Apple Microarchitecture Research by Dougall Johnson

M1/A14 P-core (Firestorm): Overview | Base Instructions | SIMD and FP Instructions
M1/A14 E-core (Icestorm):  Overview | Base Instructions | SIMD and FP Instructions

FCVTPS (vector, 4H)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  fcvtps v0.4h, v0.4h
  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)accfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)f5f6f7f8fd
10043037243383254725100010001000398160030183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100000073116112629100030383038303830383038
1004303724061254725100010001000398160130183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100000373116112629100030383038303830383038
1004303723061254725100010001000398160130183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100001073116112629100030383038303830383038
1004303724061254725100010001000398160030183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100000073116112629100030383038303830383038
10043037230156254725100010001000398160030183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100000073116112629100030383038303830383038
1004303723061254725100010001000398160030183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100000073116112629100030383038303830383038
1004303724061254725100010001000398160130183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100000073116112629100030383038303830383038
10043037240103254725100010001000398160030183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100000073116112629100030383038303830383038
1004303723061254725100010001000398160030183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100000073116112629100030383038303830383038
1004303724061254725100010001000398160030183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100000073116112629100030383038303830383038

Test 2: Latency 1->2

Code:

  fcvtps v0.4h, v0.4h
  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)03l2 tlb miss data (0b)181e3f4e51schedule 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)9fld unit uop (a6)l1d cache writeback (a8)acc2cfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
10204300372330006129547251010010010000100100005004277160130018300373003728264328745101002001000020010000300373003711102011009910010010000100000071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003723300126129547251010010010000100100005004277160130018300373003728264328745101002001000020010000300373003711102011009910010010000100000071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372330006129547251010010010000100100005004277160130018300373003728264328745101002001000020010000300373003711102011009910010010000100000071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372320006129547251010010010000100100005004277160130066300373003728264328745101002001000020010000300373003711102011009910010010000100000071011611296690100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003723200079029547251010010010000100100005004277160130018300373003728264328745101002001000020010000300373003711102011009910010010000100000071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372320006129547251010010010000100100005004277160130018300373003728264328745101002001000020010000300373003711102011009910010010000100000071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372320008929547251010010010000100100005004277160130018300373003728264328745101002001000020010000300373003711102011009910010010000100000071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003723300126129547251010010010000100100005004277160030018300373003728264328745101002001000020010000300373003711102011009910010010000100000071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372320006129547251010010010000100100005004277160130018300373003728264328745101002001000020010000300373003711102011009910010010000100073071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372330006129547251010010010000100100005004277160030018300373003728264328745101002001000020010000300373003711102011009910010010000100000071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 3.0037

retire uop (01)cycle (02)03l2 tlb miss instruction (0a)1e3f4e51schedule 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)acbranch cond mispred nonspec (c5)cfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
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10024300372250126129547251001010100001010000504277160130018300373003728286328767100102010000201000030037300371110021109101010000100000640316442962910000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037225106129547251001010100001010000504277160130018300373003728286328767100102010000201000030037300371110021109101010000100000640416432962910000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037225006129547251001010100001010000504277160130018300373003728286328767100102010000201000030037300371110021109101010000100000640416342962910000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037225006129547251001010100001010000504277160130018300373003728286328767100102010000201000030037300371110021109101010000100000640316342962910000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037225006129547251001010100001010000504277160130018300373003728286328767100102010000201000030037300371110021109101010000100000640416442962910000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037225006129547251001010100001010000504277160130018300373003728286328767101592010000201000030037300371110021109101010000100000640416432962910000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037225006129547251001010100001010000504277160130018300373003728286328767100102010000201000030037300371110021109101010000100000640416442962910000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037225006129547251001010100001010000504277160130018300373003728286328767100102010000201017230037300371110021109101010000100000640316432962910000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037225006129547251001010100001010000504277160130018300373003728286328767100102010000201000030037300371110021109101010000100000668316342962910000103003830038300383003830038

Test 3: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  fcvtps v0.4h, v8.4h
  fcvtps v1.4h, v8.4h
  fcvtps v2.4h, v8.4h
  fcvtps v3.4h, v8.4h
  fcvtps v4.4h, v8.4h
  fcvtps v5.4h, v8.4h
  fcvtps v6.4h, v8.4h
  fcvtps v7.4h, v8.4h
  movi v8.16b, 9

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 0.2505

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 stall dispatch (70)simd prf full (72)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)daddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
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8020420039155030258010810080008100800205006401321200202003920039997706999080120200800322008003220039200391180201100991001008000010040111511801600020036800001002004020040200402004020040
80204200391550302580108100800081008002050064013202002020039200399977069990801202008003220080032200392003911802011009910010080000100110111511801600020036800001002004020040200402004020040
8020420039155030258010810080008100800205006401321200202003920039997706999080120200800322008003220039200391180201100991001008000010073111511801600020036800001002004020040200402004020040
8020420039155030258010810080008100800205006401320200202003920039997706999080120200800322008003220039200391180201100991001008000010066111511801600020036800001002004020040200402004020040
80204200391550220258010810080008100800205006401321200202003920039997706999080120200800322008003220039200391180201100991001008000010060111511801600020036800001002004020040200402004020040
80204200391550605258010810080008100800205006401320200202003920039997706999080120200800322008003220039200391180201100991001008000010086111511801600020036800001002004020040200402004020040
802042003915503025801081008000810080020500640132120020200392003999770699908012020080032200800322003920039118020110099100100800001000132111511801600020036800001002004020040200402004020040
8020420039155030258010810080008100800205006401321200202003920039997706999080120200800322008003220039200391180201100991001008000010033111511801600020036800001002004020040200402004020040
8020420039155030258010810080008100800205006401320200202003920039997706999080120200800322008003220039200391180201100991001008000010000111511801600020036800001002004020040200402004020040

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 0.2505

retire uop (01)cycle (02)03mmu table walk data (08)l2 tlb miss instruction (0a)l2 tlb miss data (0b)18191e1f3a3f51schedule 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 access (a0)l1d tlb miss (a1)st unit uop (a7)l1d cache writeback (a8)a9acc2cfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)d9ddfetch restart (de)e0eaec? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
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