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📦 MBFA — Archive Benchmark

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

Build: #264
Branch: master
Commit: 79f8a269
Date: Sat Aug 1 14:48:07 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
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incl. full corpus
MBFA wins
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best ratio per dir
Roundtrips
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all files verified
Avg MBFA ratio
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vs original dir size
Avg compress time
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MBFA ms
Avg extract time
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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