Apple Microarchitecture Research by Dougall Johnson

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SMAX (vector, 8H)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  smax v0.8h, v0.8h, v1.8h
  movi v0.16b, 1
  movi v1.16b, 2

(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)
1004203310011100010005058010341042200011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000200011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000200011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000200011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000200011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000200011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000200011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000200011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000200011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000200011000

Test 2: Latency 1->2

Code:

  smax v0.8h, v0.8h, v1.8h
  movi v0.16b, 1
  movi v1.16b, 2

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 2.0033

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)
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000620020012110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420020008110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420020008110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420020008110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000306510844102102021013020020008110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420020008110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420020008110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420020008110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509764101362001004920020008110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420020008110000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 2.0033

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)
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100042020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010

Test 3: Latency 1->3

Code:

  smax v0.8h, v1.8h, v0.8h
  movi v0.16b, 1
  movi v1.16b, 2

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 2.0033

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)
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000620020008110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000520020008110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420020012110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000620020008110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420220092210000100
1020520066101091011000810010034300509248101002001000420020012110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000620020008110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420020008110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420020008110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420020008110000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 2.0033

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)
10024200331002121100002010000705092471002020100062020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010

Test 4: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  smax v0.8h, v8.8h, v9.8h
  smax v1.8h, v8.8h, v9.8h
  smax v2.8h, v8.8h, v9.8h
  smax v3.8h, v8.8h, v9.8h
  smax v4.8h, v8.8h, v9.8h
  smax v5.8h, v8.8h, v9.8h
  smax v6.8h, v8.8h, v9.8h
  smax v7.8h, v8.8h, v9.8h
  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): 0.5004

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)
80204400508010810180007100800113003200448011020080014200160028180000100
80204400348010710180006100800103003200448011020080013200160024180000100
80204400348010510180004100800083003200368010820080012200160024180000100
80204400348010510180004100800083003200368010820080012200160024180000100
80204400348010510180004100800083003200368010820080012200160024180000100
80204400348010510180004100800083003200368010820080012200160024180000100
80204400348010510180004100800083003200368010820080012200160024180000100
80204400348010510180004100800083003200368010820080012200160024180000100
80204400348010510180004100800083003200368010820080012200160024180000100
80204400348010510180004100800083003200368010820080012200160024180000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 0.5004

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)
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800244003480021218000020800000650320000800202008000020160000118000010
800244003480021218000020800000650320000800202008000020160000118000010
800244003480021218000020800000650320000800202008000020160000118000010
800244003480021218000020800000650320000800202008000020160000118000010
800244003480021218000020800000650320000800202008000020160000118000010
800244003480021218000020800000650320000800202008000020160000118000010
800244003480021218000020800000650320000800202008000020160000118000010
800244003480021218000020800000650320000800202008000020160000118000010
800244003480021218000020800000650320000800202008000020160000118000010