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

SADALP (vector, 4H)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  sadalp v0.4h, v1.8b
  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)03191e3f4e51schedule 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
10043037230012125482510001000100039831313018303730372415328951000100020003037303711100110000073216112630100030383038303830383038
1004303723006125482510001000100039831313018303730372415328951000100020003037303711100110000073116112630100030383038303830383038
1004303722006125482510001000100039831313018303730372415328951000100020003037303711100110000073116112630100030383038303830383038
10043037220015625482510001000100039831313018303730372415328951000100020003037303711100110000073116112630100030383038303830383038
1004303722006125482510001000100039831313018303730372415328951000100020003037303711100110000073116112630100030383038303830383038
10043084230698225482510001000100039831313018303730372415328951000100020003037303711100110000073116112630100030383038303830383038
1004303723036125482510001000100039831313018303730372415328951000100020003037303711100110000073116112630100030383038303830383038
1004303723006125482510001000100039831313018303730372415328951000100020003037303711100110000073116112630100030383038303830383038
1004303723006125482510001000100039831313018303730372415328951000100020003037303711100110000073116112630100030383038303830383038
100430372201566125482510001000100039831313018303730372415328951000100020003037303711100110000073116112630100030383038303830383038

Test 2: Latency 1->1

Code:

  sadalp v0.4h, v1.8b
  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)696d6emap 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)cdcfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
10204300372256612954825101001001000010010000500427731330018300373003728265328745101002001000020020000300373003711102011009910010010000100007101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372250612954825101001001000010010000500427731330018300373003728265328745101002001000020020000300373003711102011009910010010000100007101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003723324612954825101001001000010010000500427731330018300373003728265328745101002001000020020000300373003711102011009910010010000100007101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003722507262954825101001001000010010000500427731330018300373003728265328745101002001000020020000300373003711102011009910010010000100007101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003722527612954825101001001000010010000500427731330018300373003728265328745104102121000020020000300373003711102011009910010010000100007101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003722504412954825101001001000010010000500427731330018300373003728265328745101002001000020020000300373003711102011009910010010000100007101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003722501562954825101001001000010010000500427731330018300373003728265328745101002001000020020000300373003711102011009910010010000100007101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372250612954825101001001000010010000500427731330018300373003728265328745101002001000020020000300373003711102011009910010010000100007101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372250612954825101001001000010010000500427731330018300373003728265328745101002001000020020000300373003711102011009910010010000100007101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372250612954825101001001000010010000500427731330018300373003728265328745101002001000020020000300373003711102021009910010010000100007101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038

1000 unrolls and 10 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)9fl1d tlb miss (a1)l1d cache writeback (a8)accdcfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
1002430037225031207129548251001010100001010000504277313030018300373003728287328767100102010000202000030037300371110021109101010000100000640316222963010000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037225001806129548251001010100001010000504277313130018300373003728287328767100102010000202000030037300371110021109101010000100000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
100243003722500006129548251001010100001010000504277313030018300373003728287328767100102010000202000030037300371110021109101010000100000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
100243003722500006129548251001010100001010000504277313030018300373003728287328767100102010000202000030037300841110021109101010000100000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
100243003722500006129548251001010100001010000504277313130018300373003728287328767100102010000202000030037300371110021109101010000100000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037224020025129548251001010100001010000504277313030018300373003728287328767100102010000202000030037300371110021109101010000100000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037225023961766129548251002010100001010000504277313130018300373003728287328767100102010000202000030037300371110021109101010000100000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037225000061295482510010101000010100005042773130300183003730037282873287671001020100002020000300373003711100211091010100001000150640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
100243003723300006129548251001010100001010000504277313030018300373003728287328767100102010000202000030037300371110021109101010000100000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037225000063129548251001010100001010000504277313030018300373003728287328767100102010000202000030037300371110021109101010000102001640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038

Test 3: Latency 1->2

Code:

  sadalp v0.4h, v0.8b
  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)0318191e3f4e51schedule 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)cdcfmap dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
10204300372250006129547251010010010000100100005004277160030018300373003728274628740101002001000820020016300373003711102011009910010010000100000111717160029645100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003722400072629547251010010010000100100005004277160030018300373003728271628740101002001000820020016300373003711102011009910010010000100000111718160029645100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372250006129547251010010010000100100005004277160030018300373003728271728741101002001000820020016300373003711102011009910010010000100000111718160029646100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372250006129547251010010010000100100005004277160030018300373003728271628741101002001000820020016300373003711102011009910010010000100000111717160029645100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372250006129547251010010010000100100005004277160030018300373003728271728740101002001000820020016300373003711102011009910010010000100000111718160029646100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372250006129547251010010010000100100005004277160130018300373003728271728740101002001000820020016300373003711102011009910010010000100000111717160029645100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372250006129547251010010010000100100005004277160030018300373003728271628740101002001000820020016300373003711102011009910010010000100000111718160029645100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372250006129547251010010010000100100005004277160030018300843003728271728741101002001000820020016300373003711102011009910010010000100000111717160029645100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372250006129547251010010010000100100005004277160030018300373003728271728741101002001000820020016300373003711102011009910010010000100130111718160029645100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372240006129547251010010010000100100005004277160030018300373003728271628740101002001000820020016300373003711102011009910010010000100000111718160029645100001003003830038300383003830038

