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Qualification: COMPLETE. 34/34 cells; 102/102 conformant samples; exact source d18cfb145f9fef114b366f4132da75513feb8022; source tree clean.

Machine and method

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core Processor; 6 physical / 12 logical; 31.9 GiB; Windows 11 Home.

Release binaries run over loopback for 30 seconds per sample, three samples per cell. Endpoint scenarios cover all four initiator/responder pairings; relay scenarios cover both implementations behind the same fixed bidirectional wire driver. Default-policy rows preserve each implementation's normal TCP bitrate and MTU policy. The controlled 1 Gbps resource rows change only that interface policy, both for real endpoint transfers and for transported-resource switching; the tiny raw SINGLE relay scenario remains default-policy-only. Tables show median throughput and latency; memory is the maximum peak RSS. Energy is optional: it is metered processor energy minus a fresh idle baseline (macOS CPU Power; Linux RAPL package) and appears only when all three samples are positive. Packet/request energy is per delivery; resource energy is normalized per application MiB. Initiator/responder energy is the combined package measurement attributed by each role's CPU-time share. Relay-scenario package energy is explicitly whole-cell energy; only CPU and RSS are relay-isolated. A check means every sample satisfied the scenario's accounting rule.

At a glance

Bar chart of Prns median throughput as a multiple of RNS 1.4.2 (compiled) for each published scenario Bar chart of RNS 1.4.2 (compiled) peak memory as a multiple of Prns for each role and scenario
Chart data as a table
ScenarioPrnsReferencePrns / reference
Single-packet throughput30.8k/s3.9k/s8.00×
Link-message throughput44.3k/s4.2k/s10.65×
Request/response4.5k/s284/s15.73×
Maximum resource segment94.39 MB/s39.72 MB/s2.38×
Maximum resource segment · 1 Gbps policy177.03 MB/s23.16 MB/s7.64×
64-segment resource stream123.72 MB/s51.72 MB/s2.39×
64-segment resource stream · 1 Gbps policy259.60 MB/s30.76 MB/s8.44×
Raw transport throughput147.22 MB/s3.79 MB/s38.84×
Transported resource throughput157.51 MB/s123.90 MB/s1.27×
Transported resource throughput · 1 Gbps policy439.60 MB/s94.41 MB/s4.66×
Scenario · rolePrns peak RSSReference peak RSSReference / Prns
Single-packet throughput · initiator9.0 MiB211.0 MiB23.51×
Single-packet throughput · responder46.7 MiB217.4 MiB4.66×
Link-message throughput · initiator10.2 MiB226.1 MiB22.09×
Link-message throughput · responder47.8 MiB218.5 MiB4.57×
Request/response · initiator19.9 MiB214.9 MiB10.80×
Request/response · responder20.2 MiB226.7 MiB11.25×
Maximum resource segment · initiator45.3 MiB301.2 MiB6.66×
Maximum resource segment · responder49.8 MiB224.0 MiB4.50×
Maximum resource segment · 1 Gbps policy · initiator78.6 MiB251.2 MiB3.20×
Maximum resource segment · 1 Gbps policy · responder83.5 MiB225.6 MiB2.70×
64-segment resource stream · initiator47.1 MiB293.2 MiB6.22×
64-segment resource stream · responder49.0 MiB364.0 MiB7.43×
64-segment resource stream · 1 Gbps policy · initiator81.2 MiB269.1 MiB3.31×
64-segment resource stream · 1 Gbps policy · responder81.5 MiB400.2 MiB4.91×
Raw transport throughput · relay48.6 MiB296.3 MiB6.09×
Transported resource throughput · relay148.4 MiB243.0 MiB1.64×
Transported resource throughput · 1 Gbps policy · relay539.2 MiB198.8 MiB0.37×

A dash means no current three-sample release evidence is published for that scenario.

Detailed results

Sustained delivery of small messages over one established link.

