# Comparing CPU/SOC performance?

**URL:** <https://forum.openwrt.org/t/comparing-cpu-soc-performance/36115>\
**Category:** Hardware Questions and Recommendations\
**Created:** [April 29, 2019, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/comparing-cpu-soc-performance/36115 "2019-04-29T17:29:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![LGA1150](https://forum.openwrt.org/user_avatar/forum.openwrt.org/lga1150/32/4636_2.png) [@LGA1150](https://forum.openwrt.org/u/LGA1150)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/comparing-cpu-soc-performance/36115/20 "2019-09-19T18:33:56Z")

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`openssl engine -pre DUMP_INFO devcrypto` detects the qce driver as software crypto driver:

```
root@OpenWrt:~# openssl engine -pre DUMP_INFO devcrypto
(devcrypto) /dev/crypto engine
Information about ciphers supported by the /dev/crypto engine:
Cipher DES-CBC, NID=31, /dev/crypto info: id=1, driver=cbc-des-qce (software)
Cipher DES-EDE3-CBC, NID=44, /dev/crypto info: id=2, driver=cbc-3des-qce (software)
Cipher BF-CBC, NID=91, /dev/crypto info: id=3, CIOCGSESSION (session open call) failed
Cipher CAST5-CBC, NID=108, /dev/crypto info: id=4, CIOCGSESSION (session open call) failed
Cipher AES-128-CBC, NID=419, /dev/crypto info: id=11, driver=cbc-aes-qce (software)
Cipher AES-192-CBC, NID=423, /dev/crypto info: id=11, driver=cbc-aes-qce (software)
Cipher AES-256-CBC, NID=427, /dev/crypto info: id=11, driver=cbc-aes-qce (software)
Cipher RC4, NID=5, /dev/crypto info: id=12, CIOCGSESSION (session open call) failed
Cipher AES-128-CTR, NID=904, /dev/crypto info: id=21, driver=ctr-aes-qce (software)
Cipher AES-192-CTR, NID=905, /dev/crypto info: id=21, driver=ctr-aes-qce (software)
Cipher AES-256-CTR, NID=906, /dev/crypto info: id=21, driver=ctr-aes-qce (software)
Cipher AES-128-ECB, NID=418, /dev/crypto info: id=23, driver=ecb-aes-qce (software)
Cipher AES-192-ECB, NID=422, /dev/crypto info: id=23, driver=ecb-aes-qce (software)
Cipher AES-256-ECB, NID=426, /dev/crypto info: id=23, driver=ecb-aes-qce (software)

Information about digests supported by the /dev/crypto engine:
Digest MD5, NID=4, /dev/crypto info: id=13, driver=md5-generic (software), CIOCCPHASH capable
Digest SHA1, NID=64, /dev/crypto info: id=14, driver=sha1-qce (software), CIOCCPHASH capable
Digest RIPEMD160, NID=117, /dev/crypto info: id=102, driver=unknown. CIOCGSESSION (session open) failed
Digest SHA224, NID=675, /dev/crypto info: id=103, driver=sha224-generic (software), CIOCCPHASH capable
Digest SHA256, NID=672, /dev/crypto info: id=104, driver=sha256-qce (software), CIOCCPHASH capable
Digest SHA384, NID=673, /dev/crypto info: id=105, driver=unknown. CIOCGSESSION (session open) failed
Digest SHA512, NID=674, /dev/crypto info: id=106, driver=unknown. CIOCGSESSION (session open) failed

[Success]: DUMP_INFO

```

@cotequeiroz How to make it detect them as hw accelerated?

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