Apple M2 Max vs Ambiq Apollo 3.5

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	573
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	no data	8.19
Designer	no data	Apple
Architecture codename	Cortex-M4F	no data
Release date	no data	17 January 2023 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of Ambiq Apollo 3.5 and M2 Max: 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 cores	1 (Single-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	1	12
Base clock speed	no data	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	1/1 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	no data	3.3 MB
L2 cache	no data	36 MB
L3 cache	no data	48 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	5 nm
Number of transistors	no data	67000 Million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Ambiq Apollo 3.5 and M2 Max 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.

Power consumption (TDP)

W

79 Watt

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	12
Threads	1	12
Chip lithography	40 nm	5 nm