computing_compression
Competition between my computers.


2nd_desktop: 

	Processor: Intel Celeron 2.40GHz @ 2.39GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: American Megatrends P1.30, Chipset: VIA PT880, Memory: 1536MB, Disk: 80GB SAMSUNG SP0842N, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 128MB (250/400MHz)

	OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-10-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 173.14.30, OpenGL: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 173.14.30, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050

3rd_desktop: 

	Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte EP45T-UD3R, Chipset: Intel 4 + ICH10R, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HDP72505, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT 1024MB (650/400MHz)

	OS: LinuxMint 11, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.41.06, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.41.06, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext2/ext3, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050

1st_notebook: 

	Processor: Intel Core i3 M 370 @ 2.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS K52Je v1.0, Chipset: Intel Core, Memory: 2816MB, Disk: 320GB Western Digital WDC WD3200BEVT-8, Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5000 512MB (750/800MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585

	OS: LinuxMint 11, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: fglrx 8.84.60, OpenGL: 4.1.10665, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768


7-Zip Compression 9.13
Compress Speed Test
MIPS > Higher Is Better
2nd_desktop .. 806  |=======
3rd_desktop .. 6721 |==========================================================
1st_notebook . 5492 |===============================================


Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5
256MB File Compression
Seconds < Lower Is Better
2nd_desktop .. 283.67 |========================================================
3rd_desktop .. 19.46  |====
1st_notebook . 29.62  |======


Gzip Compression
2GB File Compression
Seconds < Lower Is Better
2nd_desktop .. 84.24 |=========================================================
3rd_desktop .. 22.60 |===============
1st_notebook . 47.37 |================================