Crypto Benchmark on STM32G4 MCU
ARM Cortex-M4 @ 170 MHz
This benchmark conducted on STM32G484E-EVAL evaluation board with STM32G484QE MCU will help you in qualifying performance of CycloneCRYPTO (Crypto Library), CycloneSSL (TLS 1.3 / DTLS 1.2 Library), CycloneSSH (SSH Library with SCP & SFTP) and CycloneTCP (TCP/IPv4/IPv6 Stack with secure protocols like HTTPS, FTPS, MQTTS, Secure WebSocket, Secure CoAP, Secure Modbus/TCP, SNMPv3...) running on STMicroelectronics STM32G4 series.
Cipher Algorithms
STM32G4 @ 170 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 | 0.185 MB/s | 0.184 MB/s | - | - | - | - |
| AES-128 | 1.061 MB/s | 1.073 MB/s | 0.579 MB/s | 0.579 MB/s | 0.647 MB/s | 0.645 MB/s |
| AES-192 | 0.908 MB/s | 0.925 MB/s | 0.488 MB/s | 0.487 MB/s | 0.585 MB/s | 0.583 MB/s |
| AES-256 | 0.793 MB/s | 0.811 MB/s | 0.424 MB/s | 0.424 MB/s | 0.542 MB/s | 0.54 MB/s |
| Algorithm | CBC Encrypt (Hardware) | CBC Decrypt (Hardware) | CCM Encrypt (Hardware) | CCM Decrypt (Hardware) | GCM Encrypt (Hardware) | GCM Decrypt (Hardware) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3DES | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AES-128 | 24.154 MB/s | 24.271 MB/s | 13.623 MB/s | 13.44 MB/s | 21.598 MB/s | 20.964 MB/s |
| AES-192 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AES-256 | 19.646 MB/s | 19.723 MB/s | 10.822 MB/s | 10.695 MB/s | 17.889 MB/s | 17.452 MB/s |
Hash Algorithms
STM32G4 @ 170 MHz
Benchmark generated with CycloneCRYPTO 2.1.6
Compiled using ARM CC with optimization level 3
| Algorithm | Speed (Software) | Speed (Hardware) |
|---|---|---|
| MD5 | 3.663 MB/s | - |
| SHA-1 | 2.449 MB/s | - |
| SHA-224 | 2.26 MB/s | - |
| SHA-256 | 2.259 MB/s | - |
| SHA-384 | 1.153 MB/s | - |
| SHA-512 | 1.154 MB/s | - |
| SHA3-224 | 0.271 MB/s | - |
| SHA3-256 | 0.256 MB/s | - |
| SHA3-384 | 0.196 MB/s | - |
| SHA3-512 | 0.135 MB/s | - |
Signature Algorithms
STM32G4 @ 170 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) | 103.9 ms | 18 ms |
| RSA (2048 bits) | 514 ms | 65.9 ms |
| RSA (3072 bits) | 1439.1 ms | 141.3 ms |
| RSA (4096 bits) | 3096.9 ms | 249.4 ms |
| DSA (1024 bits) | 59.6 ms | 121.7 ms |
| DSA (2048 bits) | 260.7 ms | 548.1 ms |
EC Signature Algorithms
STM32G4 @ 170 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) | 253.9 ms | 318.4 ms |
| ECDSA (P-384) | 444.3 ms | 548.5 ms |
| ECDSA (P-521) | 486.5 ms | 577.4 ms |
| EdDSA (Ed25519) | 49.3 ms | 97.3 ms |
| EdDSA (Ed448) | 213.8 ms | 421.9 ms |
Key Exchange Algorithms
STM32G4 @ 170 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) | 201.7 ms | 201.8 ms |
| Diffie-Hellman (2048 bits) | 1344.7 ms | 1344.6 ms |
EC Key Exchange Algorithms
STM32G4 @ 170 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) | 244.8 ms | 244.1 ms |
| ECDH (P-384) | 417.4 ms | 422.8 ms |
| ECDH (P-521) | 473.2 ms | 472.1 ms |
| ECDH (X25519) | 27.8 ms | 27.9 ms |
| ECDH (X448) | 110.4 ms | 110.4 ms |