Ryzen 9 9950X vs Ambiq Apollo 3.5

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Primary details

Comparing Ambiq Apollo 3.5 and Ryzen 9 9950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated58
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data65.16
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data23.26
Architecture codenameCortex-M4FGranite Ridge (2024)
Release dateno data15 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ambiq Apollo 3.5 and Ryzen 9 9950X 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads132
Base clock speedno data4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed1/1 GHz5.7 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography40 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data2x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data16,630 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ambiq Apollo 3.5 and Ryzen 9 9950X 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 dataAM5
Power consumption (TDP)no data170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ambiq Apollo 3.5 and Ryzen 9 9950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataSMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ambiq Apollo 3.5 and Ryzen 9 9950X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ambiq Apollo 3.5 and Ryzen 9 9950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ambiq Apollo 3.5 and Ryzen 9 9950X.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 16
Threads 1 32
Chip lithography 40 nm 4 nm

Ryzen 9 9950X has 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ambiq Apollo 3.5 and Ryzen 9 9950X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Ambiq Apollo 3.5 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 9950X is a desktop one.


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