Apple Microarchitecture Research by Dougall Johnson

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XTN2 (8H)

Test 1: uops

Code:

  xtn2 v0.16b, v1.8h
  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)
1004203310011100010005024810001000200011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000200011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000200011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000200011000
1004203310011100010005002810361042200011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000200011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000200011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000200011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000200011000
1004203310011100010005024810001000200011000

Test 2: Latency 1->1

Code:

  xtn2 v0.16b, v1.8h
  movi v0.16b, 1
  movi v1.16b, 2

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 2.0033

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)
10204200331010110110000010010000300509248101002001000620020008110000100
10204200331010110110000010010000300509248101002001000620020012110000100
10204200331010110110000010010000300509248101002001000420020008110000100
10204200331010110110000010010000300509248101002001000420020008110000100
10204200331010110110000010010000300509248101002001000420020008110000100
10204200331010110110000010010000300509248101002001000420020008110000100
10204200331010110110000010010000300509248101002001000420020008110000100
10204200331010110110000010010000300509248101002001000420020008110000100
10204200331010110110000010010000300509248101002001000420020008110000100
1342727578132962102100081186221110034300509248101002001000420020008110000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 2.0033

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)
10024200331002121100002010000705092471002020100062020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010

Test 3: Latency 1->2

Code:

  xtn2 v0.16b, v0.8h
  movi v0.16b, 1

(fused SUBS/B.cc loop)

100 unrolls and 100 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 2.0033

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)
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420020008110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420020008110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420020008110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420020008110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420020008110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420020008110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420020008110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420020008110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420020008110000100
1020420033101011011000010010000300509248101002001000420020008110000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code): 2.0033

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)
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010
10024200331002121100002010000705092481002020100002020000111000010

Test 4: throughput

Count: 8

Code:

  movi v0.16b, 0
  xtn2 v0.16b, v8.8h
  movi v1.16b, 0
  xtn2 v1.16b, v8.8h
  movi v2.16b, 0
  xtn2 v2.16b, v8.8h
  movi v3.16b, 0
  xtn2 v3.16b, v8.8h
  movi v4.16b, 0
  xtn2 v4.16b, v8.8h
  movi v5.16b, 0
  xtn2 v5.16b, v8.8h
  movi v6.16b, 0
  xtn2 v6.16b, v8.8h
  movi v7.16b, 0
  xtn2 v7.16b, v8.8h
  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)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)
1602044049380109101800081008001230032005280112200800122001600261160000100
1602044011180110101800091008001330032005280112200800122001600241160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122001600241160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122001600241160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122001600241160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032020080149200800492001600241160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122001600241160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122001600241160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122001600241160000100
1602044008680109101800081008001230032005280112200800122001600241160000100

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 simd uop inputs (81)? int output thing (e9)? simd retires (ee)? int retires (ef)
1600244385780020118000910800133032000080010208000020160000116000010
1600244122280011118000010800003032000080010208000020160000116000010
1600244040880011118000010800003032000080010208000020160000116000010
1600244039580011118000010800003032000080010208000020160000116000010
1600244039880011118000010800003032000080010208000020160000116000010
1600244042680011118000010800003032000080010208000020160000116000010
1600244042680011118000010800003032000080010208000020160000116000010
1600244042680011118000010800003032000080010208000020160000116000010
1600244042680011118000010800003032000080010208000020160092116000010
1600244046080011118000010800003032000080010208000020160000116000010

Test 5: throughput

Count: 16

Code:

  xtn2 v0.16b, v16.8h
  xtn2 v1.16b, v16.8h
  xtn2 v2.16b, v16.8h
  xtn2 v3.16b, v16.8h
  xtn2 v4.16b, v16.8h
  xtn2 v5.16b, v16.8h
  xtn2 v6.16b, v16.8h
  xtn2 v7.16b, v16.8h
  xtn2 v8.16b, v16.8h
  xtn2 v9.16b, v16.8h
  xtn2 v10.16b, v16.8h
  xtn2 v11.16b, v16.8h
  xtn2 v12.16b, v16.8h
  xtn2 v13.16b, v16.8h
  xtn2 v14.16b, v16.8h
  xtn2 v15.16b, v16.8h
  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)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)
160204800841601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122003201241160000100
160204800441601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122003200241160000100
160204800341601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122003200281160000100
160204800341601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122003200241160000100
160204800341601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122003200241160000100
160204800341601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122003200241160000100
160204800341601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122003200241160000100
160204800341601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122003200241160000100
160204800341601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122003200241160000100
160204800341601051011600041001600083006400361601082001600122003200241160000100

1000 unrolls and 10 iterations

Result (median cycles for code divided by count): 0.5003

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)
160024809411604391116042810160432306415481603962016039020320886116000010
160024807071603931116038210160382306415201603902016038020320858116000010
160024802391601081116009710160097306400001600102016000020320000116000010
160024800461600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020320000116000010
160024802031600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020320000116000010
160024800441600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020320286116000010
160024800491600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020320000116000010
160024800661600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020320122116000010
160024800461600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020320000116000010
160024800491600111116000010160000306400001600102016000020320000116000010