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

SMLAL (by element, 4S)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  smlal v0.4s, 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:

  smlal v0.4s, 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)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)
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100042030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010

Test 3: Latency 1->2

Code:

  smlal v0.4s, 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)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)
1020430033101011011000010010000030007689051010020001000620030018110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000030007689051010020001000420030012110000100
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)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)
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100062030018111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010

Test 4: Latency 1->3

Code:

  smlal v0.4s, 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
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030144110000100
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)
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002030000111000010

Test 5: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  movi v0.16b, 0
  smlal v0.4s, v8.4h, v9.h[1]
  movi v1.16b, 0
  smlal v1.4s, v8.4h, v9.h[1]
  movi v2.16b, 0
  smlal v2.4s, v8.4h, v9.h[1]
  movi v3.16b, 0
  smlal v3.4s, v8.4h, v9.h[1]
  movi v4.16b, 0
  smlal v4.4s, v8.4h, v9.h[1]
  movi v5.16b, 0
  smlal v5.4s, v8.4h, v9.h[1]
  movi v6.16b, 0
  smlal v6.4s, v8.4h, v9.h[1]
  movi v7.16b, 0
  smlal v7.4s, 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)
1602044053680109101800081008001230032005680113200800132002400361160000100
1602044011080110101800091008001330032005280112200800122002400361160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122002400361160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032020480150200800502002400361160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122002400361160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122002400361160000100
1602044010180110101800091008001330032005280112200800122002400361160000100
1602044009680109101800081008001230032005680113200800132002400361160000100
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)
1600244376880020118000910800133032005680023208001320240039116000010
1600244122980011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244036880011118000010800003032000080010208000020240144116000010
1600244046780011118000010800003032000080010208000020240144116000010
1600244049880011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244040480011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244162680011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244046180011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244042180011118000010800003032020080059208004920240039116000010
1600244049380011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010

Test 6: throughput

Count: 12

Code:

  smlal v0.4s, v12.4h, v13.h[1]
  smlal v1.4s, v12.4h, v13.h[1]
  smlal v2.4s, v12.4h, v13.h[1]
  smlal v3.4s, v12.4h, v13.h[1]
  smlal v4.4s, v12.4h, v13.h[1]
  smlal v5.4s, v12.4h, v13.h[1]
  smlal v6.4s, v12.4h, v13.h[1]
  smlal v7.4s, v12.4h, v13.h[1]
  smlal v8.4s, v12.4h, v13.h[1]
  smlal v9.4s, v12.4h, v13.h[1]
  smlal v10.4s, v12.4h, v13.h[1]
  smlal v11.4s, 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)
120204601291201051011200041001200083004800441201102001200142003600421120000100
120204600351201071011200061001200103004800361201082001200122003600361120000100
120204600351201051011200041001200083004800361201082001200122003600361120000100
120204600351201051011200041001200083004800361201082001200122003600361120000100
120204600351201051011200041001200083004800361201082001200122003601921120000100
120204600351201051011200041001200083004800361201082001200122003600361120000100
120204600351201051011200041001200083004800361201082001200122003600361120000100
120204600351201051011200041001200083004800361201082001200122003600361120000100
120204600351201051011200041001200083004800361201082001200122003600391120000100
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)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)
1200246022612001511120004010120008304800441200202012001420360150112000010
1200246003512001111120000010120000304800001200102012000020360000112000010
1200246003512001111120000010120000304800001200102012000020360000112000010
1200246003512001111120000010120000304800001200102012000020360000112000010
1200246003512001111120000010120000304800001200102012000020360000112000010
1200246003512001111120000010120000304800001200102012000020360000112000010
1200246003512001111120000010120000304800001200102012000020360000112000010
1200246003512001111120000010120000304800001200102012000020360000112000010
1200246003512001111120000010120000304800001200102012000020360000112000010
1200246003512001111120000010120000304800001200102012000020360000112000010