Crypto Benchmark on STM32H7 MCU
ARM Cortex-M7 @ 400 MHz
This benchmark conducted on STM32 Nucleo-144 development board with STM32H753ZI 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 STM32H7 series.
Cipher Algorithms
STM32H7 @ 400 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 | 2.052 MB/s | 2.005 MB/s | - | - | - | - |
| AES-128 | 8.326 MB/s | 8.305 MB/s | 4.221 MB/s | 4.244 MB/s | 4.748 MB/s | 4.719 MB/s |
| AES-192 | 7.262 MB/s | 7.326 MB/s | 3.656 MB/s | 3.672 MB/s | 4.374 MB/s | 4.349 MB/s |
| AES-256 | 6.43 MB/s | 6.548 MB/s | 3.227 MB/s | 3.239 MB/s | 4.056 MB/s | 4.035 MB/s |
| Algorithm | CBC Encrypt (Hardware) | CBC Decrypt (Hardware) | CCM Encrypt (Hardware) | CCM Decrypt (Hardware) | GCM Encrypt (Hardware) | GCM Decrypt (Hardware) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3DES | 18.867 MB/s | 18.867 MB/s | - | - | - | - |
| AES-128 | 48.309 MB/s | 47.846 MB/s | 46.948 MB/s | 46.728 MB/s | 49.261 MB/s | 48.78 MB/s |
| AES-192 | 48.309 MB/s | 47.619 MB/s | 43.29 MB/s | 43.29 MB/s | 45.454 MB/s | 45.248 MB/s |
| AES-256 | 48.309 MB/s | 47.619 MB/s | 43.29 MB/s | 43.103 MB/s | 45.454 MB/s | 45.045 MB/s |
Hash Algorithms
STM32H7 @ 400 MHz
Benchmark generated with CycloneCRYPTO 2.1.6
Compiled using ARM CC with optimization level 3
| Algorithm | Speed (Software) | Speed (Hardware) |
|---|---|---|
| MD5 | 42.194 MB/s | 106.382 MB/s |
| SHA-1 | 11.75 MB/s | 94.339 MB/s |
| SHA-224 | 11.074 MB/s | 106.382 MB/s |
| SHA-256 | 11.074 MB/s | 105.263 MB/s |
| SHA-384 | 4.488 MB/s | - |
| SHA-512 | 4.49 MB/s | - |
| SHA3-224 | 2.458 MB/s | - |
| SHA3-256 | 2.322 MB/s | - |
| SHA3-384 | 1.778 MB/s | - |
| SHA3-512 | 1.233 MB/s | - |
Signature Algorithms
STM32H7 @ 400 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) | 24.9 ms | 4.1 ms |
| RSA (2048 bits) | 130.8 ms | 14.4 ms |
| RSA (3072 bits) | 374.9 ms | 30.4 ms |
| RSA (4096 bits) | 817.3 ms | 53.3 ms |
| DSA (1024 bits) | 14.4 ms | 29.1 ms |
| DSA (2048 bits) | 65 ms | 135.1 ms |
EC Signature Algorithms
STM32H7 @ 400 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) | 57.6 ms | 72.1 ms |
| ECDSA (P-384) | 103.5 ms | 127.1 ms |
| ECDSA (P-521) | 108.6 ms | 129.4 ms |
| EdDSA (Ed25519) | 13.7 ms | 27.2 ms |
| EdDSA (Ed448) | 58.9 ms | 117.4 ms |
Key Exchange Algorithms
STM32H7 @ 400 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) | 53.4 ms | 53.2 ms |
| Diffie-Hellman (2048 bits) | 365.9 ms | 365.3 ms |
EC Key Exchange Algorithms
STM32H7 @ 400 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) | 55.7 ms | 55.5 ms |
| ECDH (P-384) | 97.4 ms | 98.4 ms |
| ECDH (P-521) | 106.2 ms | 105.9 ms |
| ECDH (X25519) | 7.7 ms | 7.7 ms |
| ECDH (X448) | 30.3 ms | 30.3 ms |