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

LDRSB (register, sxtw, 64-bit)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  ldrsb x0, [x6, w7, sxtw]
  mov x7, #4
  mov x8, 0

(no loop instructions)

1000 unrolls and 1 iteration

Retires: 1.000

Issues: 1.000

Integer unit issues: 0.001

Load/store unit issues: 1.000

SIMD/FP unit issues: 0.000

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule ldst uop (55)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)
10046011001110001000811210001000200011000
10045471001110001000813010001000200011000
10045471001110001000811210001000200011000
10045501001110001000813010001000200011000
10045491001110001000811210001000200011000
10045471001110001000811210001000200011000
10045471001110001000811210001000200011000
10045471001110001000814810001000200011000
10045471001110001000811210001000200011000
10045491001110001000811210001000200011000

Test 2: Latency 1->2 (with chain penalty)

Chain cycles: 3

Code:

  ldrsb x0, [x6, w7, sxtw]
  eor x8, x8, x0
  eor x8, x8, x0
  add x6, x6, x8
  mov x7, #4
  mov x8, 0

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code, minus 3 chain cycles): 4.0052

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)
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4020470058401033010310000301031001518627886953534015030248100166022420008300021000030100
4020470051401023010210000301031000318593926939934010630212100046022420008300021000030100
4020470051401023010210000301031000318596896941034010630212100046022420008300021000030100
4020470051401023010210000301031000318596896941034010630212100046022420008300021000030100
4020470040401023010210000301031000318596896941034010630212100046022420008300021000030100
4020470059401023010210000301031000318599056941914010630212100046022420008300021000030100
4020470051401023010210000301031001518612226947084015030251100176022420008300021000030100
4020470040401023010210000301031000318596896941034010630212100046022420008300021000030100
4020570088401113010910002301351000318596896941034010630212100046022420008300021000030100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code, minus 3 chain cycles): 4.0047

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)
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4002470047400133001310000300101000018596526947144001030020100006002020000300031000030010
4002470047400133001310000300101000018596526947144001030020100006002020000300031000030010
4002470047400133001310000300101000018596526947144001030020100006002020000300031000030010
4002570077400213001910002300451000018604626950444001030020100006002020000300031000030010
4002470051400133001310000300101000018596526947144001030020100006002020000300031000030010
4002470047400133001310000300101000018596526947144001030020100006002020000300031000030010
4002470052400133001310000300101001518604216945984006030067100176002020000300031000030010
4002470048400133001310000300101000018596526947144001030020100006002020000300031000030010
4002470047400133001310000300101000018596526947144001030020100006002020000300031000030010

Test 3: Latency 1->3 (with chain penalty)

Chain cycles: 3

Code:

  ldrsb x0, [x6, w7, sxtw]
  eor x8, x8, x0
  eor x8, x8, x0
  add x7, x7, x8
  mov x7, #4
  mov x8, 0

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code, minus 3 chain cycles): 4.0049

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)
4020470053401033010310000301031000318595396938964010630210100046022020008300031000030100
4020470049401033010310000301031000318596356940834010630212100046022420008300031000030100
4020470049401033010310000301031000318596356940834010630212100046022420008300031000030100
4020470049401033010310000301031000318596356940834010630212100046022420008300031000030100
4020470049401033010310000301031000318596356940834010630212100046022420008300031000030100
4020470049401033010310000301031000318618496949854010630212100046022420008300031000030100
4020470055401033010310000301031000318596356940834010630212100046022420008300031000030100
4020470049401033010310000301031000318596356940834010630212100046022420008300031000030100
4020470049401033010310000301031000318596356940834010630212100046022420008300031000030100
4020470049401033010310000301031000318596356940834010630212100046022420008300031000030100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code, minus 3 chain cycles): 4.0042

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)
4002570255400183001710001300401005218665096984654019430175100526002020000300031000030010
4002470049400133001310000300101000018595176946644001030020100006002020000300021000030010
4002470042400123001210000300101000018595176946644001030020100006002020000300021000030010
4002470042400123001210000300101000018595176946644001030020100006002020000300021000030010
4002470046400123001210000300101005318663667249034019530174100536002020000300021000030010
4002470042400123001210000300101000018595176946644001030020100006002020000300021000030010
4002470042400123001210000300101000018595176946644001030020100006002020000300021000030010
4002470042400123001210000300101001618598407140874006130071100186002020000300021000030010
4002470042400123001210000300101000018595176946644001030020100006002020000300021000030010
4002470042400123001210000300101000018595176946644001030020100006002020000300021000030010

Test 4: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  ldrsb x0, [x6, w7, sxtw]
  ldrsb x0, [x6, w7, sxtw]
  ldrsb x0, [x6, w7, sxtw]
  ldrsb x0, [x6, w7, sxtw]
  ldrsb x0, [x6, w7, sxtw]
  ldrsb x0, [x6, w7, sxtw]
  ldrsb x0, [x6, w7, sxtw]
  ldrsb x0, [x6, w7, sxtw]
  mov x7, 8

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 0.5007

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)
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80204400598010510180004100800083003281908010820080012200160024180000100
80204400528010110180000100800083006401968010820080012200160024180000100
80204400528010110180000100800103006402088011020080014200160024180000100
80204400528010110180000100800083006401968010820080012200160024180000100
80205401118013110180030100800083006415828010820080012200160024180000100
80204400528010110180000100800103006402088011020080014200160024180000100
80204400618010110180000100800083006403408010820080012200160024180000100
80204400658010110180000100800083006401968010820080012200160024180000100
80204400528010110180000100800083006401968010820080012200160024180000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 0.5007

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)
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