Apple Microarchitecture Research by Dougall Johnson

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SQXTN2 (8H)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  sqxtn2 v0.16b, v1.8h
  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)
1004303310011100010007590510001000200011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000200011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000200011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000200011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000200011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000200011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000200011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000200011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000200011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000200011000

Test 2: Latency 1->1

Code:

  sqxtn2 v0.16b, 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)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)
10204300331010110110000010010000300768905101002001000620020008110000100
10204300331010110110000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
10204300331010110110000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
10204300331010110110000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
10204300331010110110000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
10204300331010110110000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
10204300331010110110000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
10204300331010110110000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
10204300331010110110000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
10204300331010110110000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100

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)
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002020000111000010
10025300661002721100062010031707689051002020100002020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000697689051002020100042020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002020000111000010

Test 3: Latency 1->2

Code:

  sqxtn2 v0.16b, v0.8h
  movi v0.16b, 1

(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)
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100

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)
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100042020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002020000111000010

Test 4: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  movi v0.16b, 0
  sqxtn2 v0.16b, v8.8h
  movi v1.16b, 0
  sqxtn2 v1.16b, v8.8h
  movi v2.16b, 0
  sqxtn2 v2.16b, v8.8h
  movi v3.16b, 0
  sqxtn2 v3.16b, v8.8h
  movi v4.16b, 0
  sqxtn2 v4.16b, v8.8h
  movi v5.16b, 0
  sqxtn2 v5.16b, v8.8h
  movi v6.16b, 0
  sqxtn2 v6.16b, v8.8h
  movi v7.16b, 0
  sqxtn2 v7.16b, v8.8h
  movi v8.16b, 9

(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)
1602044054080109101800081008001230032005280112200800122001600261160000100
1602044010980110101800091008001330032005280112200800122001600241160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122001600241160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122001600241160000100
1602044009880110101800091008001330032005280112200800122001600241160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122001600241160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122001600241160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122001600981160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122001600241160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122001600241160000100

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)
1600244381280020118000910800133032000080010208000020160000116000010
1600244132480011118000010800003032000080010208000020160000116000010
1600244042080011118000010800003032000080010208000020160000116000010
1600244041880011118000010800003032000080010208000020160000116000010
1600244039280011118000010800003032000080010208000020160000116000010
1600244042780011118000010800003032000080010208000020160000116000010
1600244042780011118000010800003032000080010208000020160096116000010
1600244049480011118000010800003032000080010208000020160000116000010
1600244039780011118000010800003032000080010208000020160000116000010
1600244098380011118000010800003032000080010208000020160000116000010

Test 5: throughput

Count: 16

Code:

  sqxtn2 v0.16b, v16.8h
  sqxtn2 v1.16b, v16.8h
  sqxtn2 v2.16b, v16.8h
  sqxtn2 v3.16b, v16.8h
  sqxtn2 v4.16b, v16.8h
  sqxtn2 v5.16b, v16.8h
  sqxtn2 v6.16b, v16.8h
  sqxtn2 v7.16b, v16.8h
  sqxtn2 v8.16b, v16.8h
  sqxtn2 v9.16b, v16.8h
  sqxtn2 v10.16b, v16.8h
  sqxtn2 v11.16b, v16.8h
  sqxtn2 v12.16b, v16.8h
  sqxtn2 v13.16b, v16.8h
  sqxtn2 v14.16b, v16.8h
  sqxtn2 v15.16b, v16.8h
  movi v16.16b, 17

(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)
160204800861601051011600041001600083006400441601102001600142003200241160000100
160204800451601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122003200241160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122003200241160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122003200241160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122003201241160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122003200241160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122003201241160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122003200241160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122003200241160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122003200241160000100

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)
160024801091600171116000610160010306400441600202016001420320000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020320000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020320000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020320000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020320000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020320000116000010
160024800381600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020320000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020320000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020320000116000010
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