Crypto Benchmark on STM32F7 MCU
ARM Cortex-M7 @ 216 MHz
This benchmark conducted on STM32 Nucleo-144 development board with STM32F756ZG MCU will help you in qualifying performance of CycloneCRYPTO (Crypto Library), CycloneSSL (SSL/TLS Library) and CycloneSSH (SSH Library) running on STMicroelectronics STM32F7 series.
Cipher Algorithms
STM32F7 @ 216 MHz
Benchmark generated with CycloneCRYPTO 2.1.6
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 | 1.127 MB/s | 1.089 MB/s | - | - | - | - |
| AES-128 | 4.541 MB/s | 4.518 MB/s | 2.3 MB/s | 2.315 MB/s | 2.584 MB/s | 2.579 MB/s |
| AES-192 | 3.951 MB/s | 3.982 MB/s | 1.991 MB/s | 2.002 MB/s | 2.38 MB/s | 2.375 MB/s |
| AES-256 | 3.5 MB/s | 3.557 MB/s | 1.756 MB/s | 1.765 MB/s | 2.206 MB/s | 2.202 MB/s |
| Algorithm | CBC Encrypt (Hardware) | CBC Decrypt (Hardware) | CCM Encrypt (Hardware) | CCM Decrypt (Hardware) | GCM Encrypt (Hardware) | GCM Decrypt (Hardware) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3DES | 19.88 MB/s | 19.92 MB/s | - | - | - | - |
| AES-128 | 54.054 MB/s | 53.475 MB/s | 48.309 MB/s | 49.261 MB/s | 51.813 MB/s | 51.813 MB/s |
| AES-192 | 49.019 MB/s | 48.78 MB/s | 42.194 MB/s | 41.493 MB/s | 43.859 MB/s | 44.247 MB/s |
| AES-256 | 49.019 MB/s | 48.78 MB/s | 42.372 MB/s | 41.493 MB/s | 43.668 MB/s | 44.247 MB/s |
Hash Algorithms
STM32F7 @ 216 MHz
Benchmark generated with CycloneCRYPTO 2.1.6
Compiled using ARM CC with optimization level 3
| Algorithm | Speed (Software) | Speed (Hardware) |
|---|---|---|
| MD5 | 21.739 MB/s | 149.253 MB/s |
| SHA-1 | 6.43 MB/s | 125 MB/s |
| SHA-224 | 5.931 MB/s | 147.058 MB/s |
| SHA-256 | 5.934 MB/s | 147.058 MB/s |
| SHA-384 | 2.341 MB/s | - |
| SHA-512 | 2.341 MB/s | - |
| SHA3-224 | 1.135 MB/s | - |
| SHA3-256 | 1.073 MB/s | - |
| SHA3-384 | 0.822 MB/s | - |
| SHA3-512 | 0.569 MB/s | - |
Signature Algorithms
STM32F7 @ 216 MHz
Benchmark generated with CycloneCRYPTO 2.1.6
Compiled using ARM CC with optimization level 3
| Signature | Signature Generation (Software) | Signature Verification (Software) |
|---|---|---|
| RSA (1024 bits) | 47.1 ms | 7.4 ms |
| RSA (2048 bits) | 243.7 ms | 26.5 ms |
| RSA (3072 bits) | 696.4 ms | 56.3 ms |
| RSA (4096 bits) | 1516.5 ms | 98.7 ms |
| DSA (1024 bits) | 27 ms | 54.4 ms |
| DSA (2048 bits) | 121 ms | 250.9 ms |
EC Signature Algorithms
STM32F7 @ 216 MHz
Benchmark generated with CycloneCRYPTO 2.1.6
Compiled using ARM CC with optimization level 3
| Signature | Signature Generation (Software) | Signature Verification (Software) |
|---|---|---|
| ECDSA (P-256) | 118 ms | 148 ms |
| ECDSA (P-384) | 213.9 ms | 262.4 ms |
| ECDSA (P-521) | 221.1 ms | 263.4 ms |
| EdDSA (Ed25519) | 25.3 ms | 50.2 ms |
| EdDSA (Ed448) | 108.5 ms | 216.3 ms |
Key Exchange Algorithms
STM32F7 @ 216 MHz
Benchmark generated with CycloneCRYPTO 2.1.6
Compiled using ARM CC with optimization level 3
| Algorithm | Public Key Generation (Software) | Shared Secret Computation (Software) |
|---|---|---|
| Diffie-Hellman (1024 bits) | 99.6 ms | 99.5 ms |
| Diffie-Hellman (2048 bits) | 678.8 ms | 678.7 ms |
EC Key Exchange Algorithms
STM32F7 @ 216 MHz
Benchmark generated with CycloneCRYPTO 2.1.6
Compiled using ARM CC with optimization level 3
| Algorithm | Public Key Generation (Software) | Shared Secret Computation (Software) |
|---|---|---|
| ECDH (P-256) | 114.7 ms | 114.2 ms |
| ECDH (P-384) | 201.7 ms | 203.3 ms |
| ECDH (P-521) | 216.5 ms | 216 ms |
| ECDH (X25519) | 14.4 ms | 14.4 ms |
| ECDH (X448) | 55.8 ms | 55.8 ms |