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

LD2 (multiple, 2S)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  ld2 { v0.2s, v1.2s }, [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 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)
630052973030311202810022004100030001528430001000200010002000110002000
630042941830051200410002000100030001528430001000200010002000110002000
630042940430051200410002000100130011528630011001200010002000110002000
630042940030051200410002000100030001528430001000200010002000110002000
630042939730051200410002000100030001528430001000200010002000110002000
630042940730051200410002000100030001528430001000200010002000110002000
630042939730051200410002000100030001528430001000200010002000110002000
630043011630051200410002000100030001528430001000200010002000110002000
630043030230051200410002000100030001528430001000200010002000110002000
630042956030051200410002000100030001528430001000200010002000110002000

Test 2: Latency 1->3 roundtrip

Chain cycles: 3

Code:

  ld2 { v0.2s, v1.2s }, [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): 9.0042

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)
70205120153801204010130018100013013030027100143211537120982130870767018030240100153004560216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120052801074010130006100003010330002100033208687120879830843377010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120040801044010130003100003010330002100033208736120887730843947010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120040801044010130003100003010330002100033208736120887730843947010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120040801044010130003100003010330002100033208736120887730843947010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120042801044010130003100003010330002100143209069120899130847157018130244100153004560216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120040801044010130003100003010330002100033208736120887730843947010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120040801044010130003100003010330002100033208736120887730843947010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120040801044010130003100003010330002100033208736120887730843947010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120040801044010130003100003010330002100033208736120887730843947010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100

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)
70026120182800404001630022100023007030057100033209177120950630847237001830028100033000960020100003000040001100002000040010
70024120042800144001130003100003001030000100003208863120934330844187001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70024120042800144001130003100003001030000100003208863120934330844187001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70024120042800144001130003100003001030000100003208863120934330844187001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70024120042800144001130003100003001030000100003208863120934330844187001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70025120075800244001630007100013004330032100003208863120934330844187001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70024120042800144001130003100003001030000100003208863120934330844187001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70024120042800144001130003100003001030000100003208863120934330844187001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70024120042800144001130003100003001030000100003209025120940930845747001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70025120118800244001630007100013004330032111403320508123721830874787323732789113823006060106100153004640006100002000040010

Test 3: Latency 2->3 roundtrip

Chain cycles: 3

Code:

  ld2 { v0.2s, v1.2s }, [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)
70206120205801324010830022100023016230057100023208929120883630845547010730206100033000960358100273008040015100002000040100
70204120049801074010130006100003010330002100033208876120886830845127010830208100033000960290100153004440009100002000040100
70204120047801074010130006100003010330002100033208925120894730845697010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120047801074010130006100003010330002100033208925120894730845697010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70205120095801174010630010100013013330032100033208979120896930846217010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120047801074010130006100003010330002100033208925120894730845697010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120047801074010130006100003010330002100033208925120894730845697010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120047801074010130006100003010330002100033208925120894730845697010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70204120047801074010130006100003010330002100033208925120894730845697010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100
70205120080801174010630010100013013330032100033209249120907530848817010830208100033000960216100033000940001100002000040100

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)
70025120169800304001130018100013004030027100033209032120939130845747001830028100033000960020100003000040001100002000040010
70024120049800174001130006100003001030000100003209052120941330845937001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70024120049800174001130006100003001030000100003209052120941330845937001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70024120049800174001130006100003001030000100003209052120941330845937001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70024120049800174001130006100003001030000100003209052120941330845937001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70024120049800174001130006100003001030000100003209052120941330845937001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70024120049800174001130006100003001030000100003209052120941330845937001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70024120054800174001130006100003001030000100003209052120941330845937001030020100003000060104100153004340006100002000040010
70024120049800174001130006100003001030000100003209133120944630846717001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010
70024120049800174001130006100003001030000100003209052120941330845937001030020100003000060020100003000040001100002000040010

Test 4: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  ld2 { v0.2s, v1.2s }, [x6]
  ld2 { v0.2s, v1.2s }, [x6]
  ld2 { v0.2s, v1.2s }, [x6]
  ld2 { v0.2s, v1.2s }, [x6]
  ld2 { v0.2s, v1.2s }, [x6]
  ld2 { v0.2s, v1.2s }, [x6]
  ld2 { v0.2s, v1.2s }, [x6]
  ld2 { v0.2s, v1.2s }, [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)
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24020480056240125101160020800041001600088000630024003516004902401142008000716001320080007160013180000160000100
24020480056240125101160020800041001600088000630024008216005022401142008000716001320080007160013180000160000100
24020480056240125101160020800041001600088000630024004116004902401142008000716001320080037160071180000160000100
24020480056240125101160020800041001600088000630024007016005022401142008000716001320080007160013180000160000100
24020480056240125101160020800041001600088000630024003516004902401142008000716001320080007160013180000160000100
24020480056240125101160020800041001600088000630024003516004902401142008000716001320080007160013180000160000100
24020480056240125101160020800041001600088000630024003516004902401142008000716001320080007160013180000160000100
24020480056240125101160020800041001600088000630024003516004902401142008000716001320080007160013180000160000100
24020480056240125101160020800041001600088000630024003516004902401142008000716001320080007160013180000160000100

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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