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

SQXTUN (8H)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  sqxtun 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)031e3f4e51schedule 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
100430372206125472510001000100039816013018303730372414328951000100010003037303711100110000073216112629100030383038303830383038
100430372306125472510001000100039816003018303730372414328951000100010003037303711100110000073116112629100030383038303830383038
100430372206125472510001000100039816003018303730372414328951000100010003037303711100110000073116112629100030383038303830383038
100430372208225472510001000100039816003018303730372414328951000100010003037303711100110000073116112629100030383038303830383038
100430372206125472510001000100039816003018303730372414328951000100010003037303711100110000073116112629100030383038303830383038
1004303722876125472510001000100039816003018303730372414328951000100010003037303711100110000073116112629100030383038303830383038
100430372306125472510001000100039816003018303730372414328951000100010003037303711100110000073116112629100030383038303830383038
100430372206125472510001000100039816003018303730372414328951000100010003037303711100110000073116112629100030383038303830383038
100430372306125472510001000100039816003018303730372414328951000100010003037303711100110000073116112629100030383038303830383038
1004303723015625472510001000100039816003018303730372414328951000100010003037303711100110000073116112629100030383038303830383038

Test 2: Latency 1->2

Code:

  sqxtun 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)03mmu table walk data (08)181e1f3f4e51schedule 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 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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102043003722500006129547251010010010000100100005004277160130018030037300372826432874510100200100002001000030037300371110201100991001001000010000071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037225000061295472510100100100001001000050042771601300180300373003728264328745101002001000020010000300373003711102011009910010010000100001571011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037224000061295472510100100100001001000050042771600300180300373003728264328745101002001000020010000300373003711102011009910010010000100010071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003722500006129547251010010010000100100005004277160130018030037300372826432874510100200100002001000030037300371110201100991001001000010009071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
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102043003722500006129547251010010010000100100005004277160030018030037300372826432874510100200100002001000030037300371110201100991001001000010009071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003722500006129547251010010010000100100005004277160030018030037300372826432874510100200100002001000030037300371110201100991001001000010008071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003722500006129547251010010010000100100005004277160130018030037300372826432874510100200100002001000030037300371110201100991001001000010007071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003722500006129547251010010010000100100005004277160130018030037300372826432874510100200100002001000030037300371110201100991001001000010007071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038

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)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 miss (a1)ld unit uop (a6)st unit uop (a7)l1d cache writeback (a8)a9acc2branch 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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10024300372250000000612954725100101010000101000050427716003001830037300372828632876710010201000020100003003730037111002110910101000010000000006402162229629010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372250000000612954725100101010000101000050427716003001830037300372828632876710010201000020100003003730037111002110910101000010000000006402162229629010000103003830038300383003830038
100243003722500002700612954725100101010000101000050427716003001830037300372828632876710010201000020100003003730037111002110910101000010000000006402162229629010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372250000600612954725100101010000101000050427716003001830037300372828632876710010201016820100003003730037111002110910101000010000000006402162229629010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372250000000612954725100101010000101000050427716013001830037300372828632876710010201000020100003003730037111002110910101000010000000006692162229629010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372250000000612954725100101010000101000050427716003001830037300372828632876710010201000020100003003730037111002110910101000010000000006402162229629010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372250000000612954725100101010000101000050427716003001830037300372828632876710010201000020100003003730037111002110910101000010000000006402162229629010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372250000000612954725100101010000101000050427716003001830037300372828632876710010201000020100003003730037111002110910101000010000000006402162229629010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372240000000612954725100101010000101000050427716003001830037300372828632876710010201000020100003003730037111002110910101000010000000006402162229629010000103003830038300383003830038

Test 3: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  sqxtun v0.8b, v8.8h
  sqxtun v1.8b, v8.8h
  sqxtun v2.8b, v8.8h
  sqxtun v3.8b, v8.8h
  sqxtun v4.8b, v8.8h
  sqxtun v5.8b, v8.8h
  sqxtun v6.8b, v8.8h
  sqxtun 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 instruction (07)l2 tlb miss instruction (0a)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)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)acbranch 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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80204200391501103025801081008000810080020500640132120020020039200399977699908012020080032200800322003920039118020110099100100800001000011151181161120036800001002004020040200402004020040
80204200391501103025801081008000810080020500640132120020020039200399977699908012020080032200800322003920039118020110099100100800001000311151181161120036800001002004020040200402004020040
80204200391501103025801081008000810080020500640132120020020039200399977699908012020080032200800322003920039118020110099100100800001000011151181161120036800001002004020040200402004020040
80204200391501103025801081008000810080020500640132120020020039200399977699908012020080032200800322003920039118020110099100100800001000011151181161120036800001002004020040200402004020040
802042003915011030258010810080008100800205006401321200200200392003999776999080120200800322008003220039200391180201100991001008000010036011151181161220036800001002004020040200402004020040
80204200391501103025801081008000810080020500640132120020020039200399977699908012020080032200800322003920039118020110099100100800001000311151181161120036800001002004020040200402004020040
802042003915011273025801081008000810080020500640132120020020039200399977699908012020080032200800322003920039118020110099100100800001000011151331161120036800001002004020040200402004020040
80204200391501103025801081008000810080020500640132120020020039200399977699908012020080032200800322003920039118020110099100100800001001311151181161120036800001002004020040200402004020040
80204200391501103025801081008000810080020500640132120020020039200399977699908012020080032200800322003920039118020110099100100800001000311151181161120036800001002004020040200402004020040

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

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

retire uop (01)cycle (02)03091e3f51schedule 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
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8002420039150004025800101080000108000050640000020020200392003999963100198001020800002080000200392003911800211091010800001035350208161762003680000102004020040200402004020040
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