7zip

Title basically says it all really I have an archive made using 7zip which is password protected and I used to open it and edit it almost everyday and so I didn't think i'd need to write the password down since I used the password thats different to all my other passwords but the thing is a few...

Which one is better?

does having a powerful CPU and tons of RAM allow zipping to be significantly improved? Thanks!

How to use 7zip to optimize a file for transfer speeds? I want 7zip to make an archived folder optimized for high transfer-speeds to/from a storage drive? What settings in 7zip will produce the highest transfer rate?