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

LD4 (multiple, post-index, 4H)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  ld4 { v0.4h, v1.4h, v2.4h, v3.4h }, [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): 6.000

Issues: 7.008

Integer unit issues: 1.001

Load/store unit issues: 2.000

SIMD/FP unit issues: 4.008

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 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)
66005299437057100340502004100240082000300060103059670002000400030008000100120004000
66005296487020100240162002100140042000300060003057670002000400030008000100120004000
66157310287189110640162067110240002000300060003058470002000400030008000100120004000
66004303447009100140082000100040002000300060003057670002000400030008000100120004000
66004301947009100140082000100040002000300060023059670002000400030008000100120004000
66004301357009100140082000100040002000300060003057670002000400030008000100120004000
66004297777009100140082000100040002000300060003058470002000400030008000100120004000
66004298547009100140082000100040002000300060003057670002000400030008000100120004000
66004305897009100140082000100040002000300060003058470002000400030008000100120004000
66004299397009100140082000100040001792268753822742262701792358430038008100220004000

Test 2: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  ld4 { v0.4h, v1.4h, v2.4h, v3.4h }, [x6], x8
  ld4 { v0.4h, v1.4h, v2.4h, v3.4h }, [x6], x8
  ld4 { v0.4h, v1.4h, v2.4h, v3.4h }, [x6], x8
  ld4 { v0.4h, v1.4h, v2.4h, v3.4h }, [x6], x8
  ld4 { v0.4h, v1.4h, v2.4h, v3.4h }, [x6], x8
  ld4 { v0.4h, v1.4h, v2.4h, v3.4h }, [x6], x8
  ld4 { v0.4h, v1.4h, v2.4h, v3.4h }, [x6], x8
  ld4 { v0.4h, v1.4h, v2.4h, v3.4h }, [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): 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)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)
4802061602295603188012632014216005080126320094160008240312480042234907256012420016000832001420024001264002880004160000320000100
4802041600555601388010432002816000680104320012160008240312480060291445256012420016000832001420024001264002880004160000320000100
4802041600465601308010432002016000680104320010160008240312480036320024656012220016000832001420024001264002880004160000320000100
4802041600465601308010432002016000680104320010160008240312480036320024656012220016000832001420024005464014080018160000320000100
4802041600465601308010432002016000680104320010160008240312480048320024656012220016000832001420024001264002880004160000320000100
4802041600465601308010432002016000680104320010160036240354480120295845856022220016003632007020024001264002880004160000320000100
4802041600465601308010432002016000680104320010153310230250460406306660053667419015331030661820024001264002880004160000320000100
4802041600465601308010432002016000680104320010160008240312480036320024656012220016000832001420024001264002880004160000320000100
4802041600465601308010432002016000680104320010160008240312480024320107456012220016000832001420024001264002880004160000320000100
4802041600575601328010432002216000680104320012160008240312480044320045056012220016000832001420024001264002880004160000320000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

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

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)
4800251601785601448002232010016002280022320038160008240042480026256046456003420160008320014202400006400008000116000032000010
4800241600545600398001132002816000080010320000160000240030480002320038856001020160000320000202400006400008000116000032000010
4800241600545600398001132002816000080010320000160036240084480110298260656013220160036320070202400006400008000116000032000010
4800251601195601408002832007816003480028320066160000240030480034320038856001020160000320000202400006400008000116000032000010
4800241600545600398001132002816000080010320000160000240030480002320038856001020160000320000202400006400008000116000032000010
4800251601475601608002832009816003480028320068160000240030480008320046656001020160000320000202400006400008000116000032000010
4800241600545600398001132002816000080010320000160000240030480014320038856001020160000320000202400006400008000116000032000010
4800241600545600398001132002816000080010320000160036240084480118258448656013220160036320070202400006400008000116000032000010
4800241600545600398001132002816000080010320000160036240084480168262047056013220160036320070202400006400008000116000032000010
4800241600545600398001132002816000080010320000160000240030480002320038856001020160000320000202400006400008000116000032000010