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, 8H)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  ld1 { v0.8h, v1.8h, v2.8h, v3.8h }, [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 int uop (56)dispatch ldst uop (58)simd uops in schedulers (5a)dispatch uop (78)map ldst uop (7d)map ldst uop inputs (80)? int output thing (e9)? ldst retires (ed)
6400529695400914008040001200040004000400014000
6400429574400114000040001200040004000400014000
6400429837400114000040001200040004000400014000
6400430046400114000040001200040004000400014000
6400429669400114000040001200040004000400014000
6400429620400114000040001200040004000400014000
6400429635400114000040001200040004000400014000
6400429729400114000040001200040004000400014000
6400429856400114000040001200040004000400014000
6400430644400114000040001200040004000400014000

Test 2: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  ld1 { v0.8h, v1.8h, v2.8h, v3.8h }, [x6]
  ld1 { v0.8h, v1.8h, v2.8h, v3.8h }, [x6]
  ld1 { v0.8h, v1.8h, v2.8h, v3.8h }, [x6]
  ld1 { v0.8h, v1.8h, v2.8h, v3.8h }, [x6]
  ld1 { v0.8h, v1.8h, v2.8h, v3.8h }, [x6]
  ld1 { v0.8h, v1.8h, v2.8h, v3.8h }, [x6]
  ld1 { v0.8h, v1.8h, v2.8h, v3.8h }, [x6]
  ld1 { v0.8h, v1.8h, v2.8h, v3.8h }, [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): 2.0006

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)
32020516038032013710132003610032001030011202483201102003200162003200161320000100
32020416005732010110132000010032001030025600403201102003200162003200721320000100
32020516019632013110132003010032001030024420663201102003200162003200161320000100
32020416004832010110132000010032001030025600403201102003200162003200161320000100
32020416005032010110132000010032001030025674023201102003200162003200161320000100
32020516011432013310132003210032001030013440283201102003200162003200161320000100
32020416004832010110132000010032001030025600403201102003200162003200161320000100
32020416004832010110132000010032001030025600403201102003200162003200161320000100
32020416004832010110132000010032001030025600403201102003200162003200721320000100
32020416004832010110132000010032001030025600403201102003200162003200721320000100

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 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)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)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
32002516019132004711032003610032001030256004032002020320016203200001320000010
32002416004532001111032000010032000030255999832001020320000203200001320000010
32002416004532001111032000010032000030255999832001020320000203200721320000010
32002416011932001111032000010032000030256016032001020320000203200001320000010
32002416004532001111032000010032000030256021432001020320000203200001320000010
32002416004832001111032000010032000030256021432001020320000203200001320000010
32002416006232001111032000010032005830247945832006820320072203200001320000010
32002416004532001111032000010032000030255999832001020320000203200001320000010
32002416053732001111032000010032000030256148232001020320000203200001320000010
32002416004532001111032000010032005830249118232006820320072203200001320000010