©2003-2009 MaximumCompression (lossless data compression software benchmarks)
File type : Macromedia Flash MX Manual; Adobe Acrobat PDF document
# of files to compress in this test : 1
Total File Size (bytes) : 4,526,946
Conclusion: Adobe Acrobat PDF's (Portable Document Format) are highly interesting files
to compress, because they contain already pre-compressed data, but still have enough 'room' for
further compression. PDF's can consist of text, graphics, and other media formats. The
difference in compression ratio's between the best programs (WinRK and PAQ8/PAQAR) and
the worst well know program (Winzip 8.0) is quite small. This is probably caused by the
pre-compressed nature of the PDF file.
PAQ8 is capable of detecting embedded images within the PDF and compress them with a better
suited algorithm. WinRK is equiped with a special algoritm for compressing the
pre-compressed data present in the PDF file.
Stuffit 12.0 is capable of compressing this file down to 3300 KB using a PDF recompression technique,
but this is done "pixel perfect". To the eye not a single pixel or ancillary info is changed but the
bit sequence is slightly different than the original. While being perfectly fine for normal users,
this is a lossless compression test and therefore the results are not included here.
Number of different compressors/archivers listed in this test: 212
| Pos. | Name Compressor | Best switches combination | Compressed | Compress | Bits per |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size | Ratio | Byte | |||
| (bytes) | (%) | (b/B) | |||
| 001 | WinRK 3.1.2 | MAX (PWCM) | 3549197 | 21.60 | 6.2721 |
| 002 | PAQ8PX | -7 | 3556044 | 21.45 | 6.2842 |
| 003 | PAQAR 4.5 | -8 | 3602320 | 20.42 | 6.3660 |
| 004 | NanoZip 0.06a | -cc -m800m | 3614237 | 20.16 | 6.3871 |
| 005 | ZPAQ 1.00 | max.cfg | 3625153 | 19.92 | 6.4064 |
| 006 | LPAQ8 | 8 | 3629026 | 19.84 | 6.4132 |
| 007 | DURILCA 0.5 | -t1(3) | 3633255 | 19.74 | 6.4207 |
| 008 | PPMonstr J rev.1 | -o16 | 3635320 | 19.70 | 6.4243 |
| 009 | SLIM 0.23d | -o39 -m912 | 3644735 | 19.49 | 6.4410 |
| 010 | CMM4 0.2b | 36 | 3648994 | 19.39 | 6.4485 |
| 011 | PIMPLE2 | (none) | 3649152 | 19.39 | 6.4488 |
| 012 | BIT 0.7 | -p=5 | 3649640 | 19.38 | 6.4496 |
| 013 | EPM r9 | c01594584691897949934934 -m912 | 3657343 | 19.21 | 6.4632 |
