Apple Microarchitecture Research by Dougall Johnson

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SMLSL2 (vector, 8H)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  smlsl2 v0.8h, v1.16b, v2.16b
  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:

  smlsl2 v0.8h, v1.16b, v2.16b
  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)
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100062030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010

Test 3: Latency 1->2

Code:

  smlsl2 v0.8h, v0.16b, v1.16b
  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)
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030237111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000757710891015422101602030240111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010

Test 4: Latency 1->3

Code:

  smlsl2 v0.8h, v1.16b, v0.16b
  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
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030018110000100
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
  smlsl2 v0.8h, v8.16b, v9.16b
  movi v1.16b, 0
  smlsl2 v1.8h, v8.16b, v9.16b
  movi v2.16b, 0
  smlsl2 v2.8h, v8.16b, v9.16b
  movi v3.16b, 0
  smlsl2 v3.8h, v8.16b, v9.16b
  movi v4.16b, 0
  smlsl2 v4.8h, v8.16b, v9.16b
  movi v5.16b, 0
  smlsl2 v5.8h, v8.16b, v9.16b
  movi v6.16b, 0
  smlsl2 v6.8h, v8.16b, v9.16b
  movi v7.16b, 0
  smlsl2 v7.8h, v8.16b, v9.16b
  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 ldst uop inputs (80)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? ldst retires (ed)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
160204404848010910180008100800123003200568011320080013200024003910160000100
160204401078010910180008100800123003200568011320080013200024003610160000100
160205401388014310180042100800463003200528011220080012200024003610160000100
160204400868010910180008100800123003200528011220080012200024003610160000100
160204400868010910180008100800123003200528011220080012200024003610160000100
160204400868010910180008100800123003200528011220080012200024003610160000100
160204400868010910180008100800123003200528011220080012200024003610160000100
160204400868010910180008100800123003200528011220080012200024003610160000100
160204400868010910180008100800123003200528011220080012200024003610160000100
160204400868010910180008100800123003200528011220080012200024003610160000100

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)
1600244420780019118000810800123032005680023208001320240039116000010
1600244136880020118000910800133032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244041780011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244041780011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244036480011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244041780011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244043380011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244040880011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244042880011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244042980011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010

Test 6: throughput

Count: 16

Code:

  smlsl2 v0.8h, v16.16b, v17.16b
  smlsl2 v1.8h, v16.16b, v17.16b
  smlsl2 v2.8h, v16.16b, v17.16b
  smlsl2 v3.8h, v16.16b, v17.16b
  smlsl2 v4.8h, v16.16b, v17.16b
  smlsl2 v5.8h, v16.16b, v17.16b
  smlsl2 v6.8h, v16.16b, v17.16b
  smlsl2 v7.8h, v16.16b, v17.16b
  smlsl2 v8.8h, v16.16b, v17.16b
  smlsl2 v9.8h, v16.16b, v17.16b
  smlsl2 v10.8h, v16.16b, v17.16b
  smlsl2 v11.8h, v16.16b, v17.16b
  smlsl2 v12.8h, v16.16b, v17.16b
  smlsl2 v13.8h, v16.16b, v17.16b
  smlsl2 v14.8h, v16.16b, v17.16b
  smlsl2 v15.8h, v16.16b, v17.16b
  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)
160204800651601051011600041001600083006400441601102001600142004800391160000100
160204800351601071011600061001600103006400361601082001600122004800361160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122004800361160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122004800361160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122004800361160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122004800361160000100
160204803321603041011602031001602073006400361601082001600122004800361160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122004800361160000100
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)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)
160024801531600171116000610160010306400441600202016001320480000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020480000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020480000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020480000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020480000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020480000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000306402161600662016006220480000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020480000116000010
160024800581600171116000610160010306400001600102016000020480000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020480000116000010