Help (HLP) file compression test


File type : Delphi First Impression OCX Help file (vcfiu.hlp).
# of files to compress in this test : 1
Total File Size (bytes) : 4,121,418

Conclusion: In the Windows HLP-file test the top 3 programs significantly outperforming the others. Not surprisingly all 3 are compressors with a PAQ (like) engine; WinRK (PWCM) and PAQAR/PAQ8. They have an archive size under 430 kbyte, all other programs, with the exception of NanoZIP in CM-mode, have an archive size >480 kbyte. WinZip 8.0 is performing very poorly on HLP-file compression.

The HLP-file test is probably one of the most fair ones in the testset. Some developers tune their compressors towards certain testset files (EXE, TXT etc) by using dictionaries and other tricks. A HLP-file is a bit harder to optimise for, so good allround compressors like the PAQ family score well here. If you have some 'strange' files you want to compress try PAQ8, it will probably do very well compared to most other top programs. In this test the resulting filesize of PAQ8/PAQAR/WinRK is more then 52 Kb smaller then the number 5 in the test!.

Number of different compressors/archivers listed in this test: 203


Pos. Name Compressor Best switches combination Compressed Compress Bits per
  Size Ratio Byte
  (bytes) (%) (b/B)
001PAQ8P-740186890.25 0.7801
002WinRK 3.0.3PWCM 912MB41558089.92 0.8067
003PAQAR 4.5-6e42976689.57 0.8342
004NanoZip 0.04a-cc -m800m46671788.68 0.9059
005DURILCA 0.5-m91248152888.32 0.9347
006PPMonstr J rev.1-o128 -m91248393588.26 0.9394
007SLIM 0.23d-o252 -m91248488988.23 0.9412
008LPAQ8748844688.15 0.9481
009PIMPLE2(none)50291887.80 0.9762
010EPM r9c12712363982752948949932 -m91250343587.78 0.9772
011CMM4 0.2b1651104387.60 0.9920
012COMPRESSIA 1.0bBS15 SE MC52661687.22 1.0222
013ASH 04a/o155 /s146 /m91252822787.18 1.0253
014CCM 1.30cCMMx -652846487.18 1.0258
015HIPP 0.5819/so1253359187.05 1.0357
016RKC 1.02-M912m -o2054012586.89 1.0484
017Ocamyd 1.66test1-m9 -s054486686.78 1.0576
018ENC 0.15abe -o20 -d256 -fc- -fe-54774686.71 1.0632
019BEE 0.7.9-m3 -d755731986.48 1.0818
020TC 5.2 dev2(none)57837885.97 1.1227
021Quark 0.95r-l957902085.95 1.1239
022RZM 0.07h(none)57916985.95 1.1242
023UHARC 0.6b-mx57957285.94 1.1250
024RK 1.04.1-mx2 -M10 -B1000059586485.54 1.1566
025RKUC 1.04-x -o16 -b60222085.39 1.1690
026PPMVC 1.2-o1660444585.33 1.1733
027SQUEEZ 5.5-ux -uxx960531285.31 1.1750
0287-Zip 4.60b-m0=lzma:a=2:d=3424k:fb=264:lc=2:lp0:pb0:mf=bt4 -mmc=82 7z_hlphlp_gok4_mmc8260600785.30 1.1763
029PPMd rev J-o16 -m3460968285.21 1.1834
030PPMY SSE (9A9)/o315 /m92061049485.19 1.1850
031FreeARC 0.50a-mx -m3t61054385.19 1.1851
032ACB 2.00cu61635385.05 1.1964
033RKIVE 1.92-p0 -mt3 -b6000061855384.99 1.2007
034STUFFIT 12.0Method 4, L=16, M=2561989484.96 1.2033
035CTXf 0.75 b1-me -fs62060084.94 1.2046
036PIM 2.10(none)62149284.92 1.2064
037FlashZIP 0.91b-m2 -s662316684.88 1.2096
038PPMZ2 0.81(none)62339584.87 1.2101
039WinRAR 3.80b5-ep -m5 -mdG -mc19:49t+62391184.86 1.2111
040WINZIP 11.0PPMd62487484.84 1.2129
041WinHKI 1.74HKI2 Max62566484.82 1.2145
042ICEOWS 4.20bMaximum62619484.81 1.2155
