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, 8H from 8H)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  ucvtf v0.8h, v0.8h, #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)031e3a3f4e51schedule uop (52)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch simd uop (57)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)6061696d6emap 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)ld unit uop (a6)st unit uop (a7)l1d cache writeback (a8)acc2cfd0d5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)f5f6f7f8fd
100430372490612538451000100811503981601030543120308524147289511501000100030833084211001100031028654730116112629100030383038303830383038
100430372400612547251000100010003981601030183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100000000730116112629100030383038303830383038
100430372500612547251000100010003981600530183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100000000730116112629100030383038303830383038
100430372400612547251000100010003981601030183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100000100735116112629100030383038303830383038
1004303724001662547251000100010003981600530183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100000000735116112629100030383038303830383038
100430372330612547251000100010003981600530183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100000000730116112629100030383038303830383038
100430372400612547251000100010003981600530183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100000000735116112629100030383038303830383038
1004303723001052547251000100010003981601030183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100000000730116112629100030383038303830383038
1004303724001702547251000100010003981600530183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100000000735116112629100030383038303830383038
1004303723001032547251000100010003981600530183037303724143289510001000100030373037111001100000000735116112629100030383038303830383038

Test 2: Latency 1->2

Code:

  ucvtf v0.8h, v0.8h, #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)03191e1f3f4e51schedule 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)accfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)ddfetch restart (de)e0? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
10204300372320001562954725101001001000010010000500427716013001830037300372826432874510100200100002001000030037300371110201100991001001000010000071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037233000612954725101001001000010010000500427716013001830037300372826432874510100200100002001000030037300371110201100991001001000010000071011611296650100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372330006312954725101001001000010010000500427716013001830037300372826432874510100200100002001000030037300371110201100991001001000010000071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037233090612954725101001001000010010150500427716013001830037300372826432874510100200100002001000030037300371110201100991001001000010000071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372320120612954725101001001000010010000500427716013001830037300372826432874510100200100002001000030037300371110201100991001001000010001071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037233000612954725101001001000010010000500427716013001830037300372826432874510100200100002001000030037300371110201100991001001000010000071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
10204300372330210612954725101001001000010010000500427716013001830037300372826432874510100200100002001000030037300371110201100991001001000010000071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037233000612954725101001001000010010000500427716013001830037300372826432874510100200100002001000030037300371110201100991001001000010000071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
102043003723304050612954725101001001000010010000500427716013001830037300372826432874510100202100002001000030037300371110201100991001001000010000071011611296330100001003003830038300383003830038
1020430037232000612954725101001001000010010000500427716013001830037300372826432874510100200100002001000030037300371110201100991001001000010000071011611296350100001003003830038300383003830038

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 3.0037

retire uop (01)cycle (02)03mmu table walk data (08)09l2 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)st unit uop (a7)l1d cache writeback (a8)a9acc2branch cond mispred nonspec (c5)cfd5map dispatch bubble (d6)daddfetch restart (de)e0? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
10024300372380000000061295472510010101000010100005042771600300183003730037282863287671001020100002010000300373003711100211091010100001000000000064021602229629010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372250000000066295472510010101000010100005042771600300183003730037282863287671001020100002010000300373003711100211091010100001000000000064021602229629010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372250000090061295472510010101000010100005042771600300183003730037282863287671001020100002010000300373003711100211091010100001000000000064021602229629010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372250000000061295472510010101000010100005042771600300183003730037282863287671001020100002010000300373003711100211091010100001000000000064021602229629010000103003830038300383003830038
100243003722500000000148295472510010101000010100005042771601300183003730037282863287671001020100002010000300373003711100211091010100001000000000064021602229629010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300702250000000061295472510010101000010100005042771600300183003730037282863287671001020100002010000300373003711100211091010100001000000000064021602229629010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372250000000061295472510010101000010100005042771600300183003730037282863287671001020100002010000300373003711100211091010100001000000000064021602229629010000103003830038300383003830038
10024300372320000000061295472510010101000010100005042771600300183003730037282863287671001020100002010000300373003711100211091010100001000000000064021602229629010000103003830038300383003830038
100243003722500000000156295472510010101000010100005042771600300183003730037282863287671001020100002010000300373003711100211091010100001000001000064021602229629010000103003830038300383003830133
10024300372250000000061295472510010121001610100005042771600300183008330037282868287671001020100002010000300373003721100211091010100001000000000064021602229629010000103008530086300383003830038

Test 3: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  ucvtf v0.8h, v8.8h, #3
  ucvtf v1.8h, v8.8h, #3
  ucvtf v2.8h, v8.8h, #3
  ucvtf v3.8h, v8.8h, #3
  ucvtf v4.8h, v8.8h, #3
  ucvtf v5.8h, v8.8h, #3
  ucvtf v6.8h, v8.8h, #3
  ucvtf v7.8h, v8.8h, #3
  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)0309l2 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)60696d6emap 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 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)dde0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
8020420039155003000302580108100800081008002050064013202002020039200399977069990801202008003220080032200392003911802011009910010080000100022004308841115223289020285800001002019820354203032034720361
80204202491581036801528333213680403102806031048065050064590002030120353204011002903710147807642028034920280669204002040381802011009910010080000100240112140041115118016020036800001002004020040200402004020040
802042003915500001804942580108100800081008002050064013202002020039200399977069990801202008003220080032200392003911802011009910010080000100000020302115118016020036800001002004020040200402004020040
8020420039161000000302580108100800081008002050064013202002020039200399977069990801202008003220080032200392003911802011009910010080000100000000001115118016020036800001002004020040200402004020040
8020420039155000000302580108100800081008002050064013202002020039200399977069990801202008003220080032200392003911802011009910010080000100000000001115118016020036800001002004020040200402004020040
80204200391550000006952580108100800081008002050064013202002020039200399977069990801202008003220080032200392003911802011009910010080000100000000001115118016020036800001002004020040200402004020040
8020420039155000000302580108100800081008002050064013202002020039200399977069990801202008003220080032200392003911802011009910010080000100000000001115118016020036800001002004020040200402004020040
8020420039156000000862580108100800081008002050064013202002020039200399977069990801202008003220080032200392003911802011009910010080000100000000001115118016020036800001002004020040200402004020040
8020420039155000000302580108100800081008002050064013202002020039200399977069990801202008003220080032200392003911802011009910010080000100000000001115118016020036800001002004020040200402004020040
8020420039155000000302580108100800081008002050064013202002020039200399977069990801202008003220080032200392003911802011009910010080000100000000001115118016020036800001002004020040200402004020040

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

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

retire uop (01)cycle (02)03191e3f51schedule 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 tlb access (a0)l1d cache writeback (a8)accdcfd0d5map dispatch bubble (d6)d9ddfetch restart (de)e0? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)f5f6f7f8fd
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80024200391550037125800101080000108000050640000002002020039200399996310019800102080000208000020039200391180021109101080000100000502001160112003680000102004020040200402004020040
8002420039155004025800101080000108000050640000002002020039200399996310019800102080000208000020039200391180021109101080000100000502001160112003680000102004020040200402004020040
8002420039156004025800101080000108000050640000002002020039200399996310019800102080000208000020039200391180021109101080000100000502001160112003680000102004020040200402004020040
8002420039155004025800101080000108000050640000002002020039200399996310019800102080000208000020039200391180021109101080000100000502001160112003680000102004020040200402004020040
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8002420039156004025800101080000108000050640000002002020039200399996310019800102080000208000020039200391180021109101080000100000502001160112003680000102004020040200402004020040
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