Benchmark Argon2 in Libsodium, Monocypher, Konscious.Security.Cryptography, and/or Isopoh.Cryptography using BenchmarkDotNet to find suitable parameters.
- Go to the
Program.csfile and comment out (//) the libraries you don't want to benchmark. - Edit the Argon2 parameters in the
Config.csfile. - Build the project in
Releasemode. - Close programs running in the background (and plug in your charger if using a laptop).
- Run the executable as admin/root (and leave your computer alone until the benchmark is done).
- View and back up the results in the
\bin\Release\net8.0\BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts\resultsfolder.
Tip
Run the benchmark on multiple devices if possible. For example, a desktop and a laptop.
BenchmarkDotNet v0.13.12, Windows 11 (10.0.22621.3155/22H2/2022Update/SunValley2)
Intel Core i5-9600K CPU 3.70GHz (Coffee Lake), 1 CPU, 6 logical and 6 physical cores
.NET SDK 8.0.201
[Host] : .NET 8.0.2 (8.0.224.6711), X64 RyuJIT AVX2
DefaultJob : .NET 8.0.2 (8.0.224.6711), X64 RyuJIT AVX2
| Method | MemorySize | Iterations | Mean | Error | StdDev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 32 MiB | 1 | 16.26 ms | 0.323 ms | 0.385 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 32 MiB | 3 | 37.13 ms | 0.222 ms | 0.197 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 32 MiB | 6 | 69.81 ms | 0.302 ms | 0.267 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 64 MiB | 1 | 31.44 ms | 0.075 ms | 0.070 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 64 MiB | 3 | 76.07 ms | 0.111 ms | 0.099 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 64 MiB | 6 | 144.87 ms | 0.646 ms | 0.604 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 128 MiB | 1 | 65.65 ms | 0.290 ms | 0.272 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 128 MiB | 3 | 158.45 ms | 0.305 ms | 0.255 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 128 MiB | 6 | 303.28 ms | 1.166 ms | 1.033 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 256 MiB | 1 | 134.05 ms | 0.355 ms | 0.315 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 256 MiB | 3 | 330.68 ms | 0.430 ms | 0.359 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 256 MiB | 6 | 629.11 ms | 3.017 ms | 2.519 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 512 MiB | 1 | 269.15 ms | 1.899 ms | 1.586 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 512 MiB | 3 | 688.62 ms | 0.818 ms | 0.683 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 512 MiB | 6 | 1,289.81 ms | 4.065 ms | 3.394 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 768 MiB | 1 | 409.73 ms | 0.408 ms | 0.382 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 768 MiB | 3 | 1,036.60 ms | 1.974 ms | 1.846 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 768 MiB | 6 | 1,976.16 ms | 2.978 ms | 2.487 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 1 GiB | 1 | 555.99 ms | 0.508 ms | 0.450 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 1 GiB | 3 | 1,427.73 ms | 0.913 ms | 0.763 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 1 GiB | 6 | 2,674.41 ms | 1.579 ms | 1.477 ms |
| Method | MemorySize | Iterations | Mean | Error | StdDev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 32 MiB | 1 | 26.37 ms | 0.516 ms | 0.530 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 32 MiB | 3 | 70.89 ms | 0.064 ms | 0.060 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 32 MiB | 6 | 141.42 ms | 0.209 ms | 0.163 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 64 MiB | 1 | 49.47 ms | 0.029 ms | 0.024 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 64 MiB | 3 | 145.33 ms | 0.098 ms | 0.087 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 64 MiB | 6 | 288.92 ms | 0.216 ms | 0.202 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 128 MiB | 1 | 101.89 ms | 0.085 ms | 0.075 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 128 MiB | 3 | 297.82 ms | 0.165 ms | 0.129 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 128 MiB | 6 | 593.61 ms | 1.390 ms | 1.161 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 256 MiB | 1 | 208.70 ms | 0.748 ms | 0.663 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 256 MiB | 3 | 609.95 ms | 0.526 ms | 0.411 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 256 MiB | 6 | 1,210.27 ms | 0.986 ms | 0.874 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 512 MiB | 1 | 424.69 ms | 0.315 ms | 0.263 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 512 MiB | 3 | 1,249.49 ms | 3.433 ms | 2.866 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 512 MiB | 6 | 2,473.55 ms | 0.947 ms | 0.886 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 768 MiB | 1 | 643.46 ms | 0.679 ms | 0.602 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 768 MiB | 3 | 1,894.87 ms | 2.414 ms | 2.140 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 768 MiB | 6 | 3,742.12 ms | 2.535 ms | 2.117 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 1 GiB | 1 | 863.77 ms | 0.637 ms | 0.532 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 1 GiB | 3 | 2,527.08 ms | 0.526 ms | 0.439 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 1 GiB | 6 | 5,036.87 ms | 3.029 ms | 2.530 ms |
