Minisforum MS-R1 (as tested by Jeff Geerling) vs NVIDIA DGX Spark
NVIDIA DGX Spark is faster in the only like-for-like comparison (largest gap: LLM generation, 1.75×).
| Minisforum MS-R1 (as tested by Jeff Geerling) | NVIDIA DGX Spark | |
|---|---|---|
| Best LLM generation | 71.36 tok/s C 2025-11-10 (page last edited) | 191 tok/s C 2026-07-21 (page last edited) |
| Power | n/a | 140 W Chip TDP, Accelerator only, host not included |
| Perf / W | n/a | 1.37 tok/s/W Chip TDP, Accelerator only, host not included |
| Price | n/a | $6950 list |
| Workloads with data | 1 of 7 | 2 of 7 |
Best published LLM generation result per platform (may be from different like-for-like groups — see data). n/a = not published; never estimated.
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object detection
Only NVIDIA DGX Spark has published object detection results.
| Platform | Result | Model · precision · stack | Grade | Power | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA DGX Spark | 990 FPS inference_time · b=1 | YOLO11n FP16 · Ultralytics TensorRT · nano (YOLO-n) | B | 140 W Chip TDP, Accelerator only, host not included reported in result source — Chip TDP, Accelerator only, host not included | Ultralytics documentation (benchmark table) 2026-09-27 (page last edited) |
Minisforum MS-R1 (as tested by Jeff Geerling):
No published object detection results for Minisforum MS-R1 (as tested by Jeff Geerling) or NVIDIA DGX Spark yet.
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instance segmentation
No published instance segmentation results for Minisforum MS-R1 (as tested by Jeff Geerling) or NVIDIA DGX Spark yet.
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pose estimation
No published pose estimation results for Minisforum MS-R1 (as tested by Jeff Geerling) or NVIDIA DGX Spark yet.
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image classification
No published image classification results for Minisforum MS-R1 (as tested by Jeff Geerling) or NVIDIA DGX Spark yet.
We only show cited public figures — nothing is estimated to fill gaps. Requests tell us what to source or test next.
semantic segmentation
No published semantic segmentation results for Minisforum MS-R1 (as tested by Jeff Geerling) or NVIDIA DGX Spark yet.
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speech-to-text
No published speech-to-text results for Minisforum MS-R1 (as tested by Jeff Geerling) or NVIDIA DGX Spark yet.
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LLM generation
| Platform | Result | Model · precision · stack | Grade | Power | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA DGX Spark | 60.39 tok/s tg128 · b=1 | Llama 2 7B Q4_0 · llama.cpp Vulkan (FA on, commit 657e011) · LLM 5–14B | C | unknown power not published not published | llama.cpp discussion #10879 Vulkan scoreboard (via GitHub API) 2026-10-10 (page last edited) |
| Minisforum MS-R1 (as tested by Jeff Geerling) | 34.52 tok/s generation_throughput · b=1 | llama3.1:8b Ollama default tag (4-bit unless tag says otherwise) · Ollama (geerlingguy/ollama-benchmark) · LLM 5–14B | C | unknown power not published not published | Jeff Geerling ai-benchmarks issue results (comments) 2025-11-10 (page last edited) |
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