Apple Microarchitecture Research by Dougall Johnson

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AUTIZA

Test 1: uops

Code:

  autiza x0

Initialization

  mov x0, 1

(requires arm64e binary, with arm64e_preview_abi boot arg)

(no loop instructions)

1000 unrolls and 1 iteration

Retires: 1.000

Issues: 1.000

Integer unit issues: 1.001

Load/store unit issues: 0.000

SIMD/FP unit issues: 0.000

Recorded non-zero counters (first 10 of 64 runs)

retire uop (01)	cycle (02)	schedule uop (52)	schedule int uop (53)	dispatch int uop (56)	int uops in schedulers (59)	dispatch uop (78)	? int output thing (e9)	? int retires (ef)
1004	6029	1001	1001	1000	52725	1000	1001	1000
1004	6029	1001	1001	1000	52725	1000	1001	1000
1004	6029	1001	1001	1000	52725	1000	1001	1000
1004	6029	1001	1001	1000	52725	1000	1001	1000
1004	6029	1001	1001	1000	52725	1000	1001	1000
1004	6029	1001	1001	1000	52725	1000	1001	1000
1004	6029	1001	1001	1000	52725	1000	1001	1000
1004	6029	1001	1001	1000	52725	1000	1001	1000
1004	6029	1001	1001	1000	52725	1000	1001	1000
1004	6029	1001	1001	1000	52725	1000	1001	1000

Test 2: Latency 1->1

Code:

  autiza x0

Initialization

  mov x0, 1

(requires arm64e binary, with arm64e_preview_abi boot arg)

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 6.0029

Recorded non-zero counters (first 10 of 64 runs)

retire uop (01)	cycle (02)	schedule uop (52)	schedule int uop (53)	dispatch int uop (56)	int uops in schedulers (59)	dispatch uop (78)	map int uop (7c)	map int uop inputs (7f)	? int output thing (e9)	? int retires (ef)
10204	60029	10201	10201	10200	530325	10200	200	202	10104	10100
10204	60029	10201	10201	10200	530325	10200	200	200	10101	10100
10204	60029	10201	10201	10200	530325	10200	200	200	10101	10100
10205	60058	10204	10204	10211	530325	10200	200	200	10101	10100
10204	60029	10201	10201	10200	530325	10200	200	200	10101	10100
10204	60029	10201	10201	10200	530325	10200	200	200	10101	10100
10204	60029	10201	10201	10200	530325	10200	200	200	10101	10100
10204	60029	10201	10201	10200	530325	10200	200	200	10101	10100
10204	60029	10201	10201	10200	530325	10200	200	200	10101	10100
10204	60029	10201	10201	10200	530325	10200	200	200	10101	10100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 6.0029

Recorded non-zero counters (first 10 of 64 runs)

retire uop (01)	cycle (02)	schedule uop (52)	schedule int uop (53)	dispatch int uop (56)	int uops in schedulers (59)	dispatch uop (78)	map int uop (7c)	map int uop inputs (7f)	? int output thing (e9)	? int retires (ef)
10024	60029	10021	10021	10020	529785	10020	20	20	10011	10010
10025	60058	10024	10024	10031	529785	10020	20	20	10011	10010
10024	60029	10021	10021	10020	529785	10020	20	20	10011	10010
10024	60029	10021	10021	10020	529785	10020	20	20	10011	10010
10024	60029	10021	10021	10020	529785	10020	20	20	10011	10010
10024	60029	10021	10021	10020	529785	10020	20	20	10011	10010
10024	60029	10021	10021	10020	529785	10020	20	20	10011	10010
10024	60029	10021	10021	10020	529785	10020	20	20	10011	10010
10024	60029	10021	10021	10020	529785	10020	20	20	10011	10010
10024	60029	10021	10021	10020	529785	10020	20	20	10011	10010

Test 3: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  autiza x0
  autiza x1
  autiza x2
  autiza x3
  autiza x4
  autiza x5
  autiza x6
  autiza x7

(requires arm64e binary, with arm64e_preview_abi boot arg)

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 2.0004

Recorded non-zero counters (first 10 of 64 runs)

retire uop (01)	cycle (02)	schedule uop (52)	schedule int uop (53)	schedule ldst uop (55)	dispatch int uop (56)	int uops in schedulers (59)	dispatch uop (78)	map int uop (7c)	map int uop inputs (7f)	? int output thing (e9)	? int retires (ef)
80204	160030	80201	80201	0	80202	1360430	80202	200	200	80101	80100
80204	160030	80201	80201	0	80202	1360481	80202	200	200	80101	80100
80205	160064	80211	80211	0	80220	1360481	80202	200	200	80101	80100
80204	160030	80201	80201	0	80202	1360481	80202	200	200	80101	80100
80684	162929	80645	80495	150	80488	1360515	80219	200	200	80111	80100
80204	160030	80201	80201	0	80202	1360379	80202	200	200	80101	80100
80204	160030	80201	80201	0	80202	1360481	80202	200	200	80101	80100
80205	160064	80211	80211	0	80220	1360481	80202	200	200	80101	80100
80204	160030	80201	80201	0	80202	1360481	80202	200	200	80101	80100
80204	160030	80201	80201	0	80202	1360481	80202	200	200	80101	80100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 2.0004

Recorded non-zero counters (first 10 of 64 runs)

retire uop (01)	cycle (02)	schedule uop (52)	schedule int uop (53)	dispatch int uop (56)	int uops in schedulers (59)	dispatch uop (78)	map int uop (7c)	map int uop inputs (7f)	? int output thing (e9)	? int retires (ef)
80024	160030	80021	80021	80022	1359890	80022	20	20	80011	80010
80024	160030	80021	80021	80020	1359931	80020	20	20	80011	80010
80024	160030	80021	80021	80020	1359931	80020	20	20	80011	80010
80024	160030	80021	80021	80020	1360040	80040	20	20	80020	80010
80024	160030	80021	80021	80020	1359931	80020	20	20	80011	80010
80024	160030	80021	80021	80020	1359931	80020	20	20	80011	80010
80024	160030	80021	80021	80020	1359931	80020	20	20	80011	80010
80024	160030	80021	80021	80020	1359931	80020	20	20	80011	80010
80024	160030	80021	80021	80020	1359931	80020	20	20	80011	80010
80024	160030	80021	80021	80020	1359931	80020	20	20	80011	80010