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

SQXTN (8H)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  sqxtn v0.8b, v0.8h
  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)03mmu table walk data (08)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 cache writeback (a8)acc2cfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)f5f6f7f8fd
10043037220061254725100010001000398160130183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100000073316332629100030383038303830383038
100430372200147254725100010001000398160130183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100000073316332629100030383038303830383038
10043037230061254725100010001000398160030183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100000073316332629100030383038303830383038
10043037220061254725100010001000398160030183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100000073316332629100030383038303830383038
10043037220061254725100010001000398160130183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100020073316332629100030383038303830383038
10043037231061254725100010001000398160030183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100000073316332629100030383038303830383038
10043037230061254725100010001000398160030183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100000073316332629100030383038303830383038
10043037230061254725100010001000398160130183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100000073216332629100030383038303830383038
10043037220061254725100010001000398160030183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100000073316322629100030383038303830383038
10043037230061254725100010001000398160030183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100000073316332629100030383038308630383038

Test 2: Latency 1->2

Code:

  sqxtn v0.8b, 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)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 tlb miss (a1)l1d cache writeback (a8)acbranch mispred nonspec (cb)cfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
10204300372240612954725101001001000010010000500427716030018300373003728264032874510100200100002001000030037302161110201100991001001000010000007101161129669100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372250612954725101001001000010010000500427716030018300373003728264032874510100200100002001000030037300371110201100991001001000010000007101161129633100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372250612954725101001001000010010000500427716030018300373003728264032874510100200100002001000030037300371110201100991001001000010000007101161129633100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372250612954725101001001000010010000500427716030018300373003728264032874510100200100002001000030037300371110201100991001001000010000007101161129633100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372250612954725101001001000010010000500427716030018300373003728264032874510100200100002001000030037300371110201100991001001000010000007101161129633100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372250612954725101001001000010010000500427716030018300373003728264032874510100200100002001000030037300371110201100991001001000010000007101161129633100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372250612954725101001001000010010000500427716030018300373003728264032874510100200100002001000030037300371110201100991001001000010000007101161129633100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372250612954725101001001000010010000500427716030018300373003728264032874510100200100002001000030037300371110201100991001001000010000007101161129633100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372250612954725101001001000010010000500427716030018300373003728264032874510100200100002001000030037300371110201100991001001000010000007101161129633100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372250612954725101001001000010010000500427716030018300373003728264032874510100200100002001000030037300371110201100991001001000010000007101161129633100001003003830038300383003830038

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 3.0037

retire uop (01)cycle (02)03mmu table walk data (08)l2 tlb miss data (0b)18191e1f3f4e51schedule 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)a9acc2cfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
10024300372250000006129547251001010100001010000504277160300183003730037282863287671001020100002010000300373003711100211091010100001000000006402162229629010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372250000006129547251001010100001010000504277160300183003730037282863287671001020100002010000300373003711100211091010100001000000006402162229629010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372250000006129547251001010100001010000504277160300183003730037282863287671001020100002010000300373003711100211091010100001000000006402162229629010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372250000006129547251001010100001010000504277160300183003730037282863287671001020100002010000300373003711100211091010100001000000006402162229629010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372250000006129547251001010100001010000504277160300183003730037282863287671001020100002010000300373003711100211091010100001000000006402162229629010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372250000006129547251001010100001010000504277160300183003730037282863287671001020100002010000300373003711100211091010100001000000006402162229629010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372240000006129547251001010100001010000504277160300183003730037282863287671001020100002010000300373003711100211091010100001000000006402162229629010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372250000006129547251001010100001010000504277160300183003730037282863287671001020100002010000300373003711100211091010100001000000006402162229629010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372250000006129547251001010100001010000504277160300183003730037282863287671001020100002010000300373003711100211091010100001000010006402162229629010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372250000006129547251001010100001010000504277160300183003730037282863287671001020100002010000300373003711100211091010100001000000006402162229629010000103003830038300383003830038

Test 3: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  sqxtn v0.8b, v8.8h
  sqxtn v1.8b, v8.8h
  sqxtn v2.8b, v8.8h
  sqxtn v3.8b, v8.8h
  sqxtn v4.8b, v8.8h
  sqxtn v5.8b, v8.8h
  sqxtn v6.8b, v8.8h
  sqxtn v7.8b, v8.8h
  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)03mmu table walk data (08)l2 tlb miss instruction (0a)l2 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)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)a9acbranch cond mispred nonspec (c5)branch mispred nonspec (cb)cdcfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)e0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
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8020420039150000030258010810080008100800205006401321200202003920039997769990801202008003220080032200392003911802011009910010080000100000111511801620036800001002004020040200402004020040
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80204200391500000255258010810080008100800205006401320200202003920039997769990801202008003220080032200392003911802011009910010080000100000111511801620036800001002004020040200402004020040
8020420039150000030258010810080008100800205006401321200202003920039997769990801202008003220080032200392003911802011009910010080000100000111511801620036800001002004020040200402004020040
8020420039150000030258010810080008100800205006401321200202003920039997769990801202008003220080032200392003911802011009910010080000100000111511801620036800001002004020040200402004020040
8020420039150000030258010810080008100800205006401320200202003920039997769990801202008003220080032200392003911802011009910010080000100000111511801620036800001002004020040200992004020040
8020420039150011030258010810080008100800205006401321200202003920039997769990801202008003220080032200392003911802011009910010080000100000111511801620036800001002004020040200402004020040
80204200391500001230258010810080008100800205006401320200202003920039997769990801202008003220080032200392003911802011009910010080000100003111511801620036800001002004020040200402004020040

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)181e3f51schedule 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 tlb access (a0)l1d tlb miss (a1)ld unit uop (a6)l1d cache writeback (a8)a9cfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)dbddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
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