Apple Microarchitecture Research by Dougall Johnson

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ST1 (multiple, post-index, 3 regs, 8H)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  st1 { v0.8h, v1.8h, v2.8h }, [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): 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)
63005295034009100330061002300030001200040003000700010013000
63004294254001100130001000300030001200040003000700010013000
63004296754001100130001000300030001200040003000700010013000
63004293114001100130001000300030001200040003000700010013000
63004293094001100130001000300030001200040003000700010013000
63004293284001100130001000300030001200040003000700010013000
63004293114001100130001000300030001200040003000700010013000
63004293174001100130001000300030001200040003000700010013000
63004293104001100130001000300030001200040003000700010013000
63004293234001100130001000300030001200040003000700010013000

Test 2: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  st1 { v0.8h, v1.8h, v2.8h }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.8h, v1.8h, v2.8h }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.8h, v1.8h, v2.8h }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.8h, v1.8h, v2.8h }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.8h, v1.8h, v2.8h }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.8h, v1.8h, v2.8h }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.8h, v1.8h, v2.8h }, [x6], x8
  st1 { v0.8h, v1.8h, v2.8h }, [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): 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)
2402052401473201348011624001880115240003260307407996832010520024001020056001880002240000100
2402042400453201028010224000080101240035260327408007432014820024004920056001880002240000100
2402042400453201028010224000080101240001260303408001032010220024000820056001880002240000100
2402042400453201028010224000080101240001260303408001032010220024000820056001880002240000100
2402052400873201298011224001780113240001260303408001032010220024000820056001880002240000100
2402042400453201028010224000080101240001260303408001032010220024000820056001880002240000100
2402042400453201028010224000080101240001260303408001032010220024000820056011280013240000100
2402042400453201028010224000080101240001260303408001032010220024000820056001880002240000100
2402042400453201028010224000080101240001260303408001032010220024000820056001880002240000100
2402052400733201298011224001780113240001260303408001032010220024000820056001880002240000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 3.0005

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)
2400252401473200438002524001880024240036260075408052632006020240050205600188000224000010
2400242400373200128001224000080011240000260030407984732001020240000205600008000124000010
2400242400373200118001124000080010240000260030407984732001020240000205600008000124000010
2400252400723200408002324001780022240000260030407984732001020240000205600008000124000010
2400242400373200118001124000080010240000260030407984732001020240000205600008000124000010
2400242400373200118001124000080010240037260074408011432006120240052205600008000124000010
2400242400373200118001124000080010240000260030407984732001020240000205600008000124000010
2400242400373200118001124000080010240000260030407984732001020240000205600008000124000010
2400252400963200408002324001780022240000260030407984732001020240000205600008000124000010
2400242400373200118001124000080010240000260030407984732001020240000205600008000124000010