Apple Microarchitecture Research by Dougall Johnson

M1/A14 P-core (Firestorm): Overview | Base Instructions | SIMD and FP Instructions
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SQADD (vector, 8H)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  sqadd v0.8h, v0.8h, v1.8h
  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)03l2 tlb miss data (0b)1e3f4e51schedule 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 tlb access (a0)l1d cache writeback (a8)accfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)f5f6f7f8fd
10043037230061254825100010001000398313030183037303724153289510001000200030373037111001100000073316112630100030383038303830383038
10043037230061254825100010001000398313030183037303724153289510001000200030373037111001100000073116112630100030383038303830383038
10043037230061254825100010001000398313130183037303724153289510001000200030373037111001100002373116112630100030383038303830383038
100430372202461254825100010001000398313030183037303724153289510001000200030373037111001100000073116112630100030383038303830383038
10043037230082254825100010001000398313030183037303724153289510001000200030373037111001100000073116112630100030383038303830383038
10043037230061254825100010001000398313030183037303724153289510001000200030373037111001100000073116112630100030383038303830383038
1004303723006125482510001000100039831303018303730372415328951000100020003037303711100110000013273116112630100030383038303830383038
10043037230061254825100010001000398313130183037303724153289510001000200030373037111001100000073116112630100030383038303830383038
10043037220061254825100010001000398313130183037303724153289510001000200030373037111001100001373116112630100030383038303830383038
10043037230061254825100010001000398313130183037303724153289510001000200030373037111001100000073116112630100030383038303830383038

Test 2: Latency 1->2

Code:

  sqadd v0.8h, v0.8h, v1.8h
  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)031e3a3f4e51schedule 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)acbranch cond mispred nonspec (c5)branch mispred nonspec (cb)cdcfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
10204300372250061295482510100100100001001000050042773130300183003730037282727287411010020010008200200163003730037111020110099100100100001000001117180160029646100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003722521061295482510100100100001001000050042773130300183003730037282727287401010020010008200200163003730037111020110099100100100001000001117170160029647100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372250061295482510100100100001001000050042773131300183003730037282727287411010020010008200200163003730037111020110099100100100001000001117180160029646100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003722536061295482510100100100001001000050042773130300183003730037282726287411010020010008200200163003730037111020110099100100100001000001117180160029647100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003722518061295482510100100100001001000050042773131300183003730037282726287401010020010008200200163003730037111020110099100100100001000001117170160029646100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003722530061295482510100100100001001000050042773130300183003730037282726287411010020010008200200163003730037111020110099100100100001000001117170160029647100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372250061295482510100100100001001000050042773130300183003730037282726287411010020010008200200163003730037111020110099100100100001000001117180160029646100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372250061295482510100100100001001000050042773130300183003730037282726287401010020010008200200163003730037111020110099100100100001000001117170160029646100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003722524061295482510100100100001001000050042773130300183003730037282727287401010020010008200203603003730037111020110099100100100001000001107101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003722524061295482510100100100001001000050042773131300183003730037282653287451010020010000200200003003730037111020110099100100100001000000007101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038

1000 unrolls and 10 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)9fl1d cache writeback (a8)acbranch cond mispred nonspec (c5)cfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
100243003722500612954825100101010000101000050427731313001830037300372828732876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010001640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
100243003722500612954825100101010000101000050427731313001830037300372828732876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037225150612954825100101010000101000050427731313001830037300372828732876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010030640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037224330612954825100101010000101000050427731313001830037300372828732876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372253002512954825100101010000101000050427731313001830037300372828732876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372253000612954825100101010000101000050427731313001830037300372828732876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
100243003722500612954825100101010000101000050427731313001830037300372828732876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037225180612954825100101010000101000050427731313001830037300372828732876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037225210612954825100101010000101014850427731313001830037300372828732876710010201000020200003003730037111002110910101000010000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372243120612954825100101010000101000050427731313001830037300372828732876710010201000020203263003730037111002110910101000010000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038

