# DGX Spark vs Mac Studio M5 Ultra vs Strix Halo for LLMs

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- Title: DGX Spark vs Mac Studio M5 Ultra vs Strix Halo for LLMs
- Summary: DGX Spark ($4,699) prefills ~5x faster than a $3,449 Strix Halo box; the M5 Ultra has 1.2 TB/s. Price per GB, decode speed and persona picks compared.
- Published: Sep 24, 2026, 1:22 PM EDT
- Updated: Sep 24, 2026, 2:39 PM EDT
- Category: Research
- Primary topic: Nvidia Dgx Spark
- Authors: Owen Park
- Read time: 14 min
- Language: en_US
- Publication time zone: America/New_York (U.S. Eastern Time)
- Access: Free to read

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