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can it run

Can the CPU-only (DDR5 tuned / 4-channel) run WHISPER large-v3?

FULL

8.2 GB needed of 30 GB usable — headroom for context

~30GB usable · CPU (DDR5) · model file 6.2GB · large-v3

~13–20 tok/s

computed roofline: 179.2 GB/s × 0.45–0.70 efficiency window / 6.2GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Run WHISPER large-v3 on instead

Tesla P100 (16GB, used) — cheapest catalog machine that runs WHISPER large-v3 fully ($135)

every model the CPU-only (DDR5 tuned / 4-channel) can run — full list

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2026-09-17 · ← all models on the CPU-only (DDR5 tuned / 4-channel) · fit = weights + 4k KV vs usable memory