Apple M5 isn't making full use of its matmul cores yet
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Published by r/LocalLLaMA (T2 source). The original is at https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1v4iw0n/apple_m5_isnt_making_full_use_of_its_matmul_cores/.
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SummaryA Reddit discussion on r/LocalLLaMA observes that Apple's M5 chip is not fully utilizing its dedicated matrix multiplication cores, relevant to local AI inference on Apple silicon hardware.
Why it mattersFlags a hardware utilization gap on Apple's latest silicon that matters for anyone running local LLM inference on M5 Macs and awaiting software optimization.
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