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

MOV (vector, 8B)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  mov v0.8b, v0.8b
  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)l1d cache writeback (a8)accfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)f5f6f7f8fd
100420371506116862510001000100026452102018203720371571318951000100020002037203711100110000073116111786100020382038203820382038
100420371606116862510001000100026452112018203720371571318951000100020002037203711100110001095116111786100020382038203820382038
100420371608216862510001000100026452112018203720371571318951000100020002037203711100110000073116111786100020382085203820382038
100420371506116862510001000100026452112018203720371571318951000100020002037203711100110000073116111786100020382038203820382038
100420371506116862510001000100026452112018203720371571318951000100020002037203711100110001073116111786100020382038203820382038
100420371506116862510001000100026452112018203720371571318951000100020002037203711100110000073116111786100020382038203820382038
100420371506116862510001000100026452102018203720371571318951000100020002037203711100110000073116111786100020382038203820382038
100420371606116862510001000100026452112018203720371571318951000100020002037203711100110000073116111786100020382038203820382038
100420371506116862510001000100026452112018208420371571318951000100020002037203711100110000073116111786100020382038203820382038
100420371506116862510001000100026452102018203720371571318951000100020002037203711100110000073116111786100020382038203820382038

Test 2: Latency 1->2

Code:

  mov v0.8b, v0.8b
  movi v0.16b, 1
  movi v1.16b, 2

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 2.0037

retire uop (01)cycle (02)03mmu table walk instruction (07)l2 tlb miss instruction (0a)1e3a3f4e51schedule 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)acc2branch mispred nonspec (cb)cfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? int output thing (e9)eaec? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
1020420037155100078196862510100100100001001000050028475210200182003720037184213187451010020010000200200002003720037111020110099100100100001000000071011611197912500100001002003820038200382003820038
102042003715600006119686251010010010000100100005002847521020018200372003718421318745101002001000020020000200372003711102011009910010010000100000007101161119791000100001002003820038200382003820038
102042003715510016119686251010010010000100100005002847521120018200372003718421318745101002001000020020000200372003711102011009910010010000100000007101161119791000100001002003820038200382003820038
1020420037155000061196862510100100100001001000050028475210200182003720037184213187451010020010000200200002003720037111020110099100100100001000000071011611197912500100001002003820038200382003820038
102042003715510006619686251012510010000100100005002847521020018200372003718421318745101002001000020020000200372003711102011009910010010000100000007101161119791000100001002003820038200382003820038
102042003716300006119686251010010010000100100005002847521120018200372003718421318745101002001000020020000200372003711102011009910010010000100000007101161119791000100001002003820038200382003820038
10204200371551000117196862510100125100001001000050028475211200182003720037184213187451010020010000200200002003720037111020110099100100100001000000071621616197912500100001002003820038200382003820038
1020420037155000011819686251010010010000100100005002847521120018200372003718421318745101002001000020020000200372003711102011009910010010000100000007102161119791000100001002003820038200382003820038
1020420037155001206119686251010010010000100100005002847521120018200372003718421318745101002001000020020000200372003711102011009910010010000100003007101161119791000100001002003820038200382003820038
102042003715500006119686251010010010000100100005002847521120018200372003718421318745101002001000020020000200372008411102011009910010010000100000307121162219791000100001002003820038200382003820038

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 2.0037

retire uop (01)cycle (02)03mmu table walk data (08)l2 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)6061696d6emap 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)ld unit uop (a6)st unit uop (a7)l1d cache writeback (a8)a9acc2cdcfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? int output thing (e9)ea? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
10024200371550000000821968625100101010000101000050284752100200182003720037184437188021016322101662020658200732003731100211091010100001000003000064021622197860010000102003820038200382003820038
10024200371550000000611968625100101010000101000050284752100200182003720070184433187671001020100002020000200372003711100211091010100001000000000064021622197860010000102003820038200382003820038
100242003715500001200611968625100101010000101000050284752100200182003720037184433187671001020100002020000200372003711100211091010100001000000000064021622197860010000102003820038200382003820038
10024200371560000000611968625100101010000101000050284752100200182003720037184433187671001020100002020000200372003711100211091010100001000001000064021622197860010000102003820038200382003820038
100242003715600001200611968625100101010000101000050284752100200182003720037184433187671001020100002020000200372003711100211091010100001000001000064021622197860010000102003820038200382003820038
10024200371550000000611966625100101010000101000050284752100200182003720037184433187671001020100002020000200372003711100211091010100001000001000164021612197860010000102003820038200382003820038
1002420037155000012001031968625100101010000101000050284752100200182003720037184433187671001020100002020000200372003711100211091010100001000000000064021622197860010000102003820038200382003820038
10024200371550000000611968625100101010000101000050284752100200182003720037184433187671001020100002020000200372003711100211091010100001000000030064021622197860010000102003820038200382003820038
10024200371560000000611968625100101010000101000050284752100200182003720037184433187671001020100002020000200372003711100211091010100001000003000064021622197860010000102003820038200382003820038
10024200371560011132880821968625100101010012101000050284752100200182008420084184433187671046820105072020000200372008411100211091010100001000001030064021622197860010000102003820133200382003820038

