Apple Microarchitecture Research by Dougall Johnson

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ST2 (multiple, post-index, 8B)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  st2 { v0.8b, v1.8b }, [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: 1.000

SIMD/FP unit issues: 1.000

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)schedule ldst uop (55)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)dispatch ldst uop (58)int uops in schedulers (59)simd uops in schedulers (5a)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map ldst uop (7d)map simd uop (7e)map ldst uop inputs (80)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? ldst retires (ed)? simd retires (ee)
6200629531300710031002100210021002100030008751400030001000100030002000100110001000
6200429310300110011000100010001000100030008751400030001000100030002000100110001000
6200429313300110011000100010001000100030008751400030001000100030002000100110001000
6200429460300110011000100010001000100030008751400030001000100030002000100110001000
6200429314300110011000100010001000100030008751400030001000100030002000100110001000
6200429311300110011000100010001000100030008751400030001000100030002000100110001000
6200429313300110011000100010001000100030008751400030001000100030002000100110001000
6200429311300110011000100010001000100030008751400030001000100030002000100110001000
6200429311300110011000100010001000100030008751400030001000100030002000100110001000
6200429312300110011000100010001000100030008751400030001000100030002000100110001000

Test 2: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  st2 { v0.8b, v1.8b }, [x6], x8
  st2 { v0.8b, v1.8b }, [x6], x8
  st2 { v0.8b, v1.8b }, [x6], x8
  st2 { v0.8b, v1.8b }, [x6], x8
  st2 { v0.8b, v1.8b }, [x6], x8
  st2 { v0.8b, v1.8b }, [x6], x8
  st2 { v0.8b, v1.8b }, [x6], x8
  st2 { v0.8b, v1.8b }, [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 simd uop (54)schedule ldst uop (55)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)dispatch ldst uop (58)int uops in schedulers (59)simd uops in schedulers (5a)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map ldst uop (7d)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map ldst uop inputs (80)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? ldst retires (ed)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
16020680146240186801328003680018801388003880004121236513600033200382401222008000980009200240018160012800018000080000100
16020480045240105801018000480000801068000680004117876113600033200382401222008000980009200240018160012800018000080000100
1602048004524010580101800048000080106800068000268043613600583200262401142008000680006200240018160012800018000080000100
1602048004524010580101800048000080106800068000268043613600583200262401142008000680006200240018160012800018000080000100
1602048004524010580101800048000080106800068000268043613600583200262401142008000680006200240018160012800018000080000100
1602048004524010580101800048000080106800068000268043613600583200262401142008000680006200240018160012800018000080000100
1602048004524010580101800048000080106800068000268043613600583200262401142008000680006200240018160012800018000080000100
1602048004524010580101800048000080106800068000268043613600583200262401142008000680006200240018160012800018000080000100
1602048005224010980105800048000080106800068000228061213601483200262401142008000680006200240018160012800038000080000100
1602048004724010780103800048000080106800068000252049513600943200262401142008000680006200240018160012800038000080000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 1.0005

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)schedule ldst uop (55)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)dispatch ldst uop (58)int uops in schedulers (59)simd uops in schedulers (5a)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map ldst uop (7d)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map ldst uop inputs (80)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? ldst retires (ed)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
16002680151240096800418003780018800498003980003101823013600273200302400272080007800072024000016000080001800008000010
16002480039240011800118000080000800108000080000115996713599553200002400102080000800002024000016000080001800008000010
16002480039240011800118000080000800108000080000115996713599553200002400102080000800002024000016000080001800008000010
16002480039240011800118000080000800108000080000115996713599553200002400102080000800002024000016000080001800008000010
16002580097240093800418003480018800468003680000115996713599553200002400102080000800002024000016000080001800008000010
16002480039240011800118000080000800108000080000115996713599553200002400102080000800002024000016000080001800008000010
16002480039240011800118000080000800108000080000115996713599553200002400102080000800002024000016000080001800008000010
16002480039240011800118000080000800108000080000115996713599553200002400102080000800002024000016000080001800008000010
16002480039240011800118000080000800108000080000115996713599553200002400102080000800002024000016000080001800008000010
16002480039240011800118000080000800108000080000115996713599553200002400102080000800002024000016000080001800008000010