Apple Microarchitecture Research by Dougall Johnson

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SMLAL (vector, 8H)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  smlal v0.8h, v1.8b, v2.8b
  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 v0.8h, v1.8b, v2.8b
  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
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420230132210000100
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)
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100042030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010

Test 3: Latency 1->2

Code:

  smlal v0.8h, v0.8b, v1.8b
  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)
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000620030012110000100
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 4: Latency 1->3

Code:

  smlal v0.8h, v1.8b, v0.8b
  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)
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000620030012110000100
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)
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100062030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010

Test 5: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  movi v0.16b, 0
  smlal v0.8h, v8.8b, v9.8b
  movi v1.16b, 0
  smlal v1.8h, v8.8b, v9.8b
  movi v2.16b, 0
  smlal v2.8h, v8.8b, v9.8b
  movi v3.16b, 0
  smlal v3.8h, v8.8b, v9.8b
  movi v4.16b, 0
  smlal v4.8h, v8.8b, v9.8b
  movi v5.16b, 0
  smlal v5.8h, v8.8b, v9.8b
  movi v6.16b, 0
  smlal v6.8h, v8.8b, v9.8b
  movi v7.16b, 0
  smlal v7.8h, v8.8b, v9.8b
  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): 0.5305

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)
1602044491081774105816691048167331832743681964206818582042455562160000100
1602044355781373108812651078126931832753281988206818822022455502160000100
1602044471081841103817381028174230632678881798202816962002442661160000100
1602044394481559101814581008146230032582481555200814552042437773160000100
1602044329381310104812061038121031232493681337204812332022443832160000100
1602044370181454105813491048135331832570081530206814242022441492160000100
1602044393681565103814621028146631832668081775208816692062440624160000100
1602044376081495107813881068139230932530481428204813252022450402160000100
1602054394181567107814601068146432432497681351208812432082432045160000100
1602044328781317101812161008122030632401681105202810032022435132160000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 0.5052

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)
1600244380380020118000910800133032005680023208001320240039116000010
1600244123280011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244039780011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244039280011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244041880011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244041880011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244038280011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244041880011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244038980011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244041880011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010

Test 6: throughput

Count: 16

Code:

  smlal v0.8h, v16.8b, v17.8b
  smlal v1.8h, v16.8b, v17.8b
  smlal v2.8h, v16.8b, v17.8b
  smlal v3.8h, v16.8b, v17.8b
  smlal v4.8h, v16.8b, v17.8b
  smlal v5.8h, v16.8b, v17.8b
  smlal v6.8h, v16.8b, v17.8b
  smlal v7.8h, v16.8b, v17.8b
  smlal v8.8h, v16.8b, v17.8b
  smlal v9.8h, v16.8b, v17.8b
  smlal v10.8h, v16.8b, v17.8b
  smlal v11.8h, v16.8b, v17.8b
  smlal v12.8h, v16.8b, v17.8b
  smlal v13.8h, v16.8b, v17.8b
  smlal v14.8h, v16.8b, v17.8b
  smlal v15.8h, v16.8b, v17.8b
  movi v16.16b, 17
  movi v17.16b, 18

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 0.5002

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)
1602048006216010710116000601001600103006400441601102001600142004800421160000100
1602048004516010710116000601001600103006400441601102001600142004800361160000100
1602048003516010510116000401001600083006400361601082001600122004800361160000100
1602048003516010510116000401001600083006400361601082001600122004800361160000100
1602048003516010510116000401001600083006400361601082001600122004801951160000100
1602048003516010510116000401001600083006400441601102001600142004800361160000100
1602048003616010710116000601001600103006400361601082001600122004800361160000100
1602048003516010510116000401001600083006400361601082001600122004800451160000100
1602048003516010510116000401001600083006400441601102001600132004801951160000100
1602048003516010510116000401001600083006400361601082001600122004800361160000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 0.5002

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)
160024801111600181116000710160011030064004416002020016001420480000116000010
160024800361600111116000010160000030064000016001020016000020480000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000030064000016001020016000020480000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000030064000016001020016000020480000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000030064000016001020016000020480000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000030064000016001020016000020480192116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000030064000016001020016000020480000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000030064000016001020016000020480000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000030064000016001020016000020480000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000030064000016001020016000020480000116000010