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Lab Report: Benchmarking Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B on Apple Mac Studio M3 Max
By MyGearHut Labs·2026-09-01·Specs: Apple Mac Studio M3 Max (16-core CPU, 40-core GPU, 128GB Unified Memory).
We stress-tested Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B across 1,000 programming challenges to evaluate whether local inference can truly replace cloud APIs for everyday software engineering.
Performance Metrics
- Prompt Evaluation (Time-to-First-Token): 120ms (at 4k context)
- Generation Speed: 31.8 tokens/second
- Peak Thermal Throttle: None (Mac Studio stayed under 48°C)
- Power Consumption: 68W under continuous load
THE FINAL TAKEAWAY
The current sweet spot for private local engineering assistants.
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