Apple Microarchitecture Research by Dougall Johnson

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ST1 (multiple, 4 regs, 8H)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  st1 { v0.8h, v1.8h, v2.8h, v3.8h }, [x6]
  nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop ; nop
  mov x0, 0

(no loop instructions)

1000 unrolls and 1 iteration

Retires (minus 60 nops): 4.000

Issues: 4.000

Integer unit issues: 0.001

Load/store unit issues: 4.000

SIMD/FP unit issues: 0.000

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule ldst uop (55)dispatch ldst uop (58)simd uops in schedulers (5a)dispatch uop (78)map ldst uop (7d)map ldst uop inputs (80)? int output thing (e9)? ldst retires (ed)
640052975140191401840001600040004000800014000
640042942140011400040001600040004000800014000
640042941540011400040001600040004000800014000
640042942140011400040001600040004000800014000
640042939340011400040001600040004000800014000
640042940540011400040001600040004000800014000
640042942040011400040001600040004000800014000
640042941540011400040001600040004000800014000
640042942140011400040001600040004000800014000
640042942440011400040001600040004000800014000

Test 2: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  st1 { v0.8h, v1.8h, v2.8h, v3.8h }, [x6]
  st1 { v0.8h, v1.8h, v2.8h, v3.8h }, [x6]
  st1 { v0.8h, v1.8h, v2.8h, v3.8h }, [x6]
  st1 { v0.8h, v1.8h, v2.8h, v3.8h }, [x6]
  st1 { v0.8h, v1.8h, v2.8h, v3.8h }, [x6]
  st1 { v0.8h, v1.8h, v2.8h, v3.8h }, [x6]
  st1 { v0.8h, v1.8h, v2.8h, v3.8h }, [x6]
  st1 { v0.8h, v1.8h, v2.8h, v3.8h }, [x6]
  mov x7, x6
  mov x8, x6
  mov x9, x6
  mov x10, x6
  mov x11, x6
  mov x12, x6
  mov x13, x6

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 4.0005

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule ldst uop (55)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch ldst uop (58)int uops in schedulers (59)simd uops in schedulers (5a)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map ldst uop (7d)map int uop inputs (7f)map ldst uop inputs (80)? int output thing (e9)? ldst retires (ed)? int retires (ef)
32020532014632011910132001810032000330054399193201032003200082006400161320000100
32020432003732010110132000010032000330054398573201032003200082006400161320000100
32020532007432011810132001710032000330054398573201032003200082006400161320000100
32020432003732010110132000010032000330054398573201032003200082006400161320000100
32020532008632011810132001710032000330054398573201032003200082006400161320000100
32020432003732010110132000010032000330054398573201032003200082006400161320000100
32020532007432011810132001710032000330054398573201032003200082006400161320000100
32020432003732010110132000010032000330054399833201032003200082006400161320000100
32020532006532011810132001710032000330054398573201032003200082006400161320000100
32020432003732010110132000010032000330054398573201032003200082006400161320000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 4.0005

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule ldst uop (55)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch ldst uop (58)int uops in schedulers (59)simd uops in schedulers (5a)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map ldst uop (7d)map int uop inputs (7f)map ldst uop inputs (80)? int output thing (e9)? ldst retires (ed)? int retires (ef)
32002532014832002911320018103200033054398933200132032000820640000132000010
32002432003932001111320000103200003054398833200102032000020640096132000010
32002432003932001111320000103200003054398833200102032000020640000132000010
32002432003932001111320000103200003054398833200102032000020640096132000010
32002432003932001111320000103200003054398833200102032000020640000132000010
32002432003932001111320000103200003054398833200102032000020640096132000010
32002432003932001111320000103200003054398833200102032000020640000132000010
32002432003932001111320000103200003054398833200102032000020640096132000010
32002432003932001111320000103200003054398833200102032000020640000132000010
32002432003932001111320000103200003054401353200102032000020640000132000010