Crypto Benchmark on S32K1 MCU
ARM Cortex-M4 @ 80 MHz
This benchmark conducted on S32K148-EVB-Q176 evaluation board with S32K148 MCU will help you in qualifying performance of CycloneCRYPTO (Crypto Library), CycloneSSL (SSL/TLS Library) and CycloneSSH (SSH Library) running on NXP S32K1 MCU. Note: NXP S32K1 includes Symmetric Crypto hardware acceleration. In the following comparison charts, both hardware and software performance are presented in the relevant sections.
Cipher Algorithms
NXP S32K1 @ 80 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 | 0.193 MB/s | 0.193 MB/s | - | - | - | - |
| AES-128 | 0.934 MB/s | 0.871 MB/s | 0.45 MB/s | 0.486 MB/s | 0.447 MB/s | 0.459 MB/s |
| AES-192 | 0.828 MB/s | 0.783 MB/s | 0.4 MB/s | 0.425 MB/s | 0.419 MB/s | 0.43 MB/s |
| AES-256 | 0.744 MB/s | 0.707 MB/s | 0.359 MB/s | 0.379 MB/s | 0.395 MB/s | 0.405 MB/s |
| Algorithm | CBC Encrypt (Hardware) | CBC Decrypt (Hardware) | CCM Encrypt (Hardware) | CCM Decrypt (Hardware) | GCM Encrypt (Hardware) | GCM Decrypt (Hardware) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3DES | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AES-128 | 3.081 MB/s | 3.071 MB/s | - | - | - | - |
| AES-192 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AES-256 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hash Algorithms
NXP S32K1 @ 80 MHz
Benchmark generated with CycloneCRYPTO 2.1.0
Compiled using ARM CC with optimization level 3
| Algorithm | Speed (Software) | Speed (Hardware) |
|---|---|---|
| MD5 | 5.422 MB/s | - |
| SHA-1 | 1.143 MB/s | - |
| SHA-224 | 1.132 MB/s | - |
| SHA-256 | 1.137 MB/s | - |
| SHA-384 | 0.538 MB/s | - |
| SHA-512 | 0.538 MB/s | - |
| SHA3-224 | 0.31 MB/s | - |
| SHA3-256 | 0.286 MB/s | - |
| SHA3-384 | 0.225 MB/s | - |
| SHA3-512 | 0.156 MB/s | - |
Signature Algorithms
NXP S32K1 @ 80 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) | 204.6 ms | 39 ms |
| RSA (2048 bits) | 1068.9 ms | 143.7 ms |
| RSA (3072 bits) | 3038.7 ms | 309.2 ms |
| RSA (4096 bits) | 6580 ms | 547.1 ms |
| DSA (1024 bits) | 120.8 ms | 252.2 ms |
| DSA (2048 bits) | 549.9 ms | 1165.6 ms |
EC Signature Algorithms
NXP S32K1 @ 80 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) | 416.3 ms | 522.9 ms |
| ECDSA (P-384) | 775.6 ms | 961.8 ms |
| ECDSA (P-521) | 837.2 ms | 994 ms |
| EdDSA (Ed25519) | 103.6 ms | 204.8 ms |
| EdDSA (Ed448) | 452.5 ms | 898.3 ms |
Key Exchange Algorithms
NXP S32K1 @ 80 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) | 413.7 ms | 414 ms |
| Diffie-Hellman (2048 bits) | 2842.9 ms | 2843.5 ms |
EC Key Exchange Algorithms
NXP S32K1 @ 80 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) | 400.3 ms | 399.1 ms |
| ECDH (P-384) | 734 ms | 745.3 ms |
| ECDH (P-521) | 818.5 ms | 815.8 ms |
| ECDH (X25519) | 57.9 ms | 57.9 ms |
| ECDH (X448) | 231.3 ms | 231.3 ms |