Can I Run Ministral 3 on Beelink SER9 (Ryzen AI 9, 32 GB)?
Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated September 6, 2026
Yes — comfortably
Yes, comfortably — Ministral 3 14B at Q8_0 needs about 17.1 GB of the 32 GB usable on Beelink SER9 (Ryzen AI 9, 32 GB), leaving ~14.9 GB spare and running at ~5.7 tok/s (estimated), with room for about 65,536 tokens of context.
Confidence: medium · Recommended quantization: Q8_0 · Estimated speed: ~5.7 tok/s
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Beelink SER9 (Ryzen AI 9, 32 GB) — what it gives a model
| Usable memory for models | 32 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 120 GB/s |
| Form factor | Mini PC |
| Operating system | Windows or Linux |
| Memory upgradeable | Yes |
| Price | $859 (lib/data/ai-stations.ts (street price), checked 2026-07-06) |
Ministral 3 on Beelink SER9 (Ryzen AI 9, 32 GB): memory by quantization
| Quant | Memory needed | Fits 32 GB? | Max context | Est. speed | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 30.2 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K | ~3.1 tok/s | 28 GB |
| Q8_0 | 17.1 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K | ~5.7 tok/s | 14.9 GB |
| Q6_K | 13.7 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K | ~7.3 tok/s | 11.5 GB |
| Q5_K_M | 12.1 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K | ~8.3 tok/s | 9.9 GB |
| Q4_K_M | 10.6 GB | ✓ Yes | 128K | ~9.6 tok/s | 8.5 GB |
| Q3_K_M | 8.1 GB | ✓ Yes | 128K | ~13.1 tok/s | 6 GB |
| Q2_K | 6.8 GB | ✓ Yes | 128K | ~16.4 tok/s | 4.6 GB |
Which Ministral 3 sizes fit
| Variant | Needs at Q4_K_M | Fits? | Est. speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministral 3 14B | 10.6 GB | ✓ Fits | ~9.6 tok/s |
| Ministral 3 8B | 6.8 GB | ✓ Fits | ~16.1 tok/s |
| Ministral 3 3B | 3.5 GB | ✓ Fits | ~37 tok/s |
What to watch out for
- This model does not publish its full attention configuration, so the KV-cache share of these figures is inferred from its parameter count rather than computed exactly.
Beelink SER9 32 GB limitations
- Shares system memory with the iGPU, so the usable model budget is well below the nominal 32 GB.
- Memory bandwidth, not capacity, is the limit here — expect single-digit tokens/sec on large models.
Recommended setup
Ollama or llama.cpp (CUDA/ROCm) — vLLM if you need concurrent serving
How these numbers are calculated
- Memory need = quantized weights + KV cache at 8,192 tokens (f16) + 0.8 GB runtime overhead.
- 32 GB unified memory at 120 GB/s, shared between CPU and GPU.
- Throughput is a memory-bandwidth roofline estimate, not a measurement. It is labelled "estimated" everywhere it appears.
- KV cache is inferred from the parameter count because this model does not publish its full attention configuration.
FAQ
Can I run Ministral 3 on Beelink SER9 (Ryzen AI 9, 32 GB)?
Yes, comfortably — Ministral 3 14B at Q8_0 needs about 17.1 GB of the 32 GB usable on Beelink SER9 (Ryzen AI 9, 32 GB), leaving ~14.9 GB spare and running at ~5.7 tok/s (estimated), with room for about 65,536 tokens of context.
Which quantization of Ministral 3 should I use on Beelink SER9 (Ryzen AI 9, 32 GB)?
Q8_0 — it needs about 17.1 GB of the 32 GB available, downloads as roughly 14.9 GB, and runs at an estimated 5.7 tokens/sec with up to 64K of context.
What limits Ministral 3 on Beelink SER9 (Ryzen AI 9, 32 GB)?
Nothing binding — the model fits with headroom and generates at a usable speed on this hardware.
Which runtime should I use?
Ollama or llama.cpp (CUDA/ROCm) — vLLM if you need concurrent serving
Other Computers
Other Models on Beelink SER9 (Ryzen AI 9, 32 GB)
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- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni on Beelink SER9 (Ryzen AI 9, 32 GB)
- Nemotron 70B on Beelink SER9 (Ryzen AI 9, 32 GB)
Ministral 3 on GPUs
- Ministral 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
- Ministral 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
- Ministral 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
- Ministral 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
What This Model Is Good At
Model & Tools
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