SubjectConformanceRateGoodputRTT p50 / p99Peak RSS (i / r)
Prns → Prnsconformant 4006922/4006922 · 3/3 samples44.3k/s10.64 MB/s<1.00 / 1.00 msi 10.2 MiB / r 47.8 MiB
RNS 1.4.2 (compiled) → Prnsconformant 396912/396912 · 3/3 samples4.4k/s1.06 MB/s<1.00 / <1.00 msi 228.2 MiB / r 18.1 MiB
Prns → RNS 1.4.2 (compiled)conformant 380473/380473 · 3/3 samples4.2k/s1.02 MB/s4.00 / 4.00 msi 10.1 MiB / r 218.8 MiB
RNS 1.4.2 (compiled) → RNS 1.4.2 (compiled)conformant 374887/374887 · 3/3 samples4.2k/s998.6 kB/s4.00 / 4.00 msi 226.1 MiB / r 218.5 MiB

Packets

Single-packet throughput (v6)

Sustained proved delivery of varied-size one-shot packets over TCP.

SubjectConformanceRateGoodputRTT p50 / p99Peak RSS (i / r)
Prns → Prnsconformant 2777585/2777585 · 3/3 samples30.8k/s6.78 MB/s<1.00 / 1.00 msi 9.0 MiB / r 46.7 MiB
Prns → RNS 1.4.2 (compiled)conformant 599852/599852 · 3/3 samples6.7k/s1.47 MB/s2.00 / 3.00 msi 8.8 MiB / r 239.1 MiB
RNS 1.4.2 (compiled) → Prnsconformant 345931/345931 · 3/3 samples3.9k/s849.1 kB/s<1.00 / 1.00 msi 211.0 MiB / r 14.6 MiB
RNS 1.4.2 (compiled) → RNS 1.4.2 (compiled)conformant 346200/346200 · 3/3 samples3.9k/s846.9 kB/s<1.00 / 1.00 msi 211.0 MiB / r 217.4 MiB

Requests

Request/response (v12)

Four concurrent small requests with asynchronous 1–4 KiB resource responses over four pre-established links.

SubjectConformanceRateRTT p50 / p99Peak RSS (i / r)
Prns → Prnsconformant 400318/400318 · 3/3 samples4.5k/s0.90 / 1.35 msi 19.9 MiB / r 20.2 MiB
Prns → RNS 1.4.2 (compiled)1conformant 49220/49220 · 3/3 samples549/s1.89 / 254.31 msi 10.3 MiB / r 264.7 MiB
RNS 1.4.2 (compiled) → Prnsconformant 30313/30313 · 3/3 samples332/s9.36 / 72.31 msi 218.3 MiB / r 11.3 MiB
RNS 1.4.2 (compiled) → RNS 1.4.2 (compiled)conformant 26087/26087 · 3/3 samples284/s9.90 / 159.96 msi 214.9 MiB / r 226.7 MiB

Cell context

  1. Prns → RNS 1.4.2 (compiled) — RNS sends a resource advertisement before registering that resource internally. Prns can return the first pull so quickly that RNS drops it. Prns then waits for its 250 ms retry deadline. A p99 pinned just above 250 ms is the fingerprint of this race.

Resources

64-segment resource stream (v10)

Stream 64 maximum-efficient resource segments with compression disabled.

SubjectConformanceRateGoodputRTT p50 / p99Peak RSS (i / r)
Prns → Prnsconformant 165/165 · 3/3 samples2/s123.72 MB/s549.00 / 658.00 msi 47.1 MiB / r 49.0 MiB
Prns → RNS 1.4.2 (compiled)conformant 84/84 · 3/3 samples1/s75.83 MB/s808.00 / 1193.00 msi 16.9 MiB / r 370.8 MiB
RNS 1.4.2 (compiled) → RNS 1.4.2 (compiled)conformant 71/71 · 3/3 samples0.77/s51.72 MB/s1197.00 / 1671.00 msi 293.2 MiB / r 364.0 MiB
RNS 1.4.2 (compiled) → Prns1conformant 21/21 · 3/3 samples0.23/s15.55 MB/s3932.00 / 6294.00 msi 273.7 MiB / r 12.9 MiB

Cell context

  1. RNS 1.4.2 (compiled) → Prns — RNS prepares the next 1 MiB segment in a background thread. Prns proves the current segment before that preparation completes, making RNS enter a coarse 50 ms polling loop. A slower stock receiver gives preparation enough time to finish, avoiding that cliff.

