Apple Microarchitecture Research by Dougall Johnson

M1/A14 P-core (Firestorm): Overview | Base Instructions | SIMD and FP Instructions
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SQADD (vector, 4H)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  sqadd v0.4h, v0.4h, v1.4h
  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)0309l2 tlb miss data (0b)191e3f4e51schedule 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)a9accfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)f5f6f7f8fd
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100430372300006125482510001000100039831330183037303724153289510001000200030373037111001100000073116112630100030383038303830383085
100430372300008225482510001000100039831330183037303724153289510001000200030373037111001100000073116112630100030383038303830383038
1004303722000015125482510001000100039831330183037303724153289510001000200030373037111001100000073116112630100030383038303830383038
100430372300006125482510001000100039831330183037303724153289510001000200030373037111001100000073116112630100030383038303830383038
100430372300008225482510001000100039831330183037303724153289510001000200030373037111001100000073116112630100030383038303830383038
100430372200006125482510001000100039831330183037303724153289510001000200030373037111001100010073116112630100030383038303830383038
100430372300006125482510001000100039831330183037303724153289510001000200030373037111001100000073116112630100030383038303830383038
1004303722000014925482510001000100039831330183037303724153289510001000200030373037111001100000073116112630100030383038303830383038

Test 2: Latency 1->2

Code:

  sqadd v0.4h, v0.4h, v1.4h
  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)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)9fld unit uop (a6)l1d cache writeback (a8)accfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
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10204300372250061295482510100100100001001000050042773130300183003730037282653287451010020010000200200003003730037111020110099100100100001000007101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372250061295482510100100100001001000050042773130300183003730037282653287451010020010000200200003003730037111020110099100100100001000007101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 3.0037

retire uop (01)cycle (02)03mmu table walk instruction (07)mmu table walk data (08)l2 tlb miss instruction (0a)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)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)ld unit uop (a6)l1d cache writeback (a8)a9acc2cfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
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100243003722500000000061295482510010101000010100005042773131300183003730037282873287671001020100002020000300373003711100211091010100001000000006405166629630010000103003830038300383003830038
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Test 3: Latency 1->3

Code:

  sqadd v0.4h, v1.4h, 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)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)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)ld unit uop (a6)l1d cache writeback (a8)a9acc2cfd0d5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
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1020430037225000000061295482510125100100001001000050042773131300183003730037282653287451010020010000200200003003730037111020110099100100100001000000000806011611296340100001003003830038300383003830038
1020530037225000000061295482510100100100081001000050042773131300183003730037282653287451010020010000200200003003730037111020110099100100100001000000000710011611296340100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037225000000061295482510100100100001001000050042773131300183003730037282653287451010020010000200200003003730037111020110099100100100001000000000710011611296340100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037225000000061295482510100100100001001000050042773131300183003730037282653287451010020010000200200003003730037111020110099100100100001000000000710011611296340100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037225000000061295482510100100100001001000050042773131300183003730037282653287451010020010000200200003003730037111020110099100100100001000000000710011611296340100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037225000000061295482510100100100001001000050042773131300183003730037282653287451010020010000200200003003730037111020110099100100100001000000000710011611296340100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037225000000061295482510100100100001001000050042773131300183003730037282653287451010020010000200200003003730037111020110099100100100001000000000714021722296340100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037225000000161295482510100100100001001000050042773131300183003730037282653287451010020010000200200003003730037111020110099100100100001000000000710011611296340100001003003830038300853003830038
10204300372250000000612954825101001001000010010000500427731313001830037300372826532874510100200100002002000030037300371110201100991001001000010000000007120116212963425100001003003830038300383003830038

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 access (a0)l1d cache writeback (a8)acbranch mispred nonspec (cb)cfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
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100243003722506129548251001010100001010000504277313030018300373003728287328767100102010000202000030037300371110021109101010000100000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
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100243003722506129548251001010100001010000504277313030018300373003728287328767100102010000202000030037300371110021109101010000101000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
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100243003722506129548251001010100001010000504277313030018300373003728287328767100102010000202000030037300371110021109101010000100000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
100243003722506129548251001010100001010000504277313030018300373003728287328767100102010000202000030037300371110021109101010000100000640216222967210000103003830038300383003830038
100243003722506129548251001010100001010000504277313030018300373003728287328767100102010000202000030037300371110021109101010000100000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038

Test 4: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  sqadd v0.4h, v8.4h, v9.4h
  sqadd v1.4h, v8.4h, v9.4h
  sqadd v2.4h, v8.4h, v9.4h
  sqadd v3.4h, v8.4h, v9.4h
  sqadd v4.4h, v8.4h, v9.4h
  sqadd v5.4h, v8.4h, v9.4h
  sqadd v6.4h, v8.4h, v9.4h
  sqadd v7.4h, v8.4h, v9.4h
  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)03l2 tlb miss data (0b)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)696b6d6emap 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)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)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 cache writeback (a8)accfl1i cache miss demand (d3)d5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
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