Question 1

Can the CPU-only (DDR5 tuned / 4-channel) run qwen3-coder 480B A35B cloud-class?

Accepted Answer

qwen3-coder 480B A35B cloud-class needs about 290.97GB working set (weights 290GB + KV cache 0.97GB at 4k context). The CPU-only (DDR5 tuned / 4-channel) offers ~30GB usable — verdict: no. 291.0 GB vs 30 GB usable — does not fit

Question 2

How fast is qwen3-coder 480B A35B cloud-class on the CPU-only (DDR5 tuned / 4-channel)?

Accepted Answer

~0.28–0.43 tok/s on the CPU-only (DDR5 tuned / 4-channel). computed roofline: 179.2 GB/s × 0.45–0.70 efficiency window / 290.0GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Question 3

What should I run qwen3-coder 480B A35B cloud-class on instead?

Accepted Answer

ASUS ExpertCenter Pro ET900N G3 (GB300) runs it fully ($60000).

Can the CPU-only (DDR5 tuned / 4-channel) run qwen3-coder 480B A35B cloud-class?

Run qwen3-coder 480B A35B cloud-class on instead