VCVTPS2PD (ZMM, YMM) - Port Usage

With blocking instructions for port '0':

Code:

   0:	41 0f 7e c0          	movd   r8d,mm0
   4:	41 0f 7e c1          	movd   r9d,mm0
   8:	41 0f 7e c2          	movd   r10d,mm0
   c:	41 0f 7e c3          	movd   r11d,mm0
  10:	41 0f 7e c4          	movd   r12d,mm0
  14:	0f 7e c3             	movd   ebx,mm0
  17:	0f 7e c1             	movd   ecx,mm0
  1a:	0f 7e c2             	movd   edx,mm0
  1d:	41 0f 7e c0          	movd   r8d,mm0
  21:	41 0f 7e c1          	movd   r9d,mm0
  25:	62 f1 7c 48 5a c1    	vcvtps2pd zmm0,ymm1

Init:

MOV R15, 10000;
L: VADDPS ZMM0, ZMM1, ZMM1;
VADDPS ZMM0, ZMM1, ZMM1;
DEC R15;
JNZ L;
PXOR MM0, MM0;
VZEROALL;
MOV RAX, 0x4000000040000000;
MOV [R14+0], RAX;
MOV [R14+8], RAX;
MOV [R14+16], RAX;
MOV [R14+24], RAX;
VMOVUPD YMM1, [R14]

Show nanoBench command
Results:
- Instructions retired: 11.0
- Core cycles: 11.08
- Reference cycles: 7.82
- UOPS_PORT_0: 11.0

⇨ One μop that can only use port '0'

With blocking instructions for port '5':

Code:

   0:	41 0f 6e c0          	movd   mm0,r8d
   4:	41 0f 6e c8          	movd   mm1,r8d
   8:	41 0f 6e d0          	movd   mm2,r8d
   c:	41 0f 6e d8          	movd   mm3,r8d
  10:	41 0f 6e e0          	movd   mm4,r8d
  14:	41 0f 6e e8          	movd   mm5,r8d
  18:	41 0f 6e f0          	movd   mm6,r8d
  1c:	41 0f 6e f8          	movd   mm7,r8d
  20:	41 0f 6e c0          	movd   mm0,r8d
  24:	41 0f 6e c8          	movd   mm1,r8d
  28:	62 f1 7c 48 5a c1    	vcvtps2pd zmm0,ymm1

Init:

MOV R15, 10000;
L: VADDPS ZMM0, ZMM1, ZMM1;
VADDPS ZMM0, ZMM1, ZMM1;
DEC R15;
JNZ L;
VZEROALL;
MOV RAX, 0x4000000040000000;
MOV [R14+0], RAX;
MOV [R14+8], RAX;
MOV [R14+16], RAX;
MOV [R14+24], RAX;
VMOVUPD YMM1, [R14]

Show nanoBench command
Results:
- Instructions retired: 11.0
- Core cycles: 11.12
- Reference cycles: 7.67
- UOPS_PORT_5: 10.99

⇨ One μop that can only use port '5'