Crypto Benchmark on Tiva TM4C129 MCU
ARM Cortex-M4 @ 120 MHz
This benchmark conducted on EK-TM4C1294XL LaunchPad evaluation kit with TM4C129 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 TI Tiva TM4C129 series.
Cipher Algorithms
Tiva TM4C129 @ 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 | 0.153 MB/s | 0.147 MB/s | - | - | - | - |
| AES-128 | 0.758 MB/s | 0.741 MB/s | 0.407 MB/s | 0.406 MB/s | 0.488 MB/s | 0.487 MB/s |
| AES-192 | 0.656 MB/s | 0.644 MB/s | 0.347 MB/s | 0.346 MB/s | 0.443 MB/s | 0.442 MB/s |
| AES-256 | 0.578 MB/s | 0.57 MB/s | 0.302 MB/s | 0.302 MB/s | 0.405 MB/s | 0.404 MB/s |
| Algorithm | CBC Encrypt (Hardware) | CBC Decrypt (Hardware) | CCM Encrypt (Hardware) | CCM Decrypt (Hardware) | GCM Encrypt (Hardware) | GCM Decrypt (Hardware) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3DES | 10.764 MB/s | 10.799 MB/s | - | - | - | - |
| AES-128 | 13.458 MB/s | 13.422 MB/s | - | - | 12.69 MB/s | 12.706 MB/s |
| AES-192 | 12.853 MB/s | 12.82 MB/s | - | - | 12.135 MB/s | 12.195 MB/s |
| AES-256 | 12.345 MB/s | 12.315 MB/s | - | - | 11.682 MB/s | 11.723 MB/s |
Hash Algorithms
Tiva TM4C129 @ 120 MHz
Benchmark generated with CycloneCRYPTO 2.1.0
Compiled using ARM CC with optimization level 3
| Algorithm | Speed (Software) | Speed (Hardware) |
|---|---|---|
| MD5 | 5.181 MB/s | 39.682 MB/s |
| SHA-1 | 1.035 MB/s | 39.062 MB/s |
| SHA-224 | 1.172 MB/s | 38.167 MB/s |
| SHA-256 | 1.172 MB/s | 38.167 MB/s |
| SHA-384 | 0.731 MB/s | - |
| SHA-512 | 0.731 MB/s | - |
| SHA3-224 | 0.558 MB/s | - |
| SHA3-256 | 0.527 MB/s | - |
| SHA3-384 | 0.404 MB/s | - |
| SHA3-512 | 0.28 MB/s | - |
Signature Algorithms
Tiva TM4C129 @ 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) | 158.2 ms | 27.6 ms |
| RSA (2048 bits) | 799.8 ms | 98 ms |
| DSA (1024 bits) | 91.9 ms | 187.6 ms |
| DSA (2048 bits) | 402.7 ms | 843.5 ms |
EC Signature Algorithms
Tiva TM4C129 @ 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) | 360.9 ms | 452.4 ms |
| ECDSA (P-384) | 636.2 ms | 784 ms |
| ECDSA (P-521) | 664 ms | 787.1 ms |
| EdDSA (Ed25519) | 80.7 ms | 157.6 ms |
| EdDSA (Ed448) | 357.1 ms | 698.3 ms |
Key Exchange Algorithms
Tiva TM4C129 @ 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) | 317 ms | 317.2 ms |
| Diffie-Hellman (2048 bits) | 2130.6 ms | 2130.7 ms |
EC Key Exchange Algorithms
Tiva TM4C129 @ 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) | 348.6 ms | 347.3 ms |
| ECDH (P-384) | 598.7 ms | 606.6 ms |
| ECDH (P-521) | 646.3 ms | 644.3 ms |
| ECDH (X25519) | 43.5 ms | 43.5 ms |
| ECDH (X448) | 174.2 ms | 174.2 ms |