Gcrypt Library

Libgcrypt is a general purpose cryptographic library developed as part of the GnuPG project. This is a benchmark of libgcrypt's integrated benchmark and is measuring the time to run the benchmark command with a cipher/mac/hash repetition count set for 50 times as simple, high level look at the overall crypto performance of the system under test.

To run this test with the Phoronix Test Suite, the basic command is: phoronix-test-suite benchmark gcrypt.

Project Site

gnupg.org

Source Repository

github.com

Test Created

6 December 2010

Last Updated

6 December 2021

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Processor

Average Install Time

25 Seconds

Average Run Time

2 Minutes

Test Dependencies

C/C++ Compiler Toolchain

Accolades

200k+ Downloads + 5k+ Public Benchmark Results

Supported Platforms

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* Uploading of benchmark result data to OpenBenchmarking.org is always optional (opt-in) via the Phoronix Test Suite for users wishing to share their results publicly.
** Data based on those opting to upload their test results to OpenBenchmarking.org and users enabling the opt-in anonymous statistics reporting while running benchmarks from an Internet-connected platform.
*** Test profile page view reporting began March 2021.
Data current as of 21 November 2022.

Revision History

pts/gcrypt-1.1.3   [View Source]   Mon, 06 Dec 2021 19:43:25 GMT
Fix install-exit-status handling.

pts/gcrypt-1.1.2   [View Source]   Mon, 01 Feb 2021 16:37:37 GMT
Update against libgcrypt 1.9.1 for recent security release from GnuPG project.

pts/gcrypt-1.1.1   [View Source]   Thu, 21 Jan 2021 15:04:57 GMT
Un-deprecate the test profile with the latest release seeming to be working out well now across a range of systems.

pts/gcrypt-1.1.0   [View Source]   Wed, 20 Jan 2021 17:13:20 GMT
Update against latest upstream.

pts/gcrypt-1.0.5   [View Source]   Fri, 29 Jun 2018 12:04:16 GMT
Add install-exit-status support.

pts/gcrypt-1.0.4   [View Source]   Sat, 07 Apr 2018 20:10:05 GMT
Deprecate this test profile since its old, rarely used, and not building nicely on modern systems.

pts/gcrypt-1.0.3   [View Source]   Sun, 10 Aug 2014 12:12:32 GMT
Updated download links plus build fix for Debian on ARM by Michael Schloh.

pts/gcrypt-1.0.2   [View Source]   Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:18:30 GMT
Fix for gcrypt building on some systems due to gpg error libs. Patch provided by Ed Swarthout.

pts/gcrypt-1.0.1   [View Source]   Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:10:48 GMT
Gcrypt works on BSD.

pts/gcrypt-1.0.0   [View Source]   Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:48:13 GMT
Initial import into OpenBenchmarking.org

Suites Using This Test

Cryptography


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

Gcrypt Library 1.9

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 3,812 public results since 20 January 2021 with the latest data as of 23 November 2022.

Below is an overview of the generalized performance for components where there is sufficient statistically significant data based upon user-uploaded results. It is important to keep in mind particularly in the Linux/open-source space there can be vastly different OS configurations, with this overview intended to offer just general guidance as to the performance expectations.

