7-Zip Compression

This is a test of 7-Zip compression/decompression with its integrated benchmark feature.

To run this test with the Phoronix Test Suite, the basic command is: phoronix-test-suite benchmark compress-7zip.

Project Site

7-zip.org

Test Created

6 December 2010

Last Updated

14 May 2024

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Processor

Average Install Time

31 Seconds

Average Run Time

4 Minutes, 11 Seconds

Test Dependencies

C/C++ Compiler Toolchain + 7-Zip / p7zip

Accolades

400k+ Downloads + 30k+ Public Benchmark Results

Supported Platforms


Public Result Uploads *Reported Test Completions **Reported Installs **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEvents7-Zip Compression Popularity Statisticspts/compress-7zip2010.122011.052011.102012.032012.082013.012013.062013.112014.042014.092015.022015.072015.122016.052016.102017.032017.082018.012018.062018.112019.042019.092020.022020.072020.122021.052021.102022.032022.082023.012023.062023.112024.042024.092025.02130K260K390K520K650K
* Uploading of benchmark result data to OpenBenchmarking.org is always optional (opt-in) via the Phoronix Test Suite for users wishing to share their results publicly.
** Data based on those opting to upload their test results to OpenBenchmarking.org and users enabling the opt-in anonymous statistics reporting while running benchmarks from an Internet-connected platform.
*** Test profile page view reporting began March 2021.
Data updated weekly as of 3 February 2025.
Compression Rating50.4%Decompression Rating49.6%Test Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org

Revision History

pts/compress-7zip-1.11.0   [View Source]   Tue, 14 May 2024 19:57:58 GMT
Update against 7-Zip 24.05 upstream.

pts/compress-7zip-1.10.0   [View Source]   Wed, 31 Aug 2022 12:44:34 GMT
Update against 7-Zip 22.01 to address GCC 12 build issue with prior version.

pts/compress-7zip-1.9.0   [View Source]   Sun, 19 Jun 2022 12:57:42 GMT
Update against upstream 7-Zip 22.00.

pts/compress-7zip-1.8.0   [View Source]   Thu, 25 Nov 2021 16:35:13 GMT
Update against 7-Zip 21.06 upstream now that the 21.06 release has sources available and seems to be building nicely on Linux. Closes: https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/test-profiles/issues/213

pts/compress-7zip-1.7.1   [View Source]   Fri, 08 May 2020 19:39:52 GMT
Update download links, include build fix for newer compilers: https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/test-profiles/issues/142

pts/compress-7zip-1.7.0   [View Source]   Wed, 28 Feb 2018 14:07:14 GMT
Update against upstream 7-Zip 16.02, add Windows support.

pts/compress-7zip-1.6.2   [View Source]   Wed, 07 Sep 2016 12:00:29 GMT
Update download links

pts/compress-7zip-1.6.1   [View Source]   Thu, 08 Oct 2015 16:51:13 GMT
Update download URLs

pts/compress-7zip-1.6.0   [View Source]   Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:32:20 GMT
Update against upstream p7zip 9.20.1

pts/compress-7zip-1.5.0   [View Source]   Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:36:39 GMT
Initial import into OpenBenchmarking.org

Suites Using This Test

Compression Tests

C/C++ Compiler Tests

Multi-Core

CPU Massive

Server CPU Tests


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

7-Zip Compression 24.05

Test: Compression Rating

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 1,945 public results since 14 May 2024 with the latest data as of 3 February 2025.

Below is an overview of the generalized performance for components where there is sufficient statistically significant data based upon user-uploaded results. It is important to keep in mind particularly in the Linux/open-source space there can be vastly different OS configurations, with this overview intended to offer just general guidance as to the performance expectations.