| 014 | Ocamyd 1.66test1 | -m9 -s0 | 3665609 | 19.03 | 6.4778 |
| 015 | CCM 1.30c | CMMx -6 | 3668180 | 18.97 | 6.4824 |
| 016 | RZM 0.07h | (none) | 3678770 | 18.74 | 6.5011 |
| 017 | TC 5.2 dev2 | (none) | 3678788 | 18.74 | 6.5011 |
| 018 | Quark 0.95r | -l9 | 3682107 | 18.66 | 6.5070 |
| 019 | ENC 0.15 | ag -d180 -fc- -fe- | 3684930 | 18.60 | 6.5120 |
| 020 | UHARC 0.6b | -mx -md32768 | 3691949 | 18.45 | 6.5244 |
| 021 | PPMN 1.00b1 km | -O9 -M:50 -RLd | 3695967 | 18.36 | 6.5315 |
| 022 | RKC 1.02 | -M912m -mxx | 3696801 | 18.34 | 6.5330 |
| 023 | LZPX(J) 1.2h | -9 | 3698374 | 18.30 | 6.5358 |
| 024 | 777 0.04b1 | -mg | 3700157 | 18.26 | 6.5389 |
| 025 | 7-Zip 4.65 | -m0=lzma:a=2:d=23:fb=108:lc=5:LP0:PB0:mf=bt4 | 3700325 | 18.26 | 6.5392 |
| 026 | BEE 0.7.9 | -m3 -d6 | 3703689 | 18.19 | 6.5451 |
| 027 | WINZIP 12 | Optimize | 3704162 | 18.18 | 6.5460 |
| 028 | SQUEEZ 5.61 | -ux -uxx9 | 3704690 | 18.16 | 6.5469 |
| 029 | ACB 2.00c | u | 3705034 | 18.16 | 6.5475 |
| 030 | BWMonstr 0.01 | (none) | 3705672 | 18.14 | 6.5486 |
| 031 | FreeARC 0.51 | -m5x | 3706089 | 18.13 | 6.5494 |
| 032 | Ultra7z Opt 0.05 | (none) | 3706200 | 18.13 | 6.5496 |
| 033 | HIPP 0.5819 | /so12 | 3706822 | 18.12 | 6.5507 |
| 034 | FlashZIP 0.94 | -m2 -s7 | 3709918 | 18.05 | 6.5562 |
| 035 | STUFFIT 12.0 | Method 2, L=4, M=22 | 3710280 | 18.04 | 6.5568 |
| 036 | PPMd rev J | -o13 -m128 | 3712921 | 17.98 | 6.5615 |
| 037 | PPMVC 1.2 | -o13 -m80 | 3713045 | 17.98 | 6.5617 |
| 038 | Blizzard 0.24b | 4200000 | 3713762 | 17.96 | 6.5629 |
| 039 | PIM 2.90 | (none) | 3713907 | 17.96 | 6.5632 |
| 040 | RK 1.04.1 | -c -mx1 -M7 -B32000 | 3716844 | 17.90 | 6.5684 |
| 041 | UFA 0.04b1 | -m2 -mx | 3724645 | 17.72 | 6.5822 |
| 042 | UHBC 1.0 | -m3 -b4185k -d | 3728140 | 17.65 | 6.5884 |
| 043 | M1 0.3b | text profile | 3729715 | 17.61 | 6.5911 |
| 044 | DGCA 1.10 | (none) | 3729808 | 17.61 | 6.5913 |
| 045 | RKUC 1.04 | -x -o16 | 3730608 | 17.59 | 6.5927 |
| 046 | QC 0.050 | -8 | 3730730 | 17.59 | 6.5929 |
| 047 | DST 0.91b | -me -4 | 3732296 | 17.55 | 6.5957 |
| 048 | CTW 0.1 | -n16M -d11 -r | 3733155 | 17.53 | 6.5972 |
| 049 | BICOM 1.01 | (none) | 3733959 | 17.52 | 6.5986 |
| 050 | WinRAR 3.80 | -ep -m5 -mdA -mc12:48t+ | 3734291 | 17.51 | 6.5992 |
| 051 | GRZIP 0.7.3 | -a | 3734438 | 17.51 | 6.5995 |
