Lenovo launches Kaitian AI host with Zhaoxin KX-7000 CPU and Houmo LQ50 NPU
Overview
Lenovo launches the Kaitian AI host, a 1.6-liter desktop for China's Xinchuang (IT application innovation) market, built on an eight-core Zhaoxin KX-7000 CPU and a Houmo Liqing LQ50 NPU. Lenovo says the NPU is rated at 160 TOPS INT8, with an optional 320 TOPS NPU, and that the device runs Qwen3.6-35B-A3B locally at about 28.99 tokens per second with W4A8 quantization. It supports inputs of up to 200,000 tokens and runs Kylin OS with Lenovo's Tianxi AI Pro agent software, designed for 24/7 operation.
IT Home and a Lenovo company article carried by Jiemian report the launch and the goal of running models of around 35 billion parameters locally.
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AILenovo's Kaitian line launches a 1.6-liter AI host built on an eight-core Zhaoxin KX-7000 CPU and a Houmo Liqing LQ50 NPU, rated at 160 TOPS INT8 with an optional 320 TOPS NPU. Lenovo says the device runs Qwen3.6-35B-A3B locally at about 28.99 tokens per second with W4A8 quantization and supports inputs of up to 200,000 tokens. The host runs Kylin OS with Lenovo's Tianxi AI Pro agent software and is designed for 24/7 operation.
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