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GMKtec K15 · 16GB: specifications and local LLMs

16 GB system RAM. 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD with external GPU and storage expansion.

Catalog reviewed 2026-10-08. Listing evidence: 2026-09-24. Price and performance records retain their own dates.

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CPU, GPU, memory and storage

CPU: Core Ultra 5 125U · 12 cores / 14 threads
GPU: Intel Graphics
Installed memory: 16 GB · DDR5 · speed unverified · Owner-supplied Amazon.com screenshot
GPU memory pool: Shared allocation not verified
Memory bandwidth: Not verified for this installed configuration
Storage: 512 GB · Owner-supplied Amazon.com screenshot
Operating system: Windows 11 Pro (manufacturer specification)
Expansion: Three M.2 2280 slots; OCuLink; USB4; dual 2.5GbE
NPU advertised peak: 11 TOPS · not LLM tokens/s
Whole-chip advertised peak: 21 TOPS · distinct from NPU-only performance

Low-power CPU and shared graphics limit large-model inference.

The screenshot confirms 125U / 16GB / 512GB. Its 12T / 14C title reverses the counts: the 125U has 12 cores and 14 threads. Installed module count and speed are not shown; bandwidth remains unverified. Windows 11 Pro is the manufacturer specification; the Amazon seller license was not independently checked.

Owner-supplied Amazon.com screenshot reviewed 24 Sep 2026 and matched by the owner to ASIN B0H7JFVGFK. The screenshot shows the product title and price, but not the ASIN or capture time. It is not an independent live listing check. Current seller, stock and checkout price can change.

What local models could GMKtec K15 · 16GB run?

The 16 GB system-RAM pool gives a 11.2 GB initial weight budget using our 30% (minimum 2 GB) reserve. This is a CPU-inference budget. Integrated-GPU allocation is not established.

84 catalog files pass this size check. The largest is Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-GGUF at 10.094 GB (IQ3_XXS). This is a catalog weight limit, not a measured maximum practical model size. Context length, runtime and architecture support can rule out a candidate.

Model snapshot: 14 October 2026. The examples below use MMLU-Pro; models without that score are not ranked in this table.

MMLU-Pro memory candidates · GB = 1 billion bytes. Published scores may use different settings or precision.
Model / quantization	Weights	Parameters	Score / 100	Score / GB	Budget left	Sources
MiniCPM5 2BQ4_K_M · Pareto choice	1.561 GB	2.517B	70.8	45.346	9.639 GB	Get weights Score source
Qwen3.5-4BQ4_K_M · Pareto choice	2.741 GB	4.206B	79.1	28.859	8.459 GB	Get weights Score source
LFM2.5 230MQ4_K_M · Pareto choice	0.153 GB	0.23B	20.25	132.002	11.047 GB	Get weights Score source
Qwen3.5-9BQ4_K_M · Pareto choice	5.681 GB	9.653B	82.5	14.523	5.519 GB	Get weights Score source
gemma-4-12B-itQ4_K_M	7.122 GB	11.96B	77.2	10.84	4.078 GB	Get weights Score source

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Published LLM performance

Local AI Stats has not tested this computer. No matching token-speed result is recorded for this configuration.

Advertised compute peaks and bandwidth are not tokens per second. Compare the same model, quantization, context and concurrency.

Price and value

ASIN: B0H7JFVGFK · Amazon.com listing

$559.98 USD reference. Amazon.com price shown in an owner-supplied screenshot reviewed 24 Sep 2026; capture time not provided. Excludes shipping, import charges, tax and optional discounts. This is a dated reference, not a live checkout quote. The screenshot shows a limited-time deal; its end date is not visible.

Reference price per installed-memory GB: $34.999. This measures cost per GB, not speed or total running cost.

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