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: 217


Pos. Name Compressor Best switches combination Compressed Compress Bits per
  Size Ratio Byte
  (bytes) (%) (b/B)
001PAQ8PX-740011290.29 0.7766
002WinRK 3.1.2MAX (PWCM)41552289.92 0.8066
003PAQAR 4.5-6e42976689.57 0.8342
004NanoZip 0.08a-cc -m640m46602888.69 0.9046
005DURILCA 0.5-m91248152888.32 0.9347
006PPMonstr J rev.1-o128 -m91248393588.26 0.9394
007ZPAQ 1.10max.cfg 248414988.25 0.9398
008SLIM 0.23d-o252 -m91248488988.23 0.9412
009LPAQ8748844688.15 0.9481
010PIMPLE2(none)50291887.80 0.9762
011EPM r9c12712363982752948949932 -m91250343587.78 0.9772
012CMM4 0.2b1651104387.60 0.9920
013BIT 0.7-p=551706287.45 1.0037
014COMPRESSIA 1.0bBS15 SE MC52661687.22 1.0222
015CCM 1.30cCMMx -652846487.18 1.0258
016ASH 07/o400 /m912 /e52980287.15 1.0284
017HIPP 0.5819/so1253359187.05 1.0357
018RKC 1.02-M912m -o2054012586.89 1.0484
019Ocamyd 1.66test1-m9 -s054486686.78 1.0576
020ENC 0.15abe -o20 -d256 -fc- -fe-54774686.71 1.0632
021BEE 0.7.9-m3 -d755731986.48 1.0818
022TC 5.2 dev2(none)57837885.97 1.1227
023Quark 0.95r-l957902085.95 1.1239
024RZM 0.07h(none)57916985.95 1.1242
025UHARC 0.6b-mx57957285.94 1.1250
026RK 1.04.1-mx2 -M10 -B1000059586485.54 1.1566
027BWMonstr 0.02(none)59726385.51 1.1593
028RKUC 1.04-x -o16 -b60222085.39 1.1690
029PPMVC 1.2-o1660444585.33 1.1733
030SQUEEZ 5.63-m5 -MD32768 -uxx9 -bc60530085.31 1.1749
0317-Zip 9.15-m0=LZMA:a=2:d=3424k:fb=264:lc=2:lp0:pb0:mf=bt4 -mmc=8260600785.30 1.1763
032PPMd rev J-o16 -m3460968285.21 1.1834
033Ultra7z Opt 0.05(none)60977585.20 1.1836
034PPMY SSE (9A9)/o315 /m92061049485.19 1.1850
035FreeARC 0.666-m3t -mx61057385.19 1.1852
036WINZIP 14Best Method61319585.12 1.1903
037ACB 2.00cu61635385.05 1.1964
038RKIVE 1.92-p0 -mt3 -b6000061855384.99 1.2007
039CTXf 0.75 b1-me -fs62060084.94 1.2046
040PIM 2.90(none)62149284.92 1.2064
041STUFFIT 14PPM L16 M3062329084.88 1.2099
042PPMZ2 0.81(none)62339584.87 1.2101
043WinRAR 3.91-ep -m5 -mdG -mc19:49t+62391284.86 1.2111
044WinHKI 1.74HKI2 Max62566484.82 1.2145
045ICEOWS 4.20bMaximum62619484.81 1.2155
046M03BS=2Mb63100684.69 1.2248
047BSC 2.2.5-b2 -ca63120684.68 1.2252
048FlashZIP 0.99b8-m3 -c663201984.67 1.2268
049GRZipII 0.2.4-M47 -L18 -a63465984.60 1.2319
050777 0.04b1-mg63978884.48 1.2419
051UHBC 1.0-m3 -b2m64191484.42 1.2460
052BruteCM 0.1d(none)64368784.38 1.2494
053BCM 0.11-b264440784.36 1.2508
054PPMX 0.05(none)64542884.34 1.2528
055Blizzard 0.24b(none)64557884.34 1.2531
056BOA 0.58b-m1564621484.32 1.2544
057LZPX(J) 1.2h-864721284.30 1.2563
058LZTurbo 0.95-5965258084.17 1.2667
059GRZIP 0.7.3-a65406584.13 1.2696
060DST 0.91b-mt -465454984.12 1.2705
061MNZIP165469784.11 1.2708
062DGCA 1.10(none)65492884.11 1.2713
063PPMN 1.00b1 km-O8 -M:15 -MT0 -RLd65518184.10 1.2718
064DCGA b8(none)65596884.08 1.2733
065DARK 0.51(none)65755184.05 1.2764
066BMA 1.35b-mx -a65775084.04 1.2767
067BSSC 0.95a-f66047883.97 1.2820
