Apple Microarchitecture Research by Dougall Johnson

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ST1 (multiple, post-index, 1 reg, 8H)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  st1 { v0.8h }, [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)
6100529356200510031002100210003000400020001000300010011000
6100429219200110011000100010003000400020001000300010011000
6100429200200110011000100010003000400020001000300010011000
6100429209200110011000100010003000400020001000300010011000
6100429170200110011000100010003000400020001000300010011000
6100429185200110011000100010003000400020001000300010011000
6100429167200110011000100010003000400020001000300010011000
6100429174200110011000100010003000400020001000300010011000
6100429204200110011000100010003000400020001000300010011000
6100429219200110011000100010003000400020001000300010011000

Test 2: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  st1 { v0.8h }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.8h }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.8h }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.8h }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.8h }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.8h }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.8h }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.8h }, [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)
80205801531601588014080018801438000310033051360007160109200800102002400308000180000100
8020480045160101801018000080106800025808381360053160106200800082002400248000180000100
8020480045160101801018000080104800025808381360053160106200800082002400248000180000100
8020580078160147801308001780140800025808381360053160106200800082002400248000180000100
8020480045160101801018000080104800025808381360053160106200800082002400248000180000100
8020480045160101801018000080104800025808381360053160106200800082002400248000180000100
8020480045160101801018000080104800025808381360053160106200800082002400248000180000100
8020480045160101801018000080104800025808381360053160106200800082002400248000180000100
8020480045160101801018000080104800025808381360053160106200800082002400248000480000100
8020480052160104801048000080104800025808381360053160106200800082002401478003080000100

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)
8002580147160068800508001880054800028123631360053160017208000920240000800018000010
8002480047160011800118000080010800003439691360335160010208000020240000800018000010
8002580080160059800428001780051800004204141360083160010208000020240000800018000010
8002480047160011800118000080010800004204141360083160010208000020240000800018000010
8002480047160011800118000080010800004204141360083160010208000020240000800018000010
8002480047160011800118000080010800004204141360083160010208000020240000800018000010
8002480047160011800118000080010800004204141360083160010208000020240000800018000010
8002480047160011800118000080010800004204141360083160010208000020240000800018000010
8002480047160011800118000080010800004204141360083160010208000020240000800018000010
8002580080160059800428001780051800004204141360083160010208000020240000800018000010