Test 3: Latency 1->3

Code:

  sqadd v0.8h, v1.8h, v0.8h
  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)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? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
10204300372251506129548251010010010000100100005004277313030018300373003728265328745101002001000020020000300373003711102011009910010010000100007102161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037225186129548251010010010000100100005004277313130018300373003728265328745101002001000020020000300373003711102011009910010010000100007101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037225186129548251010010010000100100005004277313030018300373003728265328745101002001000020020000300373003711102011009910010010000100007101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003722506129548251010010010000100100005004277313130018300373003728265328745101002001000020020000300373003711102011009910010010000100007101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037225546129548251010010010000100100005004277313130018300373003728265328745101002001000020020000300373003711102011009910010010000100007101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003722596129548251010010010000100100005004277313030018300373003728265328745101002001000020020000300373003711102011009910010010000100007101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037225186129548251010010010000100100005004277313030018300373003728265328745101002001000020020000300373003711102011009910010010000100007101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037225156129548251010010010000100100005004277313030018300373003728265328745101002001000020020000300373003711102011009910010010000100007101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037225336129548251010010010000100100005004277313130018300373003728265328745101002001000020020000300373003711102011009910010010000100007101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037225216129548251010010010000100100005004277313130018300373003728265328745101002001000020020000300373003711102011009910010010000100007101161129634100001003003830038300383003830038

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)accfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
100243003722517461295482510010101000010100005042773130300183003730037282873287671001020100002020000300373003711100211091010100001000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372245461295482510010101000010100005042773130300183003730037282873287671001020100002020000300373003711100211091010100001000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037225061295482510010101000010100005042773131300183003730037282873287671001020100002020000300373003711100211091010100001000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037225061295482510010101000010100005042773131300183003730037282873287671001020100002020000300373003711100211091010100001000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037225061295482510010101000010100005042773131300183003730037282873287671001020100002020000300373003711100211091010100001000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037225061295482510010101000010100005042773131300183003730037282873287671001020100002020000300373003711100211091010100001000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037225061295482510010101000010100005042773131300183003730037282873287671001020100002020000300373003711100211091010100001000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372251561295482510010101000010100005042773131300183003730037282873287671001020100002020000300373003711100211091010100001000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372252761295482510010101000010100005042773131300183003730037282873287671001020100002020000300373003711100211091010100001000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037225061295302510010101000010100005042773131300183003730037282873287671001020100002020000300373003711100211091010100001000640216222963010000103003830038300383003830038

Test 4: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  sqadd v0.8h, v8.8h, v9.8h
  sqadd v1.8h, v8.8h, v9.8h
  sqadd v2.8h, v8.8h, v9.8h
  sqadd v3.8h, v8.8h, v9.8h
  sqadd v4.8h, v8.8h, v9.8h
  sqadd v5.8h, v8.8h, v9.8h
  sqadd v6.8h, v8.8h, v9.8h
  sqadd v7.8h, v8.8h, v9.8h
  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)03mmu table walk data (08)l2 tlb miss data (0b)18191e1f3f51schedule 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 tlb access (a0)l1d tlb miss (a1)ld unit uop (a6)l1d cache writeback (a8)a9acbranch cond mispred nonspec (c5)cfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
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8020420039150000000412580100100800001008000050064000020020200392003999733999780100200800002001600002003920039118020110099100100800001000000000511031633200360800001002004020040200402004020040
8020420039150000000412580100100800001008000050064000020020200392003999733999780100200800002001600002003920039118020110099100100800001000000000511031633200360800001002004020040200402004020040
8020420039150000000412580100100800001008000050064000020020200392003999733999780100200800002001600002003920039118020110099100100800001000000000511031633200360800001002004020040200402004020040

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

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

retire uop (01)cycle (02)031e3a3f51schedule 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)9fl1d cache writeback (a8)a9cfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
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