Apple Microarchitecture Research by Dougall Johnson

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FCVTN2 (vector, 2D)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  fcvtn2 v0.4s, v1.2d
  movi v0.16b, 1
  movi v1.16b, 2

(no loop instructions)

1000 unrolls and 1 iteration

Retires: 1.000

Issues: 1.000

Integer unit issues: 0.000

Load/store unit issues: 0.000

SIMD/FP unit issues: 1.000

retire uop (01)cycle (02)031e3f4e51schedule uop (52)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch simd uop (57)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)60696d6emap stall dispatch (70)map rewind (75)map stall (76)dispatch uop (78)map simd uop (7e)map simd uop inputs (81)8283flush restart other nonspec (84)85inst all (8c)inst simd alu (9a)ld unit uop (a6)l1d cache writeback (a8)accfl1i cache miss demand (d3)d5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)f5f6f7f8fd
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100430372493612548251000100010003983130301830373037241532895100010002000303730371110011000000730116112630100030383038303830383038
1004303724481312548251000100010003983130301830373037241532895100010002000303730371110011000000730116112630100030383038303830383038
10043037240612548251000100010003983130301830373037241532895100010002000303730371110011000000730116112630100030383038303830383038
10043037240612548251000100010003983130301830373037241532895100010002000303730371110011000000730116112630100030383038303830383038
100430372481612548251000100010003983130301830373037241532895100010002000303730371110011000000730216112630100030383038303830383038
10043037230612548251000100010003983130301830373037241532895100010002000303730371110011000000730116112630100030383038303830383038
100430372436842548251000100010003983130301830373037241532895100010002000303730371110011000000730116112630100030383038303830383038
10043037230612548251000100010003983131301830373037241532895100010002000303730371110011000000730116112630100030383038303830383038
10043037240612548251000100010003983130301830373037241532895100010002000303730371110011000000730116112630100030383038303830383038

Test 2: Latency 1->1

Code:

  fcvtn2 v0.4s, v1.2d
  movi v0.16b, 1
  movi v1.16b, 2

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 3.0037

retire uop (01)cycle (02)03mmu table walk data (08)181e1f223a3f4e51schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)60696d6emap stall dispatch (70)map rewind (75)map stall (76)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)8283flush restart other nonspec (84)85inst all (8c)inst branch (8d)inst branch taken (90)inst branch cond (94)inst int alu (97)inst simd alu (9a)9fl1d cache writeback (a8)acc2branch cond mispred nonspec (c5)branch mispred nonspec (cb)cdcfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
1020430037233000000612954825101001001000010010000500427731303001830037301822826532874510100200100002002000030037300371110201100991001001000010019000071011611296340100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037232000000612954825101001001000010010000500427731303001830037300372826532874510100200100002002000030037300371110201100991001001000010000000071011611296340100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037233000000612954825101001001000010010000500427731303001830037300372826532874510100200100002002000030037300371110201100991001001000010010000071011611296340100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037233000000612954825101001001000010010000500427731303001830086300842826532874510100200100002002000030037300371110201100991001001000010000000071014811296340100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037233000000612954825101001001000010010000500427731303001830037300372826532874510100200100002002000030037300371110201100991001001000010030000071011611296340100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037233000000612954825101001001000010010000500427731303001830037300372826532874510100200100002002000030037300374110201100991001001000010000000071011611296340100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037233000000612954825101001001000010010000500427731303001830037300372826532874510100200100002002000030037300371110201100991001001000010000000071011611296340100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372330000001032954825101001001000010010000500427731303001830037300372826532874510100200100002122000030037300371110201100991001001000010000000071011611296340100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037233000000612954825101001001000010010000500427731303001830037300372826532874510100200100002002000030037300371110201100991001001000010019000071011611296340100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003723300690001032954825101001001000010010000500427731303001830037300372826532874510100200100002002000030037300371110201100991001001000010000000071011611296700100001003013330038300383003830038