Both implementations carry the same 67,108,800-byte payload in 64 maximum-efficient protocol segments. This is 64 bytes below 64 MiB and avoids making benchmark completion depend on RNS 1.4.2's timing-sensitive handoff to a 65th 64-byte tail segment.

64-segment resource stream · 1 Gbps policy (v3)

Stream 64 maximum-efficient resource segments with both endpoint TCP interfaces explicitly configured for the 1 Gbps MTU tier.

SubjectConformanceRateGoodputRTT p50 / p99Peak RSS (i / r)
Prns → Prnsconformant 350/350 · 3/3 samples4/s259.60 MB/s256.00 / 282.00 msi 81.2 MiB / r 81.5 MiB
Prns → RNS 1.4.2 (compiled)conformant 77/77 · 3/3 samples0.80/s53.91 MB/s1029.00 / 4875.00 msi 144.3 MiB / r 406.2 MiB
RNS 1.4.2 (compiled) → RNS 1.4.2 (compiled)conformant 44/44 · 3/3 samples0.46/s30.76 MB/s1922.00 / 5324.00 msi 269.1 MiB / r 400.2 MiB
RNS 1.4.2 (compiled) → Prns1conformant 24/24 · 3/3 samples0.26/s17.64 MB/s3799.00 / 3914.00 msi 267.4 MiB / r 116.0 MiB

Cell context

  1. RNS 1.4.2 (compiled) → Prns — RNS prepares the next 1 MiB segment in a background thread. Prns proves the current segment before that preparation completes, making RNS enter a coarse 50 ms polling loop. A slower stock receiver gives preparation enough time to finish, avoiding that cliff.

Controlled computational comparison: identical workload and protocol, with only TCP bitrate policy changed.

Both implementations carry the same 67,108,800-byte payload in 64 maximum-efficient protocol segments. This is 64 bytes below 64 MiB and avoids making benchmark completion depend on RNS 1.4.2's timing-sensitive handoff to a 65th 64-byte tail segment.

Maximum resource segment (v7)

Repeated transfer of one maximum-efficient resource segment.

SubjectConformanceRateGoodputRTT p50 / p99Peak RSS (i / r)
Prns → Prnsconformant 8147/8147 · 3/3 samples90/s94.39 MB/s8.00 / 26.00 msi 45.3 MiB / r 49.8 MiB
RNS 1.4.2 (compiled) → Prnsconformant 7621/7621 · 3/3 samples85/s89.35 MB/s12.00 / 13.00 msi 436.6 MiB / r 13.4 MiB
Prns → RNS 1.4.2 (compiled)conformant 4217/4217 · 3/3 samples47/s49.11 MB/s14.00 / 23.00 msi 14.6 MiB / r 234.0 MiB
RNS 1.4.2 (compiled) → RNS 1.4.2 (compiled)conformant 3352/3352 · 3/3 samples38/s39.72 MB/s19.00 / 22.00 msi 301.2 MiB / r 224.0 MiB

Maximum resource segment · 1 Gbps policy (v1)

Repeat maximum-efficient resource transfers with both endpoint TCP interfaces explicitly configured for the 1 Gbps MTU tier.

SubjectConformanceRateGoodputRTT p50 / p99Peak RSS (i / r)
Prns → Prnsconformant 15194/15194 · 3/3 samples169/s177.03 MB/s5.00 / 6.00 msi 78.6 MiB / r 83.5 MiB
RNS 1.4.2 (compiled) → Prnsconformant 7784/7784 · 3/3 samples88/s92.12 MB/s11.00 / 13.00 msi 400.5 MiB / r 149.6 MiB
Prns → RNS 1.4.2 (compiled)conformant 3391/3391 · 3/3 samples38/s39.35 MB/s18.00 / 37.00 msi 78.2 MiB / r 242.0 MiB
RNS 1.4.2 (compiled) → RNS 1.4.2 (compiled)conformant 1992/1992 · 3/3 samples22/s23.16 MB/s40.00 / 43.00 msi 251.2 MiB / r 225.6 MiB

Controlled computational comparison: identical workload and protocol, with only TCP bitrate policy changed.

