
Popular free and open source archive application, 7-Zip, has completed a major milestone leap that will be welcomed by PC power-users. Version 25.00 of the application, released via GitHub this weekend, is the first Windows release to support processing across more than 64 threads. In addition to its newfound massively parallel CPU processing support, this ‘Threadripper Edition’ offers significantly faster bzip2 compression for all users.
Before version 25.00, 7-Zip was perfectly acceptable for PC owners packing the best CPUs aimed at consumers. Its multithreaded processing capabilities comfortably coped with the likes of the Ryzen 9950X with 16C/32T, and the Core Ultra 9 285K with 24C/24T. These are the top consumer processors targeting PC DIY enthusiasts.