Apple Microarchitecture Research by Dougall Johnson

M1/A14 P-core (Firestorm): Overview | Base Instructions | SIMD and FP Instructions
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ST1 (multiple, post-index, 2 regs, 4S)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  st1 { v0.4s, v1.4s }, [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): 2.000

Issues: 3.000

Integer unit issues: 1.001

Load/store unit issues: 2.000

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)
6200529653300710032004100220003000800030002000500010012000
6200429377300110012000100020003000800030002000500010012000
6200429381300110012000100020003000800030002000500010012000
6200429370300110012000100020003000800030002000500010012000
6200429407300110012000100020003000800030002000500510022000
6200429415300110012000100020003000800030002000500010012000
6200429355300110012000100020003000800030002000500010012000
6200429415300110012000100020003000800030002000500010012000
6200429370300110012000100020003000800030002000500010012000
6200429368300110012000100020003000800030002000500010012000

Test 2: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  st1 { v0.4s, v1.4s }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.4s, v1.4s }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.4s, v1.4s }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.4s, v1.4s }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.4s, v1.4s }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.4s, v1.4s }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.4s, v1.4s }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.4s, v1.4s }, [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): 2.0006

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)
1602051601552401418012316001880122160003280285271996824010620016001020040002580004160000100
1602041600452401048010416000080103160001280273272001024010320016000820040012080019160000100
1602041600452401038010316000080102160001280273272001024010320016000820040002080003160000100
1602041600522401038010316000080102160001280273272001024010320016000820040002080003160000100
1602041600452401038010316000080102160001280275271985024010320016000820040002080003160000100
1602041600452401038010316000080102160036280356272025324015720016005020040002080003160000100
1602041600452401038010316000080102160001280273272001024010320016000820040002080003160000100
1602041600372401038010316000080102160001280273272040624010320016000820040002080003160000100
1602041600452401038010316000080102160001280273272001024010320016000820040002080003160000100
1602051600732401368011916001780120160001280275271985024010320016000820040002080003160000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 2.0006

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)
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1600241600472400118001116000080010160000280041272004324001020160000204000008000116000010
1600241600472400118001116000080010160000280041272004324001020160000204001208001916000010
1600241600472400118001116000080010160000280043271988324001020160000204000008000116000010
1600241600472400118001116000080010160034280128272015624006420160048204000008000116000010
1600251601012400468002916001780030160000280041272004324001020160000204000008000116000010
1600241600472400118001116000080010160034280128272015624006420160048204000008000116000010
1600241600472400118001116000080010160000280041272004324001020160000204000008000116000010
1600241600472400118001116000080010160000280041272004324001020160000204000008000116000010
1600241600472400118001116000080010160000280041272004324001020160000204000008000116000010