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Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct

Performance benchmark · measured on 12.11.2026 15:23

Benchmark-IDrun-20261112-144801-ce61ad
Timebench 3 - Kombi (Prefill + Generation)Dense3BRuntime: lmstudio-mlxQuantisierung: MLX 4bit
Generation62,86tok/s
Prefill2.562,32tok/s
Time to First Token1.026,30ms
Total duration54,57s
Concurrency1parallel
Ranking in the field
846of 1927 systems

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

This run is better than 56 % of all comparable systems.
Generation 62,9 tok/s
-19 % vs Ø 77,5
Prefill 2.562,3 tok/s
-10 % vs Ø 2.844,6
Time to First Token 1.026 ms
-96 % vs Ø 23.755
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, ARM64, AdvSIMD)
RAM: 24 GB
Mainboard: Apple Mac mini

Setup

Runtime: lmstudio-mlx
Quantization: MLX 4bit
Model: Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct

Configuration

benchmark-konfiguration — run-20261112-144801-ce61ad
# LLM-Benchmark Konfiguration # Modell : Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct # Engine : lmstudio-mlx # Run-ID : run-20261112-144801-ce61ad # GPU : Keine GPU (CPU-only) # CPU : Apple M6 (unified CPU/GPU SoC, ARM64, AdvSIMD) # RAM : 24 GB bench@llm-benchmark:~$ lmstudio-mlx \ --model llama-3.2-3b-instruct
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.lmstudio-mlx
Kontextlaenge?Maximale Anzahl Tokens (Eingabe + erzeugte Ausgabe zusammen), die das Modell pro Anfrage verarbeiten kann.8192
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Model comparison

Llama-3.2-3B-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

5934452961480,005.81511.63117.446Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX - 465,7 tok/s Generation, 14.196 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 1.049 ms (9 Laufe)AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXAMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 - 397,2 tok/s Generation, 11.893 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 1.135 ms (3 Laufe)AMD Radeon AI PRO R97...NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 - 226,6 tok/s Generation, 6.927 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 2.004 ms (6 Laufe)NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20...CPU-only - 62,9 tok/s Generation, 870 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 163.072 ms (5 Laufe) | DIESER LAUF★ CPU-only
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX 465,7 tok/sAMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 397,2 tok/sNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 226,6 tok/s★ CPU-only 62,9 tok/s this run

CPUby processor

6054543021510,006.36012.71919.079Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 16-Cores - 465,7 tok/s Generation, 15.391 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 992 ms (6 Laufe)AMD Ryzen Threadrippe...AMD Ryzen 3 3100 4-Core Processor - 397,2 tok/s Generation, 11.893 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 1.135 ms (3 Laufe)AMD Ryzen 3 3100 4-Co...Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-4657L v2 @ 2.40GHz - 354,2 tok/s Generation, 8.553 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 1.723 ms (9 Laufe)Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU ...Apple M6 (unified CPU/GPU SoC) - 52,9 tok/s Generation, 1.698 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 1.508 ms (1 Lauf)Apple M6 (unified CPU...4 x Cortex-A78C + 4 x Cortex-A55 - 2,5 tok/s Generation, 29 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 270.941 ms (3 Laufe)4 x Cortex-A78C + 4 x...Apple M6 (unified CPU/GPU SoC, ARM64, AdvSIMD) - 62,9 tok/s Generation, 2.562 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 1.026 ms (1 Lauf) | DIESER LAUF★ Apple M6 (unified CPU...
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 16-Cores 465,7 tok/sAMD Ryzen 3 3100 4-Core Processor 397,2 tok/sIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-4657L v2 @ 2.40GHz 354,2 tok/s★ Apple M6 (unified CPU/GPU SoC, ARM64, AdvSIMD) 62,9 tok/s this runApple M6 (unified CPU/GPU SoC) 52,9 tok/s4 x Cortex-A78C + 4 x Cortex-A55 2,5 tok/s

MBby mainboard

6054543021510,006.36012.71919.079Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Pro WS WRX80E-SAGE SE WIFI - 465,7 tok/s Generation, 15.391 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 992 ms (6 Laufe)ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC....ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING - 397,2 tok/s Generation, 11.893 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 1.135 ms (3 Laufe)ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC....Dell Inc. PowerEdge R820 - 354,2 tok/s Generation, 8.553 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 1.723 ms (9 Laufe)Dell Inc. PowerEdge R...unbekannt - 2,5 tok/s Generation, 29 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 270.941 ms (3 Laufe)unbekanntApple Mac mini - 62,9 tok/s Generation, 2.130 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 1.267 ms (2 Laufe) | DIESER LAUF★ Apple Mac mini
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Pro WS WRX80E-SAGE SE WIFI 465,7 tok/sASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING 397,2 tok/sDell Inc. PowerEdge R820 354,2 tok/s★ Apple Mac mini 62,9 tok/s this rununbekannt 2,5 tok/s

ENGby engine

5954462971490,006.87513.75020.624Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)vLLM - 465,7 tok/s Generation, 16.879 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 1.016 ms (3 Laufe)vLLMllama.cpp - 397,2 tok/s Generation, 8.581 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 46.369 ms (18 Laufe)llama.cppOllama - 52,9 tok/s Generation, 1.698 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 1.508 ms (1 Lauf)Ollamalmstudio-mlx - 62,9 tok/s Generation, 2.562 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 1.026 ms (1 Lauf) | DIESER LAUF★ lmstudio-mlx
vLLM 465,7 tok/sllama.cpp 397,2 tok/s★ lmstudio-mlx 62,9 tok/s this runOllama 52,9 tok/s

DRVby driver

5124894664424198.5568.9209.2849.648Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)unbekannt - 465,7 tok/s Generation, 9.102 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 36.532 ms (23 Laufe)unbekannt
unbekannt 465,7 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)3.96B
☁️ 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

Llama-3.2-3B-InstructKeine GPU (CPU-only)Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct2x AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXLlama-3.2-3B-Instruct2x AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXLlama-3.2-3B-InstructAMD Radeon AI PRO R9700
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.

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