| 052 | BMA 1.35b | -mx -m4500k -t2 -a -z52 | 3735348 | 17.49 | 6.6011 |
| 053 | BCM 0.07 | (none) | 3736987 | 17.45 | 6.6040 |
| 054 | BioArc 1.9 | Hyper Auto | 3739789 | 17.39 | 6.6089 |
| 055 | CTXf 0.75 b1 | -me -fl | 3739793 | 17.39 | 6.6089 |
| 056 | QUANTUM 0.97 | -c7 -t21 | 3740017 | 17.38 | 6.6093 |
| 057 | GRZipII 0.2.4 | -M47 -L18 -b4m | 3740354 | 17.38 | 6.6099 |
| 058 | MNZIP | 2 | 3741825 | 17.34 | 6.6125 |
| 059 | ASH 07 | /o1024 /m912 /e | 3742969 | 17.32 | 6.6146 |
| 060 | AI 1.1 | -m4 | 3742985 | 17.32 | 6.6146 |
| 061 | COMPRESSIA 1.0b | BS15 SE | 3743889 | 17.30 | 6.6162 |
| 062 | BBB ver1 | (none) | 3744086 | 17.29 | 6.6165 |
| 063 | QLFC 6.6w | 0 | 3745672 | 17.26 | 6.6193 |
| 064 | QAZAR 0.0pre5 | -x0 -l7 -f | 3747317 | 17.22 | 6.6222 |
| 065 | LZPM 0.16 | ex | 3747952 | 17.21 | 6.6234 |
| 066 | RKIVE 1.92 | -p0 -mt3 -t16384 -b60000 -mm1 | 3749437 | 17.18 | 6.6260 |
| 067 | ABC 2.4 | -cv | 3749495 | 17.17 | 6.6261 |
| 068 | CABARC 1.00.0106 | -m LZX:21 | 3749680 | 17.17 | 6.6264 |
| 069 | PACKET 0.90b | -m4 -s8 | 3750145 | 17.16 | 6.6272 |
| 070 | BOA 0.58b | -m15 | 3750288 | 17.16 | 6.6275 |
| 071 | RINGS 1.5c | 4 | 3751205 | 17.14 | 6.6291 |
| 072 | LZTurbo 0.94 | -59 | 3751933 | 17.12 | 6.6304 |
| 073 | ICEOWS 4.20b | Maximum | 3752560 | 17.11 | 6.6315 |
| 074 | BSSC 0.95a | -b4096 | 3754320 | 17.07 | 6.6346 |
| 075 | DCGA b8 | (none) | 3755952 | 17.03 | 6.6375 |
| 076 | BALZ 1.15 | ex | 3756983 | 17.01 | 6.6393 |
| 077 | EXTREME 1.06 | -t7 | 3757120 | 17.01 | 6.6396 |
| 078 | ZZIP 0.36c | -4m | 3758138 | 16.98 | 6.6414 |
| 079 | ACE 2.6 | -m5 -d4096 | 3758355 | 16.98 | 6.6417 |
| 080 | WinACE 2.69 | Max 4096Kb ACE2.0 | 3758355 | 16.98 | 6.6417 |
| 081 | TarsaLZP 21Aug2007 | (none) | 3758585 | 16.97 | 6.6422 |
| 082 | PPMX 0.05 | (none) | 3763312 | 16.87 | 6.6505 |
| 083 | ERI 5.1fre | -m6 | 3764287 | 16.85 | 6.6522 |
| 084 | WINIMP 1.21 | M1, Block 1020,SUS 16 Mb, MM | 3766261 | 16.80 | 6.6557 |
| 085 | IMP 1.12 | -1 -m3 | 3766737 | 16.79 | 6.6566 |
| 086 | ARI 2.2 | -t9 | 3766804 | 16.79 | 6.6567 |
| 087 | M03 | BS=4Mb | 3768384 | 16.76 | 6.6595 |
| 088 | SBC 0.970 rev3 | -m2 -b7 -ad | 3768947 | 16.74 | 6.6605 |
| 089 | WinHKI 1.74 | HKI2 Max | 3769715 | 16.73 | 6.6618 |
| 090 | KZIP 14-APR-2007 | /b192 | 3772568 | 16.66 | 6.6669 |