Component
Percentile Rank
# Compatible Public Results
MIPS (Average)
100th
3
1425980 +/- 21340
100th
4
1304844 +/- 81132
100th
8
1219921 +/- 80383
100th
19
1210624 +/- 119106
99th
3
1104212 +/- 28284
99th
4
1023541 +/- 10579
99th
3
1018370 +/- 78526
99th
6
1016830 +/- 24907
98th
8
947960 +/- 22645
98th
4
899868 +/- 9330
97th
4
846712 +/- 24694
97th
8
833643 +/- 114102
97th
9
826143 +/- 38304
96th
6
799824 +/- 14181
95th
8
782439 +/- 40895
94th
3
758248 +/- 41565
94th
8
754940 +/- 39260
94th
4
751806 +/- 10724
94th
6
748863 +/- 9062
93rd
6
702712 +/- 43980
93rd
6
695946 +/- 1575
92nd
4
661308 +/- 3275
91st
3
644332 +/- 28985
91st
3
631801 +/- 10667
91st
12
630969 +/- 63834
90th
10
624384 +/- 50036
90th
4
614778 +/- 543
90th
15
612586 +/- 12803
88th
3
507917 +/- 7936
88th
4
504788 +/- 585
87th
6
464546 +/- 463
87th
4
454943 +/- 237
87th
3
452653 +/- 1406
87th
6
443674 +/- 132
85th
6
385866 +/- 2620
84th
6
358840 +/- 38269
84th
4
353836 +/- 1250
84th
4
348211 +/- 7998
83rd
8
325245 +/- 5645
83rd
3
324811 +/- 8016
82nd
4
302466 +/- 1437
82nd
6
299970 +/- 1645
81st
8
255210 +/- 2442
80th
3
222671 +/- 251
79th
4
200698 +/- 3014
76th
53
194648 +/- 13973
Mid-Tier
75th
< 191319
75th
4
187006 +/- 5928
74th
26
183222 +/- 10952
74th
25
182970 +/- 12403
74th
5
181356 +/- 4372
73rd
30
180206 +/- 15463
73rd
23
179493 +/- 2227
71st
8
177235 +/- 1302
68th
14
159933 +/- 7335
68th
6
158951 +/- 14366
67th
7
149863 +/- 11028
67th
6
149632 +/- 13375
66th
15
144492 +/- 9595
64th
15
140358 +/- 497
64th
8
140143 +/- 13456
62nd
14
129552 +/- 1064
61st
10
127377 +/- 1020
60th
5
123994 +/- 413
59th
4
119468 +/- 4821
59th
3
118876 +/- 1024
58th
4
115838 +/- 4160
58th
17
115493 +/- 4283
57th
33
112227 +/- 14756
56th
3
108899 +/- 557
56th
6
108820 +/- 923
56th
12
108707 +/- 8200
55th
7
107895 +/- 5479
53rd
9
100514 +/- 8729
52nd
4
97875 +/- 441
51st
65
94318 +/- 10141
Median
50th
93766
49th
14
92360 +/- 4165
49th
4
91648 +/- 575
47th
14
87822 +/- 918
45th
6
85284 +/- 739
45th
8
84853 +/- 3397
44th
8
84367 +/- 1799
44th
6
84280 +/- 341
44th
5
83968 +/- 132
43rd
9
82742 +/- 4546
42nd
8
81745 +/- 2285
42nd
18
81550 +/- 7456
42nd
10
81053 +/- 1073
41st
8
80180 +/- 3397
41st
3
79858 +/- 7549
40th
5
78872 +/- 4251
40th
7
78569 +/- 6955
40th
17
77871 +/- 4648
39th
9
76322 +/- 8450
38th
17
74712 +/- 6309
37th
4
71311 +/- 46
35th
3
66958 +/- 1210
34th
14
63824 +/- 3890
34th
4
63444 +/- 135
33rd
4
59877 +/- 1279
33rd
3
59700 +/- 3422
32nd
9
58911 +/- 253
31st
7
57038 +/- 457
31st
3
56643 +/- 952
30th
10
55147 +/- 1938
29th
3
54137 +/- 989
29th
4
53246 +/- 3620
29th
5
53072 +/- 848
27th
4
49359 +/- 61
27th
16
47357 +/- 2885
Low-Tier
25th
< 43969
25th
4
41630 +/- 3817
25th
5
40722 +/- 1622
24th
4
39106 +/- 2751
23rd
9
36119 +/- 483
22nd
4
34477 +/- 1001
21st
9
31480 +/- 1724
15th
4
26041 +/- 3885
15th
3
25561 +/- 407
14th
3
23872 +/- 1942
12th
4
19112 +/- 165
12th
5
18868 +/- 2007
12th
4
18293 +/- 1550
10th
27
15668 +/- 1799
8th
3
12689 +/- 1568
8th
3
11209 +/- 1383
7th
11
10480 +/- 1035
5th
18
8213 +/- 35
4th
8
7504 +/- 243
2nd
3
2534 +/- 70
Detailed Performance Overview
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Test: Compression Rating1932 Results Range From 68 To 1537228686036 MIPS68307445737886148914750892233721228122978294948153722868668184467442388215212016108245956589828276701163548307445737268338190310988368934884708399679458428430424032148461168605868491913179588522657753308553402327028584146900748614891474468645636048188676380621908707125195628737869769348768614343068799358916788830103490508860848064228891592637948922337211668953081785388983826359108101457093282810453155065481076060080268110680465398811375492277081168293801428119903837514812297829488681260527522588129127209630813220166700281352761243748138350581746814142503911881444994964908147573953862815064841123481537228686068400800120016002000

