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, 8H)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  mla v0.8h, v1.8h, 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 v0.8h, v1.8h, 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
1020430033101011011000010010000313769997101702041008420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300769247101312001004420030012110000100
1020430238101341021003210110132300768905101002001000420030012110000100
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)
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100042030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010

Test 3: Latency 1->2

Code:

  mla v0.8h, v0.8h, 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)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 simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
1020430033101011011000010010000030007689051010020001000620030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000030007689051010020001000620030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000030007689051010020001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000030007689051010020001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000030007689051010020001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000030007689051010020001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000030007689051010020001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000030007689051010020001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000030007689051010020001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000030007689051010020001000420030012110000100

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)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 simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030132111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010

Test 4: Latency 1->3

Code:

  mla v0.8h, v1.8h, 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
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)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 simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100042030012111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000069076923210051200100452030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010

Test 5: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  movi v0.16b, 0
  mla v0.8h, v8.8h, v9.h[1]
  movi v1.16b, 0
  mla v1.8h, v8.8h, v9.h[1]
  movi v2.16b, 0
  mla v2.8h, v8.8h, v9.h[1]
  movi v3.16b, 0
  mla v3.8h, v8.8h, v9.h[1]
  movi v4.16b, 0
  mla v4.8h, v8.8h, v9.h[1]
  movi v5.16b, 0
  mla v5.8h, v8.8h, v9.h[1]
  movi v6.16b, 0
  mla v6.8h, v8.8h, v9.h[1]
  movi v7.16b, 0
  mla v7.8h, v8.8h, 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)
1602044051280110101800091008001330032005680113200800132002400391160000100
1602054015580147101800461008005030032005280112200800122002400391160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122002400361160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122002400361160000100
1602054012180145101800441008004830032005280112200800122002400361160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122002400361160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122002400361160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122002400361160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122002400361160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122002400361160000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 0.5053

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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Test 6: throughput

Count: 12

Code:

  mla v0.8h, v12.8h, v13.h[1]
  mla v1.8h, v12.8h, v13.h[1]
  mla v2.8h, v12.8h, v13.h[1]
  mla v3.8h, v12.8h, v13.h[1]
  mla v4.8h, v12.8h, v13.h[1]
  mla v5.8h, v12.8h, v13.h[1]
  mla v6.8h, v12.8h, v13.h[1]
  mla v7.8h, v12.8h, v13.h[1]
  mla v8.8h, v12.8h, v13.h[1]
  mla v9.8h, v12.8h, v13.h[1]
  mla v10.8h, v12.8h, v13.h[1]
  mla v11.8h, v12.8h, 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)schedule ldst uop (55)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)
1202046007712010510112000401001200083004800441201102001200132003600421120000100
1202056007012014510112004401001200563004800441201102001200142003600361120000100
1202046003512010510112000401001200083004800361201082001200122003600361120000100
1202046003512010510112000401001200083004800361201082001200122003600361120000100
1202046003512010510112000401001200083004800361201082001200122003600361120000100
1202046003512010510112000401001200083004800361201082001200122003600361120000100
1202046003512010510112000401001200083004800361201082001200122003600361120000100
1202046003512010510112000401001200083004800361201082001200122003600361120000100
1202046003512010510112000401001200083004800361201082001200122003600361120000100
1202046003512010510112000401001200083004800361201082001200122003600361120000100

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)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 simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
120024601711200171112000610120010030048004412002020012001420360000112000010
120024600351200111112000010120000030048000012001020012000020360000112000010
120024600351200111112000010120000030048000012001020012000020360000112000010
120024600351200111112000010120000030048000012001020012000020360000112000010
120024600351200111112000010120000030048000012001020012000020360000112000010
120024600351200111112000010120000030048021612006620012006520360000112000010
120024600351200111112000010120000030048000012001020012000020360000112000010
120024600351200111112000010120000030048000012001020012000020360000112000010
120024600351200111112000010120000030048000012001020012000020360000112000010
120024600351200111112000010120000030048000012001020012000020360000112000010