| 091 | PPMY SSE (9A9) | /o16 /m920 | 3772624 | 16.66 | 6.6670 |
| 092 | BWIC | (none) | 3773442 | 16.64 | 6.6684 |
| 093 | SZIP 1.12 | -b41o13 | 3774051 | 16.63 | 6.6695 |
| 094 | WinTurtle 1.6.0 | (none) | 3775102 | 16.61 | 6.6713 |
| 095 | BA 1.01 | -m -50 | 3775601 | 16.60 | 6.6722 |
| 096 | GCA 0.9k | (none) | 3775882 | 16.59 | 6.6727 |
| 097 | M99 2.2.1 | -a | 3776735 | 16.57 | 6.6742 |
| 098 | ASD 0.2.0 | -m5 -mdg | 3777496 | 16.56 | 6.6756 |
| 099 | LZAP 0.20.0b | (none) | 3779756 | 16.51 | 6.6796 |
| 100 | BJWFLATE 1.54 | -s512 | 3780620 | 16.49 | 6.6811 |
| 101 | TURTLE 0.07 | (none) | 3781911 | 16.46 | 6.6834 |
| 102 | MAR | bwt -g | 3784449 | 16.40 | 6.6879 |
| 103 | Tornado 0.4a | -12 -l4096 -h22 -s2 | 3785300 | 16.38 | 6.6894 |
| 104 | CHILE 0.5 | b4096 | 3785820 | 16.37 | 6.6903 |
| 105 | YBS 0.03f | -m16m -r -v | 3790281 | 16.27 | 6.6982 |
| 106 | BIX 1.00b7 | -m9 | 3792200 | 16.23 | 6.7016 |
| 107 | DC 0.99.307b | -b4235 -fb | 3792362 | 16.23 | 6.7018 |
| 108 | DCA 1.0.1b | Best | 3792775 | 16.22 | 6.7026 |
| 109 | RZIP 2.1 | -9 | 3793548 | 16.20 | 6.7039 |
| 110 | BZP 0.3 | (none) | 3793800 | 16.20 | 6.7044 |
| 111 | X1 0.95a | am2 | 3794725 | 16.17 | 6.7060 |
| 112 | SEMONE 0.6 | (none) | 3795180 | 16.16 | 6.7068 |
| 113 | DACT 0.8.41 | -b812000 | 3795389 | 16.16 | 6.7072 |
| 114 | LZDS v2.1 | -s1024 -m6 | 3800698 | 16.04 | 6.7166 |
| 115 | HOOK 1.4 | 55 | 3801427 | 16.03 | 6.7179 |
| 116 | HIT 2.10 | -x | 3804220 | 15.96 | 6.7228 |
| 117 | BZIP2 1.0.5 | -8 | 3807098 | 15.90 | 6.7279 |
| 118 | JAR 1.02 | -m4 | 3809117 | 15.86 | 6.7315 |
| 119 | LHARK 0.4d | -tob | 3810651 | 15.82 | 6.7342 |
| 120 | EXP 1.0 | (none) | 3810951 | 15.82 | 6.7347 |
| 121 | PAR 2.00 | (none) | 3811044 | 15.81 | 6.7349 |
| 122 | YAC 1.02 | (none) | 3811418 | 15.81 | 6.7355 |
| 123 | LHA32 1.88.3.14 | -jm4 | 3813431 | 15.76 | 6.7391 |
| 124 | UC II v3.05b | -tst | 3817030 | 15.68 | 6.7454 |
| 125 | SYMBRA 0.2 | -m5 -c3 -p2 | 3817811 | 15.66 | 6.7468 |
| 126 | PKZIP 2.50 | -ex | 3818730 | 15.64 | 6.7484 |
| 127 | ZET 0.10b | -eh | 3819415 | 15.63 | 6.7497 |
| 128 | OrangeArchiver 1.05 | (none) | 3820553 | 15.60 | 6.7517 |
| 129 | THOR 0.96 | e5 | 3821200 | 15.59 | 6.7528 |
| 130 | DARK 0.51 | -r | 3822189 | 15.57 | 6.7546 |
| 131 | LIMIT 1.2 | -mx | 3823256 | 15.54 | 6.7564 |
| 132 | BZIP 0.21 | -8 | 3823661 | 15.54 | 6.7572 |
