VMOVNTDQA (ZMM, M512) - Port Usage

With blocking instructions for ports {'0', '5'}:

Code:

   0:	0f 6f c1             	movq   mm0,mm1
   3:	0f 6f d1             	movq   mm2,mm1
   6:	0f 6f d9             	movq   mm3,mm1
   9:	0f 6f e1             	movq   mm4,mm1
   c:	0f 6f e9             	movq   mm5,mm1
   f:	0f 6f f1             	movq   mm6,mm1
  12:	0f 6f f9             	movq   mm7,mm1
  15:	0f 6f c1             	movq   mm0,mm1
  18:	0f 6f d1             	movq   mm2,mm1
  1b:	0f 6f d9             	movq   mm3,mm1
  1e:	62 d2 7d 48 2a 06    	vmovntdqa zmm0,ZMMWORD PTR [r14]

Init:

MOV R15, 10000;
L: VADDPS ZMM0, ZMM1, ZMM1;
VADDPS ZMM0, ZMM1, ZMM1;
DEC R15;
JNZ L;
PXOR MM1, MM1;
VZEROALL

Show nanoBench command
Results:
- Instructions retired: 11.0
- Core cycles: 5.6
- Reference cycles: 3.68
- UOPS_PORT_0: 5.51
- UOPS_PORT_5: 5.48

⇨ One μop that can only use ports {'0', '5'}

With blocking instructions for ports {'2', '3'}:

Code:

   0:	45 8b 46 40          	mov    r8d,DWORD PTR [r14+0x40]
   4:	45 8b 4e 44          	mov    r9d,DWORD PTR [r14+0x44]
   8:	45 8b 56 48          	mov    r10d,DWORD PTR [r14+0x48]
   c:	45 8b 5e 4c          	mov    r11d,DWORD PTR [r14+0x4c]
  10:	45 8b 66 50          	mov    r12d,DWORD PTR [r14+0x50]
  14:	41 8b 5e 54          	mov    ebx,DWORD PTR [r14+0x54]
  18:	41 8b 4e 58          	mov    ecx,DWORD PTR [r14+0x58]
  1c:	41 8b 56 5c          	mov    edx,DWORD PTR [r14+0x5c]
  20:	45 8b 46 40          	mov    r8d,DWORD PTR [r14+0x40]
  24:	45 8b 4e 44          	mov    r9d,DWORD PTR [r14+0x44]
  28:	62 d2 7d 48 2a 06    	vmovntdqa zmm0,ZMMWORD PTR [r14]

Init:

MOV R15, 10000;
L: VADDPS ZMM0, ZMM1, ZMM1;
VADDPS ZMM0, ZMM1, ZMM1;
DEC R15;
JNZ L;
VZEROALL

Show nanoBench command
Results:
- Instructions retired: 11.0
- Core cycles: 5.6
- Reference cycles: 3.68
- UOPS_PORT_3: 5.5
- UOPS_PORT_2: 5.5

⇨ One μop that can only use ports {'2', '3'}

With an indexed addressing mode

With blocking instructions for ports {'0', '5'}:

Code:

   0:	0f 6f c1             	movq   mm0,mm1
   3:	0f 6f d1             	movq   mm2,mm1
   6:	0f 6f d9             	movq   mm3,mm1
   9:	0f 6f e1             	movq   mm4,mm1
   c:	0f 6f e9             	movq   mm5,mm1
   f:	0f 6f f1             	movq   mm6,mm1
  12:	0f 6f f9             	movq   mm7,mm1
  15:	0f 6f c1             	movq   mm0,mm1
  18:	0f 6f d1             	movq   mm2,mm1
  1b:	0f 6f d9             	movq   mm3,mm1
  1e:	62 92 7d 48 2a 04 2e 	vmovntdqa zmm0,ZMMWORD PTR [r14+r13*1]

Init:

MOV R15, 10000;
L: VADDPS ZMM0, ZMM1, ZMM1;
VADDPS ZMM0, ZMM1, ZMM1;
DEC R15;
JNZ L;
PXOR MM1, MM1;
VZEROALL;
XOR R13, R13

Show nanoBench command
Results:
- Instructions retired: 11.0
- Core cycles: 5.6
- Reference cycles: 3.83
- UOPS_PORT_0: 5.51
- UOPS_PORT_5: 5.48

⇨ One μop that can only use ports {'0', '5'}

With blocking instructions for ports {'2', '3'}:

Code:

   0:	45 8b 46 40          	mov    r8d,DWORD PTR [r14+0x40]
   4:	45 8b 4e 44          	mov    r9d,DWORD PTR [r14+0x44]
   8:	45 8b 56 48          	mov    r10d,DWORD PTR [r14+0x48]
   c:	45 8b 5e 4c          	mov    r11d,DWORD PTR [r14+0x4c]
  10:	45 8b 66 50          	mov    r12d,DWORD PTR [r14+0x50]
  14:	41 8b 5e 54          	mov    ebx,DWORD PTR [r14+0x54]
  18:	41 8b 4e 58          	mov    ecx,DWORD PTR [r14+0x58]
  1c:	41 8b 56 5c          	mov    edx,DWORD PTR [r14+0x5c]
  20:	45 8b 46 40          	mov    r8d,DWORD PTR [r14+0x40]
  24:	45 8b 4e 44          	mov    r9d,DWORD PTR [r14+0x44]
  28:	62 92 7d 48 2a 04 2e 	vmovntdqa zmm0,ZMMWORD PTR [r14+r13*1]

Init:

MOV R15, 10000;
L: VADDPS ZMM0, ZMM1, ZMM1;
VADDPS ZMM0, ZMM1, ZMM1;
DEC R15;
JNZ L;
VZEROALL;
XOR R13, R13

Show nanoBench command
Results:
- Instructions retired: 11.0
- Core cycles: 5.6
- Reference cycles: 4.14
- UOPS_PORT_3: 5.5
- UOPS_PORT_2: 5.5

⇨ One μop that can only use ports {'2', '3'}