Test 3: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  mov v0.8b, v8.8b
  mov v1.8b, v8.8b
  mov v2.8b, v8.8b
  mov v3.8b, v8.8b
  mov v4.8b, v8.8b
  mov v5.8b, v8.8b
  mov v6.8b, v8.8b
  mov v7.8b, v8.8b
  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)0309191e3f51schedule 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 ldst uop (7d)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 cache writeback (a8)acbranch cond mispred nonspec (c5)branch mispred nonspec (cb)cdcfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)fetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
8020420059155000294258010810080008100800205006401320200192003820038997569989801202000800322001600642003820038118020110099100100800001000001115118116020035800001002003920039200392003920039
80204200381550018665925801081008000810080020500640132120019200382003899776998980120200942800322001600642003820038118020110099100100800001000201115118016020035800001002003920039200392003920039
802042003815500029258010810080008100800205006401321200192003820038997769989801202020800322001600642003820038118020110099100100800001000001115118016020035800001002003920039200392003920039
802042003815500029258010810080008100800205006401320200192003820038997769989801202000800322001600642003820038118020110099100100800001000001115118016120035800001002003920039200392003920039
802042003815500029258010810080008100800205006401320200192003820038997769989801202000800322001600642003820038118020110099100100800001000101115118016020035800001002003920039200392003920039
802042003815500629258010810080008100800205006401320200192003820038997769989801202000800322001600642003820038118020110099100100800001000001115118016020035800001002003920039200392003920039
802042003815500029258010810080008100800205006401320200192003820038997769989801202000800322001600642003820038118020110099100100800001000001115118016020076800001002003920039200392003920039
802042003815600029258010810080008100800205006401320200192003820038997769989801202000800322001600642003820038118020110099100100800001000001115118016020035800001002003920039200392003920039
8020420038155003821258010810080008100800205006401320200192003820038997769989801202000800322001600642003820038118020110099100100800001000001115118016020035800001002003920039200392003920039
802042003815600029258010810080008100800205006401320200192003820038997769989801202000800322001600642003820038118020110099100100800001000001115118016020035800001002003920039200392003920039

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

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

retire uop (01)cycle (02)03l1i tlb fill (04)l2 tlb miss instruction (0a)l2 tlb miss data (0b)18191e3f51schedule 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)a9accfl1i tlb miss demand (d4)d5map dispatch bubble (d6)d9dadbddfetch restart (de)e0ea? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
8002420039155000000832580010108000010800005064000002001920038200389996310018800102080000201600002003820038118002110910108000010000502001816000272220035080000102008720039200392003920039
8002420038161000000392580010108000010800005064000002001920038200389996310018800102080000201600002003820038118002110910108000010000502001416000222120035080000102003920039200392003920039
800242003815500000121232580010108000010800005064000002001920038200389996310018800102080000201600002003820038118002110910108000010000502001716000292320035080000102003920039200392003920039
800242003816200000039258001010800001080000506400000200192003820038999631001880010208000020160000200382003811800211091010800001010050200916000222120035080000102003920039200392003920039
8002420038155000000392580010108000010800005064000002001920038200389996310018800102080000201600002003820038118002110910108000010000502001616000301420035080000102003920039200392003920039
8002420038155000100602580010108000010800005064000002001920038200389996310018800102080000201600002003820038118002110910108000010000502001816000282120035080000102003920039200392003920039
8002420038155000000392580010108000010800005064000002001920038200389996310018800102080000201600002003820038118002110910108000010000502001716000141820035080000102003920039200392003920039
8002420038155000000392580010108000010800005064000002001920038200389996310018800102080000201600002003820038118002110910108000010000502001616000251920035080000102003920047200392003920039
80024200381610000003925800101080000108000050640000020019200382003899963100188001020800002016000020038200381180021109101080000101005020018160002114200352780000102003920039200392003920039
8002420038155000000392580010108000010800005064000002001920038200389996310018800102080000201600002003820038118002110910108000010000502001616000151720035080000102003920075200392003920039