BZIP2
BZip2 is a famous compression format known especially on Posix systems, the bigger, more powerful brother of GZip. The 32-bit compile comes from the GnuWin32 project, and the 64-bit compile comes from HardwareHacks
bzip2, a block-sorting file compressor. Version 1.0.4, 20-Dec-2006. usage: bzip2.exe [flags and input files in any order] -h --help print this message -d --decompress force decompression -z --compress force compression -k --keep keep (don't delete) input files -f --force overwrite existing output files -t --test test compressed file integrity -c --stdout output to standard out -q --quiet suppress noncritical error messages -v --verbose be verbose (a 2nd -v gives more) -L --license display software version & license -V --version display software version & license -s --small use less memory (at most 2500k) -1 .. -9 set block size to 100k .. 900k --fast alias for -1 --best alias for -9 If invoked as `bzip2', default action is to compress. as `bunzip2', default action is to decompress. as `bzcat', default action is to decompress to stdout. If no file names are given, bzip2 compresses or decompresses from standard input to standard output. You can combine short flags, so `-v -4' means the same as -v4 or -4v, &c.
| Command | 32-bit | 64-bit | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | -15.626% | ||
bzip2 -1 |
149.729 | 128.794 | -13.982% |
bzip2 -5 |
156.859 | 130.962 | -16.510% |
bzip2 -9 |
166.552 | 139.262 | -16.385% |