Apple Microarchitecture Research by Dougall Johnson

M1/A14 P-core (Firestorm): Overview | Base Instructions | SIMD and FP Instructions
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LD2R (4S)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  ld2r { v0.4s, v1.4s }, [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): 3.000

Issues: 3.004

Integer unit issues: 0.001

Load/store unit issues: 1.000

SIMD/FP unit issues: 2.004

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)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)
6300529613303112028100202004100030001529030001000200010002000110002000
6300429593300512004100002000100030001527430001000200010002000110002000
6300429532300512004100002000100030001527830001000200010002000110002000
6300430170300512004100002000100030001527430001000200010002000110002000
6300430121300512004100002000100030001527430001000200010002000110002000
6300429891300512004100002000100030001528230001000200010002000110002000
6300429865300512004100002000100030001527430001000200010002000110002000
6300429604300512004100002000100030001527430001000200010002000110002000
6300429796300512004100002000100030001527430001000200010002000110002000
6300429667300512004100002000100030001527430001000200010002000110002000

Test 2: Latency 1->3 roundtrip

Chain cycles: 3

Code:

  ld2r { v0.4s, v1.4s }, [x6]
  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): 9.0040

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)
70205120147801204010130018100013013030027100033208665120873830843047010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120040801044010130003100003010330002100033208736120887730843947010830208100033000960288100153004640006100002000040100
70204120040801044010130003100003010330002100033208736120887730843947010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120040801044010130003100003010330002100033208736120887730843947010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120040801044010130003100003010330002100023211268120987130868317010730206100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120043801044010130003100003010330002100033208736120887730843947010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120040801044010130003100003010330002100143208991120895430846357018230244100153004360216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120040801044010130003100003010330002100033208736120887730843947010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120040801044010130003100003010330002100033208736120887730843947010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120040801044010130003100003010330002100033208736120887730843947010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code, minus 3 chain cycles): 9.0047

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)
70025120161800304001130018100013004030027100033209032120939130845747001830028100033000960036100033000940001100002000040010
70025120082800274001630010100013004330032100003209312120946130848347001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70024120049800174001130006100003001030000100003209052120941330845937001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70024120049800174001130006100003001030000100003209052120941330845937001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70024120049800174001130006100003001030000100003209052120941330845937001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70024120049800174001130006100003001030000100003209052120941330845937001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70025120082800274001630010100013004330032100003209052120941330845937001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70024120049800174001130006100003001030000100003209052120941330845937001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70024120049800174001130006100003001030000100003209052120941330845937001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70024120049800174001130006100003001030000100003209052120941330845937001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010

Test 3: Latency 2->3 roundtrip

Chain cycles: 3

Code:

  ld2r { v0.4s, v1.4s }, [x6]
  fmov x1, d1
  eor x8, x8, x1
  eor x8, x8, x1
  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)
70205120198801204010130018100013013030027100033208839120879730844677010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120047801074010130006100003010330002100033208925120894730845697010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120047801074010130006100003010330002100033208925120894730845697010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120047801074010130006100003010330002100033208925120894730845697010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120047801074010130006100003010330002100033208925120894730845697010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120047801074010130006100003010330002100033208925120894730845697010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120047801074010130006100003010330002100033208925120894730845697010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70205120124801174010630010100013013330032100033209033120899030846737010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120047801074010130006100003010330002100033208925120894730845697010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120047801074010130006100003010330002100033208925120894730845697010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100

1000 unrolls and 10 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)
70025120154800304001130018100013004030027100003209295120951430848297001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70024120047800174001130006100003001030000100003208992120937530845437001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70024120047800174001130006100003001030000100003208998120939330845437001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70025120133800294001530012100023004330031100003208998120939330845437001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70024120047800174001130006100003001030000100003208998120939330845437001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70024120047800174001130006100003001030000100003208998120939330845437001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70024120047800174001130006100003001030000100003208998120939330845437001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70024120047800174001130006100003001030000100003208998120939330845437001030020100003000060104100153004340006100002000040010
79537158802888204491230045138633478830061100033211263121016530866337001830028100033000960036100033000940001100002000040010
70024120049800174001130006100003001030000100003209052120941330845937001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010

Test 4: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  ld2r { v0.4s, v1.4s }, [x6]
  ld2r { v0.4s, v1.4s }, [x6]
  ld2r { v0.4s, v1.4s }, [x6]
  ld2r { v0.4s, v1.4s }, [x6]
  ld2r { v0.4s, v1.4s }, [x6]
  ld2r { v0.4s, v1.4s }, [x6]
  ld2r { v0.4s, v1.4s }, [x6]
  ld2r { v0.4s, v1.4s }, [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): 1.0007

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)
2402058016624019310116007280020100160034800063002400349732782401142008000716001320080007160013180000160000100
24020480054240125101160020800041001600088000630024003416004382401142008000716001320080007160013180000160000100
24020480054240125101160020800041001600088000630024003416004382401142008000716001320080007160013180000160000100
24020480054240125101160020800041001600088000630024003416004382401142008000716001320080007160013180000160000100
24020480054240125101160020800041001600088000630024003416004382401142008000716001320080007160013180000160000100
24020480054240125101160020800041001600088000630024003416004382401142008000716001320080007160013180000160000100
24020480064240125101160020800041001600088006430024147714214902402862008006516012720080007160013180000160000100
24020480240240285101160122800621001601228000630024003416004382401142008000716001320080124160240180000160000100
24020480054240125101160020800041001600088006430024144811877862402862008006516012720080007160013180000160000100
24020480145240209101160074800341001600678000630024003416004382401142008000716001320080065160127180000160000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 1.0007

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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24002480056240031111600208000010160000800003024001716004442400102080000160000208000016000018000016000010
2400248005624003111160020800001016000080034302401189845762401062080035160069208000016000018000016000010
24002480056240031111600208000010160000800373024012615497402401112080037160071208000016000018000016000010
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24002480056240031111600208000010160000800003024002916004442400102080000160000208000016000018000016000010
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