Transport

Raw transport throughput (v2)

Balanced bidirectional switching of opaque packets through a pure transport node.

RelayTCP policy / MTULink MTU / payloadConformancePayloadFramesWire in / outRelay CPURelay peak RSSHarness source / sink / limit
Prns relay500 Mbps / 128 KiBconformant 55216111/55216111 · 3/3 samples147.22 MB/s613.5k/s213.88 MB/s / 204.06 MB/s35.80 s48.6 MiB10.15× / 4.82× / 4.82×
RNS 1.4.2 (compiled) relay10 Mbps / 8 KiBconformant 1422221/1422221 · 3/3 samples3.79 MB/s15.8k/s5.51 MB/s / 5.25 MB/s46.55 s296.3 MiB391.97× / 199.92× / 199.92×

Announce signing and verification happen before measurement; the timed path switches opaque transport data.

This practical profile preserves each implementation's normal TCP policy: 500 Mbps for Prns and 10 Mbps for compiled RNS 1.4.2.

Transported resource throughput (v2)

Relay balanced near-MTU resource parts over one warm transported link using each implementation's default TCP policy.

RelayTCP policy / MTULink MTU / payloadConformancePayloadFramesWire in / outRelay CPURelay peak RSSHarness source / sink / limit
Prns relay500 Mbps / 128 KiB128 / 128 KiBconformant 109031/109031 · 3/3 samples157.51 MB/s1.2k/s158.78 MB/s / 158.78 MB/s6.62 s148.4 MiB31.57× / 5.21× / 5.21×
RNS 1.4.2 (compiled) relay10 Mbps / 8 KiB8 / 8 KiBconformant 1363949/1363949 · 3/3 samples123.90 MB/s15.2k/s125.10 MB/s / 125.10 MB/s44.72 s243.0 MiB9.26× / 39.30× / 9.26×

Default-policy deployment view: Prns and RNS retain their normal TCP bitrate and MTU policy.

Transported resource throughput · 1 Gbps policy (v2)

Relay the identical transported-resource workload with both relay TCP interfaces explicitly configured for the 1 Gbps MTU tier.

RelayTCP policy / MTULink MTU / payloadConformancePayloadFramesWire in / outRelay CPURelay peak RSSHarness source / sink / limit
Prns relay1 Gbps / 512 KiB512 / 512 KiBconformant 76077/76077 · 3/3 samples439.60 MB/s838/s443.08 MB/s / 443.08 MB/s19.34 s539.2 MiB9.44× / 4.85× / 4.85×
RNS 1.4.2 (compiled) relay1 Gbps / 512 KiB512 / 512 KiBconformant 16278/16278 · 3/3 samples94.41 MB/s180/s95.15 MB/s / 95.15 MB/s35.11 s198.8 MiB44.11× / 21.28× / 21.28×

Controlled computational comparison: identical transported link and driver, with only TCP bitrate policy changed.

Implementation legend

  • Prns — Rust, ed25519-dalek 2.2.

  • RNS 1.4.2 (compiled) — Python, PyCA cryptography / OpenSSL; reference.

Metric legend

Conformance is clean samples and exact delivered/sent accounting. Rows are ordered by median throughput, never by memory or energy. Rate is median settled operations per second. Goodput is median application bytes per second. Relay scenarios report carried opaque payload bytes, forwarded frames, actual HDLC-framed TCP wire rates, relay-only CPU/RSS, and full-path driver source/sink/limiting headroom; transported-resource rows additionally expose negotiated link MTU and payload bytes per part. RTT is median p50/p99 settlement latency. Peak RSS shows the largest initiator (i) and responder (r) process peaks across samples. Energy shows optional initiator/responder attribution of median net processor energy and appears only with three positive-baseline samples: per delivery for packets/requests, per application MiB for resources. Relay-scenario energy is whole-cell package energy, never relay-only energy.

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