Apple Microarchitecture Research by Dougall Johnson

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ST1 (multiple, post-index, 2 regs, 8H)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  st1 { v0.8h, v1.8h }, [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): 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)
6200529725300710032004100220003000800030002000500010012000
6200429563300110012000100020003000800030002000500010012000
6200529521300410022002100120003000800030002000500010012000
6200429506300110012000100020003000800030002000500010012000
6200429478300110012000100020003000800030002000500010012000
6200429466300110012000100020003000800030002000500010012000
6200429494300110012000100020003000800030002000500010012000
6200429500300110012000100020003000800030002000500010012000
6200429497300110012000100020003000800030002000500010012000
6200429726300110012000100020003000800030002000500010012000

Test 2: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  st1 { v0.8h, v1.8h }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.8h, v1.8h }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.8h, v1.8h }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.8h, v1.8h }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.8h, v1.8h }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.8h, v1.8h }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.8h, v1.8h }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.8h, v1.8h }, [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): 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)
1602061601792401748013916003580140160003280285272000424010620016001020040002580004160000100
1602041600472401048010416000080103160001280273272044224010320016000820040002080003160000100
1602041600472401038010316000080102160001280273272004624010320016000820040002080003160000100
1602041600472401038010316000080102160001280273272004624010320016000820040012080019160000100
1602041600472401038010316000080102160001280273272004624010320016000820040002080003160000100
1602041600472401038010316000080102160001280273272004624010320016000820040002080003160000100
1602041600472401038010316000080102160001280273272004624010320016000820040002080003160000100
1602041600472401038010316000080102160001280273272004624010320016000820040012080019160000100
1602041600472401038010316000080102160001280273272004624010320016000820040002080003160000100
1602041600472401038010316000080102160001280273272004624010320016000820040002080003160000100

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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1600241600452400118001116000080010160000280041272000724001020160000204000008000116000010
1600241600452400118001116000080010160000280041272000724001020160000204000008000116000010
1600241600452400118001116000080010160000280041272000724001020160000204000008000116000010
1600241600452400118001116000080010160034280128272012024006420160048204000008000116000010
1600241600452400118001116000080010160000280041272000724001020160000204000008000116000010
1600241600452400118001116000080010160000280041272000724001020160000204000008000116000010
1600241600452400118001116000080010160000280041272000724001020160000204000008000116000010
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