Best home rig for DeepSeek R1 Distill 70B
Older model. For current picks see 2025–2026 models.
Real, measured generation speeds for DeepSeek R1 Distill 70B on home hardware, fastest first. Different quants/engines aren't directly comparable.
| Build | Quant | Engine | tok/s | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Framework Desktop (AMD Strix Halo) mainboard | Ollama default | Ollama (CPU only, iGPU not used) | 2.43 | source |
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FAQ
What is the fastest measured hardware for DeepSeek R1 Distill 70B?
Framework Desktop (AMD Strix Halo) mainboard: 2.43 tok/s generation (Ollama (CPU only, iGPU not used), Ollama default), from https://github.com/geerlingguy/ai-benchmarks/issues/21.
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