Apple Microarchitecture Research by Dougall Johnson

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USRA (vector, 8B)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  usra v0.8b, v1.8b, #3
  movi v0.16b, 1
  movi v1.16b, 2

(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)
1004303310011100010007590510001000200011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000200011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000200011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000200011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000200011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000200011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000200011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000200011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000200011000
1004303310011100010007590510001000200011000

Test 2: Latency 1->1

Code:

  usra v0.8b, v1.8b, #3
  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)
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000620020012110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020088110000100

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)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 simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100062020012111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002020080111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002020000111000010
100243003310021211000020100004674229775853814375941853011084523258002020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000070076890510020200100002020000111000010

Test 3: Latency 1->2

Code:

  usra v0.8b, v0.8b, #3
  movi v0.16b, 1

(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)
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100
1020430033101011011000010010000300768905101002001000420020008110000100

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)
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100042020008111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002020000111000010
10025300661002721100062010031707689051002020100002020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002020000111000010
10024300331002121100002010000707689051002020100002020000111000010

Test 4: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  movi v0.16b, 0
  usra v0.8b, v8.8b, #3
  movi v1.16b, 0
  usra v1.8b, v8.8b, #3
  movi v2.16b, 0
  usra v2.8b, v8.8b, #3
  movi v3.16b, 0
  usra v3.8b, v8.8b, #3
  movi v4.16b, 0
  usra v4.8b, v8.8b, #3
  movi v5.16b, 0
  usra v5.8b, v8.8b, #3
  movi v6.16b, 0
  usra v6.8b, v8.8b, #3
  movi v7.16b, 0
  usra v7.8b, v8.8b, #3
  movi v8.16b, 9

(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)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 simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
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1602044008680109101800081008001203000320052801122000800122001600241160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001203000320052801122000800122001600241160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001203000320052801122000800122001601061160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001203000320052801122000800122001600241160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001203000320052801122000800122001600241160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001203000320052801122000800122001600241160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001203000320052801122000800122001600241160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001203000320052801122000800122001600241160000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 0.5053

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 ldst uop inputs (80)map simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? ldst retires (ed)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
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160024413268001111800001080000303200008001020800002001600001016000010
160024404178001111800001080000303200008001020800002001600001016000010
160024404098001111800001080000303200008001020800002001600001016000010
160025405038005511800441080048303200008001020800002001600001016000010
160024404068001111800001080000303200568002320800132001600001016000010
160024404308001111800001080000303200008001020800002001600001016000010
160024404028001111800001080000303200008001020800002001600001016000010
160024404328001111800001080000303200008001020800002001600001016000010
160024403998001111800001080000303200008001020800002001600001016000010

Test 5: throughput

Count: 16

Code:

  usra v0.8b, v16.8b, #3
  usra v1.8b, v16.8b, #3
  usra v2.8b, v16.8b, #3
  usra v3.8b, v16.8b, #3
  usra v4.8b, v16.8b, #3
  usra v5.8b, v16.8b, #3
  usra v6.8b, v16.8b, #3
  usra v7.8b, v16.8b, #3
  usra v8.8b, v16.8b, #3
  usra v9.8b, v16.8b, #3
  usra v10.8b, v16.8b, #3
  usra v11.8b, v16.8b, #3
  usra v12.8b, v16.8b, #3
  usra v13.8b, v16.8b, #3
  usra v14.8b, v16.8b, #3
  usra v15.8b, v16.8b, #3
  movi v16.16b, 17

(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)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 simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
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1602048003516010710116000610016001022245205724446634472164658548025731586352003200281160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600080300064003616010820001600122003200281160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600080300064003616010820001600122003200241160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600080300064003616010820001600122003200241160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600080300064003616010820001600122003200241160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600080300064003616010820001600122003200241160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600080300064003616010820001600122003200241160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600080300064003616010820001600122003200241160000100
160204800351601051011600041001600080300064003616010820001600122003200241160000100

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)
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160024800351600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020320000116000010
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