Apple Microarchitecture Research by Dougall Johnson

M1/A14 P-core (Firestorm): Overview | Base Instructions | SIMD and FP Instructions
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LD1 (multiple, 4 regs, 1D)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  ld1 { v0.1d, v1.1d, v2.1d, v3.1d }, [x6]
  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): 4.000

Issues: 4.000

Integer unit issues: 0.001

Load/store unit issues: 4.000

SIMD/FP unit issues: 0.000

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule ldst uop (55)dispatch ldst uop (58)simd uops in schedulers (5a)dispatch uop (78)map ldst uop (7d)map int uop inputs (7f)map ldst uop inputs (80)? int output thing (e9)? ldst retires (ed)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
640053038040091400840001200040004000040001400000
640043004240011400040001200040004000040001400000
640042976940011400040001200040004000040001400000
640042969740011400040001200040004000040001400000
640042997740011400040001201240004000040001400000
640053048040011400040001200040004000040001400000
640042948040011400040001200040004000040001400000
640042948340011400040001200040004000040001400000
640042947740011400040001200040004000040001400000
640042948440011400040001200040004000040001400000

Test 2: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  ld1 { v0.1d, v1.1d, v2.1d, v3.1d }, [x6]
  ld1 { v0.1d, v1.1d, v2.1d, v3.1d }, [x6]
  ld1 { v0.1d, v1.1d, v2.1d, v3.1d }, [x6]
  ld1 { v0.1d, v1.1d, v2.1d, v3.1d }, [x6]
  ld1 { v0.1d, v1.1d, v2.1d, v3.1d }, [x6]
  ld1 { v0.1d, v1.1d, v2.1d, v3.1d }, [x6]
  ld1 { v0.1d, v1.1d, v2.1d, v3.1d }, [x6]
  ld1 { v0.1d, v1.1d, v2.1d, v3.1d }, [x6]
  mov x7, x6
  mov x8, x6
  mov x9, x6
  mov x10, x6
  mov x11, x6
  mov x12, x6
  mov x13, x6

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 2.0007

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule ldst uop (55)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch ldst uop (58)int uops in schedulers (59)simd uops in schedulers (5a)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map ldst uop (7d)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)
3202051601673201371013200361003200583001352030320158200320072200320016013200000100
3202041600653201071013200061003200583002430762320158200320072200320016013200000100
3202051603863201311013200301003200103002560260320110200320016200320016013200000100
3202051603553201311013200301003200103002560368320110200320016200320016013200000100
3202041600573201011013200001003200103002560368320110200320016200320016013200000100
3202041600683201011013200001003200583002316798320158200320072200320016013200000100
3202041600573201011013200001003200103002560260320110200320016200320016013200000100
3202041600573201011013200001003200103002560260320110200320016200320016013200000100
3202041605583201011013200001003200103002560368320110200320016200320016013200000100
3202041600713201011013200001003200583001949652320158200320072200320016013200000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 2.0006

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule ldst uop (55)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch ldst uop (58)int uops in schedulers (59)simd uops in schedulers (5a)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map ldst uop (7d)map int uop inputs (7f)map ldst uop inputs (80)? int output thing (e9)? ldst retires (ed)? int retires (ef)
32002516018432004111320030103200003012799983200102032000020320000132000010
32002416004532001111320000103200003025599983200102032000020320000132000010
32002416004532001111320000103200003025599983200102032000020320000132000010
32002416004832001111320000103200003025606643200102032000020320000132000010
32002416005432001111320000103200003025604663200102032000020320000132000010
32002516038232004111320030103200003025599983200102032000020320000132000010
32002416004532001111320000103200003025599983200102032000020320000132000010
32002516009432004111320030103200003025599983200102032000020320000132000010
32002416007332001111320000103200003025601603200102032000020320000132000010
32002416004532001111320000103200003025599983200102032000020320056132000010