Apple Microarchitecture Research by Dougall Johnson

M1/A14 P-core (Firestorm): Overview | Base Instructions | SIMD and FP Instructions
M1/A14 E-core (Icestorm):  Overview | Base Instructions | SIMD and FP Instructions

UABAL (vector, 4S)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  uabal v0.4s, v1.4h, v2.4h
  movi v0.16b, 1
  movi v1.16b, 2
  movi v2.16b, 3

(no loop instructions)

1000 unrolls and 1 iteration

Retires: 1.000

Issues: 1.000

Integer unit issues: 0.001

Load/store unit issues: 0.000

SIMD/FP unit issues: 1.000

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch simd uop (57)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map simd uop (7e)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)
1004303310011100010007590510001000300011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000300011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000300011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000300011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000300011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000300011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000300011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000300011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000300011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000300011000

Test 2: Latency 1->1

Code:

  uabal v0.4s, v1.4h, v2.4h
  movi v0.16b, 1
  movi v1.16b, 2
  movi v2.16b, 3

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 3.0033

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020530066101091031000610210031300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 3.0033

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100042030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10025300661002721100062010031707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10025300661002721100062010031707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707692321005120100452030000111000010

Test 3: Latency 1->2

Code:

  uabal v0.4s, v0.4h, v1.4h
  movi v0.16b, 1
  movi v1.16b, 2

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 3.0033

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030018110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 3.0033

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030015111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100042030012111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100062030012111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100042030144111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100042030012111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100042030012111000010

Test 4: Latency 1->3

Code:

  uabal v0.4s, v1.4h, v0.4h
  movi v0.16b, 1
  movi v1.16b, 2

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 3.0033

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)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
10204300331010110110000010010000300768905101002001000620030018110000100
10204300331010110110000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
10204300331010110110000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
10204300331010110110000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
10204300331010110110000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
10204300331010110110000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
10204300331010110110000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
10204300331010110110000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100
10204300331010110110000010010000300769247101312001004320030012110000100
10204300331010110110000010010000300768905101002001000420030012110000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 3.0033

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100062030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030132111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002030000111000010

Test 5: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  movi v0.16b, 0
  uabal v0.4s, v8.4h, v9.4h
  movi v1.16b, 0
  uabal v1.4s, v8.4h, v9.4h
  movi v2.16b, 0
  uabal v2.4s, v8.4h, v9.4h
  movi v3.16b, 0
  uabal v3.4s, v8.4h, v9.4h
  movi v4.16b, 0
  uabal v4.4s, v8.4h, v9.4h
  movi v5.16b, 0
  uabal v5.4s, v8.4h, v9.4h
  movi v6.16b, 0
  uabal v6.4s, v8.4h, v9.4h
  movi v7.16b, 0
  uabal v7.4s, v8.4h, v9.4h
  movi v8.16b, 9
  movi v9.16b, 10

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 0.5011

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
1602044046180109101800081008001230032005680113200800132002400391160000100
1602044011080110101800091008001330032005280112200800122002400361160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122002400361160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122002400361160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122002400361160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032020480150200800502002400361160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122002400361160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122002400361160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122002400361160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122002400361160000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 0.5054

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
1600244393580020118000910800133032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244124280011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244038180011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244043080011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244044980011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244043080011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244040280011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244042880011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244042880011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010
1600244042880011118000010800003032000080010208000020240000116000010

Test 6: throughput

Count: 16

Code:

  uabal v0.4s, v16.4h, v17.4h
  uabal v1.4s, v16.4h, v17.4h
  uabal v2.4s, v16.4h, v17.4h
  uabal v3.4s, v16.4h, v17.4h
  uabal v4.4s, v16.4h, v17.4h
  uabal v5.4s, v16.4h, v17.4h
  uabal v6.4s, v16.4h, v17.4h
  uabal v7.4s, v16.4h, v17.4h
  uabal v8.4s, v16.4h, v17.4h
  uabal v9.4s, v16.4h, v17.4h
  uabal v10.4s, v16.4h, v17.4h
  uabal v11.4s, v16.4h, v17.4h
  uabal v12.4s, v16.4h, v17.4h
  uabal v13.4s, v16.4h, v17.4h
  uabal v14.4s, v16.4h, v17.4h
  uabal v15.4s, v16.4h, v17.4h
  movi v16.16b, 17
  movi v17.16b, 18

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 0.5002

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
160204801111601071011600061001600103006400441601102001600142004800391160000100
160204800351601071011600061001600103006400361601082001600122004800361160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122004800361160000100
160205800701601411011600401001600523006400361601082001600122004800361160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600083006400441601102001600132004800361160000100
160205800711601421011600411001600533006400441601102001600132004801951160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600083006400441601102001600132004800361160000100
160204800351601071011600061001600103006409961603512001602612004800421160000100
160204802041602061011601051001601093006404441602102001601142004800361160000100
160204800451601071011600061001600103006404281602062001601102024803481160000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 0.5002

retire uop (01)cycle (02)schedule uop (52)schedule int uop (53)schedule simd uop (54)dispatch int uop (56)dispatch simd uop (57)int uops in schedulers (59)ldst uops in schedulers (5b)dispatch uop (78)map int uop (7c)map simd uop (7e)map int uop inputs (7f)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
160024805921602071116019610160200306400441600202016001420480000116000010
160024800361600111116000010160000306400521600222016001520480000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000306405761601542016014420480000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020480000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020480000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020480000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020480000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020480000116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020480597116000010
160024800351600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020480000116000010