Apple Microarchitecture Research by Dougall Johnson

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ST1 (multiple, post-index, 1 reg, 16B)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  st1 { v0.16b }, [x6], x8
  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
  mov x8, 0

(no loop instructions)

1000 unrolls and 1 iteration

Retires (minus 60 nops): 1.000

Issues: 2.000

Integer unit issues: 1.001

Load/store unit issues: 1.000

SIMD/FP unit issues: 0.000

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 ldst uop (7d)map ldst uop inputs (80)? int output thing (e9)? ldst retires (ed)
6100529265200510031002100210003000400020001000300010011000
6100429074200110011000100010003000400020001000300010011000
6100429076200110011000100010003000400020001000300010011000
6100429073200110011000100010003000400020001000300010011000
6100429079200110011000100010003000400020001000300010011000
6100429074200110011000100010003000400020001000300010011000
6100429078200110011000100010003000400020001000300010011000
6100429073200110011000100010003000400020001000300010011000
6100429073200110011000100010003000400020001000300010011000
6100429072200110011000100010003000400020001000300010011000

Test 2: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  st1 { v0.16b }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.16b }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.16b }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.16b }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.16b }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.16b }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.16b }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.16b }, [x6], x8
  mov x7, x6
  mov x8, x6
  mov x9, x6
  mov x10, x6
  mov x11, x6
  mov x12, x6
  mov x13, x6
  mov x8, 0

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 1.0006

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)
80205801491601588014080018801438000310239611360008160109200800102002400248000280000100
8020480047160102801028000080104800014209461360086160105200800082002400248000280000100
8020480047160102801028000080104800369589391360349160182202800462002400248000480000100
8020480057160104801048000080104800014209461360086160105200800082002400248000280000100
8020480047160102801028000080104800014209461360086160105200800082002400248000280000100
8020480047160102801028000080104800014209461360086160105200800082002400248000280000100
8020480047160102801028000080104800014209461360086160105200800082002400248000280000100
8020480047160102801028000080104800014209461360086160105200800082002400248000280000100
8020480047160102801028000080104800014209461360086160105200800082002400248000280000100
80204800471601028010280000801048003713336401360241160180200800512002400248000280000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 1.0006

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)
8002580151160068800508001880053800009722011359983160010208000020240000800018000010
8002480045160011800118000080010800355871311360309160085208004820240000800018000010
8002480045160011800118000080010800005803091360047160010208000020240000800018000010
8002480045160011800118000080010800005803091360047160010208000020240000800018000010
8002480045160011800118000080010800005803091360047160010208000020240000800018000010
8002480045160011800118000080010800005803091360047160010208000020240000800018000010
8002480045160011800118000080010800005803091360047160010208000020240000800018000010
8002480045160011800118000080010800005803091360047160010208000020240000800018000010
8002480045160011800118000080010800005803091360047160010208000020240120800308000010
8002480045160011800118000080010800005803091360047160010208000020240000800018000010