068BBB ver1(none)66068083.97 1.2824
069UFA 0.04b1-m2 -mx66223383.93 1.2854
070ABC 2.4-cv66657083.83 1.2939
071BALZ 1.15ex66751483.80 1.2957
072BICOM 1.01(none)67079183.72 1.3021
073SBC 0.970 rev3-m3 -b867129983.71 1.3030
074QC 0.050-767175483.70 1.3039
075GCA 0.9k(none)67248283.68 1.3053
076DC 0.99.307b-b2760 -fb67351283.66 1.3073
077LZPM 0.16ex67422383.64 1.3087
078CTW 0.1-n16M -d967551383.61 1.3112
079YBS 0.03f(none)67593583.60 1.3120
080ZZIP 0.36c-mx -2m67704783.57 1.3142
081BA 1.01-2867761083.56 1.3153
082YZX 0.04-m2 -c567924683.52 1.3185
083QLFC 6.6w068014783.50 1.3202
084Quad 1.12x68062383.49 1.3211
085ShipInBottle 1.0 b17alg:ppm mem:30 len:3368082083.48 1.3215
086CABARC 1.00.0106-m LZX:2168174283.46 1.3233
087QUANTUM 0.97-c7 -t2168264283.44 1.3251
088ERI 5.1fre-m168348683.42 1.3267
089SZIP 1.12-b41o068429983.40 1.3283
090OrangeArchiver 1.05(none)68444283.39 1.3286
091BIX 1.00b7-mdG68555283.37 1.3307
092M99 2.2.1-m68673683.34 1.3330
093HOOK 1.410268792083.31 1.3353
094CHILE 0.5b204868828283.30 1.3360
095BioArc 1.9Fast Standard69117083.23 1.3416
096M1 0.3btext profile69471283.14 1.3485
097BWIC(none)69790183.07 1.3547
098QAZAR 0.0pre5-x0 -l769827483.06 1.3554
099BZIP 0.21(none)69903083.04 1.3569
100DACT 0.8.41-b249000070955482.78 1.3773
101CSC 3.2a6-m3 -d20 -fo71037882.76 1.3789
102BZIP2 1.0.5-771150282.74 1.3811
103WinTurtle 1.6.0(none)71157682.73 1.3812
104WinACE 2.69Max 4096Kb71200982.72 1.3821
105ACE 2.6-m5 -d4096 -c2-71200982.72 1.3821
106EXP 1.0(none)71278982.71 1.3836
107PAR 2.00(none)71288282.70 1.3838
108TarsaLZP 21Aug2007(none)71343082.69 1.3848
109RINGS 1.61071618582.62 1.3902
110PSA 0.91a-o12 -m38100K71772582.59 1.3932
111LZXQ 0.4extreme71822482.57 1.3941
112BWTZIP(none)71899382.55 1.3956
113RZIP 2.1-371914482.55 1.3959
114MARbwt -g72031282.52 1.3982
115TURTLE 0.07(none)72256182.47 1.4025
116PACKET 0.91a-m6 -s972370782.44 1.4048
117LZDS v2.1-s1024 -m672384082.44 1.4050
118IMP 1.12-1 -m372695082.36 1.4111
119WINIMP 1.21M1, Block 1020,SUS 16 Mb72712382.36 1.4114
120PAC 17apr2004comp372902182.31 1.4151
121EXTREME 1.06-t473209382.24 1.4211
122Tornado 0.4a-11 -l204873320082.21 1.4232
123JAR 1.02-m473754582.10 1.4316
124AI 1.1-mt73773082.10 1.4320
125X1 0.95aam773803282.09 1.4326
126ASD 0.2.0-m6 -mdg74081182.03 1.4380
12712Ghosts 7.0(none)75116681.77 1.4581
128ARI 2.2-t976457481.45 1.4841
129NNTCP676511181.44 1.4851
130TRANSFORM 1.02Maximum77053281.30 1.4957
131DCA 1.0.1bBest77243581.26 1.4994
132THOR 0.96e477304481.24 1.5005
133LZ2ASd16384 Cb18 Szd2278641280.92 1.5265
134UC II v3.05b-tst79310280.76 1.5395
135YAC 1.02(none)79326480.75 1.5398
136SEMONE 0.6(none)79357580.75 1.5404
137LHARK 0.4d-tob79478780.72 1.5427
138KZIP 14-APR-2007/b51279479780.72 1.5428
139DeepFreezer 1.06(none)79666680.67 1.5464
140JCALG1 5.32-879797080.64 1.5489
141LHA32 1.88.3.14-jm480113980.56 1.5551
142SLUG X(none)80596880.44 1.5644
