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Apple M2 Ultrallama.cpp v0.42L2 Cross-framework verified

This page aggregates 1 real-world runs of Qwen3.5-4B (IQ3_XS) on Apple M2 Ultra with llama.cpp, contributed by 1 independent source platforms; metrics are averages of published measurements.

156.36 tok/s

Decode

Decode speed

856.45 tok/s

Prefill

Prefill speed

2.3 s

TTFT

Time to first token

7.31 GB

VRAM

VRAM usage

L2 Cross-framework verified

1

Measured runs

1

Independent sources

Other

Source platforms

16 days ago

Last verified

Performance

  1. llama.cpp · IQ3_XS (current)Decode 156.36 · Prefill 856.45 ·
  2. llama.cpp · Q3_K_L Decode 147.11 · Prefill 678.92 ·
  3. Ollama · IQ2_M Decode 176 · Prefill 698.29 ·
  4. vLLM · Q3_K_L Decode 164.19 · Prefill 535.64 ·
  5. vLLM · Q3_K_S Decode 169.83 · Prefill 644.07 ·
  6. Ollama · FP16 Decode 60.62 · Prefill 204.54 ·

Core figures

Decode (avg)
156.36 tok/s
Prefill (avg)
856.45 tok/s
TTFT (avg)
2.3 s
VRAM (avg)
7.31 GB
MTP acceptance rate
—
TTFB
1.25 GB
Power draw
100.7 W

Configuration

Member-level fields are taken from the most recent run

Model
Qwen3.5-4B
Quantization
IQ3_XS
Framework
llama.cpp
Version
v0.42
Context length
16384 tokens
Batch size
256
GPU layers
99
Flash Attention
On

Hardware

Nominal and measured figures are shown side by side; whether it runs is the reader's call

GPU
Apple M2 Ultra
Measured VRAM (avg)
7.31 GB
OS
macOS 26.1
Power draw
100.7 W

Sources & evidence

1 measured records in total, each traceable to its original source

  1. L2 Cross-framework verifiedOtherOriginal link Verified on 2026-10-19

    v0.42 · macOS 26.1 · 16384 ctx

    156.36 tok/s

    Decode

    856.45 tok/s

    Prefill

    2.3 s

    TTFT

    7.31 GB

    VRAM

    —

    MTP

    100.7 W

    Power draw

    L2 batch seed 2026-10-19: llama.cpp on hw_id=103 running model_id=48 at IQ3_XS