| 133 | Quad 1.12 | x | 3823899 | 15.53 | 6.7576 |
| 134 | QUARK 1.00b | /p | 3824146 | 15.52 | 6.7580 |
| 135 | AMG 2.2 | Max compression | 3826263 | 15.48 | 6.7618 |
| 136 | DZIP 2.90 | -9 | 3829692 | 15.40 | 6.7678 |
| 137 | vuZIP 1.8 | Maximum | 3829745 | 15.40 | 6.7679 |
| 138 | EAZEL 1.0 | (best) | 3829780 | 15.40 | 6.7680 |
| 139 | PROPACK 2.19 | -m1 | 3830547 | 15.38 | 6.7693 |
| 140 | ESP 1.92 | (none) | 3831190 | 15.37 | 6.7705 |
| 141 | AIN 2.32 | /m1 | 3831206 | 15.37 | 6.7705 |
| 142 | BSA 2.00 | -+0 | 3831535 | 15.36 | 6.7711 |
| 143 | LHA 2.67 | (none) | 3832351 | 15.34 | 6.7725 |
| 144 | WIN-GZ 1.2 | (None) | 3832452 | 15.34 | 6.7727 |
| 145 | File2Pack 2.0 | (none) | 3832573 | 15.34 | 6.7729 |
| 146 | GZIP 1.3.5 | -9 | 3833201 | 15.32 | 6.7740 |
| 147 | WINZIP 8.0 | (Max Compression) | 3833296 | 15.32 | 6.7742 |
| 148 | ZIP 2.2 | -9 | 3833296 | 15.32 | 6.7742 |
| 149 | Windows XP built-in | (none) | 3834511 | 15.30 | 6.7763 |
| 150 | SR3a | (none) | 3834586 | 15.29 | 6.7765 |
| 151 | BCArchive 1.08.7 | (none) | 3834712 | 15.29 | 6.7767 |
| 152 | ARJ 2.85 | -jm -e -jh10000 | 3834950 | 15.29 | 6.7771 |
| 153 | SLUG X | (none) | 3839643 | 15.18 | 6.7854 |
| 154 | LCSSR 0.2 | -l8 -b6 | 3840970 | 15.15 | 6.7877 |
| 155 | CODEC 3.21 | -c9 | 3842477 | 15.12 | 6.7904 |
| 156 | ARHANGEL 1.40 | -l2000 | 3844007 | 15.09 | 6.7931 |
| 157 | HA 0.999b | a21 | 3844245 | 15.08 | 6.7935 |
| 158 | LGHA 1.1g | -2 | 3844245 | 15.08 | 6.7935 |
| 159 | RAX 1.02 | -m7 | 3848548 | 14.99 | 6.8011 |
| 160 | 12Ghosts 7.0 | (none) | 3849936 | 14.96 | 6.8036 |
| 161 | ALZip 7.0 | Normal | 3851751 | 14.92 | 6.8068 |
| 162 | PAC 17apr2004 | comp3 | 3851850 | 14.91 | 6.8070 |
| 163 | LZOP 1.02rc1 | -9 | 3854442 | 14.86 | 6.8116 |
| 164 | TRANSFORM 1.02 | Maximum | 3854605 | 14.85 | 6.8118 |
| 165 | Chaos Comp 3.0 | (none) | 3864827 | 14.63 | 6.8299 |
| 166 | PUT 3.47 | (none) | 3884156 | 14.20 | 6.8641 |
| 167 | AR 1.0 | (none) | 3885511 | 14.17 | 6.8665 |
| 168 | SAR 1.0 | (none) | 3885511 | 14.17 | 6.8665 |
| 169 | ZOO 2.1 | ah | 3885643 | 14.17 | 6.8667 |
| 170 | CPAC 1.35 | +S format=binary | 3885815 | 14.16 | 6.8670 |
| 171 | LZ2A | Sd4096 Cb14 Szd22 | 3886774 | 14.14 | 6.8687 |
| 172 | HuffComp 1.3 | (none) | 3893140 | 14.00 | 6.8799 |
| 173 | DeepFreezer 1.06 | (none) | 3896745 | 13.92 | 6.8863 |
