@jun_song: Best mid-range local LLM hardware : DGX Spark vs Mac Studio M5 Max 128GB (upcoming) Price: $4.7k (cheaper if used or OE…
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A comparison of DGX Spark vs Mac Studio M5 Max for running local LLMs, highlighting decode speed, prefill performance, RAM, power consumption, and cost. The Mac wins on decode bandwidth but DGX is faster for prefill and supports batching.
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Best mid-range local LLM hardware :
DGX Spark vs Mac Studio M5 Max 128GB (upcoming)
Price: 4.7k (cheaper if used or OEM) vs ~5k (est) Decode: 273 GB/s vs 614 GB/s (Mac wins by 2.2x) Prefill: DGX is ~2x faster + supports batching RAM: 128GB unified on both Power: 240W vs 200W (insanely efficient) Thermals: Both quiet, but DGX runs hot Perks: CUDA vs MLX optimization allows Deepseek V4 Flash on your desk.
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