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

LDURSW

Test 1: uops

Code:

  ldursw x0, [x6, #1]
  mov x0, 1
  mov x1, 2
  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)
10056511027110261000823810001000100011000
10045471001110001000811210001000100011000
10045471001110001000811210001000100011000
10045471001110001000811210001000100011000
10045471001110001000811210001000100011000
10045471001110001000813010001000100011000
10045471001110001000811210001000100011000
10045471001110001000823810001000100011000
10045471001110001000811210001000100011000
10045491001110001000816610001000100011000

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

Chain cycles: 3

Code:

  ldursw x0, [x6, #1]
  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): 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)
4020670265401163011310003301621000318594856939734010630212100046022410004300031000030100
4020470047401033010310000301031000318595816940634010630212100046022410004300031000030100
4020470047401033010310000301031000318595816940634010630212100046022410004300031000030100
4020470047401033010310000301031000318595816940634010630212100046022410004300031000030100
4020470047401033010310000301031000318595816940634010630212100046022410004300031000030100
4020470052401033010310000301031000318598516941704010630212100046022410004300031000030100
4020470047401033010310000301031000318595816940634010630212100046022410004300031000030100
4020470047401033010310000301031000318595816940634010630212100046029410017300091000030100
4020470047401033010310000301031000318595816940634010630212100046022410004300031000030100
4020470047401033010310000301031000318595816940634010630212100046022410004300031000030100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code, minus 3 chain cycles): 4.0051

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)
400257051940018300171000130040100031859920694803040016300321000406002010000300031000030010
400247005840013300131000030010100001859949694824040010300201000006009810013300091000030010
400247005140012300121000030010100001859949694824040010300201000006002010000300031000030010
400247005140012300121000030010100001859949694824040010300201000006002010000300031000030010
400247005140012300121000030010100001859949694824040010300201000006002010000300031000030010
400247005140012300121000030010100001859949694824040010300201000006002010000300031000030010
400247005140012300121000030010100001859949694824040010300201000006002010000300031000030010
400247005140012300121000030010100001859949694824040010300201000006002010000300031000030010
400247005140012300121000030010100001859949694824040010300201000006002010000300031000030010
400247005140012300121000030010100151860313694965040060300711001706002010000300031000030010

Test 3: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  ldursw x0, [x6, #1]
  ldursw x0, [x6, #1]
  ldursw x0, [x6, #1]
  ldursw x0, [x6, #1]
  ldursw x0, [x6, #1]
  ldursw x0, [x6, #1]
  ldursw x0, [x6, #1]
  ldursw x0, [x6, #1]
  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): 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)
8020540179801291018002810080008300256190801082008001220080012180000100
8020440058801051018000410080008300640196801082008001220080012180000100
8020440052801011018000010080008300640196801082008001220080012180000100
8020440052801011018000010080008300640196801082008001220080012180000100
8020540208801311018003010080008300320916801082008001220080012180000100
8020440052801011018000010080008300640196801082008001220080012180000100
8020440052801011018000010080008300640196801082008001220080012180000100
8020440052801011018000010080008300640196801082008001220080012180000100
8020440052801011018000010080059300620726801592008007220080012180000100
8020440052801011018000010080008300640196801082008001220080012180000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 0.5006

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)
8002540387800451180034108000830640142800182080012208000018000010
8002440047800111180000108000030640112800102080000208000018000010
8002440047800111180000108000030640112800102080000208000018000010
8002440172800111180000108000030640454800102080000208000018000010
8002440053800111180000108000030640274800102080000208000018000010
8002440047800111180000108000030640112800102080000208000018000010
8002540102800481180037108000030360112800102080000208000018000010
8002440047800111180000108000030640112800102080000208000018000010
8002440047800111180000108000030640112800102080000208000018000010
8002440047800111180000108000030640112800102080000208000018000010