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

BCAX (vector, 16B)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  bcax v0.16b, v0.16b, v1.16b, v2.16b
  movi v0.16b, 1
  movi v1.16b, 2
  movi v2.16b, 3

(no loop instructions)

1000 unrolls and 1 iteration

Retires: 1.000

Issues: 1.000

Integer unit issues: 0.001

Load/store unit issues: 0.000

SIMD/FP unit issues: 1.000

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch simd uop (57)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map simd uop (7e)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)
1004203310011100010005024810001000300011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000300011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000300011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000300011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000300011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000300011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000300011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000300011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000300011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000300011000

Test 2: Latency 1->2

Code:

  bcax v0.16b, v0.16b, v1.16b, v2.16b
  movi v0.16b, 1
  movi v1.16b, 2
  movi v2.16b, 3

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 2.0033

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)schedule ldst uop (55)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
10204200331010110110000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100
10204200331010110110000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100
10204200331010110110000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100
10204200331010110110000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100
10204200331010110110000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100
10204200331010110110000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100
10204200331010110110000010010000300509248101002001000420230138210000100
10204200331010110110000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100
10204200331010110110000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100
10204200331010110110000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 2.0033

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule 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)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010

Test 3: Latency 1->3

Code:

  bcax v0.16b, v1.16b, v0.16b, v2.16b
  movi v0.16b, 1
  movi v1.16b, 2
  movi v2.16b, 3

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 2.0033

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule 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)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 2.0033

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule 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)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100042030012111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010

Test 4: Latency 1->4

Code:

  bcax v0.16b, v1.16b, v2.16b, v0.16b
  movi v0.16b, 1
  movi v1.16b, 2
  movi v2.16b, 3

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 2.0033

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule 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)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420030012110000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 2.0033

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule 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)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002030000111000010

Test 5: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  bcax v0.16b, v8.16b, v9.16b, v10.16b
  bcax v1.16b, v8.16b, v9.16b, v10.16b
  bcax v2.16b, v8.16b, v9.16b, v10.16b
  bcax v3.16b, v8.16b, v9.16b, v10.16b
  bcax v4.16b, v8.16b, v9.16b, v10.16b
  bcax v5.16b, v8.16b, v9.16b, v10.16b
  bcax v6.16b, v8.16b, v9.16b, v10.16b
  bcax v7.16b, v8.16b, v9.16b, v10.16b
  movi v8.16b, 9
  movi v9.16b, 10
  movi v10.16b, 11

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 0.5004

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule 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)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map ldst uop inputs (80)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? ldst retires (ed)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
8020440054801051018000410080008300320036801082008001220002400361080000100
8020440034801051018000410080008300320036801082008001220002400361080000100
8020440034801051018000410080008300320036801082008001220002400361080000100
8020440034801051018000410080008300320036801082008001220002400361080000100
8020440034801051018000410080008300320036801082008001220002400361080000100
8020440034801051018000410080008300320200801522008006020002400361080000100
8020440034801051018000410080008300320036801082008001220002400361080000100
8020440034801051018000410080008300320036801082008001220002400361080000100
8020440034801051018000410080008300320036801082008001220002400361080000100
8020440034801051018000410080008300320036801082008001220002400361080000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 0.5004

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)schedule ldst uop (55)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
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8002440044800212180000020800007032000080020208000020240000118000010
8002440034800212180000020800007032000080020208000020240000118000010
8002440034800212180000020800007032000080020208000020240000118000010
8002440034800212180000020800007032000080020208000020240000118000010
8002440034800212180000020800007032000080020208000020240000118000010
8002440034800212180000020800007032000080020208000020240201118000010
8002440034800212180000020800007032000080020208000020240000118000010
8002440034800212180000020800007032000080020208000020240000118000010
8002440034800212180000020800007032000080020208000020240000118000010