| Method | MemorySize | Iterations | Mean | Error | StdDev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konscious.Argon2id | 32 MiB | 1 | 41.16 ms | 0.195 ms | 0.182 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 32 MiB | 3 | 119.71 ms | 0.158 ms | 0.132 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 32 MiB | 6 | 237.38 ms | 0.483 ms | 0.428 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 64 MiB | 1 | 85.44 ms | 0.716 ms | 0.635 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 64 MiB | 3 | 238.64 ms | 0.465 ms | 0.435 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 64 MiB | 6 | 474.61 ms | 0.761 ms | 0.674 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 128 MiB | 1 | 190.08 ms | 1.365 ms | 1.210 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 128 MiB | 3 | 482.57 ms | 0.806 ms | 0.754 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 128 MiB | 6 | 958.35 ms | 1.363 ms | 1.275 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 256 MiB | 1 | 331.96 ms | 1.679 ms | 1.488 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 256 MiB | 3 | 974.68 ms | 1.687 ms | 1.495 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 256 MiB | 6 | 1,935.99 ms | 2.912 ms | 2.724 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 512 MiB | 1 | 669.21 ms | 2.102 ms | 1.864 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 512 MiB | 3 | 1,972.26 ms | 2.537 ms | 2.373 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 512 MiB | 6 | 3,917.41 ms | 2.698 ms | 2.392 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 768 MiB | 1 | 1,008.55 ms | 2.782 ms | 2.172 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 768 MiB | 3 | 2,985.42 ms | 2.953 ms | 2.617 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 768 MiB | 6 | 5,937.51 ms | 10.120 ms | 9.466 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 1 GiB | 1 | 1,356.23 ms | 6.741 ms | 6.306 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 1 GiB | 3 | 4,001.81 ms | 5.927 ms | 5.254 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 1 GiB | 6 | 7,951.15 ms | 6.485 ms | 5.749 ms |
| Method | MemorySize | Iterations | Mean | Error | StdDev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 32 MiB | 1 | 67.17 ms | 1.307 ms | 1.832 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 32 MiB | 3 | 163.87 ms | 2.015 ms | 1.884 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 32 MiB | 6 | 323.91 ms | 4.754 ms | 4.447 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 64 MiB | 1 | 122.73 ms | 2.081 ms | 1.947 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 64 MiB | 3 | 340.69 ms | 6.551 ms | 8.045 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 64 MiB | 6 | 635.39 ms | 1.355 ms | 1.132 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 128 MiB | 1 | 241.11 ms | 2.874 ms | 3.195 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 128 MiB | 3 | 646.84 ms | 1.249 ms | 0.975 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 128 MiB | 6 | 1,289.58 ms | 2.407 ms | 2.010 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 256 MiB | 1 | 450.25 ms | 4.724 ms | 3.945 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 256 MiB | 3 | 1,319.16 ms | 6.722 ms | 6.288 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 256 MiB | 6 | 2,633.85 ms | 4.751 ms | 4.444 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 512 MiB | 1 | 889.61 ms | 3.468 ms | 3.244 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 512 MiB | 3 | 2,662.51 ms | 4.301 ms | 4.023 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 512 MiB | 6 | 5,314.12 ms | 10.544 ms | 9.347 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 768 MiB | 1 | 1,327.93 ms | 2.333 ms | 2.068 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 768 MiB | 3 | 3,995.75 ms | 10.862 ms | 10.160 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 768 MiB | 6 | 8,016.83 ms | 9.086 ms | 7.588 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 1 GiB | 1 | 1,800.93 ms | 18.936 ms | 14.784 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 1 GiB | 3 | 5,374.73 ms | 8.866 ms | 8.294 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 1 GiB | 6 | 10,825.22 ms | 59.007 ms | 55.195 ms |