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 cache writeback (a8)accdcfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
1002430037225126129547251001010100001010000504277160030018300373003728286328767100102010000202000030037300371110021109101010000102960640316222962910000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037225010329547251001010100001010000504277160030018300373003728286328767100102010000202000030037300371110021109101010000100450662216222962910000103003830038300383003830038
100243003722506129547251001010100001010000504277160030018300373003728286328767100102010000202000030037300371110021109101010000105190640216222962910000103003830038300383003830038
100243003722506129547251001010100001010000504277160030018300373003728286328767100102010000202000030037300371110021109101010000104390640216222962910000103003830038300383003830038
100243003722506129547251001010100001010000504277160030018300373003728286328767100102010000202000030037300371110021109101010000105160640216222962910000103003830038300383003830038
100243003722506129547251001010100001010000504277160030018300373003728286328767100102010000202000030037300371110021109101010000105490640216222962910000103003830038300383003830038
100243003722506129547251001010100001010000504277160030018300373003728286328767100102010000202000030037300371110021109101010000103600640216222962910000103003830038300383003830038
100243003722506129547441001010100001010000504277160030018300373003728286328767100102010000202000030037300371110021109101010000101210640216222962910000103003830038300383003830038
100243003722506129547251001010100001010000504277160030018300373003728286328767100102010000202000030037300371110021109101010000100840640216222962910000103003830038300383003830038
100243003722506129547251001010100001010000504277160030018300373003728286328767100102010000202000030037300371110021109101010000105100640216222962910000103003830038300383003830038

Test 4: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  movi v0.16b, 0
  sadalp v0.4h, v8.8b
  movi v1.16b, 0
  sadalp v1.4h, v8.8b
  movi v2.16b, 0
  sadalp v2.4h, v8.8b
  movi v3.16b, 0
  sadalp v3.4h, v8.8b
  movi v4.16b, 0
  sadalp v4.4h, v8.8b
  movi v5.16b, 0
  sadalp v5.4h, v8.8b
  movi v6.16b, 0
  sadalp v6.4h, v8.8b
  movi v7.16b, 0
  sadalp v7.4h, v8.8b
  movi v8.16b, 9

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 0.2508

retire uop (01)cycle (02)03mmu table walk data (08)0918191e1f3f51schedule 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 tlb miss (a1)l1d cache writeback (a8)a9acc2branch cond mispred nonspec (c5)branch mispred nonspec (cb)cdcfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)dde0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
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16020420065150000002642925801161008001610080028500640196120045200652006561280128200800282001600562006520065111602011009910010016000010000060111101190480200621600001002006620066200662006620066
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160204200651510100002925801161008001610080028500640196020045200652006561280128200800282001600562006520065111602011009910010016000010000000111101190160200621600001002006620147200662006620066
1602042006515100000029258011610080016100800285006401960200452006520065141280128200800282001600562006520065111602011009910010016000010000000111101190160200621600001002006620066200662006620066
1602042006515000000029258011610080016100800285006401960200452006520065131280128200800282021600562006520065111602011009910010016000010000000111101190160200621600001002006620066200662006620066
160204200651500000002925801161008001610080028500640196020045200652006561280128200800282001600562006520065111602011009910010016000010000000111101190160200621600001002006620066200662006620066

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

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

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)5f60696d6emap 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)cfd0d2l1i cache miss demand (d3)d5map dispatch bubble (d6)d9dadbddfetch restart (de)e0ea? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
160024200731505125800101080000108000050640000012003120046200503228001020800002016000020050200501116002110910101600001000010027611420212342004315160000102005520047200472004720047
160024200461505525800101080000108000050640000102002720046200463228001020800002016000020046200461116002110910101600001000010028311420211432004315160000102005520047200472004720047
160024200461504525800101080000108000050640000102002720046200463228001020800002016000020046200461116002110910101600001010010028311320211452004315160000102005520047200472004720047
160024200461504525800101080000108000050640000102002720046200463228001020800002016000020046200461116002110910101600001000010027311420221442004315160000102006720047200472004720047
160024200461504525800101080000108000050640000112002720046200463228001020800002016000020050200461116002110910101600001013010027311420211342004730160000102005520047200472005120047
1600242004615045258001010800001080000506400001020027200462004632280010208000020160000200462005011160021109101016000010021010030311320211262004315160000102005920047200472004720047
160024200501504525800101080000108000050640000102002720046200463228001020800002016000020046200461116002110910101600001000010026311320211432004315160000102005520047200472004720047
160024200461504525800101080000108000050640000112002720046200463228001020800002016000020046200461116002110910101600001000010026311420211442004315160000102006720047200472004720047
160024200461504575800101080000108000050640000112002720046200463228001020800002016000020046200461116002110910101600001000010028611420221532004315160000102006720047200472004720047
160024200461504525800101080000108000050640000012003120046200463228001020800002016000020046200461116002110910101600001000010027312320211352004315160000102005920047200472004720047

Test 5: throughput

Count: 16

Code:

  sadalp v0.4h, v16.8b
  sadalp v1.4h, v16.8b
  sadalp v2.4h, v16.8b
  sadalp v3.4h, v16.8b
  sadalp v4.4h, v16.8b
  sadalp v5.4h, v16.8b
  sadalp v6.4h, v16.8b
  sadalp v7.4h, v16.8b
  sadalp v8.4h, v16.8b
  sadalp v9.4h, v16.8b
  sadalp v10.4h, v16.8b
  sadalp v11.4h, v16.8b
  sadalp v12.4h, v16.8b
  sadalp v13.4h, v16.8b
  sadalp v14.4h, v16.8b
  sadalp v15.4h, v16.8b
  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)0309181e373a3f51schedule 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)9fld unit uop (a6)l1d cache writeback (a8)a9acbranch 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)03mmu table walk data (08)l2 tlb miss data (0b)18191e1f373f4e51schedule 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 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)acc2cfd0d2l1i cache miss demand (d3)d5map dispatch bubble (d6)d9dadbddfetch restart (de)e0eaeb? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
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