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Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct

Performance benchmark · measured on 12.11.2026 09:45

Benchmark-IDrun-20261112-085343-7741e3
Timebench 3 - Kombi (Prefill + Generation)Dense0.5BRuntime: OllamaQuantisierung: Q4_K_M
Generation256,25tok/s
Prefill10.266,63tok/s
Time to First Token248,70ms
Total duration7,03s
Concurrency1parallel
Ranking in the field
1of 65 systems

Performance benchmark · Primary metric: Generation-Speed (tok/s) · 1× concurrent

This run is better than 100 % of all comparable systems.
Generation 256,3 tok/s
+789 % vs Ø 28,8
Prefill 10.266,6 tok/s
+1.006 % vs Ø 928,1
Time to First Token 249 ms
-100 % vs Ø 51.273
Distribution in the field1 – 256 tok/s
Ø 29 Median Dieser Lauf

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Hardware

GPU: Keine GPU (CPU-only)
CPU: Apple M6 (unified CPU/GPU SoC)
RAM: 24 GB
Mainboard: Apple Mac mini

Setup

Runtime: Ollama
Quantization: Q4_K_M
Model: Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct

Configuration

benchmark-konfiguration — run-20261112-085343-7741e3
# LLM-Benchmark Konfiguration # Modell : Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct # Engine : Ollama # Run-ID : run-20261112-085343-7741e3 # GPU : Keine GPU (CPU-only) # CPU : Apple M6 (unified CPU/GPU SoC) # RAM : 24 GB bench@llm-benchmark:~$ ollama serve \ --model qwen2.5:0.5b
Engine?Die Inferenz-Software, die das Modell ausliefert (z.B. vLLM oder llama.cpp). Sie bestimmt Geschwindigkeit, unterstuetzte Modellformate und welche Parameter ueberhaupt verfuegbar sind.ollama
Kontextlaenge?Maximale Anzahl Tokens (Eingabe + erzeugte Ausgabe zusammen), die das Modell pro Anfrage verarbeiten kann.8192
execution_typelocal

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Model comparison

Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct on various hardware

All published performance runs of this model – each bubble a variant: position = prefill (X) × generation (Y), bubble size = number of runs. Closer to the top right = faster. ★ Marked gold = this benchmark.

GPUby graphics card

2822692562432312.5042.6112.7172.824Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)CPU-only - 256,3 tok/s Generation, 2.664 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 77.949 ms (4 Laufe) | DIESER LAUF★ CPU-only
★ CPU-only 256,3 tok/s this run

CPUby processor

32924716582,30,004.2368.47112.707Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)4 x Cortex-A78C + 4 x Cortex-A55 - 19,6 tok/s Generation, 130 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 103.850 ms (3 Laufe)4 x Cortex-A78C + 4 x...Apple M6 (unified CPU/GPU SoC) - 256,3 tok/s Generation, 10.267 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 249 ms (1 Lauf) | DIESER LAUF★ Apple M6 (unified CPU...
★ Apple M6 (unified CPU/GPU SoC) 256,3 tok/s this run4 x Cortex-A78C + 4 x Cortex-A55 19,6 tok/s

MBby mainboard

32924716582,30,004.2368.47112.707Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)unbekannt - 19,6 tok/s Generation, 130 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 103.850 ms (3 Laufe)unbekanntApple Mac mini - 256,3 tok/s Generation, 10.267 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 249 ms (1 Lauf) | DIESER LAUF★ Apple Mac mini
★ Apple Mac mini 256,3 tok/s this rununbekannt 19,6 tok/s

ENGby engine

32924716582,30,004.2368.47112.707Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)llama.cpp - 19,6 tok/s Generation, 130 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 103.850 ms (3 Laufe)llama.cppOllama - 256,3 tok/s Generation, 10.267 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 249 ms (1 Lauf) | DIESER LAUF★ Ollama
★ Ollama 256,3 tok/s this runllama.cpp 19,6 tok/s

DRVby driver

2822692562432312.5042.6112.7172.824Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)unbekannt - 256,3 tok/s Generation, 2.664 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 77.949 ms (4 Laufe)unbekannt
unbekannt 256,3 tok/s
💰 Economics

Economics of this run

Operating cost, TCO and comparison with the next-best runs of the same model at identical concurrency (1× concurrent). Methodology →

⚙️ ConfigurationAll metrics and charts below follow these settings – based on a 24-month runtime.Save to URLReset
⚡ Electricity price EUR/kWh
⚙️ System utilization 100 %
🔌 Idle 0 W
⚡ TDP 10 W
☁️ External LLM (API)
Electricity0.30 EUR/kWh
Avg power (incl. idle)0 W missing
Avg cost / hour–
Electricity / 1M tokens–
Token / kWh–
Acquisition (system)– partial price
Electricity (2 years)–
TCO (2 years)–
Output tokens (2 years)16.16B
☁️ External LLM (API) – comparison
External LLM cost (2 years)–
Savings vs. external (2 years)–
No power draw measured – values estimated from GPU TDP + CPU (idle + 15 %) + board.

All values above and the charts below take the configured system utilization into account: at X% the system generates only X% of the time, the rest it idles (0 W). Cost per hour drops (more idle), cost per token rises.

Cost over 2 years – electricity only

Cost over 2 years – incl. acquisition (TCO)

Speed vs. tokens per euro

Euro per 1M tokens

Comparison vs. API – economics per benchmark

Qwen2.5-0.5B-InstructKeine GPU (CPU-only)Qwen2.5-0.5B-InstructKeine GPU (CPU-only)
Electricity cost (24 mo.)––
Acquisition cost––
Total cost (TCO)––
Generated tokens (24 mo.)––
Token price via API––
Break-even point (days)––
Result (savings / extra cost)––

Comparison with up to 3 next-best runs of this model at the same concurrency (at least one on different hardware). Power = GPU TDP + CPU (idle + 15 %) + board (estimated), acquisition = full system (GPU + CPU + board + RAM + PSU), prices = stored market prices.

Contributed by

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Ich bin Unternehmer, Softwareentwickler und KI-Enthusiast. Seit vielen Jahren entwickle ich Unternehmenssoftware und beschäftige mich inzwischen fast täglich mit lokalen LLMs, KI-Agenten und leistungsfähiger KI-Hardware.

Mit LLM-Benchmark.de möchte ich eine Plattform schaffen, auf der Modelle, GPUs und Agenten objektiv und reproduzierbar miteinander verglichen werden.