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+# Qwen3.5-9B Benchmark
+
+Comprehensive benchmark suite for Qwen3.5-9B model performance testing.
+
+## Overview
+
+This project provides tools to evaluate:
+- Inference speed and throughput
+- Concurrency performance
+- GPU memory usage
+- Model accuracy on standard NLP tasks
+- Hardware compatibility
+
+## Project Structure
+
+- `src/` - Core source code modules
+- `tests/` - Unit tests
+- `benchmarks/` - Benchmark execution scripts
+- `results/` - Output directory for benchmark results
+- `scripts/` - Utility scripts
+
+## Quick Start
+
+1. Install dependencies:
+   ```bash
+   pip install -r requirements.txt
+   ```
+
+2. Configure environment:
+   ```bash
+   cp .env.example .env
+   # Edit .env as needed
+   ```
+
+3. Download model:
+   ```bash
+   python scripts/download_model.py
+   ```
+
+4. Run benchmarks:
+   ```bash
+   python run_benchmarks.py
+   ```
+
+## Hardware Requirements
+
+See `docs/hardware_requirements.md` for detailed GPU compatibility information.
+
+## License
+
+MIT
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