BenchmarkDotNet v0.13.12, macOS Sonoma 14.4 (23E214) [Darwin 23.4.0]
Apple M1, 1 CPU, 8 logical and 8 physical cores
.NET SDK 8.0.204
[Host] : .NET 8.0.4 (8.0.424.16909), Arm64 RyuJIT AdvSIMD
DefaultJob : .NET 8.0.4 (8.0.424.16909), Arm64 RyuJIT AdvSIMD
| Method | MemorySize | Iterations | Mean | Error | StdDev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 32 MiB | 1 | 14.94 ms | 0.023 ms | 0.021 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 32 MiB | 3 | 42.04 ms | 0.025 ms | 0.021 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 32 MiB | 6 | 82.47 ms | 0.057 ms | 0.051 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 64 MiB | 1 | 31.28 ms | 0.092 ms | 0.086 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 64 MiB | 3 | 89.27 ms | 0.349 ms | 0.326 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 64 MiB | 6 | 177.19 ms | 0.876 ms | 0.820 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 128 MiB | 1 | 65.76 ms | 0.350 ms | 0.328 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 128 MiB | 3 | 188.29 ms | 0.848 ms | 0.662 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 128 MiB | 6 | 373.34 ms | 1.742 ms | 1.455 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 256 MiB | 1 | 136.62 ms | 1.205 ms | 1.127 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 256 MiB | 3 | 392.14 ms | 0.419 ms | 0.327 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 256 MiB | 6 | 777.58 ms | 2.207 ms | 1.723 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 512 MiB | 1 | 279.59 ms | 2.914 ms | 2.725 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 512 MiB | 3 | 815.10 ms | 8.231 ms | 7.699 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 512 MiB | 6 | 1,615.96 ms | 11.496 ms | 10.753 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 768 MiB | 1 | 426.70 ms | 3.671 ms | 3.434 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 768 MiB | 3 | 1,242.09 ms | 5.894 ms | 5.514 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 768 MiB | 6 | 2,464.89 ms | 16.922 ms | 15.829 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 1 GiB | 1 | 577.60 ms | 5.148 ms | 4.815 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 1 GiB | 3 | 1,663.32 ms | 9.274 ms | 8.675 ms |
| Libsodium.Argon2id | 1 GiB | 6 | 3,300.27 ms | 21.562 ms | 20.170 ms |
| Method | MemorySize | Iterations | Mean | Error | StdDev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 32 MiB | 1 | 125.8 ms | 1.02 ms | 0.96 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 32 MiB | 3 | 359.7 ms | 2.21 ms | 2.06 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 32 MiB | 6 | 719.3 ms | 0.81 ms | 0.63 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 64 MiB | 1 | 249.7 ms | 1.36 ms | 1.27 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 64 MiB | 3 | 727.3 ms | 2.69 ms | 2.24 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 64 MiB | 6 | 1,445.4 ms | 10.90 ms | 9.10 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 128 MiB | 1 | 502.0 ms | 4.59 ms | 4.29 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 128 MiB | 3 | 1,460.3 ms | 3.18 ms | 2.66 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 128 MiB | 6 | 2,902.7 ms | 2.37 ms | 1.85 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 256 MiB | 1 | 1,038.3 ms | 10.93 ms | 10.22 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 256 MiB | 3 | 3,004.2 ms | 14.24 ms | 13.32 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 256 MiB | 6 | 5,934.1 ms | 8.71 ms | 6.80 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 512 MiB | 1 | 2,074.0 ms | 3.77 ms | 3.35 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 512 MiB | 3 | 5,999.3 ms | 29.20 ms | 25.89 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 512 MiB | 6 | 11,860.7 ms | 99.90 ms | 93.44 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 768 MiB | 1 | 3,121.3 ms | 19.02 ms | 17.79 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 768 MiB | 3 | 9,061.2 ms | 6.59 ms | 6.16 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 768 MiB | 6 | 18,056.4 ms | 142.48 ms | 133.27 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 1 GiB | 1 | 4,152.4 ms | 6.94 ms | 6.49 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 1 GiB | 3 | 12,082.7 ms | 145.81 ms | 136.39 ms |
