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

7 June 2024

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Processor

Average Install Time

24 Seconds

Average Run Time

2 Minutes

Test Dependencies

C/C++ Compiler Toolchain

Accolades

250k+ Downloads + 5k+ Public Benchmark Results

Supported Platforms

Reported Test Completions **Reported Installs **Public Result Uploads *Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsGcrypt Library Popularity Statisticspts/gcrypt2010.122011.052011.102012.032012.082013.012013.062013.112014.042014.092015.022015.072015.122016.052016.102017.032017.082018.012018.062018.112019.042019.092020.022020.072020.122021.052021.102022.032022.082023.012023.062023.112024.042024.0920K40K60K80K100K
* 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 updated weekly as of 20 December 2024.

Revision History

pts/gcrypt-1.2.0   [View Source]   Fri, 07 Jun 2024 20:25:07 GMT
Update against latest gcrypt 1.10.3 upstream release. Closes: https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/phoronix-test-suite/issues/786

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 1.10.3

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 399 public results since 7 June 2024 with the latest data as of 20 December 2024.

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 i9-14900K
100th
9
138
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 12-Core
97th
7
139
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 8-Core
96th
8
140
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core
94th
10
141 +/- 3
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
94th
8
141
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 6-Core
91st
10
142
Intel Core i9-13900K
87th
3
143
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core
85th
6
149
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-Core
84th
5
154
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
81st
5
155
Intel Core i5-14600K
81st
9
155
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core
79th
4
156
AMD EPYC 4464P 12-Core
76th
4
157
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core
76th
5
157
Mid-Tier
75th
> 157
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core
73rd
7
158 +/- 2
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D 12-Core
73rd
7
158
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core
73rd
4
158
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16-Core
73rd
5
158
AMD EPYC 4584PX 16-Core
70th
6
159 +/- 8
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8-Core
70th
6
159
AMD EPYC 4564P 16-Core
68th
6
160 +/- 4
Intel Core i5-13600K
66th
3
163
Intel Core i5-14500
64th
8
165
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6-Core
59th
6
166
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
59th
5
166
Intel Core i5-12600K
58th
3
167
AMD EPYC 4484PX 12-Core
58th
6
167 +/- 4
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64-Cores
58th
11
167 +/- 6
AMD EPYC 4124P 4-Core
58th
4
167 +/- 2
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
56th
11
169 +/- 1
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
51st
4
170
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core
51st
11
170 +/- 1
Median
50th
170
Intel Core i3-14100
47th
5
176
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
45th
5
177
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
43rd
5
178 +/- 4
Intel Core i5-14400F
41st
9
179 +/- 1
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core
41st
5
179
Intel Core i5-13400
41st
3
179
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
41st
7
179 +/- 1
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F 6-Core
37th
6
180 +/- 1
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core
37th
5
181
Intel Core i7-1280P
34th
7
184 +/- 9
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core
34th
6
185
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
31st
3
187 +/- 1
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
31st
3
188
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8-Core
28th
5
192
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core
28th
13
195 +/- 7
2 x AMD EPYC 9374F 32-Core
28th
4
198
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
28th
4
198 +/- 1
Low-Tier
25th
> 199
2 x AMD EPYC 9184X 16-Core
23rd
4
203 +/- 1
Intel Core i9-10980XE
22nd
3
204
Intel Core i7-1185G7
19th
8
208
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
18th
5
209
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core
16th
4
210
Intel Core i7-10875H
16th
11
210 +/- 2
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-Core
13th
4
218 +/- 1
2 x AMD EPYC 9124 16-Core
12th
3
230
2 x AMD EPYC 9534 64-Core
9th
6
232 +/- 1
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
8th
3
236
AMD EPYC 7F32 8-Core
7th
4
238 +/- 1
AMD Ryzen AI 9 365
6th
3
239
2 x AMD EPYC 9734 112-Core
5th
6
286 +/- 1
AmpereOne 192-Core
2nd
4
314 +/- 7
Detailed Performance Overview
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results380 Results Range From 135 To 365 Seconds13515016518019521022524025527028530031533034536037520406080100

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (Gcrypt Library 1.10.3) has an average run-time of 10 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-Time612182430Min: 7 / Avg: 9.6 / Max: 28

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 0.1%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between RunsDeviation246810Min: 0 / Avg: 0.09 / Max: 2

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.

AMDIntelOpenBenchmarking.orgRelative Core Scaling To BaseGcrypt Library CPU Core Scaling68101214162432640.41040.82081.23121.64162.052

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: 23 August 2024

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)
ARMv8 64-bit
aarch64
AmpereOne 192-Core

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