Introduction Arm technology now powers a broad spectrum of on-premises and cloud server workloads. Building on Ampere Computing’s previous reference architecture, which demonstrated that Apache Spark on Ampere Altra – 128C (Ampere Altra 128 Cores) processors delivers superior performance per rack, lower power consumption, and optimized CapEx and OpEx, this paper evaluates and extends that analysis to showcase Spark performance on the latest generation of AmpereOne® M processors. Scope and Audience This document describes the process of setting up, tuning, and evaluating Spark performance…