| Monocypher.Argon2id | 1 GiB | 6 | 23,784.5 ms | 163.53 ms | 152.97 ms |
| Method | MemorySize | Iterations | Mean | Error | StdDev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konscious.Argon2id | 32 MiB | 1 | 38.49 ms | 0.109 ms | 0.097 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 32 MiB | 3 | 110.77 ms | 0.437 ms | 0.408 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 32 MiB | 6 | 219.16 ms | 0.624 ms | 0.553 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 64 MiB | 1 | 78.01 ms | 0.324 ms | 0.303 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 64 MiB | 3 | 225.99 ms | 1.176 ms | 1.100 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 64 MiB | 6 | 446.08 ms | 3.118 ms | 2.917 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 128 MiB | 1 | 158.09 ms | 0.939 ms | 0.878 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 128 MiB | 3 | 460.05 ms | 3.360 ms | 3.143 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 128 MiB | 6 | 910.16 ms | 4.817 ms | 4.506 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 256 MiB | 1 | 319.78 ms | 1.854 ms | 1.735 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 256 MiB | 3 | 922.34 ms | 1.454 ms | 1.360 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 256 MiB | 6 | 1,825.25 ms | 1.388 ms | 1.230 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 512 MiB | 1 | 649.95 ms | 1.900 ms | 1.684 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 512 MiB | 3 | 1,876.59 ms | 2.669 ms | 2.497 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 512 MiB | 6 | 3,726.51 ms | 28.166 ms | 26.347 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 768 MiB | 1 | 990.51 ms | 10.592 ms | 9.907 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 768 MiB | 3 | 2,847.02 ms | 24.236 ms | 22.671 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 768 MiB | 6 | 5,661.55 ms | 40.313 ms | 37.709 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 1 GiB | 1 | 1,325.72 ms | 13.766 ms | 12.877 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 1 GiB | 3 | 3,821.70 ms | 35.343 ms | 33.060 ms |
| Konscious.Argon2id | 1 GiB | 6 | 7,486.17 ms | 32.776 ms | 25.590 ms |
| Method | MemorySize | Iterations | Mean | Error | StdDev | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 32 MiB | 1 | 41.46 ms | 0.674 ms | 1.144 ms | 41.02 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 32 MiB | 3 | 108.74 ms | 0.591 ms | 0.553 ms | 108.77 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 32 MiB | 6 | 213.29 ms | 2.806 ms | 2.343 ms | 212.50 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 64 MiB | 1 | 85.51 ms | 1.681 ms | 2.900 ms | 86.79 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 64 MiB | 3 | 222.40 ms | 0.646 ms | 0.604 ms | 222.36 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 64 MiB | 6 | 438.00 ms | 0.773 ms | 0.723 ms | 437.83 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 128 MiB | 1 | 167.42 ms | 3.345 ms | 6.116 ms | 169.90 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 128 MiB | 3 | 459.06 ms | 2.496 ms | 2.335 ms | 458.12 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 128 MiB | 6 | 920.57 ms | 5.327 ms | 4.983 ms | 920.04 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 256 MiB | 1 | 321.55 ms | 3.257 ms | 2.720 ms | 321.37 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 256 MiB | 3 | 953.90 ms | 1.791 ms | 1.587 ms | 953.80 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 256 MiB | 6 | 1,904.65 ms | 13.461 ms | 12.592 ms | 1,900.45 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 512 MiB | 1 | 717.74 ms | 14.202 ms | 26.675 ms | 728.49 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 512 MiB | 3 | 1,990.66 ms | 37.234 ms | 34.829 ms | 1,986.92 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 512 MiB | 6 | 3,966.58 ms | 48.672 ms | 45.528 ms | 3,964.78 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 768 MiB | 1 | 1,072.28 ms | 20.810 ms | 31.780 ms | 1,085.03 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 768 MiB | 3 | 3,057.95 ms | 33.916 ms | 31.725 ms | 3,070.98 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 768 MiB | 6 | 6,022.12 ms | 28.323 ms | 23.651 ms | 6,021.83 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 1 GiB | 1 | 1,461.72 ms | 28.951 ms | 37.645 ms | 1,472.07 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 1 GiB | 3 | 4,128.55 ms | 9.926 ms | 8.288 ms | 4,127.23 ms |
| Isopoh.Argon2id | 1 GiB | 6 | 8,188.90 ms | 80.073 ms | 74.901 ms | 8,180.37 ms |