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

LD1R (post-index, 4H)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  ld1r { v0.4h }, [x6], x8
  nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop
  mov x0, 1
  mov x1, 2
  mov x8, 0

(no loop instructions)

1000 unrolls and 1 iteration

Retires (minus 60 nops): 2.000

Issues: 3.002

Integer unit issues: 1.001

Load/store unit issues: 1.000

SIMD/FP unit issues: 1.002

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)dispatch ldst uop (58)int uops in schedulers (59)simd uops in schedulers (5a)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map ldst uop (7d)map simd uop (7e)map ldst uop inputs (80)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? ldst retires (ed)? simd retires (ee)
6200529684301910031014100210021002100030003000776730001000100020001000100110001000
6200429414300310011002100010001000100030003000776730001000100020001000100110001000
6200429345300310011002100010001000100030003000776730001000100020001000100110001000
6200429376300310011002100010001000100030003000776730001000100020001000100110001000
6200429381300310011002100010001000100030003000776730001000100020001000100110001000
6200429374300310011002100010001000100030003000776730001000100020001000100110001000
6200429377300310011002100010001000100030003000776730001000100020001000100110001000
6200429335300310011002100010001000100030003000776730001000100020001000100110001000
6200429336300310011002100010001000100030003000776730001000100020001000100110001000
6200429338300310011002100010001000100030003000776730001000100020001000100110001000

Test 2: Latency 1->2 roundtrip

Chain cycles: 3

Code:

  ld1r { v0.4h }, [x6], x8
  fmov x0, d0
  eor x8, x8, x0
  eor x8, x8, x0
  add x6, x6, x8
  mov x0, 1
  mov x1, 2
  mov x8, 0

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code, minus 3 chain cycles): 9.0049

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)dispatch ldst uop (58)int uops in schedulers (59)simd uops in schedulers (5a)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map ldst uop (7d)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)
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6020412004980105501012000410000401042000610003319936494363619524007011330209100042000760218200082000750001100001000040100
6020412004980105501012000410000401042000610003319936494363619524007011330209100042000760218200082000750001100001000040100
6020412004980105501012000410000401042000610012320010094384319528497017230239100142002760218200082000750001100001000040100
6020412004980105501012000410000401042000610003319936494363619524007011330209100042000760218200082000750001100001000040100
6020412004980105501012000410000401042000610003319936494363619524007011330209100042000760218200082000750001100001000040100
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6020412004980105501012000410000401042000610003319936494363619524007011330209100042000760218200082000750001100001000040100
6020412004980105501012000410000401042000610012320008994383219528087017130239100132002660218200082000750001100001000040100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code, minus 3 chain cycles): 9.0042

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)dispatch ldst uop (58)int uops in schedulers (59)simd uops in schedulers (5a)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map ldst uop (7d)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)
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6002412004680013500112000210000400102000010000319924394455119541707001030020100002000060080200202002050007100001000040010
6002412004780013500112000210000400102000010000319924394455119541707001030020100002000060080200202002050007100001000040010
6002412004280013500112000210000400102000010000319924394455119541707001030020100002000060098200262002650007100001000040010
6002412004280013500112000210000400102000010000319924394455119541707001030020100002000060158200442004550013100001000040010
6002412004680013500112000210000400102000010012320132494523319555407008230059100142002760020200002000050001100001000040010
6002412004280013500112000210000400102000010009320080594866519303387006830050100092001960020200002000050001100001000040010
6002412004280013500112000210000400102000010012320089694510719552687008230059100142002760020200002000050001100001000040010
6002412004280013500112000210000400102000010000319924394455119541707001030020100002000060020200002000050001100001000040010
6002512012480023500172000510001400452002410012320013694484019547797008230059100142002760020200002000050001100001000040010

Test 3: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  ld1r { v0.4h }, [x6], x8
  ld1r { v0.4h }, [x6], x8
  ld1r { v0.4h }, [x6], x8
  ld1r { v0.4h }, [x6], x8
  ld1r { v0.4h }, [x6], x8
  ld1r { v0.4h }, [x6], x8
  ld1r { v0.4h }, [x6], x8
  ld1r { v0.4h }, [x6], x8
  mov x7, x6
  mov x8, x6
  mov x9, x6
  mov x10, x6
  mov x11, x6
  mov x12, x6
  mov x13, x6
  mov x8, 0

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 1.0005

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)dispatch ldst uop (58)int uops in schedulers (59)simd uops in schedulers (5a)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map ldst uop (7d)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)
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16020480036240113801018001280000801088000880007139988713596511799688240123200800088000820016001680008800018000080000100
16020480036240113801018001280000801088000880007139988713596511799688240123200800088000820016001680008800018000080000100
16020480036240113801018001280000801088000880007139988713596511799688240123200800088000820016001680008800018000080000100
16020480036240113801018001280000801088000880007139988713596511799688240123200800088000820016001680008800018000080000100
16020480036240113801018001280000801088000880007139988713596511799688240123200800088000820016001680008800018000080000100
16020480036240113801018001280000801088000880007139988713596511799688240123200800088000820016001680008800018000080000100
16020480036240113801018001280000801088000880007139988713596511799688240123200800088000820016001680008800018000080000100
16020480036240113801018001280000801088000880007139988713596511799688240123200800088000820016001680008800018000080000100
16020480036240113801018001280000801088000880007139988713596511799688240123200800088000820016001680008800018000080000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 1.0005

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)dispatch ldst uop (58)int uops in schedulers (59)simd uops in schedulers (5a)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map ldst uop (7d)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)
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