143BJWFLATE 1.54-n -s51281674680.18 1.5854
144ZET 0.10b-eh82060080.09 1.5928
145LGHA 1.1g-1 -l102482343880.02 1.5984
146HA 0.999ba2182369680.01 1.5989
147ARHANGEL 1.40-mo5 -mm5 -182497979.98 1.6013
148AMG 2.2Max compression82638079.95 1.6041
149aPLib 0.43(none)82708779.93 1.6054
150LIMIT 1.2-mx83164279.82 1.6143
151XPA 1.0.2(none)83234179.80 1.6156
152HIT 2.10-x83296879.79 1.6169
153PPMT 0.1(none)83348879.78 1.6179
154PKZIP 2.50-exx83564979.72 1.6221
155DZIP 2.90-983949079.63 1.6295
156vuZIP 1.8Maximum83954479.63 1.6296
157EAZEL 1.0(best)83957679.63 1.6297
158CODEC 3.21-c883976179.62 1.6300
159HiP beta 1683994279.62 1.6304
160GZIP 1.3.5-984048579.61 1.6314
161ZIP 2.2-984057679.60 1.6316
162BSA 2.00-+084336279.54 1.6370
163LHA 2.67(none)84421179.52 1.6387
164AIN 2.32/m184593079.47 1.6420
165ESP 1.92(none)84628079.47 1.6427
166WIN-GZ 1.2(None)84759779.43 1.6453
167File2Pack 2.0(none)84771379.43 1.6455
168RAX 1.02-m785001879.38 1.6500
169RDMC 0.06c(none)85191079.33 1.6536
170 BCArchive 1.08.7(none)85200079.33 1.6538
171SYMBRA 0.2-m5 -c3 -p285720479.20 1.6639
172AKT 1.00a3(none)86546879.00 1.6799
173HPACK 0.79a0(none)86678978.97 1.6825
174Windows XP built-in(none)86707278.96 1.6831
175ARJ 2.85-jm -e -jh2600086735978.95 1.6836
176PROPACK 2.19-m186965978.90 1.6881
177DLC 0.6.1(none)87006878.89 1.6889
178SR3a(none)87029578.88 1.6893
179LCSSR 0.2-l987342478.81 1.6954
180HuffComp 1.3(none)87937778.66 1.7069
181WINZIP 8.0(Max Compression)88404678.55 1.7160
182LZAP 0.20.0b(none)88404678.55 1.7160
183Chaos Comp 3.0(none)88610178.50 1.7200
184ZAP32 0.15.0b(none)88635478.49 1.7205
185BVI 1.70-m588860178.44 1.7248
186ALZip 7.0Normal90700977.99 1.7606
187ULZ 0.0.2c691669677.76 1.7794
188BZP 0.3(none)92655177.52 1.7985
189Etincelle RC2(none)92980077.44 1.8048
190LZA 1.01(none)93435977.33 1.8137
191ZPack(none)93648577.28 1.8178
192Archiver 1.0Dict=2M93790477.24 1.8205
193LZOP 1.02rc1-994882876.98 1.8418
194SAR 1.0(none)97831676.26 1.8990
195AR 1.0(none)97831676.26 1.8990
196ZOO 2.1ah97845076.26 1.8992
197HAP 3.06(none)98742976.04 1.9167
198HYPER 2.5(none)101887275.28 1.9777
199QuickLZ 1.40b9mode3103983774.77 2.0184
200CA-ZIP 3.4(none)105204774.47 2.0421
201ARX 1.0(none)106518674.15 2.0676
202Secura 1.7(none)106746074.10 2.0720
203Zhuff 0.2(none)107577573.90 2.0882
204LCW 0.2-l9110245473.25 2.1400
205QPress 0.38b-L3112854872.62 2.1906
206BriefLZ 1.04(none)115247072.04 2.2370
207BAR 1.1.2(none)117255771.55 2.2760
208LZC 0.083126099269.40 2.4477
209LZ 1.0(none)131802168.02 2.5584
210CODER 1.1-e7 4194304134571567.35 2.6121
211SRANK 1.0c8138254266.45 2.6836
212BigCrunch 0.4a1(none)141488165.67 2.7464
213LZP2 0.7d(none)151904363.14 2.9486
214LZBW1 0.8(none)167871559.27 3.2585
215LZRW1(none)172775058.08 3.3537
216Shindlet(none)215525847.71 4.1835
217SHcodec 1.0.1(none)270016934.48 5.2412
218vcfiu.hlp41214180.00 8.0000

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