Core Ultra 7 165U vs Ambiq Apollo 3

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Primary details

Comparing Ambiq Apollo 3 and Core Ultra 7 165U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot rated642
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Meteor Lake-U
Architecture codenameCortex-M4FMeteor Lake-P
Release dateno data14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ambiq Apollo 3 and Core Ultra 7 165U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores1 (Single-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1142 x 4.9  GHz Intel Redwood Cove P-Core8 x 3.8  GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core2 x 2.1  GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
Base clock speedno data1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed0.1 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography40 nm7 nm
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Ambiq Apollo 3 and Core Ultra 7 165U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ambiq Apollo 3 and Core Ultra 7 165U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NIno data+
AVXno data+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPPno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

Ambiq Apollo 3 and Core Ultra 7 165U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ambiq Apollo 3 and Core Ultra 7 165U are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ambiq Apollo 3 and Core Ultra 7 165U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data96 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® Graphics
Quick Sync Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data2 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ambiq Apollo 3 and Core Ultra 7 165U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ambiq Apollo 3 and Core Ultra 7 165U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ambiq Apollo 3 and Core Ultra 7 165U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.2
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ambiq Apollo 3 and Core Ultra 7 165U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20
PCI supportno data4.0

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 12
Threads 1 142 x 4.9 GHz Intel Redwood Cove P-Core8 x 3.8 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core2 x 2.1 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm

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