Apple Microarchitecture Research by Dougall Johnson

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LD1 (multiple, post-index, 3 regs, 4S)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  ld1 { v0.4s, v1.4s, v2.4s }, [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): 3.000

Issues: 4.000

Integer unit issues: 1.001

Load/store unit issues: 3.000

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)int uops in schedulers (59)simd uops in schedulers (5a)dispatch uop (78)map ldst uop (7d)map ldst uop inputs (80)? int output thing (e9)? ldst retires (ed)
6300529715400910033006100230003000900040003000400010013000
6300429347400110013000100030003000900040003000400010013000
6300429370400110013000100030003000900040003000400010013000
6300430052400110013000100030003000900040003000400010013000
6300429690400110013000100030003000900040003000400010013000
6300429385400110013000100030003000900040003000400010013000
6300429380400110013000100030003000900040003000400010013000
6300429447400110013000100030003000900040003000400010013000
6300429356400110013000100030003000900040003000400010013000
6300429343400110013000100030003000900040003000400010013000

Test 2: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  ld1 { v0.4s, v1.4s, v2.4s }, [x6], x8
  ld1 { v0.4s, v1.4s, v2.4s }, [x6], x8
  ld1 { v0.4s, v1.4s, v2.4s }, [x6], x8
  ld1 { v0.4s, v1.4s, v2.4s }, [x6], x8
  ld1 { v0.4s, v1.4s, v2.4s }, [x6], x8
  ld1 { v0.4s, v1.4s, v2.4s }, [x6], x8
  ld1 { v0.4s, v1.4s, v2.4s }, [x6], x8
  ld1 { v0.4s, v1.4s, v2.4s }, [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): 1.5006

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)
240205120167320157801212400368012124001026031375624832011420024001420032001880004240000100
2402041200563201108010424000680104240008260312192002832011220024001220032001680003240000100
2402041200473201038010324000080104240008260312192002832011220024001220032001680003240000100
2402051201013201568012124003580121240008260313192219232011220024001220032001680003240000100
2402041200473201038010324000080104240008260312192002832011220024001220032001680003240000100
2402041200473201038010324000080104240008260312192002832011220024001220032001680003240000100
2402041200473201038010324000080104240008260312192002832011220024001220032001680003240000100
2402041200473201038010324000080104240008260312192002832011220024001220032001680003240000100
2402051201013201598012124003880122240008260312192002832011220024001220032001680003240000100
2402041200473201038010324000080104240008260312192002832011220024001220032001680003240000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 1.5006

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)
2400251201753200608003024003080031240010260044108002032002420240014203200008000124000010
2400241200513200118001124000080010240060260101141382432009220240071203200008000124000010
2400241200513200118001124000080010240000260030192016432001020240000203200008000124000010
2400241200513200118001124000080010240000260030192016432001020240000203200008000124000010
2400241200513200118001124000080010240000260030192016432001020240000203200008000124000010
2400241200513200118001124000080010240000260030192016432001020240000203200008000124000010
2400241200513200118001124000080010240059260096124661032009120240072203200008000124000010
2400241200513200118001124000080010240000260030192016432001020240000203200008000124000010
2400241200513200118001124000080010240000260030192016432001020240000203200008000124000010
2400241200513200118001124000080010240000260030192016432001020240000203200008000124000010