# Mac Studio M5 Max

> Illustrative build. No build, no noise. The base Mac Studio runs 27B-class models at Q4 and sits silently on a desk.

Canonical: https://thelocalbench.com/builds/mac-studio-unified · Data as of 2026-10-12 · The Local Bench (thelocalbench.com), data as of 2026-10-12, CC BY 4.0

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Total: $2,499 [sample] · Load 150 W · Idle 12 W · Electricity $3.78/month

## Parts

| Part | Item | USD | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| System | Mac Studio M5 Max (base configuration) | 2499 | sourced |

## Expected speed

- Gemma 3 27B IT: 11.7 tok/s [estimate]
- Qwen3 14B: 20.0 tok/s [estimate]
- gpt-oss-20b: 90.4 tok/s [estimate]