best compression) | 2.02732 | 4.18295 | 0.117922 | +| LZMA (Best compression) | 1.29071 | 4.1687 | 0.185853 | +| LZMA | 1.23839 | 4.1687 | 0.193706 | +| XZ (Best compression) | 1.44246 | 4.16868 | 0.166302 | +| XZ | 1.22789 | 4.16868 | 0.195363 | +| PLZIP | 1.26057 | 4.15287 | 0.191022 | +| 7ZIP | 0.524823 | 4.15235 | 0.458873 | +| ZSTD (Best compression) | 1.42642 | 3.75015 | 0.186941 | +| RAR | 0.16964 | 3.48817 | 1.68995 | +| PBZIP2 | 0.0964587 | 3.3937 | 3.05482 | +| ZSTD | 0.0360215 | 3.09782 | 8.96153 | +| PGZIP (Best compression) | 0.0510929 | 2.8845 | 6.78529 | +| PGZIP | 0.0281055 | 2.8725 | 12.3865 | +| ZIP | 0.249501 | 2.77821 | 1.44266 | +| LZ4 (Best compression) | 0.175575 | 2.56754 | 2.2183 | +| LZ4 | 0.0194356 | 1.99491 | 25.7916 | Test with "A few mixed files" sorted by "Time normalized compression" -| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | -|:-------------------------|----------:|--------------:|------------------------------:| -| LZ4 | 0.0194356 | 1.99491 | 25.7916 | -| PGZIP | 0.0281055 | 2.8725 | 12.3865 | -| ZSTD | 0.0360215 | 3.09782 | 8.96153 | -| PGZIP (Best compression) | 0.0510929 | 2.8845 | 6.78529 | -| PBZIP2 | 0.0964587 | 3.3937 | 3.05482 | -| LZ4 (Best compression) | 0.175575 | 2.56754 | 2.2183 | -| RAR | 0.16964 | 3.48817 | 1.68995 | -| ZIP | 0.249501 | 2.77821 | 1.44266 | -| 7ZIP | 0.524823 | 4.15235 | 0.458873 | -| XZ | 1.22789 | 4.16868 | 0.195363 | -| LZMA | 1.23839 | 4.1687 | 0.193706 | -| PLZIP | 1.26057 | 4.15287 | 0.191022 | -| ZSTD (Best compression) | 1.42642 | 3.75015 | 0.186941 | -| LZMA (Best compression) | 1.29071 | 4.1687 | 0.185853 | -| XZ (Best compression) | 1.44246 | 4.16868 | 0.166302 | -| PLZIP (Best compression) | 2.02732 | 4.18295 | 0.117922 | +| Compression Algorithm | Time | Compression | Time normalized compression | +| :----------------------- | --------: | ----------: | --------------------------: | +| LZ4 | 0.0194356 | 1.99491 | 25.7916 | +| PGZIP | 0.0281055 | 2.8725 | 12.3865 | +| ZSTD | 0.0360215 | 3.09782 | 8.96153 | +| PGZIP (Best compression) | 0.0510929 | 2.8845 | 6.78529 | +| PBZIP2 | 0.0964587 | 3.3937 | 3.05482 | +| LZ4 (Best compression) | 0.175575 | 2.56754 | 2.2183 | +| RAR | 0.16964 | 3.48817 | 1.68995 | +| ZIP | 0.249501 | 2.77821 | 1.44266 | +| 7ZIP | 0.524823 | 4.15235 | 0.458873 | +| XZ | 1.22789 | 4.16868 | 0.195363 | +| LZMA | 1.23839 | 4.1687 | 0.193706 | +| PLZIP | 1.26057 | 4.15287 | 0.191022 | +| ZSTD (Best compression) | 1.42642 | 3.75015 | 0.186941 | +| LZMA (Best compression) | 1.29071 | 4.1687 | 0.185853 | +| XZ (Best compression) | 1.44246 | 4.16868 | 0.166302 | +| PLZIP (Best compression) | 2.02732 | 4.18295 | 0.117922 |