Component
Percentile Rank
# Compatible Public Results
Seconds (Average)
Intel Core i9-12900K
100th
11
151 +/- 1
Intel Core i9-11900K
100th
5
163 +/- 10
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core
100th
16
171 +/- 3
Intel Core i5-11600K
99th
5
173 +/- 3
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core
99th
5
173 +/- 4
Intel Core i9-10900K
99th
9
175 +/- 1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
99th
3
175 +/- 1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
99th
4
176 +/- 1
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8-Core
98th
6
180 +/- 1
Intel Core i9-9900K
98th
3
180
Intel Core i9-9900KS
98th
3
181 +/- 1
Intel Xeon E-2288G
98th
8
181
Intel Core i9-10885H
98th
11
183 +/- 2
Intel Core i7-8086K
97th
7
185 +/- 7
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core
97th
19
186 +/- 21
Intel Core i5-10600K
97th
3
186
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT 8-Core
97th
10
187 +/- 2
Intel Core i9-10980XE
97th
18
191 +/- 3
Intel Core i7-8700K
97th
3
192
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core
97th
7
192 +/- 23
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12-Core
96th
7
194 +/- 3
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core
96th
7
196 +/- 4
Intel Core i7-7900X
96th
3
196
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core
96th
8
198 +/- 1
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6-Core
96th
7
198 +/- 2
Intel Core i7-1165G7
96th
9
198 +/- 3
Intel Core i7-7740K
95th
6
199 +/- 1
Intel Core i7-7700K
95th
3
200
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core
95th
3
200
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core
95th
6
201 +/- 3
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 4-Core
94th
7
202 +/- 1
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core
94th
9
202 +/- 2
Intel Core i3-10100
93rd
3
209 +/- 1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
93rd
4
210 +/- 12
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-Core
93rd
27
211 +/- 23
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 16-Core
93rd
3
211
Intel Core i9-7980XE
93rd
5
212 +/- 1
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
93rd
3
212 +/- 1
Intel Core i5-7600K
92nd
6
216 +/- 1
Intel Core i7-4790K
92nd
3
216
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 32-Core
92nd
7
217 +/- 1
Intel Core i7-8565U
92nd
8
217 +/- 3
Intel Core i5-10210U
92nd
18
217 +/- 2
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
91st
15
218 +/- 1
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v6
91st
6
218 +/- 2
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
91st
7
220 +/- 2
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24-Core
91st
3
221 +/- 1
AMD EPYC 7F32 8-Core
91st
4
221 +/- 2
Intel Core i5-12600K
91st
4
221 +/- 32
Intel Core i5-9400F
91st
4
222 +/- 1
AMD EPYC 7F52 16-Core
90th
4
224
2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
90th
3
226
Intel Core i5-8400
90th
9
227 +/- 1
Intel Core i7-8550U
90th
4
228 +/- 2
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
90th
7
228 +/- 1
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Eight-Core
90th
4
228 +/- 1
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Eight-Core
89th
8
230 +/- 1
Intel Celeron G6900
89th
4
231 +/- 1
2 x Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
89th
7
232 +/- 1
Intel Core i3-7100
89th
7
232 +/- 1
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
88th
3
233
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
88th
4
233 +/- 2
2 x AMD EPYC 7F72 24-Core
88th
6
233
Intel Xeon Gold 6226R
88th
6
234 +/- 3
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
88th
3
234 +/- 1
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
88th
3
234 +/- 1
Intel Core i7-1065G7
88th
11
235 +/- 1
AMD EPYC 7763 64-Core
88th
6
236 +/- 4
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Six-Core
87th
7
237 +/- 14
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
87th
5
238 +/- 4
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
87th
4
242 +/- 3
Intel Core i7-6800K
87th
3
242
Intel Core i7-4770K
87th
3
243
Intel Core i7-5775C
87th
4
246
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
86th
9
249 +/- 2
Intel Core i3-8100
86th
7
250
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3
86th
6
250 +/- 1
Intel Core i5-4670
86th
7
250 +/- 1
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
86th
10
251 +/- 1
Intel Core i5-6500
85th
9
252 +/- 1
2 x AMD EPYC 7742 64-Core
85th
4
257 +/- 2
Intel Core i5-1035G1
85th
4
258 +/- 1
Intel Core i7-5960X
85th
3
258 +/- 1
AMD EPYC 7702 64-Core
84th
6
259 +/- 1
Apple M2
84th
6
259 +/- 2
Intel Core i7-3770K
80th
4
267 +/- 10
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
80th
6
267 +/- 4
Intel Core i7-4960X
77th
3
269
Mid-Tier
75th
> 270
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
72nd
3
273 +/- 1
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Eight-Core
71st
10
275 +/- 2
Intel Core i3-4130
68th
4
281 +/- 1
Intel Xeon Silver 4216
68th
9
282 +/- 1
Intel Core i7-5600U
68th
3
286
AMD EPYC 7601 32-Core
68th
3
288 +/- 2
2 x AMD EPYC 7601 32-Core
68th
3
288 +/- 1
Intel Core i5-3470
67th
3
295
Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5
67th
4
301
AMD EPYC 7551 32-Core
67th
3
303 +/- 1
Intel Core i5-6300U
66th
3
310
Intel Core i7-2700K
66th
3
312 +/- 1
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core
64th
4
327 +/- 1
Median
50th
359
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
14th
6
485 +/- 1
Low-Tier
25th
> 400
Ampere eMAG ARMv8 32-Core
7th
7
513 +/- 3
4 x AMD Opteron 8378
7th
6
522 +/- 1
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4
2nd
3
536 +/- 1
ARMv8 Cortex-A72 4-Core
1st
9
806 +/- 78
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results3811 Results Range From 149 To 1772 Seconds149189229269309349389429469509549589629669709749789829869909949989102910691109114911891229126913091349138914291469150915491589162916691709174917892004006008001000