043M03BS=2Mb63100684.69 1.2248
044BIT 0.3-m lwcx -p best63440884.61 1.2314
045GRZipII 0.2.4-M47 -L18 -a63465984.60 1.2319
046BALZ 1.13ex63562684.58 1.2338
047777 0.04b1-mg63978884.48 1.2419
048UHBC 1.0-m3 -b2m64191484.42 1.2460
049BruteCM 0.1d(none)64368784.38 1.2494
050Blizzard 0.24b(none)64557884.34 1.2531
051BOA 0.58b-m1564621484.32 1.2544
052LZPX(J) 1.2h-864721284.30 1.2563
053GRZIP 0.7.3-a65406584.13 1.2696
054DST 0.91b-mt -465454984.12 1.2705
055MNZIP165469784.11 1.2708
056DGCA 1.10(none)65492884.11 1.2713
057PPMN 1.00b1 km-O8 -M:15 -MT0 -RLd65518184.10 1.2718
058DCGA b8(none)65596884.08 1.2733
059DARK 0.51(none)65755184.05 1.2764
060BMA 1.35b-mx -a65775084.04 1.2767
061BSSC 0.95a-f66047883.97 1.2820
062BBB ver1(none)66068083.97 1.2824
063UFA 0.04b1-m2 -mx66223383.93 1.2854
064ABC 2.4-cv66657083.83 1.2939
065BICOM 1.01(none)67079183.72 1.3021
066SBC 0.970 rev3-m3 -b867129983.71 1.3030
067QC 0.050-767175483.70 1.3039
068GCA 0.9k(none)67248283.68 1.3053
069LZPM 0.15967304083.67 1.3064
070DC 0.99.307b-b2760 -fb67351883.66 1.3074
071CTW 0.1-n16M -d967551383.61 1.3112
072YBS 0.03f(none)67593583.60 1.3120
073ZZIP 0.36c-mx -2m67704783.57 1.3142
074LZTurbo 0.92-5967742583.56 1.3149
075BA 1.01-2867761083.56 1.3153
076QLFC 6.6w068014783.50 1.3202
077Quad 1.12x68062383.49 1.3211
078ShipInBottle 1.0 b17alg:ppm mem:30 len:3368082083.48 1.3215
079CABARC 1.00.0106-m LZX:2168174283.46 1.3233
080QUANTUM 0.97-c7 -t2168264283.44 1.3251
081ERI 5.1fre-m168348683.42 1.3267
082SZIP 1.12-b41o068429983.40 1.3283
083OrangeArchiver 1.05(none)68444283.39 1.3286
084BIX 1.00b7-mdG68555283.37 1.3307
085M99 2.2.1-m68673683.34 1.3330
086CHILE 0.5b204868828283.30 1.3360
087BioArc 1.9Fast Standard69117083.23 1.3416
088BWIC(none)69790183.07 1.3547
089QAZAR 0.0pre5-x0 -l769827483.06 1.3554
090BZIP 0.21(none)69903083.04 1.3569
091DACT 0.8.41-b249000070955482.78 1.3773
092HOOK 1.310271016482.77 1.3785
093BZIP2 1.0.5-771150282.74 1.3811
094WinTurtle 1.6.0(none)71157682.73 1.3812
095WinACE 2.69Max 4096Kb71200982.72 1.3821
096ACE 2.04-m5 -d4096 -c2-71200982.72 1.3821
097EXP 1.0(none)71278982.71 1.3836
098PAR 2.00(none)71288282.70 1.3838
099TarsaLZP 21Aug2007(none)71343082.69 1.3848
100RINGS 1.5c471617782.62 1.3902
101PSA 0.91a-o12 -m38100K71772582.59 1.3932
102LZXQ 0.4extreme71822482.57 1.3941
103BWTZIP(none)71899382.55 1.3956
104RZIP 2.1-371914482.55 1.3959
105MARbwt -g72031282.52 1.3982
106TURTLE 0.07(none)72256182.47 1.4025
107LZDS v2.1-s1024 -m672384082.44 1.4050
108IMP 1.12-1 -m372695082.36 1.4111
109WINIMP 1.21M1, Block 1020,SUS 16 Mb72712382.36 1.4114
110PACKET 0.90b-m4 -s972735582.35 1.4119
111PAC 17apr2004comp372902182.31 1.4151
112EXTREME 1.06-t473209382.24 1.4211
113Tornado 0.4a-11 -l204873320082.21 1.4232
114JAR 1.02-m473754582.10 1.4316
115AI 1.1-mt73773082.10 1.4320
116X1 0.95aam773803282.09 1.4326
117ASD 0.2.0-m6 -mdg74081182.03 1.4380
11812Ghosts 7.0(none)75116681.77 1.4581
119M1 0.1apaq76201981.51 1.4791
120ARI 2.2-t976457481.45 1.4841
121NNTCP676511181.44 1.4851
122TRANSFORM 1.02Maximum77053281.30 1.4957
123DCA 1.0.1bBest77243581.26 1.4994
