GnuPG

This test times how long it takes to encrypt a sample file using GnuPG.

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

Project Site

gnupg.org

Test Created

6 December 2010

Last Updated

5 November 2021

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Processor

Average Install Time

38 Seconds

Average Run Time

1 Minute, 25 Seconds

Test Dependencies

C/C++ Compiler Toolchain

Accolades

200k+ Downloads + 5k+ Public Benchmark Results

Supported Platforms


Public Result Uploads *Reported Test Completions **Reported Installs **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsGnuPG Popularity Statisticspts/gnupg2010.122011.052011.102012.032012.082013.012013.062013.112014.042014.092015.022015.072015.122016.052016.102017.032017.082018.012018.062018.112019.042019.092020.022020.072020.122021.052021.102022.032022.082023.012023.062023.112024.042024.0914K28K42K56K70K
* 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 10 October 2024.

Revision History

pts/gnupg-2.4.1   [View Source]   Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:58:20 GMT
Use -fcommon to avoid build issue with newer GCC per https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/test-profiles/pull/212 Closes: https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/test-profiles/pull/212

pts/gnupg-2.5.0   [View Source]   Wed, 20 Jan 2021 17:13:33 GMT
Update against latest upstream.

pts/gnupg-2.4.0   [View Source]   Wed, 07 Feb 2018 10:09:22 GMT
Update against latest GnuPG 1.4 point release to fix build problems, switch to 2GB file size

pts/gnupg-1.3.2   [View Source]   Wed, 07 Sep 2016 12:02:28 GMT
Update download links

pts/gnupg-1.3.1   [View Source]   Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:48:47 GMT
Initial import into OpenBenchmarking.org

Suites Using This Test

Cryptography

Single-Threaded


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

GnuPG 2.2.27

2.7GB Sample File Encryption

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 669 public results since 20 January 2021 with the latest data as of 22 August 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)
86th
3
55 +/- 7
77th
7
63 +/- 7
Mid-Tier
75th
> 64
66th
4
67 +/- 1
57th
8
70 +/- 2
54th
4
72 +/- 1
Median
50th
73
46th
9
74 +/- 3
46th
7
74 +/- 1
34th
8
79 +/- 2
34th
6
79 +/- 2
26th
4
86 +/- 1
26th
4
86 +/- 3
Low-Tier
25th
> 86
12th
3
102 +/- 6
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - 2.7GB Sample File Encryption669 Results Range From 4 To 956 Seconds435669712815919022125228331434537640743846950053156259362465568671774877981084187290393496580160240320400

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (GnuPG 2.2.27 - 2.7GB Sample File Encryption) has an average run-time of 6 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 Benchmark2.7GB Sample File EncryptionRun-Time714212835Min: 1 / Avg: 6.23 / Max: 31

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 1.3%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between Runs2.7GB Sample File EncryptionDeviation510152025Min: 0 / Avg: 1.3 / Max: 18

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 BaseGnuPG CPU Core Scaling2.7GB Sample File Encryption246816320.450.91.351.82.25

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.
 
MOVDQU MOVDQA COMISD CVTTSD2SI DIVSD MOVAPD SUBSD
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
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).

 
VEXTRACTI128 VINSERTI128 VPBROADCASTQ VPMASKMOVQ VPERMQ VPBROADCASTB VPBROADCASTW
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 libz.so.1, libbz2.so.1.0, libsqlite3.so.0, libgcrypt.so.20, libreadline.so.8, libassuan.so.0, libgpg-error.so.0, libc.so.6, libm.so.6, libtinfo.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)
Loongson LoongArch 64-bit
loongarch64
Loongson-3A6000-HV
ARMv7 32-bit
armv7l
ARMv7 Cortex-A72 4-Core
ARMv8 64-bit
aarch64
ARMv8 Cortex-A53 4-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A72 4-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A72 6-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1, ARMv8 Neoverse-V1, Ampere eMAG ARMv8 32-Core, Apple M2, Rockchip ARMv8 Cortex-A76 4-Core, Rockchip ARMv8 Cortex-A76 6-Core

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