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 3.0037

retire uop (01)cycle (02)031e3f4e51schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)60696d6emap stall dispatch (70)map rewind (75)map stall (76)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)8283flush restart other nonspec (84)85inst all (8c)inst branch (8d)inst branch taken (90)inst branch cond (94)inst int alu (97)inst simd alu (9a)9fl1d tlb miss (a1)l1d cache writeback (a8)accfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
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10024300372330612954825100101010000101000050427731313001830037300372828732876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372330612954825100101010000101000050427731313001830037300372828732876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372330612954825100101010000101000050427731313001830037301792828732876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372330612954825100101010000101000050427731313001830037300372828732876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372320612954825100101010000101000050427731313001830037300372828732876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
100243003723306129548251001010100001010000504277313130018300373003728287328767100102010000202000030037300371110021109101010000100018640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372330612954825100101010000101000050427731313001830037300372828732876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372320612954825100101010000101000050427731313001830037300372828732876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010200640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372330612954825100101010000101000050427731313001830037300372828732876710010201000020200003008430037111002110910101000010003640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038

Test 3: Latency 1->2

Code:

  fcvtn2 v0.4s, v0.2d
  movi v0.16b, 1

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 3.0037

retire uop (01)cycle (02)03l2 tlb miss data (0b)18191e1f3a3f4e51schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)60696d6emap stall dispatch (70)map rewind (75)map stall (76)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)8283flush restart other nonspec (84)85inst all (8c)inst branch (8d)inst branch taken (90)inst branch cond (94)inst int alu (97)inst simd alu (9a)9fl1d cache writeback (a8)acbranch cond mispred nonspec (c5)branch mispred nonspec (cb)cdcfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
102043003723300000061295472510100100100001001000050042771600300183003730037282717287411010020010008200200163003730037111020110099100100100001000011171801600296460100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003723300000061295474410100100100001001000050042771600300183003730037282716287401010020010008200200163003730037111020110099100100100001000011171801600296460100001003003830038300383003830038
102043008524700000061295472510100100100001001000050042771601300183003730037282716287411010020010008200200163003730037111020110099100100100001000011171901600296450100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037233000000251295472510100100100001001000050042771601300183003730037282716287401010020010008200200163003730037111020110099100100100001001011171701600296450100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003723300000061295472510100100100001001000050042771601300183003730037282716287411010020010008200200163003730037111020110099100100100001000011171701600296460100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037233000000156295472510100100100001001000050042771600300183003730037282716287411010020010008200200163003730037111020110099100100100001001011171801600296450100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003723300000061295472510100100100001001000050042771601300183003730037282716287411010020010008200200163003730037111020110099100100100001001011171801600296450100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003723200000061295472510100100100001001000050042771600300183003730037282717287401010020010008200200163003730037111020110099100100100001001011171801600296450100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003723300000061295472510100100100001001000050042771601300183003730037282717287411010020010008200200163003730037111020110099100100100001001011171701600296460100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003723200000061295472510100100100001001000050042771600300183003730037282716287411010020010008200200163003730037111020110099100100100001000011171801600296460100001003003830038300383003830038

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 3.0037

retire uop (01)cycle (02)031e1f3f4e51schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)60696d6emap stall dispatch (70)map rewind (75)map stall (76)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)8283flush restart other nonspec (84)85inst all (8c)inst branch (8d)inst branch taken (90)inst branch cond (94)inst int alu (97)inst simd alu (9a)9fst unit uop (a7)l1d cache writeback (a8)a9acbranch cond mispred nonspec (c5)branch mispred nonspec (cb)cfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
100243003723300612954725100101010000101000050427716013001830037300372828632876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010000000640116222962910000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372331202322954725100101010000101000050427716013001830037300372828632876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010000000640216222962910000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037233210612954725100101010000101000050427716013001830037300372828632876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010000300640216222962910000103003830038300383003830038
100243003723300612954725100101010000101000050427716013001830037300372828632876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010000000640216222962910000103003830038300383003830038
100243003723330612954725100101010000101000050427716013001830037300372828632876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010000000640216222962910000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037233007262954725100101010000101000050427716013001830037300372828632876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010000000640216222962910000103003830038300383003830038
100243003723200612954725100101010000101000050427716013001830037300372828632876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010000000640216222962910000103003830038300383003830038
100243003723300752954725100101010000101000050427716013001830037300372828632876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010000000640416222962910000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372330881052954725100101010000101000050427716013001830037300372828632876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010000000640216222962910000103003830038300383003830038
100253003723300612954725100101010000101000050427716013001830037300372828632876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010000000640216222962910000103003830038300383003830038