| 174 | ShipInBottle 1.0 b17 | alg:ppm mem:2 len:5 | 3901372 | 13.82 | 6.8945 |
| 175 | AKT 1.00a3 | (none) | 3908871 | 13.65 | 6.9077 |
| 176 | BAR 1.1.2 | (none) | 3911115 | 13.60 | 6.9117 |
| 177 | PPMZ2 0.81 | (none) | 3929146 | 13.21 | 6.9436 |
| 178 | BWTZIP | (none) | 3935359 | 13.07 | 6.9545 |
| 179 | ARX 1.0 | (none) | 3938726 | 12.99 | 6.9605 |
| 180 | LZA 1.01 | (none) | 3947737 | 12.79 | 6.9764 |
| 181 | Secura 1.7 | (none) | 3953448 | 12.67 | 6.9865 |
| 182 | BruteCM 0.1d | (none) | 3957130 | 12.59 | 6.9930 |
| 183 | DLC 0.6.1 | (none) | 3958128 | 12.57 | 6.9948 |
| 184 | RDMC 0.06c | (none) | 3969705 | 12.31 | 7.0152 |
| 185 | Archiver 1.0 | Dict=4M | 3975392 | 12.18 | 7.0253 |
| 186 | QuickLZ 1.40b9 | mode3 | 3988694 | 11.89 | 7.0488 |
| 187 | PPMT 0.1 | (none) | 3999372 | 11.65 | 7.0677 |
| 188 | LZXQ 0.4 | extreme | 4023593 | 11.12 | 7.1105 |
| 189 | QPress 0.35b | -L3 | 4035663 | 10.85 | 7.1318 |
| 190 | CODER 1.1 | -e7 15000 | 4039124 | 10.78 | 7.1379 |
| 191 | NNTC | P5 | 4052085 | 10.49 | 7.1608 |
| 192 | PSA 0.91a | -o14 -m131072K | 4068973 | 10.12 | 7.1907 |
| 193 | ZAP32 0.15.0b | (none) | 4076261 | 9.96 | 7.2036 |
| 194 | LZBW1 0.8 | (none) | 4089571 | 9.66 | 7.2271 |
| 195 | aPLib 0.43 | (none) | 4093291 | 9.58 | 7.2336 |
| 196 | XPA 1.0.2 | (none) | 4095825 | 9.52 | 7.2381 |
| 197 | JCALG1 5.32 | -9 | 4095858 | 9.52 | 7.2382 |
| 198 | LZP2 | (none) | 4099941 | 9.43 | 7.2454 |
| 199 | LZC 0.08 | 4 | 4148854 | 8.35 | 7.3318 |
| 200 | HYPER 2.5 | (none) | 4150365 | 8.32 | 7.3345 |
| 201 | HAP 3.06 | (none) | 4152560 | 8.27 | 7.3384 |
| 202 | HiP beta 1 | 1 | 4203258 | 7.15 | 7.4280 |
| 203 | Shindlet | (none) | 4205449 | 7.10 | 7.4319 |
| 204 | CA-ZIP 3.4 | (none) | 4287579 | 5.29 | 7.5770 |
| 205 | BriefLZ 1.04 | (none) | 4325818 | 4.44 | 7.6446 |
| 206 | LZRW1 | (none) | 4374010 | 3.38 | 7.7297 |
| 207 | LZ 1.0 | (none) | 4403717 | 2.72 | 7.7822 |
| 208 | SHcodec 1.0.1 | (none) | 4439593 | 1.93 | 7.8456 |
| 209 | BigCrunch 0.4a1 | (none) | 4520306 | 0.15 | 7.9883 |
| 210 | FlashMX.pdf | 4526946 | 0.00 | 8.0000 | |
| 211 | BVI 1.70 | -m4 | 4863414 | -7.43 | 8.5946 |
| 212 | SRANK 1.0 | c8 | 5237490 | -15.70 | 9.2557 |
| 213 | LCW 0.2 | -l8 -b6 | 5449060 | -20.37 | 9.6296 |
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