ABIST apparatus with integrated directory compare logic functionality, and ABIST error detection functionality. The apparatus includes two subsystems NOR'ed together. The first subsystem is for bit-wise logically ANDing corresponding array valid bits and tag valid inputs, generating "0" for a match and "1" for a mis-match, and logically ORing the bit-wise result to generate a "1" hit if there are any bit-wise mismatches. The second subsystem further receives ABIST control logic as an input to either: (a). combine array valid bits tag valid inputs to produce valid output, or (b) compare array valid bits with tag valid inputs. The apparatus further includes logical NOR functionality for the outputs of the first and second subsystems.