Apple Microarchitecture Research by Dougall Johnson

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SQSHLU (vector, 8B)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  sqshlu v0.8b, v0.8b, #3
  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)
1004203310011100010005024810001000100011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000100011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000100011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000100011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000100011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000100011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000100011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000100011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000100011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000100011000

Test 2: Latency 1->2

Code:

  sqshlu v0.8b, v0.8b, #3
  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 ldst uop inputs (80)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? ldst retires (ed)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
102042003310101101100001001000030050924810100200100062000100061010000100
102042003310101101100001001000030050924810100200100042000100041010000100
102042003310101101100001001000030050924810100200100042000100041010000100
102042003310101101100001001000030050924810100200100042000100041010000100
102042003310101101100001001000030050924810100200100042000100041010000100
102042003310101101100001001000030050924810100200100042000100041010000100
102042003310101101100001001000030050924810100200100042000100041010000100
102042003310101101100001001000030050924810100200100042000100041010000100
10204200331010110110000100100003005092481010020010004394723611009118071042100052028
102042003310101101100001001000030050924810100200100042000100041010000100

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)
10024200331002121100002010000705092471002020100062010047111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002010000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092461002020100042010000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002010000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002010000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002010000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002010000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002010000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002010000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002010000111000010

Test 3: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  sqshlu v0.8b, v8.8b, #3
  sqshlu v1.8b, v8.8b, #3
  sqshlu v2.8b, v8.8b, #3
  sqshlu v3.8b, v8.8b, #3
  sqshlu v4.8b, v8.8b, #3
  sqshlu v5.8b, v8.8b, #3
  sqshlu v6.8b, v8.8b, #3
  sqshlu v7.8b, v8.8b, #3
  movi v8.16b, 9

(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)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)
80204400898010710180006010080010300320036801082008001220080014180000100
80204400348010710180006010080010300320036801082008001220080012180000100
80204400348010510180004010080008300320036801082008001220080012180000100
80204400348010510180004010080008300320036801082008001220080012180000100
80204400348010510180004010080008300320036801082008001220080061180000100
80204400348010510180004010080008300320036801082008001220080012180000100
5932631623592843555876216736058782300320044801102008001420080012180000100
80204400458010510180004010080008300320208801542008006420080012180000100
80204400348010510180004010080008300320036801082008001220080012180000100
80204400348010510180004010080008300320036801082008001220080012180000100

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)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)
80024402068002921800082080012703200008002020800002080000118000010
80025400688006121800402080052703200008002020800002080000118000010
80024400348002121800002080000703202088007420800662080000118000010
80024400348002121800002080000703200008002020800002080000118000010
80024400348002121800002080000703200008002020800002080000118000010
80024400348002121800002080000703200008002020800002080000118000010
80024400348002121800002080000703200008002020800002080000118000010
80024400348002121800002080000703200008002020800002080000118000010
80024400348002121800002080000703200008002020800002080000118000010
80024400348002121800002080000703200008002020800002080000118000010