124THOR 0.96e477304481.24 1.5005
125LZ2ASd16384 Cb18 Szd2278641280.92 1.5265
126UC II v3.05b-tst79310280.76 1.5395
127YAC 1.02(none)79326480.75 1.5398
128SEMONE 0.6(none)79357580.75 1.5404
129LHARK 0.4d-tob79478780.72 1.5427
130KZIP 14-APR-2007/b51279479780.72 1.5428
131DeepFreezer 1.06(none)79666680.67 1.5464
132JCALG1 5.32-879797080.64 1.5489
133LHA32 1.88.3.14-jm480113980.56 1.5551
134BJWFLATE 1.54-n -s51281674680.18 1.5854
135SLUG 1.27b(none)81698080.18 1.5858
136ZET 0.10b-eh82060080.09 1.5928
137LGHA 1.1g-1 -l102482343880.02 1.5984
138HA 0.999ba2182369680.01 1.5989
139ARHANGEL 1.40-mo5 -mm5 -182497979.98 1.6013
140AMG 2.2Max compression82638079.95 1.6041
141aPLib 0.43(none)82708779.93 1.6054
142LIMIT 1.2-mx83164279.82 1.6143
143XPA 1.0.2(none)83234179.80 1.6156
144HIT 2.10-x83296879.79 1.6169
145PPMT 0.1(none)83348879.78 1.6179
146PKZIP 2.50-exx83564979.72 1.6221
147DZIP 2.90-983949079.63 1.6295
148vuZIP 1.8Maximum83954479.63 1.6296
149EAZEL 1.0(best)83957679.63 1.6297
150CODEC 3.21-c883976179.62 1.6300
151HiP beta 1683994279.62 1.6304
152GZIP 1.3.5-984048579.61 1.6314
153ZIP 2.2-984057679.60 1.6316
154BSA 2.00-+084336279.54 1.6370
155LHA 2.67(none)84421179.52 1.6387
156AIN 2.32/m184593079.47 1.6420
157ESP 1.92(none)84628079.47 1.6427
158WIN-GZ 1.2(None)84759779.43 1.6453
159File2Pack 2.0(none)84771379.43 1.6455
160RAX 1.02-m785001879.38 1.6500
161RDMC 0.06c(none)85191079.33 1.6536
162 BCArchive 1.08.7(none)85200079.33 1.6538
163SYMBRA 0.2-m5 -c3 -p285720479.20 1.6639
164AKT 1.00a3(none)86546879.00 1.6799
165HPACK 0.79a0(none)86678978.97 1.6825
166Windows XP built-in(none)86707278.96 1.6831
167ARJ 2.84-jm -e -jh2600086735978.95 1.6836
168PROPACK 2.19-m186965978.90 1.6881
169DLC 0.6.1(none)87006878.89 1.6889
170SR3a(none)87029578.88 1.6893
171LCSSR 0.2-l987342478.81 1.6954
172HuffComp 1.3(none)87937778.66 1.7069
173WINZIP 8.0(Max Compression)88404678.55 1.7160
174LZAP 0.20.0b(none)88404678.55 1.7160
175Chaos Comp 3.0(none)88610178.50 1.7200
176ZAP32 0.15.0b(none)88635478.49 1.7205
177BVI 1.70-m588860178.44 1.7248
178ALZip 7.0Normal90700977.99 1.7606
179BZP 0.3(none)92655177.52 1.7985
180LZA 1.01(none)93435977.33 1.8137
181ZPack(none)93648577.28 1.8178
182Archiver 1.0Dict=2M93790477.24 1.8205
183LZOP 1.02rc1-994882876.98 1.8418
184SAR 1.0(none)97831676.26 1.8990
185AR 1.0(none)97831676.26 1.8990
186ZOO 2.1ah97845076.26 1.8992
187HAP 3.06(none)98742976.04 1.9167
188HYPER 2.5(none)101887275.28 1.9777
189QuickLZ 1.40b9mode3103983774.77 2.0184
190CA-ZIP 3.4(none)105204774.47 2.0421
191ARX 1.0(none)106518674.15 2.0676
192Secura 1.7(none)106746074.10 2.0720
193LCW 0.2-l9110245473.25 2.1400
194BriefLZ 1.04(none)115247072.04 2.2370
195BAR 1.1.2(none)117255771.55 2.2760
196LZC 0.083126099269.40 2.4477
197LZ 1.0(none)131802168.02 2.5584
198CODER 1.1-e7 4194304134571567.35 2.6121
199SRANK 1.0c8138254266.45 2.6836
200BigCrunch 0.4a1(none)141488165.67 2.7464
201LZRW1(none)172775058.08 3.3537
202Shindlet(none)215525847.71 4.1835
203SHcodec 1.0.1(none)270016934.48 5.2412
204vcfiu.hlp41214180.00 8.0000

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