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Same Model, Three Engines: vLLM Puts the CMP 170HX Ahead

The same 8-bit model on one CMP 170HX with vLLM and an M5 Ultra Mac Studio with MLX and llama.cpp. The CMP finished first at every prompt size and kept scaling to eight users.

Oct 27, 2026 · 10 min read
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llama.cpp vs MLX on an M5 Ultra Mac Studio

Same model, same quantization, different engine. MLX reads long prompts 55 to 63% faster, generation speed is close to a tie, and two simultaneous users split the two engines.

Oct 25, 2026 · 6 min read
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Same Model, Two Machines: Do the Answers Match?

The same 27B model on a Mac Studio and a CMP 170HX server, checked on four published tests. Scores matched within two points. The reply limit moved them by up to 14.

Oct 24, 2026 · 8 min read

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Dell PowerEdge R7625

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Dell PowerEdge R740xd

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