Apple Microarchitecture Research by Dougall Johnson

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XPACI

Test 1: uops

Code:

  xpaci x0

Initialization

  mov x0, 1

(requires arm64e binary, with arm64e_preview_abi boot arg)

(no loop instructions)

1000 unrolls and 1 iteration

Retires: 1.000

Issues: 1.000

Integer unit issues: 1.001

Load/store unit issues: 0.000

SIMD/FP unit issues: 0.000

Recorded non-zero counters (first 10 of 64 runs)

retire uop (01)	cycle (02)	schedule uop (52)	schedule int uop (53)	dispatch int uop (56)	int uops in schedulers (59)	dispatch uop (78)	? int output thing (e9)	? int retires (ef)
1004	6029	1001	1001	1000	52725	1000	1001	1000
1004	6029	1001	1001	1000	52725	1000	1001	1000
1004	6029	1001	1001	1000	52725	1000	1001	1000
1004	6029	1001	1001	1000	52725	1000	1001	1000
1004	6029	1001	1001	1000	52725	1000	1001	1000
1004	6029	1001	1001	1000	52725	1000	1001	1000
1004	6029	1001	1001	1000	52725	1000	1001	1000
1004	6029	1001	1001	1000	52725	1000	1001	1000
1004	6029	1001	1001	1000	52725	1000	1001	1000
1004	6029	1001	1001	1000	52725	1000	1001	1000

Test 2: Latency 1->1

Code:

  xpaci x0

Initialization

  mov x0, 1

(requires arm64e binary, with arm64e_preview_abi boot arg)

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 6.0029

Recorded non-zero counters (first 10 of 64 runs)

retire uop (01)	cycle (02)	schedule uop (52)	schedule int uop (53)	dispatch int uop (56)	int uops in schedulers (59)	dispatch uop (78)	map int uop (7c)	map int uop inputs (7f)	? int output thing (e9)	? int retires (ef)
10204	60029	10201	10201	10200	530325	10200	200	200	10101	10100
10204	60029	10201	10201	10200	530325	10200	200	200	10104	10100
10204	60029	10201	10201	10200	530325	10200	200	200	10101	10100
10204	60029	10201	10201	10200	530325	10200	200	200	10101	10100
10204	60029	10201	10201	10200	530325	10200	200	200	10101	10100
10204	60029	10201	10201	10200	530325	10200	200	200	10101	10100
10204	60029	10201	10201	10200	530325	10200	200	200	10101	10100
10204	60029	10201	10201	10200	530325	10200	200	200	10101	10100
10204	60029	10201	10201	10200	530325	10200	200	200	10101	10100
10204	60029	10201	10201	10200	530325	10200	200	200	10101	10100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 6.0029

Recorded non-zero counters (first 10 of 64 runs)

retire uop (01)	cycle (02)	schedule uop (52)	schedule int uop (53)	dispatch int uop (56)	int uops in schedulers (59)	dispatch uop (78)	map int uop (7c)	map int uop inputs (7f)	? int output thing (e9)	? int retires (ef)
10025	60058	10024	10024	10031	529785	10020	20	20	10011	10010
10024	60029	10021	10021	10020	529785	10020	20	20	10011	10010
10024	60029	10021	10021	10020	529785	10020	20	20	10011	10010
10024	60029	10021	10021	10020	529785	10020	20	20	10011	10010
10024	60029	10021	10021	10020	529785	10020	20	20	10011	10010
10025	60058	10024	10024	10031	529785	10020	20	20	10011	10010
10024	60029	10021	10021	10020	529785	10020	20	20	10011	10010
10024	60029	10021	10021	10020	529785	10020	20	20	10011	10010
10024	60029	10021	10021	10020	529785	10020	20	20	10011	10010
10024	60029	10021	10021	10020	529785	10020	20	20	10011	10010

Test 3: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  xpaci x0
  xpaci x1
  xpaci x2
  xpaci x3
  xpaci x4
  xpaci x5
  xpaci x6
  xpaci x7

(requires arm64e binary, with arm64e_preview_abi boot arg)

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 2.0004

Recorded non-zero counters (first 10 of 64 runs)

retire uop (01)	cycle (02)	schedule uop (52)	schedule int uop (53)	dispatch int uop (56)	int uops in schedulers (59)	dispatch uop (78)	map int uop (7c)	map int uop inputs (7f)	? int output thing (e9)	? int retires (ef)
80205	160064	80211	80211	80220	1360481	80202	200	200	80101	80100
80204	160030	80201	80201	80202	1360430	80202	200	200	80101	80100
80204	160030	80201	80201	80202	1360481	80202	200	200	80101	80100
80204	160030	80201	80201	80202	1360481	80202	200	200	80101	80100
80204	160030	80201	80201	80202	1360481	80202	200	200	80101	80100
80204	160030	80201	80201	80202	1360481	80202	200	200	80101	80100
80204	160030	80201	80201	80202	1360481	80202	200	200	80101	80100
80204	160030	80201	80201	80202	1360586	80222	202	200	80101	80100
80204	160030	80201	80201	80202	1360481	80202	200	200	80101	80100
80204	160030	80201	80201	80202	1360481	80202	200	200	80101	80100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 2.0004

Recorded non-zero counters (first 10 of 64 runs)

retire uop (01)	cycle (02)	schedule uop (52)	schedule int uop (53)	dispatch int uop (56)	int uops in schedulers (59)	dispatch uop (78)	map int uop (7c)	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)
80024	160030	80021	80021	80022	1359989	80040	20	20	0	0	80011	0	0	80010
80024	160030	80021	80021	80020	1359931	80020	20	20	0	0	80011	0	0	80010
80024	160030	80021	80021	80020	1359931	80020	20	20	0	0	80011	0	0	80010
80024	160030	80021	80021	80020	1360048	80040	20	20	0	0	80011	0	0	80010
80024	160030	80021	80021	80020	1359931	80020	20	20	0	0	80011	0	0	80010
80024	160030	80021	80021	80020	1359931	80020	20	20	0	0	80011	0	0	80010
80024	160030	80021	80021	80020	1360007	80040	20	20	0	0	80011	0	0	80010
80024	160030	80021	80021	80020	1359931	80020	20	20	0	0	80011	0	0	80010
80024	160030	80021	80021	80020	1359931	80020	20	20	0	0	80019	0	0	80010
80024	160030	80021	80021	80020	1359931	80020	20	20	0	0	80011	0	0	80010