The invention introduces an apparatus for searching linked lists at least including: a memory arranged to operably store a linked list; a linked-list search engine arranged to operably search content of the linked list until a search success or fail and generate a search result; and a processing unit arranged to operably write the content of the linked list into the memory, drive the linked-list search engine to start a search on the linked list and obtain the search result from the linked-list search engine.