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

MUL (by element, 8H)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  mul v0.8h, v0.8h, v1.h[1]
  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)696d6emap 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
10043037230822548251000100010003983133018303730372415328951000100020003037303711100110000073216112630100030383038303830383038
10043037230612548251000100010003983133018303730372415328951000100020003037303711100110000073116112630100030383038303830383038
10043037230842548251000100010003983133018303730372415328951000100020003037303711100110000073116112630100030383038303830383038
10043037220612548251000100810003983133018303730372415328951000100020003037303711100110000073116112630100030383038303830383038
10043037230612548251000100010003983133018303730372415328951000100020003037303711100110000073116112630100030383038303830383038
10043037230612548251000100010003983133018303730372415328951000100020003037303711100110000073116112630100030383038303830383038
10043037230822548251000100010003983133018303730372415328951000100020003037303711100110000073116112630100030383038303830383038
10043037230822548251000100010003983133018303730372415328951000100020003037303711100110000073116112630100030383038303830383038
10043037220612548251000100010003983133018303730372415328951000100020003037303711100110000073116112630100030383038303830383038
10043037230612548251000100010003983133018303730372415328951000100020003037303711100110000073116112630100030383038303830383038

Test 2: Latency 1->2

Code:

  mul v0.8h, v0.8h, v1.h[1]
  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)0318191e1f3f4e51schedule 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)a9accfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
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10204300372240000612954825101001001000010010000500427867203001830037300372826532874510100200100002002000030037300371110201100991001001000010000007101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372250000612954825101001001000010010000500427731303001830037300372826532874510100200100002002000030037300371110201100991001001000010000007101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 3.0037

retire uop (01)cycle (02)03mmu table walk instruction (07)18191e3f4e51schedule 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)9facbranch mispred nonspec (cb)cfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
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10024300372250000612954825100101010000101000050427731303001830037300372828732876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010006402162229630010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372251000612954825100101010000121000060427731303001830037300372828732876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010006402162229630010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372250000612954825100101010000101000050427731303001830037300372828732876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010006404162229630010000103003830038300383003830038

Test 3: Latency 1->3

Code:

  mul v0.8h, v1.8h, v0.h[1]
  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)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)60696b6d6emap 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)accfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
10204300372250612954825101001001000010010000500427731313001803003730037282653287451010020010000200200003003730037111020110099100100100001001607101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037225061295482510100100100001001000050042773131300180300373003728265328745101002001000020020000300373008521102011009910010010000100097101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003722512612954825101001001000010010000500427731303001803003730037282653287451010020010000200200003003730037111020110099100100100001003707101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372250612954825101001001000010010000500427731313001803003730037282653287451010020010000200200003003730037111020110099100100100001000187101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
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1020430037225061295482510100100100001001000050042773130300180300373003728265328745101002001000020020000300373003711102011009910010010000100097101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372251561295482510100100100001001000050042773131300180300373003728265328745101002001000020020000300373003711102011009910010010000100097101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003722509202954825101001001000010010000500427731313001803003730037282653287451010020010000200200003003730037111020110099100100100001003307101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037225061295482510100100100001001003250042773130300180300373003728265328745101002001000020020000300373003711102011009910010010000100097101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372250612954825101001001000010010000500427731313001803003730037282653287451010020010000200200003003730037111020110099100100100001004407101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 3.0037

retire uop (01)cycle (02)033f4e51schedule 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)696d6emap 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)accfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
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1002430037225612954825100101010000101000050427731330018300373003728287032876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010490640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
100243003722561295482510010101000010100005042773133001830037300372828703287671001020100002020000300373003711100211091010100001080640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037225612954825100101010000101000050427731330018300373003728287032876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010390640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037225612954825100101010000101000050427731330018300373003728287032876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010410640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
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1002430037225612954825100101010000101000050427731330018300373003728287032876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010360640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
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Test 4: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  mul v0.8h, v8.8h, v9.h[1]
  mul v1.8h, v8.8h, v9.h[1]
  mul v2.8h, v8.8h, v9.h[1]
  mul v3.8h, v8.8h, v9.h[1]
  mul v4.8h, v8.8h, v9.h[1]
  mul v5.8h, v8.8h, v9.h[1]
  mul v6.8h, v8.8h, v9.h[1]
  mul v7.8h, v8.8h, v9.h[1]
  movi v8.16b, 9
  movi v9.16b, 10

(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)033f51schedule 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)accfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
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1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

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

retire uop (01)cycle (02)03mmu table walk data (08)3f51schedule 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)9fld unit uop (a6)l1d cache writeback (a8)a9accfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
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