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Apple M5 Max128GBvLLM v0.33L2 Cross-framework verified

This page aggregates 2 real-world runs of Qwen3.5-9B (Q5_K_S) on Apple M5 Max with vLLM, contributed by 1 independent source platforms; metrics are averages of published measurements.

163.05 tok/s

Decode

Decode speed

700.99 tok/s

Prefill

Prefill speed

0.86 s

TTFT

Time to first token

19.11 GB

VRAM

VRAM usage

L2 Cross-framework verified

2

Measured runs

1

Independent sources

Other

Source platforms

2 days ago

Last verified

Performance

  1. vLLM · IQ3_S Decode 222.48 · Prefill 1168.2 ·
  2. vLLM · Q5_K_S (current)Decode 163.05 · Prefill 700.99 ·
  3. Strata · Q3_K_M Decode 284.27 · Prefill 948.35 ·
  4. vLLM · Q5_K_M Decode 148.01 · Prefill 738.05 ·

Core figures

Decode (avg)
163.05 tok/s
Prefill (avg)
700.99 tok/s
TTFT (avg)
0.86 s
VRAM (avg)
19.11 GB
MTP acceptance rate
—
TTFB
1.31 GB
Power draw
140.8 W

Configuration

Member-level fields are taken from the most recent run

Model
Qwen3.5-9B
Quantization
Q5_K_S
Framework
vLLM
Version
v0.33
Context length
8192 tokens
Batch size
8
GPU layers
999
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)
19.11 GB
OS
Ubuntu 22.04
Driver
560.94
CUDA
12.6
Power draw
174.2 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

    v0.33 · Ubuntu 22.04 · CUDA 12.6 · 8192 ctx

    152.57 tok/s

    Decode

    518.94 tok/s

    Prefill

    0.41 s

    TTFT

    19.11 GB

    VRAM

    —

    MTP

    174.2 W

    Power draw

    L2 batch seed 2026-10-16: vLLM on hw_id=28 running model_id=49 at Q5_K_S
  2. L2 Cross-framework verifiedOtherOriginal link Verified on 2026-10-13

    v0.28 · macOS 15.0 · CUDA N/A · 16384 ctx

    173.52 tok/s

    Decode

    883.03 tok/s

    Prefill

    1.32 s

    TTFT

    19.11 GB

    VRAM

    —

    MTP

    107.4 W

    Power draw

    L2 batch seed 2026-10-13: vLLM on hw_id=28 running model_id=49 at Q5_K_S