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Windows 7: Compression Performance: 7-Zip, MagicRAR, WinRAR, WinZip
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21 Mar 2013
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Windows 7 x64 x86 North Western Indianapolis |
Compression Performance: 7-Zip, MagicRAR, WinRAR, WinZip
Compression Performance: 7-Zip, MagicRAR, WinRAR, WinZip We're taking a look at the the features, performance, and compression rates of four file archiving and compression tools: the free and open source 7-Zip, the heavyweight WinRAR, the old-school WinZip, and the lesser-known MagicRAR.
Tests find the best compression software is not what you think it will be.
Read more here: Compression Performance: 7-Zip, MagicRAR, WinRAR, WinZip : Compression: Your Data, On A Diet
I was amazed which one won, and yes it is installed on all my machines.  | My System Specs |
| Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Bluethunder
OS Windows 7 x64 x86
CPU AMD Phenom II X6 1050T
Motherboard ASUS M4A77T/USB3 (AM3)
Memory G Skill F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16gb
Graphics Card Gigabyte Silent GeForce 9800 GT
Sound Card Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS
Monitor(s) Displays LG L227WTG
Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050
Keyboard IBM
Mouse Logitech Laser LED
PSU ENERMAX Liberty ELT620AWT 620W ATX12V SLI
Case Rocketfish Full Tower
Cooling COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus with push pull fans
Hard Drives ST31000528AS ATA Device
ST3250410AS ATA Device
ST3160212SCE ATA Device
ST31000528AS ATA Device
ST3320620A ATA Device
ST3320620A ATA Device
Internet Speed Never fast enough
Antivirus Avast and MSE on certian Virtual Machines
Browser Firefox
Other Info My other machine (Indianatone)
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/1UK7LitZUqfPUBDlPZSg7Hv
This machine (Bluethunder)
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/HOHBCzQyUsv3j6PVu3Qf2Fj
Chat Machine (Shadow)
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/FWdeKU0m2B3yyyG6RBZAXUD
All three of the machines are fed to three LG L227WTG @ 1680 x 1050 16:10 monitors.
Using Mouse Without Borders (Google it)
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21 Mar 2013
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#2 | |
Windows 7 Pro 64 SP1 East Bay Area, CA |
Free too! I have 7-Zip on both of mine too.
Interesting. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Compaq sr5410f case
OS Windows 7 Pro 64 SP1
CPU AMD X2 4450E @ 2.3 ghz
Motherboard Biostar MCP6P M2+
Memory 4.0 g
Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT , 512mb
Sound Card onboard
Monitor(s) Displays auria eq2367
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard logitech wave cordless
Mouse logitech LX8 cordless laser mouse
PSU 250 watts
Case Compaq
Cooling couple fans
Hard Drives 1 tb Hitachi HDT721010SLA scsi, 500 gb external
Internet Speed comcast hi speed 19 dn 8 up
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser IE10
Other Info Laptop specs: HP g7-1365dx /
CPU: AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics /
RAM: Crucial 8Gb (2x4Gb) /
SSD: Crucial M4-CT128M4SSD2 ATA Device/ FW 000F /
GFX: AMD Radeon HD 6520G /
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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24 Mar 2013
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One thing I like about WinRAR is that it never actually expires!  | | My System Specs | | |
24 Mar 2013
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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit Build 7600 / Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 Mexico |
Wow... time to replace WinRAR? I guess so... | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Assembled Desktop PC
OS Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit Build 7600 / Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3
CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Dual Core CPU @ 2.7 Ghz (Brisbane)
Motherboard PCChips A13G+ v3.0
Memory 2x2 GB DDR2 PC-5300 (667 Mhz) Kingston ValueRAM
Graphics Card XFX ATI Radeon HD 4350 GPU (512 MB + 512 MB HM)
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Driver ALC660 @ MCP61S
Monitor(s) Displays HP S2031 20" LED HD Widescreen Display Monitor
Screen Resolution 1600 x 900 px
Keyboard Microsoft Wired Keyboard Silent Key Feature
Mouse Microsoft USB Lasser Pointing Device
PSU Pixxo Transformer 850W 80+ Certification PSU
Case Compaq 5BW353 Case
Cooling Many solutions, see other info...
Hard Drives Maxtor Diamond Max 10 (160 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II Hard Disk)
Western Digital Scorpion Blue (250 GB, 5400 RPM, SATA-II External Hard Disk)
Internet Speed 2 MB
Other Info Windows Experience Index Result: 3.8 of 7.9.
Cooling solutions:
- AVC @ 2000/5000 RPM Copper Heatpipes (For Athlon 64 X2 6000+ CPU used in an Athlon 64 X2 5200+)
- Rear Fan 80 mm @ 2700 RPM for heat extraction
- Manhatan Chipset Cooler @ 4700/7200 RPM (For nVidia Chipset in MoBo)
- Foxconn @ 2500 RPM (Old Pentium III heatsink fan) in XFX ATI Radeon HD 4350
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29 Mar 2013
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Buenos Aires |
It's difficult to believe such benchmarking when they're so obviously favoring one over the others. WinRar "heavyweight"? WinZip "old school"? Seems like the guy never used neither of them.
I've been using WinRar for years, and forced to use 7Zip in work for some time too. 7Zip has nice performance and a great ratio generally, but only marginally better than WinRar, but WinRar has a LOT more options and a far better usability that makes it worthwhile. WinZip is THE standard, but technically has a lot to improve. | | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba Sattelite A665-S6092
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Intel Core i7-740QM
Memory 8 GB DDR3
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 330GT
Screen Resolution 1366x768
Cooling Coolermaster Notepal U3 notebook cooling pad
Hard Drives Samsung 840 SSD 500GB
1TB USB3 external HD
Internet Speed 3mbps ASDL
Antivirus Kaspersky Antivirus 2013
Browser Opera 12.15 x64
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