Crypto Benchmark on SAM4E MCU
ARM Cortex-M4F @ 120 MHz
This benchmark conducted on SAM4E Xplained Pro Evaluation Kit will help you in qualifying performance of CycloneCRYPTO (Crypto Library), CycloneSSL (SSL/TLS Library) and CycloneSSH (SSH Library) running on Microchip SAM4E MCU. Note: Microchip ATSAM4E includes Symmetric Crypto hardware acceleration. In the following comparison charts, both hardware and software performance are presented in the relevant sections.
Cipher Algorithms
SAM4E @ 120 MHz
Benchmark generated with CycloneCRYPTO 2.1.0
Compiled using ARM CC with optimization level 3
| Algorithm | CBC Encrypt (Software) | CBC Decrypt (Software) | CCM Encrypt (Software) | CCM Decrypt (Software) | GCM Encrypt (Software) | GCM Decrypt (Software) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3DES | 0.221 MB/s | 0.217 MB/s | - | - | - | - |
| AES-128 | 1.194 MB/s | 1.243 MB/s | 0.657 MB/s | 0.677 MB/s | 0.637 MB/s | 0.63 MB/s |
| AES-192 | 1.067 MB/s | 1.116 MB/s | 0.58 MB/s | 0.597 MB/s | 0.587 MB/s | 0.585 MB/s |
| AES-256 | 0.968 MB/s | 1.012 MB/s | 0.519 MB/s | 0.532 MB/s | 0.549 MB/s | 0.55 MB/s |
| Algorithm | CBC Encrypt (Hardware) | CBC Decrypt (Hardware) | CCM Encrypt (Hardware) | CCM Decrypt (Hardware) | GCM Encrypt (Hardware) | GCM Decrypt (Hardware) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3DES | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AES-128 | 22.026 MB/s | 22.026 MB/s | - | - | - | - |
| AES-192 | 21.231 MB/s | 21.186 MB/s | - | - | - | - |
| AES-256 | 20.449 MB/s | 20.408 MB/s | - | - | - | - |
Hash Algorithms
SAM4E @ 120 MHz
Benchmark generated with CycloneCRYPTO 2.1.0
Compiled using ARM CC with optimization level 3
| Algorithm | Speed (Software) | Speed (Hardware) |
|---|---|---|
| MD5 | 5.858 MB/s | - |
| SHA-1 | 1.608 MB/s | - |
| SHA-224 | 1.551 MB/s | - |
| SHA-256 | 1.551 MB/s | - |
| SHA-384 | 0.762 MB/s | - |
| SHA-512 | 0.762 MB/s | - |
| SHA3-224 | 0.34 MB/s | - |
| SHA3-256 | 0.321 MB/s | - |
| SHA3-384 | 0.246 MB/s | - |
| SHA3-512 | 0.171 MB/s | - |
Signature Algorithms
SAM4E @ 120 MHz
Benchmark generated with CycloneCRYPTO 2.1.0
Compiled using ARM CC with optimization level 3
| Signature | Signature Generation (Software) | Signature Verification (Software) |
|---|---|---|
| RSA (1024 bits) | 158.7 ms | 29.4 ms |
| RSA (2048 bits) | 836.3 ms | 109 ms |
| RSA (3072 bits) | 2390.9 ms | 234.6 ms |
| RSA (4096 bits) | 5193.7 ms | 414.7 ms |
| DSA (1024 bits) | 94 ms | 195.3 ms |
| DSA (2048 bits) | 429.8 ms | 908.4 ms |
EC Signature Algorithms
SAM4E @ 120 MHz
Benchmark generated with CycloneCRYPTO 2.1.0
Compiled using ARM CC with optimization level 3
| Signature | Signature Generation (Software) | Signature Verification (Software) |
|---|---|---|
| ECDSA (P-256) | 330.8 ms | 415.6 ms |
| ECDSA (P-384) | 603.8 ms | 749.3 ms |
| ECDSA (P-521) | 666.4 ms | 792.5 ms |
| EdDSA (Ed25519) | 73.6 ms | 145.4 ms |
| EdDSA (Ed448) | 318.4 ms | 631 ms |
Key Exchange Algorithms
SAM4E @ 120 MHz
Benchmark generated with CycloneCRYPTO 2.1.0
Compiled using ARM CC with optimization level 3
| Algorithm | Public Key Generation (Software) | Shared Secret Computation (Software) |
|---|---|---|
| Diffie-Hellman (1024 bits) | 327.1 ms | 327.4 ms |
| Diffie-Hellman (2048 bits) | 2259.1 ms | 2259.5 ms |
EC Key Exchange Algorithms
SAM4E @ 120 MHz
Benchmark generated with CycloneCRYPTO 2.1.0
Compiled using ARM CC with optimization level 3
| Algorithm | Public Key Generation (Software) | Shared Secret Computation (Software) |
|---|---|---|
| ECDH (P-256) | 318 ms | 317 ms |
| ECDH (P-384) | 570.3 ms | 579 ms |
| ECDH (P-521) | 651.1 ms | 649 ms |
| ECDH (X25519) | 41.1 ms | 41.1 ms |
| ECDH (X448) | 162.2 ms | 162.2 ms |