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (Gcrypt Library 1.9) has an average run-time of 18 minutes. By default this test profile is set to run at least 3 times but may increase if the standard deviation exceeds pre-defined defaults or other calculations deem additional runs necessary for greater statistical accuracy of the result.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMinutesTime Required To Complete BenchmarkRun-Time918273645Min: 7 / Avg: 17.84 / Max: 41

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 0.2%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between RunsDeviation246810Min: 0 / Avg: 0.19 / Max: 3

Does It Scale Well With Increasing Cores?

No, based on the automated analysis of the collected public benchmark data, this test / test settings does not generally scale well with increasing CPU core counts. Data based on publicly available results for this test / test settings, separated by vendor, result divided by the reference CPU clock speed, grouped by matching physical CPU core count, and normalized against the smallest core count tested from each vendor for each CPU having a sufficient number of test samples and statistically significant data.

IntelAMDOpenBenchmarking.orgRelative Core Scaling To BaseGcrypt Library CPU Core Scaling2468121632640.46250.9251.38751.852.3125

Notable Instruction Set Usage

Notable instruction set extensions supported by this test, based on an automatic analysis by the Phoronix Test Suite / OpenBenchmarking.org analytics engine.

Instruction Set
Support
Instructions Detected
SSE2 (SSE2)
Used by default on supported hardware.
 
CVTSI2SD DIVSD MULSD MOVDQA MOVDQU
Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Requires passing a supported compiler/build flag (verified with targets: sandybridge, skylake, tigerlake, cascadelake, sapphirerapids, alderlake, znver2, znver3).
Found on Intel processors since Sandy Bridge (2011).
Found on AMD processors since Bulldozer (2011).
 
VINSERTF128 VZEROUPPER VEXTRACTF128
Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Requires passing a supported compiler/build flag (verified with targets: skylake, tigerlake, cascadelake, sapphirerapids, alderlake, znver2, znver3).
Found on Intel processors since Haswell (2013).
Found on AMD processors since Excavator (2016).
 
VPBROADCASTB VPERMQ VINSERTI128 VEXTRACTI128 VPBROADCASTD VPBROADCASTW VPBROADCASTQ
Advanced Vector Extensions 512 (AVX512)
Requires passing a supported compiler/build flag (verified with targets: cascadelake, sapphirerapids).
 
(ZMM REGISTER USE)
The test / benchmark does honor compiler flag changes.
Last automated analysis: 17 January 2022

This test profile binary relies on the shared libraries libgcrypt.so.20, libgpg-error.so.0, libc.so.6.

Tested CPU Architectures

This benchmark has been successfully tested on the below mentioned architectures. The CPU architectures listed is where successful OpenBenchmarking.org result uploads occurred, namely for helping to determine if a given test is compatible with various alternative CPU architectures.

CPU Architecture
Kernel Identifier
Verified On
Intel / AMD x86 64-bit
x86_64
(Many Processors)
IBM Z
s390x
(Many Processors)
ARMv8 64-bit
aarch64
ARMv8 Cortex-A57 4-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A72 4-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1, ARMv8 Neoverse-V1, Ampere Altra ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 160-Core, Ampere eMAG ARMv8 32-Core, Apple M2, Intel Core i7-9750H

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1 System - 20 Benchmark Results

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