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gemma-2-9b-it

Performance benchmark · measured on 12.11.2026 15:52

Benchmark-IDrun-20261112-152252-bf0e82
Timebench 3 - Kombi (Prefill + Generation)Dense9BRuntime: lmstudio-mlxQuantisierung: MLX 4bit
Generation21,98tok/s
Prefill645,65tok/s
Time to First Token3.067,80ms
Total duration156,60s
Concurrency1parallel
Ranking in the field
48of 95 systems

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

This run is better than 50 % of all comparable systems.
Generation 22,0 tok/s
-42 % vs Ø 37,6
Prefill 645,7 tok/s
-55 % vs Ø 1.427,4
Time to First Token 3.068 ms
-91 % vs Ø 36.041
Distribution in the field1 – 298 tok/s
Ø 38 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: gemma-2-9b-it

Configuration

benchmark-konfiguration — run-20261112-152252-bf0e82
# LLM-Benchmark Konfiguration # Modell : gemma-2-9b-it # Engine : lmstudio-mlx # Run-ID : run-20261112-152252-bf0e82 # GPU : Keine GPU (CPU-only) # CPU : Apple M6 (unified CPU/GPU SoC, ARM64, AdvSIMD) # RAM : 24 GB bench@llm-benchmark:~$ lmstudio-mlx \ --model gemma-2-9b-it
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

gemma-2-9b-it 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

21916410954,70,04746798831.088Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX - 171,6 tok/s Generation, 964 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 22.191 ms (3 Laufe)AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXCPU-only - 22,0 tok/s Generation, 598 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 3.286 ms (2 Laufe) | DIESER LAUF★ CPU-only
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX 171,6 tok/s★ CPU-only 22,0 tok/s this run

CPUby processor

21916410954,70,04176448701.097Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-4657L v2 @ 2.40GHz - 171,6 tok/s Generation, 964 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 22.191 ms (3 Laufe)Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU ...Apple M6 (unified CPU/GPU SoC) - 20,3 tok/s Generation, 550 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 3.503 ms (1 Lauf)Apple M6 (unified CPU...Apple M6 (unified CPU/GPU SoC, ARM64, AdvSIMD) - 22,0 tok/s Generation, 646 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 3.068 ms (1 Lauf) | DIESER LAUF★ Apple M6 (unified CPU...
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-4657L v2 @ 2.40GHz 171,6 tok/s★ Apple M6 (unified CPU/GPU SoC, ARM64, AdvSIMD) 22,0 tok/s this runApple M6 (unified CPU/GPU SoC) 20,3 tok/s

MBby mainboard

21916410954,70,04746798831.088Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)Dell Inc. PowerEdge R820 - 171,6 tok/s Generation, 964 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 22.191 ms (3 Laufe)Dell Inc. PowerEdge R...Apple Mac mini - 22,0 tok/s Generation, 598 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 3.286 ms (2 Laufe) | DIESER LAUF★ Apple Mac mini
Dell Inc. PowerEdge R820 171,6 tok/s★ Apple Mac mini 22,0 tok/s this run

ENGby engine

21916410954,70,04176448701.097Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)llama.cpp - 171,6 tok/s Generation, 964 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 22.191 ms (3 Laufe)llama.cppOllama - 20,3 tok/s Generation, 550 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 3.503 ms (1 Lauf)Ollamalmstudio-mlx - 22,0 tok/s Generation, 646 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 3.068 ms (1 Lauf) | DIESER LAUF★ lmstudio-mlx
llama.cpp 171,6 tok/s★ lmstudio-mlx 22,0 tok/s this runOllama 20,3 tok/s

DRVby driver

189180172163154769801834867Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)unbekannt - 171,6 tok/s Generation, 818 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 14.629 ms (5 Laufe)unbekannt
unbekannt 171,6 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)1.39B
☁️ 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

gemma-2-9b-itKeine GPU (CPU-only)gemma-2-9b-it2x AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXgemma-2-9b-itKeine GPU (CPU-only)
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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.

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