Apple Microarchitecture Research by Dougall Johnson

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ST1 (multiple, post-index, 3 regs, 2D)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  st1 { v0.2d, v1.2d, v2.2d }, [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): 3.000

Issues: 4.000

Integer unit issues: 1.001

Load/store unit issues: 3.000

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)
63005296434021100630151005300030001200040003000700010013000
63004293094001100130001000300030001200040003000700010013000
63005293244001100130001000300030001200040003000700010013000
63004293074001100130001000300030001200040003000700010013000
63004292924001100130001000300030001200040003000700010013000
63004292924001100130001000300030001200040003000700010013000
63004293004001100130001000300030001200040003000700010013000
63004292994001100130001000300030001200040003000700010013000
63004293014001100130001000300030001200040003000700010013000
63004292964001100130001000300030001200040003000700010013000

Test 2: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  st1 { v0.2d, v1.2d, v2.2d }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.2d, v1.2d, v2.2d }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.2d, v1.2d, v2.2d }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.2d, v1.2d, v2.2d }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.2d, v1.2d, v2.2d }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.2d, v1.2d, v2.2d }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.2d, v1.2d, v2.2d }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.2d, v1.2d, v2.2d }, [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): 3.0006

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)
2402052401453201338011524001880114240003260307407993232010520024001020056001880002240000100
2402042400453201028010224000080101240001260303408001032010220024000820056011280013240000100
2402042400453201028010224000080101240001260303408001032010220024000820056001880002240000100
2402042400453201028010224000080101240001260303408001032010220024000820056001880002240000100
2402052400733201318011424001780114240001260303408031632010220024000820056001880002240000100
2402042400453201028010224000080101240001260303408001032010220024000820056001880002240000100
2402042400453201028010224000080101240001260303408001032010220024000820056011280013240000100
2402042400453201028010224000080101240001260303408001032010220024000820056001880002240000100
2402042400453201028010224000080101240001260303408001032010220024000820056001880002240000100
2402042400453201028010224000080101240037260306408013232015120024005220056001880002240000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 3.0006

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)
2400262401823200728003724003580037240001260033408001032001220240008205600008000124000010
2400242400453200118001124000080010240000260030408000732001020240000205600008000124000010
2400242400453200118001124000080010240000260030408000732001020240000205601148001424000010
2400242400453200118001124000080010240000260030408000732001020240000205600008000124000010
2400242400453200118001124000080010240000260030408000732001020240000205600008000124000010
2400242400453200118001124000080010240033260067408024332005520240041205600008000124000010
2400242400453200118001124000080010240000260030408000732001020240000205600008000124000010
2400242400453200118001124000080010240000260030408000732001020240000205601208001424000010
2400242400453200118001124000080010240000260030408000732001020240000205600008000124000010
2400242400453200118001124000080010240000260030408000732001020240000205600008000124000010