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

MLA (by element, 4H)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  mla v0.4h, v1.4h, v2.h[1]
  movi v0.16b, 1
  movi v1.16b, 2
  movi v2.16b, 3

(no loop instructions)

1000 unrolls and 1 iteration

Retires: 1.000

Issues: 1.000

Integer unit issues: 0.001

Load/store unit issues: 0.000

SIMD/FP unit issues: 1.000

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch simd uop (57)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map simd uop (7e)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)
1004303310011100010007590510001000300011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000300011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000300011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000300011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000300011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000300011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000300011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000300011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000300011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000300011000

Test 2: Latency 1->1

Code:

  mla v0.4h, v1.4h, v2.h[1]
  movi v0.16b, 1
  movi v1.16b, 2
  movi v2.16b, 3

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 3.0033

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 3.0033

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010

Test 3: Latency 1->2

Code:

  mla v0.4h, v0.4h, v1.h[1]
  movi v0.16b, 1
  movi v1.16b, 2

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 3.0033

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)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1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 3.0033

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
100243003310021211000020100005565082185091685082030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010

Test 4: Latency 1->3

Code:

  mla v0.4h, v1.4h, v0.h[1]
  movi v0.16b, 1
  movi v1.16b, 2

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 3.0033

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000620030018110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030144110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000620030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 3.0033

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100062030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010

Test 5: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  movi v0.16b, 0
  mla v0.4h, v8.4h, v9.h[1]
  movi v1.16b, 0
  mla v1.4h, v8.4h, v9.h[1]
  movi v2.16b, 0
  mla v2.4h, v8.4h, v9.h[1]
  movi v3.16b, 0
  mla v3.4h, v8.4h, v9.h[1]
  movi v4.16b, 0
  mla v4.4h, v8.4h, v9.h[1]
  movi v5.16b, 0
  mla v5.4h, v8.4h, v9.h[1]
  movi v6.16b, 0
  mla v6.4h, v8.4h, v9.h[1]
  movi v7.16b, 0
  mla v7.4h, v8.4h, v9.h[1]
  movi v8.16b, 9
  movi v9.16b, 10

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 0.5011

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
1602044054680109101800081008001230032005680113200800132002400391160000100
1602054014180146101800451008004930032005680113200800132002400361160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122002400361160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122002400361160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122002400361160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122002400361160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122002400361160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122002400361160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122002400361160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122002400361160000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 0.5054

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
1600244377480019118000810800123032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244125480011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244041080011118000010800003032000080010208000020240141116000010
1600244059280011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244039780011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244042380011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244038780011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244045180011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244044980011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244044980011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010

Test 6: throughput

Count: 12

Code:

  mla v0.4h, v12.4h, v13.h[1]
  mla v1.4h, v12.4h, v13.h[1]
  mla v2.4h, v12.4h, v13.h[1]
  mla v3.4h, v12.4h, v13.h[1]
  mla v4.4h, v12.4h, v13.h[1]
  mla v5.4h, v12.4h, v13.h[1]
  mla v6.4h, v12.4h, v13.h[1]
  mla v7.4h, v12.4h, v13.h[1]
  mla v8.4h, v12.4h, v13.h[1]
  mla v9.4h, v12.4h, v13.h[1]
  mla v10.4h, v12.4h, v13.h[1]
  mla v11.4h, v12.4h, v13.h[1]
  movi v12.16b, 13
  movi v13.16b, 14

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 0.5003

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
120204601021201051011200041001200083004800441201102001200142003600421120000100
120204600351201071011200061001200103004800361201082001200122003600361120000100
120204600351201051011200041001200083004800361201082001200122003600361120000100
120204600351201051011200041001200083004800361201082001200122003600361120000100
120204600351201051011200041001200083004802161201562001200642003600361120000100
120204600351201071011200061001200103004800441201102001200132003600361120000100
120204600351201051011200041001200083004800361201082001200122003600361120000100
120204600351201051011200041001200083004800361201082001200122003600361120000100
120204600351201051011200041001200083004800361201082001200122003600361120000100
120204600351201051011200041001200083004800361201082001200122003600361120000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 0.5003

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
120024602201200161112000510120009304800001200102012000020360000112000010
120024600351200111112000010120000304800001200102012000020360000112000010
120024600351200111112000010120000304800001200102012000020360000112000010
120024600551200181112000710120011304800001200102012000020360000112000010
120024600351200111112000010120000304800001200102012000020360000112000010
120024600351200111112000010120000304800001200102012000020360000112000010
120024600351200111112000010120000304800001200102012000020360000112000010
120024600351200111112000010120000304800001200102012000020360000112000010
120024600351200111112000010120000304800001200102012000020360000112000010
120024600351200111112000010120000304800001200102012000020360000112000010