Test 4: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  movi v0.16b, 0
  fcvtn2 v0.4s, v8.2d
  movi v1.16b, 0
  fcvtn2 v1.4s, v8.2d
  movi v2.16b, 0
  fcvtn2 v2.4s, v8.2d
  movi v3.16b, 0
  fcvtn2 v3.4s, v8.2d
  movi v4.16b, 0
  fcvtn2 v4.4s, v8.2d
  movi v5.16b, 0
  fcvtn2 v5.4s, v8.2d
  movi v6.16b, 0
  fcvtn2 v6.4s, v8.2d
  movi v7.16b, 0
  fcvtn2 v7.4s, v8.2d
  movi v8.16b, 9

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 0.2510

retire uop (01)cycle (02)031e3f51schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)60696d6emap rewind (75)map stall (76)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)8283flush restart other nonspec (84)85inst all (8c)inst branch (8d)inst branch taken (90)inst branch cond (94)inst int alu (97)inst simd alu (9a)9fl1d cache writeback (a8)acc2branch cond mispred nonspec (c5)branch mispred nonspec (cb)cdcfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
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16020420065156010042580116100800161008002850064019612004520065200656128012820080028200160056200652006511160201100991001001600001000001111011901600200621600001002006620066200662006620066
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1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 0.2506

retire uop (01)cycle (02)031e3f51schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)5f6061696d6emap rewind (75)map stall (76)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)8283flush restart other nonspec (84)85inst all (8c)inst branch (8d)inst branch taken (90)inst branch cond (94)inst int alu (97)inst simd alu (9a)9fl1d cache writeback (a8)a9accfd0d2l1i cache miss demand (d3)d5map dispatch bubble (d6)d9dadbddfetch restart (de)e0eaebec? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
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Test 5: throughput

Count: 16

Code:

  fcvtn2 v0.4s, v16.2d
  fcvtn2 v1.4s, v16.2d
  fcvtn2 v2.4s, v16.2d
  fcvtn2 v3.4s, v16.2d
  fcvtn2 v4.4s, v16.2d
  fcvtn2 v5.4s, v16.2d
  fcvtn2 v6.4s, v16.2d
  fcvtn2 v7.4s, v16.2d
  fcvtn2 v8.4s, v16.2d
  fcvtn2 v9.4s, v16.2d
  fcvtn2 v10.4s, v16.2d
  fcvtn2 v11.4s, v16.2d
  fcvtn2 v12.4s, v16.2d
  fcvtn2 v13.4s, v16.2d
  fcvtn2 v14.4s, v16.2d
  fcvtn2 v15.4s, v16.2d
  movi v16.16b, 17

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 0.2502

retire uop (01)cycle (02)03mmu table walk instruction (07)l2 tlb miss instruction (0a)1e3f51schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)5e60696d6emap stall dispatch (70)map rewind (75)map stall (76)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)8283flush restart other nonspec (84)85inst all (8c)inst branch (8d)inst branch taken (90)inst branch cond (94)inst int alu (97)inst simd alu (9a)9fl1d tlb miss (a1)ld unit uop (a6)l1d cache writeback (a8)acbranch cond mispred nonspec (c5)branch mispred nonspec (cb)cdcfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
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1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 0.2502

retire uop (01)cycle (02)03l2 tlb miss instruction (0a)l2 tlb miss data (0b)18191e1f3f51schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)5f60696d6emap stall dispatch (70)map rewind (75)map stall (76)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)8283flush restart other nonspec (84)85inst all (8c)inst branch (8d)inst branch taken (90)inst branch cond (94)inst int alu (97)inst simd alu (9a)9fl1d tlb access (a0)ld unit uop (a6)l1d cache writeback (a8)a9acc2cdcfd0d2l1i cache miss demand (d3)d5map dispatch bubble (d6)d7d9dadbddfetch restart (de)e0eaeb? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
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