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Qwen3-8B

Performance benchmark · measured on 12.11.2026 10:22

Benchmark-IDrun-20261112-092948-f96d1e
Timebench 3 - Kombi (Prefill + Generation)Dense8.2BRuntime: OllamaQuantisierung: Q4_K_M
Generation24,96tok/s
Prefill744,69tok/s
Time to First Token3.466,70ms
Total duration143,53s
Concurrency1parallel
Ranking in the field
1377of 1897 systems

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

This run is better than 27 % of all comparable systems.
Generation 25,0 tok/s
-68 % vs Ø 77,8
Prefill 744,7 tok/s
-74 % vs Ø 2.850,0
Time to First Token 3.467 ms
-86 % vs Ø 24.083
Distribution in the field0 – 471 tok/s
Ø 78 Median Dieser Lauf

Wie schlägt sich dieser Benchmark mit anderen Modellen?

How does this benchmark compare on other GPUs?

Same model on different hardware · 1× concurrent · Generation (tok/s)

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: Qwen3-8B

Configuration

benchmark-konfiguration — run-20261112-092948-f96d1e
# LLM-Benchmark Konfiguration # Modell : Qwen3-8B # Engine : Ollama # Run-ID : run-20261112-092948-f96d1e # GPU : Keine GPU (CPU-only) # CPU : Apple M6 (unified CPU/GPU SoC) # RAM : 24 GB bench@llm-benchmark:~$ ollama serve \ --model qwen3:8b
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
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Model comparison

Qwen3-8B 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

4053042021010,002.6265.2527.879Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX - 315,2 tok/s Generation, 6.408 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 2.336 ms (9 Laufe)AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXAMD Oberon (PlayStation 5) - 68,1 tok/s Generation, 475 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 15.195 ms (2 Laufe)AMD Oberon (PlayStati...CPU-only - 25,0 tok/s Generation, 377 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 118.107 ms (2 Laufe) | DIESER LAUF★ CPU-only
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX 315,2 tok/sAMD Oberon (PlayStation 5) 68,1 tok/s★ CPU-only 25,0 tok/s this run

CPUby processor

4093072051020,002.9985.9958.993Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 16-Cores - 315,2 tok/s Generation, 7.254 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 2.212 ms (6 Laufe)AMD Ryzen Threadrippe...Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-4657L v2 @ 2.40GHz - 252,8 tok/s Generation, 4.717 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 2.583 ms (3 Laufe)Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU ...AMD Zen2 8-Core (PlayStation 5) - 68,1 tok/s Generation, 475 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 15.195 ms (2 Laufe)AMD Zen2 8-Core (Play...4 x Cortex-A78C + 4 x Cortex-A55 - 1,6 tok/s Generation, 9 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 232.748 ms (1 Lauf)4 x Cortex-A78C + 4 x...Apple M6 (unified CPU/GPU SoC) - 25,0 tok/s Generation, 745 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 3.467 ms (1 Lauf) | DIESER LAUF★ Apple M6 (unified CPU...
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 16-Cores 315,2 tok/sIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-4657L v2 @ 2.40GHz 252,8 tok/sAMD Zen2 8-Core (PlayStation 5) 68,1 tok/s★ Apple M6 (unified CPU/GPU SoC) 25,0 tok/s this run4 x Cortex-A78C + 4 x Cortex-A55 1,6 tok/s

MBby mainboard

4053042021010,002.9795.9588.937Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Pro WS WRX80E-SAGE SE WIFI - 315,2 tok/s Generation, 7.254 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 2.212 ms (6 Laufe)ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC....Dell Inc. PowerEdge R820 - 252,8 tok/s Generation, 4.717 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 2.583 ms (3 Laufe)Dell Inc. PowerEdge R...unbekannt - 68,1 tok/s Generation, 320 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 87.712 ms (3 Laufe)unbekanntApple Mac mini - 25,0 tok/s Generation, 745 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 3.467 ms (1 Lauf) | DIESER LAUF★ Apple Mac mini
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Pro WS WRX80E-SAGE SE WIFI 315,2 tok/sDell Inc. PowerEdge R820 252,8 tok/sunbekannt 68,1 tok/s★ Apple Mac mini 25,0 tok/s this run

ENGby engine

4053042021010,003.8697.73711.606Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)vLLM - 315,2 tok/s Generation, 9.468 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 1.994 ms (3 Laufe)vLLMllama.cpp - 260,2 tok/s Generation, 3.359 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 30.908 ms (9 Laufe)llama.cppOllama - 25,0 tok/s Generation, 745 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 3.467 ms (1 Lauf) | DIESER LAUF★ Ollama
vLLM 315,2 tok/sllama.cpp 260,2 tok/s★ Ollama 25,0 tok/s this run

DRVby driver

3473313152992844.2944.4764.6594.842Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)unbekannt - 315,2 tok/s Generation, 4.568 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 22.125 ms (13 Laufe)unbekannt
unbekannt 315,2 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)1.57B
☁️ 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

Qwen3-8BKeine GPU (CPU-only)Qwen3-8B2x AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXQwen3-8B2x AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXQwen3-8BAMD Oberon (PlayStation 5)
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Total cost (TCO)––––
Generated tokens (24 mo.)––––
Token price via API––––
Break-even point (days)––––
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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.