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (7-Zip Compression 24.05 - Test: Compression Rating) has an average run-time of 3 minutes. By default this test profile is set to run at least 3 times but may increase if the standard deviation exceeds pre-defined defaults or other calculations deem additional runs necessary for greater statistical accuracy of the result.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMinutesTime Required To Complete BenchmarkTest: Compression RatingRun-Time510152025Min: 1 / Avg: 2.52 / Max: 20

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 0.7%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between RunsTest: Compression RatingDeviation510152025Min: 0 / Avg: 0.74 / Max: 18

Does It Scale Well With Increasing Cores?

Yes, based on the automated analysis of the collected public benchmark data, this test / test settings does generally scale well with increasing CPU core counts. Data based on publicly available results for this test / test settings, separated by vendor, result divided by the reference CPU clock speed, grouped by matching physical CPU core count, and normalized against the smallest core count tested from each vendor for each CPU having a sufficient number of test samples and statistically significant data.

IntelAMDOpenBenchmarking.orgRelative Core Scaling To Base7-Zip Compression CPU Core ScalingTest: Compression Rating46810121416243264128192510152025

Notable Instruction Set Usage

Notable instruction set extensions supported by this test, based on an automatic analysis by the Phoronix Test Suite / OpenBenchmarking.org analytics engine.

Instruction Set
Support
Instructions Detected
SSE2 (SSE2)
Used by default on supported hardware.
 
MOVDQA PADDQ MOVDQU PUNPCKHQDQ PUNPCKLQDQ MOVD PSHUFD CVTSI2SD DIVSD MULSD COMISD SUBSD CVTTSD2SI
SSSE3 (SSSE3)
Used by default on supported hardware.
 
PSHUFB PALIGNR
Used by default on supported hardware.
Found on Intel processors since Sandy Bridge (2011).
Found on AMD processors since Bulldozer (2011).

 
VZEROUPPER
Used by default on supported hardware.
Found on Intel processors since Haswell (2013).
Found on AMD processors since Excavator (2016).

 
VINSERTI128 VEXTRACTI128 VPERM2I128 VPBROADCASTD
Used by default on supported hardware.
Found on Intel processors since at least 2010.
Found on AMD processors since Bulldozer (2011).

 
AESENC AESENCLAST AESDEC AESDECLAST
Vector AES (VAES)
Used by default on supported hardware.
Found on Intel processors since Ice Lake (2019).
Found on AMD processors since Zen 3 (2020).

 
VAESDEC VAESDECLAST VAESENC VAESENCLAST
Last automated analysis: 6 June 2024

This test profile binary relies on the shared libraries libc.so.6, libm.so.6.

Tested CPU Architectures

This benchmark has been successfully tested on the below mentioned architectures. The CPU architectures listed is where successful OpenBenchmarking.org result uploads occurred, namely for helping to determine if a given test is compatible with various alternative CPU architectures.

CPU Architecture
Kernel Identifier
Verified On
Intel / AMD x86 64-bit
x86_64
(Many Processors)
RISC-V 64-bit
riscv64
SiFive RISC-V, Spacemit X60, rv64imafdc_sscofpmf, rv64imafdch_zicntr_zicsr_zifencei_zihpm_zba_zbb_sscofpmf, rv64imafdcv
Loongson LoongArch 64-bit
loongarch64
Loongson-3A5000
ARMv8 64-bit
arm64
Apple M1, Apple M1 Pro, Apple M2, Apple M3 Pro, Apple M4
ARMv8 64-bit
aarch64
ARMv8 12-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A72 16-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A72 4-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A73 2-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A76 4-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A77 6-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-X2, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 128-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 64-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 80-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-V1, ARMv8 Neoverse-V1 64-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-V2, ARMv8 Neoverse-V2 72-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-V2 96-Core, AmpereOne, AmpereOne 192-Core, AmpereOne 72-Core, Apple, Apple M1, Qualcomm

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