Machines
24 machines you can order and 12 you build
Grouped by what does the work. The last column is gpt-oss-20b at 4-bit: copper figures are measured medians, outlined ones are estimates from bandwidth.
Apple unified memory
| Machine | Memory for models | Bandwidth | Price | Largest at 4-bit | gpt-oss-20b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Mac Studio (M5 Max, 32-core GPU)Apple unified memory | 24 GBassumed | 460 GB/s | ~$2,499 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | 105 tok/s |
| Apple Mac Studio (M5 Max, 40-core GPU)Apple unified memory | 96 GBassumed | 614 GB/s | ~$3,099–$5,099 | Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B | 132 tok/s |
| Apple Mac Studio (M5 Ultra, 64-core GPU)Apple unified memory | 192 GBassumed | 1,200 GB/s | ~$5,499–$9,499 | GLM-5.3 Flash | 171 tok/s |
| Apple Mac Studio (M5 Ultra, 80-core GPU)Apple unified memory | 192 GBassumed | 1,200 GB/s | ~$6,799–$10,799 | GLM-5.3 Flash | ~200–357 tok/sestimate |
| Apple Mac mini (M5 Pro, 16-core GPU)Apple unified memory | 48 GBassumed | 307 GB/s | ~$1,699–$2,699 | Qwen3 Coder Next | 80 tok/s |
| Apple Mac mini (M5 Pro, 20-core GPU)Apple unified memory | 48 GBassumed | 307 GB/s | ~$1,899–$2,899 | Qwen3 Coder Next | 80 tok/s |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5 Max, 32-core GPU)Apple unified memory | 24 GBassumed | 460 GB/s | ~$4,099 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | 105 tok/s |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5 Max, 40-core GPU)Apple unified memory | 96 GBassumed | 614 GB/s | ~$4,699–$6,699 | Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B | 132 tok/s |
| Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch (M5 Max, 32-core GPU)Apple unified memory | 24 GBassumed | 460 GB/s | ~$4,399 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | 105 tok/s |
| Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch (M5 Max, 40-core GPU)Apple unified memory | 96 GBassumed | 614 GB/s | ~$4,999–$6,999 | Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B | 132 tok/s |
AMD unified memory
| Machine | Memory for models | Bandwidth | Price | Largest at 4-bit | gpt-oss-20b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI Max+ 395)AMD unified memory | 96 GB | 256 GB/s | ~$1,959–$3,449 | Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B | 73 tok/s |
| Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI Max 385)AMD unified memory | 24 GBassumed | 256 GB/s | ~$1,269 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | ~61–77 tok/sestimate |
| Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495)AMD unified memory | 144 GBassumed | 273 GB/s | ~$6,799 | MiniMax M2.7 | ~65–82 tok/sestimate |
| GMKtec EVO-X2 (Ryzen AI Max+ 395)AMD unified memory | 96 GB | 256 GB/s | ~$2,600–$4,000 | Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B | 73 tok/s |
| Beelink GTR9 Pro (Ryzen AI Max+ 395)AMD unified memory | 96 GB | 256 GB/s | ~$4,699 | Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B | 73 tok/s |
| Minisforum MS-S1 MAX (Ryzen AI Max+ 395)AMD unified memory | 96 GB | 256 GB/s | ~$4,899 | Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B | 73 tok/s |
| Corsair AI Workstation 300 (Ryzen AI Max+ 395)AMD unified memory | 96 GB | 256 GB/s | ~$4,800 | Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B | 73 tok/s |
| HP Z2 Mini G1a (Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395)AMD unified memory | 96 GB | 256 GB/s | ~$4,999 | Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B | 73 tok/s |
NVIDIA GB10
| Machine | Memory for models | Bandwidth | Price | Largest at 4-bit | gpt-oss-20b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA DGX SparkNVIDIA GB10 | 120 GBassumed | 273 GB/s | ~$4,699 | Qwen3.8 Flash-Next | 83 tok/s |
| Dell Pro Precision with GB10NVIDIA GB10 | 120 GBassumed | 273 GB/s | ~$5,523 | Qwen3.8 Flash-Next | 83 tok/s |
