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📦 MBFA — Archive Benchmark

MidManStudio | Multi-file archive compression vs zip / tar.gz / tar.zst / tar.xz / tar.br

Build: #128
Branch: master
Commit: e17cd93d
Date: Fri Mar 13 17:05:46 UTC 2026
Archive benchmark tests MBFA's multi-file archiving against standard archive formats across five directory types: source code, prose text, JSON/CSV data, binary/media, and a mixed directory. A full-corpus test exercises block grouping across all file types together.

What's being measured: final archive size (lower % = better), compress time (C ms), decompress / extract time (D ms), and a full roundtrip verification — every extracted file is byte-diffed against its original. RT PASS means all files extracted exactly. Competing formats: MBFA, zip, tar.gz, tar.zst, tar.xz, tar.br.
Directories tested
incl. full corpus
MBFA wins
best ratio per dir
Roundtrips
all files verified
Avg MBFA ratio
vs original dir size
Avg compress time
MBFA ms
Avg extract time
MBFA ms
Results by Directory
MBFA
zip
tar.gz
tar.zst
tar.xz
tar.br
C = compress ms   D = extract ms

💡 Click any row for a full timing and size breakdown

Directory Files Original MBFA zip tar.gz tar.zst tar.xz tar.br RT Bars