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

LDR (register, uxtw, 64-bit)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  ldr x0, [x6, w7, uxtw]
  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)
10056481025110241000816610001000200011000
10045501001110001000804010001000200011000
10045431001110001000804010001000200011000
10045431001110001000804010001000200011000
10045431001110001000804010001000200011000
10045431001110001000804010001000200011000
10045431001110001000804010001000200011000
10045431001110001000814810001000200011000
10045431001110001000804010001000200011000
10045431001110001000804010001000200011000

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

Chain cycles: 3

Code:

  ldr x0, [x6, w7, uxtw]
  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): 4.0049

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)
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4020470047401033010310000301031000318595816940634010630212100046022420008300031000030100
4020470047401033010310000301031000318595816940634010630212100046022420008300031000030100
4020470047401033010310000301031000318595816940634010630212100046030220034300091000030100
4020470068401033010310000301031000318595816940634010630212100046022420008300031000030100
4020470047401033010310000301031000318595816940634010630212100046022420008300031000030100
4020470047401033010310000301031001518599266941784015030247100176022420008300031000030100
4020470050401033010310000301031000318595816940634010630212100046022420008300031000030100
4020470047401033010310000301031000318595816940634010630212100046022420008300031000030100
4020470050401033010310000301031000318596086940744010630212100046022420008300031000030100

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
4002470047400133001310000300101000018596796947254001030020100006011620034300091000030010
4002470047400133001310000300101000018600306948684001030020100006002020000300031000030010
4002470047400133001310000300101000018612006953424001030020100006002020000300031000030010
4002470057400133001310000300101000018597066947364001030020100006002020000300031000030010
4002470047400133001310000300101000018596526947144001030020100006002020000300031000030010

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

Chain cycles: 3

Code:

  ldr x0, [x6, w7, uxtw]
  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): 4.0042

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)
4020570148401083010710001301301000318594856938764010630210100046022020008300031000030100
4020470047401033010310000301031000318593926939934010630212100046022420008300021000030100
4020470040401023010210000301031000318593926939934010630212100046022420008300021000030100
4020470040401023010210000301031000318593926939934010630212100046022420008300021000030100
4020470040401023010210000301031001518597376941104015030251100176022420008300021000030100
4020470040401023010210000301031000318593926939934010630212100046022420008300021000030100
4020470040401023010210000301031000318593926939934010630212100046022420008300021000030100
4020470040401023010210000301031000318593926939934010630212100046022420008300021000030100
4020470040401023010210000301031000318593926939934010630212100046022420008300021000030100
4020470040401023010210000301031000318593926939934010630212100046022420008300021000030100

1000 unrolls and 10 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)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)? int output thing (e9)? ldst retires (ed)? int retires (ef)
400257015940018300171000130040100531866131697981040195301741005306002020000300021000030010
400247010740013300131000030010100001859733694754040010300201000006002020000300021000030010
400247004040012300121000030010100001859463694644040010300201000006002020000300021000030010
400247004040012300121000030010100001859463694644040010300201000006002020000300021000030010
400247004040012300121000030010100001859760694758040010300201000006002020000300021000030010
400247004040012300121000030010100001859463694644040010300201000006002020000300021000030010
400247004140012300121000030010100001859463694644040010300201000006002020000300021000030010
400247004040012300121000030010100001859463694644040010300201000006017220052300201000030010
400247005440012300121000030010100001859463694644040010300201000006002020000300021000030010
400247004040012300121000030010100001859463694644040010300201000006002020000300021000030010

Test 4: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  ldr x0, [x6, w7, uxtw]
  ldr x0, [x6, w7, uxtw]
  ldr x0, [x6, w7, uxtw]
  ldr x0, [x6, w7, uxtw]
  ldr x0, [x6, w7, uxtw]
  ldr x0, [x6, w7, uxtw]
  ldr x0, [x6, w7, uxtw]
  ldr x0, [x6, w7, uxtw]
  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)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
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8020440060801011018000010080010300640424801102008001416511612406598059631030
802044006480101101800001008001030064035280110200800142001600241800000100
802044006280101101800001008000830064026880108200800122001600241800000100
802044005680101101800001008005930063438680159200800722001600241800000100
802044005680101101800001008000830064030480108200800122001600241800000100
802044005780101101800001008000830064026880108200800122001600241800000100
802044005980101101800001008000830064026880108200800122021601382800000100
802044005780101101800001008000830064026880108200800122001600241800000100
802044005680101101800001008000830064026880108200800122001600281800000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 0.5005

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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