NVIDIA workstation
| Machine | Memory for models | Bandwidth | Price | Largest at 4-bit | gpt-oss-20b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Pro Precision with GB300NVIDIA workstation | 252 GB | 7,100 GB/s | ~$159,283 | MiniMax M3 | ~1,678–2,143 tok/sestimate |
| Dell Pro Max Tower T2 with NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 BlackwellNVIDIA workstation | 96 GB | 1,792 GB/s | ~$13,909with 8GB of system RAM; 128GB adds $3,940 | Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B | 287 tok/s |
GPU desktop (prebuilt)
| Machine | Memory for models | Bandwidth | Price | Largest at 4-bit | gpt-oss-20b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tiny corp tinybox red flashGPU desktop (prebuilt) | 184.5 GB | 640 GB/sper card | ~$22,000 | Hy3 | ~80–117 tok/sestimate |
Other
| Machine | Memory for models | Bandwidth | Price | Largest at 4-bit | gpt-oss-20b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface RTX Spark Dev BoxOther | 120 GBassumed | – | ~$6,000 | Qwen3.8 Flash-Next | – |
Single GPU
| Machine | Memory for models | Bandwidth | Price | Largest at 4-bit | gpt-oss-20b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1x RTX 3090 (used)Single GPU | 24 GB | 936 GB/s | ~$2,944 + unpriced partsused GPU price not included | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | 162 tok/s |
| 1x RTX 5090Single GPU | 32 GB | 1,792 GB/s | ~$3,234 + unpriced partsGPU price not included | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B | 290 tok/s |
| 1x RTX PRO 6000 BlackwellSingle GPU | 96 GB | 1,792 GB/s | ~$20,833sum of parts | Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B | 287 tok/s |
Multi-GPU
| Machine | Memory for models | Bandwidth | Price | Largest at 4-bit | gpt-oss-20b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2x RTX 3090 (used)Multi-GPU | 46.5 GB | 936 GB/sper card | ~$3,639 + unpriced partsGPU and risers prices not included | Llama 3.3 70B Instruct | ~117–171 tok/sestimate |
| 4x RTX 3090 (used) on EPYC 7003, open frameMulti-GPU | 91.5 GB | 936 GB/sper card | ~$2,178 + unpriced partsGPU, motherboard, ram, risers, case and cooling prices not included | Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B | ~117–171 tok/sestimate |
| 2x RTX 5090Multi-GPU | 62.5 GB | 1,792 GB/sper card | ~$4,109 + unpriced partsGPU price not included | Llama 4 Scout 17B-16E Instruct | ~224–327 tok/sestimate |
| 2x Radeon RX 7900 XTXMulti-GPU | 46.5 GB | 960 GB/sper card | ~$5,637sum of parts | Llama 3.3 70B Instruct | ~120–175 tok/sestimate |
| 4x Instinct MI50 32GB (used) on EPYC 7003Multi-GPU | 123.5 GB | 1,024 GB/sper card | ~$1,998 + unpriced partsGPU, motherboard, ram, cooling and case prices not included | Qwen3.8 Flash-Next | ~128–187 tok/sestimate |
| 2x Intel Arc Pro B60Multi-GPU | 46.5 GB | 456 GB/sper card | ~$4,367sum of parts | Llama 3.3 70B Instruct | ~57–83 tok/sestimate |
Hybrid GPU + RAM
| Machine | Memory for models | Bandwidth | Price | Largest at 4-bit | gpt-oss-20b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 + EPYC 9355P with 768 GB DDR5 (MoE offload)Hybrid GPU + RAM | 32 GB | 1,792 GB/s | ~$3,763 + unpriced partsGPU, motherboard, ram and cooling prices not included | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B | 290 tok/s |
| RTX 3090 (used) + 128 GB DDR5 on AM5 (MoE offload)Hybrid GPU + RAM | 24 GB | 936 GB/s | ~$4,833 + unpriced partsused GPU price not included | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | 162 tok/s |
CPU + RAM server
| Machine | Memory for models | Bandwidth | Price | Largest at 4-bit | gpt-oss-20b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPYC 9355P + 768 GB 12-channel DDR5 (CPU only)CPU + RAM server | 760 GBassumed | 614.4 GB/s | ~$3,663 + unpriced partsmotherboard, ram and cooling prices not included | Kimi K2.6 | – |