Apple Microarchitecture Research by Dougall Johnson

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SMLSL2 (vector, 4S)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  smlsl2 v0.4s, v1.8h, v2.8h
  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
1004303310011100010007590510001000310211000
1004303310011100010007590510001000312311000

Test 2: Latency 1->1

Code:

  smlsl2 v0.4s, v1.8h, v2.8h
  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)
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100042030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010

Test 3: Latency 1->2

Code:

  smlsl2 v0.4s, 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): 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
1020430236101351031003210210132300768905101002001000420030012110000100

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
10024300331002121100002010000697692471005120100482030000111000010

Test 4: Latency 1->3

Code:

  smlsl2 v0.4s, 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): 3.0033

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)
10204300331010110110000010010000300768905101002001000620030018110000100
10204300331010110110000010010000300768905101002001000620030012110000100
10204300331010110110000010010000300768905101002001000420030018110000100
10204300331010110110000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
10204300331010110110000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
121584089911796115710008631108610033300768905101002001000420030012110000100
10204300331010110110000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
10204300331010110110000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
10204300331010110110000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
10204300331010110110000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100

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 5: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  movi v0.16b, 0
  smlsl2 v0.4s, v8.8h, v9.8h
  movi v1.16b, 0
  smlsl2 v1.4s, v8.8h, v9.8h
  movi v2.16b, 0
  smlsl2 v2.4s, v8.8h, v9.8h
  movi v3.16b, 0
  smlsl2 v3.4s, v8.8h, v9.8h
  movi v4.16b, 0
  smlsl2 v4.4s, v8.8h, v9.8h
  movi v5.16b, 0
  smlsl2 v5.4s, v8.8h, v9.8h
  movi v6.16b, 0
  smlsl2 v6.4s, v8.8h, v9.8h
  movi v7.16b, 0
  smlsl2 v7.4s, 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): 0.5011

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)
1602044092380286101801851008018930032077280292200801922002406661160000100
1602044059480283101801821008018630032078480295200801952002404591160000100
1602044047680254101801531008015730032047280217200801172002404441160000100
1602044052380287101801861008019030632048880223202801212002404681160000100
1602044047180248101801471008015130032061280252200801522002405701160000100
1602044055980282101801811008018530032060480250200801502002405551160000100
1602044050280251101801501008015430032063680258200801582022404622160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032020080149200800492002400361160000100
1602054013180145101800441008004830032005280112200800122002400361160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005680113200800132002400361160000100

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)
1600244390880020118000910800133032005680023208001320240000116000010
1600244444880020118000910800133032005680023208001320240039116000010
1600244046980011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244043980011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244040780011118000010800003032020480060208005020240000116000010
1600244043880011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244043880011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244042880011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244039880011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244039980011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010

Test 6: throughput

Count: 16

Code:

  smlsl2 v0.4s, v16.8h, v17.8h
  smlsl2 v1.4s, v16.8h, v17.8h
  smlsl2 v2.4s, v16.8h, v17.8h
  smlsl2 v3.4s, v16.8h, v17.8h
  smlsl2 v4.4s, v16.8h, v17.8h
  smlsl2 v5.4s, v16.8h, v17.8h
  smlsl2 v6.4s, v16.8h, v17.8h
  smlsl2 v7.4s, v16.8h, v17.8h
  smlsl2 v8.4s, v16.8h, v17.8h
  smlsl2 v9.4s, v16.8h, v17.8h
  smlsl2 v10.4s, v16.8h, v17.8h
  smlsl2 v11.4s, v16.8h, v17.8h
  smlsl2 v12.4s, v16.8h, v17.8h
  smlsl2 v13.4s, v16.8h, v17.8h
  smlsl2 v14.4s, v16.8h, v17.8h
  smlsl2 v15.4s, v16.8h, v17.8h
  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)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)
160204800931601071011600061001600103006400441601102001600142004800421160000100
160204800451601071011600061001600103006400361601082001600122004800361160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122004800361160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122004800361160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122004800361160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122004800361160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122004800361160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122004801981160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122004800361160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122004800361160000100

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 ldst uop inputs (80)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? ldst retires (ed)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
16002480154160015111600041016000803006400441600202001600142004801831016000010
16002580148160056111600451016005703006400441600202001600142004800421016000010
16002480035160011111600001016000003006400001600102001600002004800001016000010
16002480036160011111600001016000003006400001600102001600002004800001016000010
16002480036160011111600001016000003006400001600102001600002004800001016000010
16002480035160011111600001016000003006400001600102001600002004800001016000010
16002480035160011111600001016000003006400001600102001600002004801891016000010
16002480072160011111600001016000003006400001600102001600002004800001016000010
16002480050160011111600001016000003006400001600102001600002004800001016000010
16002480035160011111600001016000003006400001600102001600002004800001016000010