Ambiq Apollo 3.5 vs Pentium Gold 6500Y

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 6500Y and Ambiq Apollo 3.5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1898	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Architecture codename	Amber Lake-Y (2018−2021)	Cortex-M4F
Release date	1 March 2021 (3 years ago)	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 6500Y and Ambiq Apollo 3.5 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	no data
L3 cache	4 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 6500Y and Ambiq Apollo 3.5 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	BGA1515	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y and Ambiq Apollo 3.5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y and Ambiq Apollo 3.5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	33.3 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel UHD Graphics 615

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y and Ambiq Apollo 3.5.

PCI Express lanes

10

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm

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