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

UCVTF (vector, fixed-point, 4H from 4H)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  ucvtf v0.4h, v0.4h, #3
  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)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)accfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)f5f6f7f8fd
100430372309612547251000100010003981603018303730372414328951000100010003037303711100110000073216222629100030383038303830383038
100430372400612547251000100010003981603018303730372414328951000100010003037303711100110001073216122629100030383038303830383038
1004303724096125472510001000100039816030223037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100001273216222664100030383038303830743038
100430372400612547251008100010003981603018303730372414328951000100011623037303711100110000073216222629100030383038303830383038
1004303726001032547251000100010003981603018303730372414328951000100010003037303711100110000073216222629100030383038303830383038
100430372300612547251000100010003981603018303730372414328951000100010003037303711100110000373216222629100030383038303830383038
100430372406612547251000100010003981603018303730372414328951000100010003037303711100110001073216222629100030383038303830383038
1004303723006125472510001000100039816030183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100004873216212629100030383038303830383038
100430372400612547251000100010003981603018303730372414328951000100010003037303711100110000073216222629100030383038303830383038
100430372400612547251000100010003981603018303730372414328951000100010003037303711100110000073116222629100030383038303830383038

Test 2: Latency 1->2

Code:

  ucvtf v0.4h, v0.4h, #3
  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 tlb miss (a1)l1d cache writeback (a8)acbranch cond mispred nonspec (c5)cfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
102043003723306129547251010010010000100100005004277160030018300373003728264328745101002001000020010000300373003711102011009910010010000100000071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003723206129547251010010010000100100005004277160030018300373003728264328745101002001000020010000300373003711102011009910010010000100000071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037233061295472510100100100001001000050042771600300183003730037282641028745101002001000020010000300373003711102011009910010010000100000071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003723306129547251010012810000100100005004277160030018300373003728264328745101002001000020010000300373003711102011009910010010000100010071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003723306129547251010010010000100100005004277160030018300373003728264328745101002001000020010000300373003711102011009910010010000100000071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003723308429547251010010010000100100005004277160030018300373003728264328745101002001000020010000300373003711102011009910010010000100010071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037233024329547251010010010000100100005004277160030018300373003728264328745101002001000020010000300373003711102011009910010010000100009071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003723306129547251010010010000100100005004277160030018300373003728264328745101002001000020010000300373003711102011009910010010000100000071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037233044129547251010010010000100100005004277160030018300373003728264328745101002001000020010000300373003711102011009910010010000100010071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003723306129547251010010010000100100005004277160030018300373003728264328745101002001000020010000300373003711102011009910010010000100000071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 3.0037

retire uop (01)cycle (02)030918191e1f3f4e51schedule 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)9fst unit uop (a7)l1d cache writeback (a8)acbranch mispred nonspec (cb)cfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
10024300372240000061295472510010101000010100005042771601300183003730037282863287671001020100002010000300373003711100211091010100001000306402162229629010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372250000061295472510010101000010100005042771600300183003730037282863287671001020100002010000300373003711100211091010100001000306402162229629010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372240000084295472510010101000010100006042771601300183008430037282863287671001020100002010000300373003711100211091010100001014006402162229629010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372250000061295472510010111000010100005042771600300183003730037282863287671001020100002010000300373003711100211091010100001000006402162229629010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372330000061295472510010101000010100005042771600300183003730037282863287671001020100002010000300373003711100211091010100001000006402162229629010000103003830038300383003830038
100243003722500000612954725100101010000101000050427716003001830037300372828632876710010201000020100003003730037111002110910101000010075306402162229629010000103003830038300383003830038
1002430037225000006129547251001010100001010000504277160030018300373003728286328767100102010000201000030037300371110021109101010000100018006402162229629010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372250000061295472510010101000010100005042771601300183003730037282866287671001020100002010000300373003711100211091010100001000306402162229629010000103003830038300383003830038
100243003722500000274295472510010101000010100005042771601300183003730037282863287671001020100002010000300373003711100211091010100001005309123242229721010000103003830086301313003830132
100243003722500000612954725100101010000101000050427716003001830037300372828632876710010201000020100003003730037111002110910101000010041006402162229629010000103003830038300383003830038

Test 3: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  ucvtf v0.4h, v8.4h, #3
  ucvtf v1.4h, v8.4h, #3
  ucvtf v2.4h, v8.4h, #3
  ucvtf v3.4h, v8.4h, #3
  ucvtf v4.4h, v8.4h, #3
  ucvtf v5.4h, v8.4h, #3
  ucvtf v6.4h, v8.4h, #3
  ucvtf v7.4h, v8.4h, #3
  movi v8.16b, 9

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

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

retire uop (01)cycle (02)03mmu table walk data (08)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)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)st unit uop (a7)l1d cache writeback (a8)a9acc2branch 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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802042003915500000302580108100800081008002050064013202002020039200399977699908012020080032200800322003920039118020110099100100800001000000000011151180160020036800001002004020040200402004020040
802042003915500000302580108100800081008002050064013202002020039200399977699908012020080032200800322003920039118020110099100100800001000000000011151180160020036800001002004020040200402004020040
802042003915500000584280108100801161008002050064013202002020039200399977699908012020080032200800322003920039118020110099100100800001000000000011151180160020036800001002004020040200402004020040
802042003915500000722580108100800081008002050064013202002020039200399977699908012020080032200800322003920039118020110099100100800001000000000011151180160020036800001002004020040200402004020040
802042003915500000512580108100800081008002050064013202002020039200399977699908012020080032200800322003920039118020110099100100800001000000000011151180160020036800001002004020040200402004020040
802042003915500000302580108100800081008002050064013202002020039200399977699908012020080032200800322003920039118020110099100100800001000000000011151180160020036800001002004020040200402004020040
802042003915500000302580108100800081008002050064013202002020039200909977699908012020080032200800322003920039118020110099100100800001000000100011151180160020036800001002004020040200402004020040
802042003915500000302580108100800081008002050064013202002020039200399977699908012020080032200800322003920039118020110099100100800001000000000011151180160020036800001002004020040200402004020040
802042003915500000352580108100800081008002050064013202002020039200399977699908012020080032200800322003920039118020110099100100800001000000000011151180160020036800001002004020040200402004020040

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

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

retire uop (01)cycle (02)03l1i tlb fill (04)mmu table walk data (08)09l2 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)accfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)d9daddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
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8002420039155000004025800101080000108000050640000020020200392003999963100198001020800002080000200392003911800211091010800001000502041600542003680000102004020040200402004020040
80024200391550000070525800101080000108000050640000020020200392003999963100198001020800002080000200392003911800211091010800001000502041600682003680000102004020040200402004020040
8002420039155000004025800101080000108000050640000020020200392003999963100198001020800002080000200392003911800211091010800001000502041601772003680000102004020040200402004020040
8002420039155000004025800101080000108000050640000020020200392003999963100198001020801062080000200392003911800211091010800001000502041601562003680000102004020040200402004020040
8002420039155000004025800101080000108000050640000020020200392003999963100198001020800002080000200392003911800211091010800001000502061601442003680000102004020040200402004020040
8002420039156000004025800101080000108000050640000020020200392003999963100198001020800002080000200392003911800211091010800001000502071600552003680000102004020040200402004020040
8002420039155000004025800101080000108000050640000020020200392003999963100198001020800002080000200392003911800211091010800001000502041601782003680000102004020040200402004020040
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