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Apple M5 Max128GBStrata v0.25L2 Cross-framework verified

This page aggregates 2 real-world runs of Qwen3.5-4B (Q3_K_L) on Apple M5 Max with Strata, contributed by 1 independent source platforms; metrics are averages of published measurements.

354.31 tok/s

Decode

Decode speed

1,310.91 tok/s

Prefill

Prefill speed

1.03 s

TTFT

Time to first token

8.15 GB

VRAM

VRAM usage

L2 Cross-framework verified

2

Measured runs

1

Independent sources

Other

Source platforms

2 days ago

Last verified

Performance

  1. llama.cpp · IQ3_S Decode 279.98 · Prefill 1354 ·
  2. Strata · Q3_K_L (current)Decode 354.31 · Prefill 1310.91 ·
  3. Strata · Q5_K_S Decode 279.1 · Prefill 1192.93 ·
  4. vLLM · IQ2_M Decode 364.07 · Prefill 1250.03 ·
  5. vLLM · Q4_K_S Decode 256.46 · Prefill 848.78 ·
  6. Strata · Q5_K_M Decode 272.64 · Prefill 963.9 ·

Core figures

Decode (avg)
354.31 tok/s
Prefill (avg)
1,310.91 tok/s
TTFT (avg)
1.03 s
VRAM (avg)
8.15 GB
MTP acceptance rate
0.62
TTFB
2.84 GB
Power draw
133.6 W

Configuration

Member-level fields are taken from the most recent run

Model
Qwen3.5-4B
Quantization
Q3_K_L
Framework
Strata
Version
v0.25
Context length
4096 tokens
Batch size
256
GPU layers
12
Flash Attention
Off

Hardware

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

GPU
Apple M5 Max
Nominal VRAM
128 GB
Measured VRAM (avg)
8.15 GB
OS
Ubuntu 22.04
Driver
570.86
CUDA
12.8
Power draw
161.9 W

Sources & evidence

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

  1. L2 Cross-framework verifiedOtherOriginal link Verified on 2026-10-16

    v0.25 · Ubuntu 22.04 · CUDA 12.8 · 4096 ctx

    354.71 tok/s

    Decode

    1,193.74 tok/s

    Prefill

    1.68 s

    TTFT

    8.15 GB

    VRAM

    0.54

    MTP

    161.9 W

    Power draw

    L2 batch seed 2026-10-16: Strata on hw_id=28 running model_id=48 at Q3_K_L
  2. L2 Cross-framework verifiedOtherOriginal link Verified on 2026-10-13

    v0.31 · macOS 15.0 · CUDA N/A · 2048 ctx

    353.9 tok/s

    Decode

    1,428.08 tok/s

    Prefill

    0.39 s

    TTFT

    8.15 GB

    VRAM

    0.7

    MTP

    105.3 W

    Power draw

    L2 batch seed 2026-10-13: Strata on hw_id=28 running model_id=48 at Q3_K_L