diff --git a/python/llm/example/NPU/HF-Transformers-AutoModels/LLM/CPP_Examples/convert.py b/python/llm/example/NPU/HF-Transformers-AutoModels/LLM/CPP_Examples/convert.py
index 867527be..e0811a5c 100644
--- a/python/llm/example/NPU/HF-Transformers-AutoModels/LLM/CPP_Examples/convert.py
+++ b/python/llm/example/NPU/HF-Transformers-AutoModels/LLM/CPP_Examples/convert.py
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ from transformers.utils import logging
 from packaging import version
 import os
 import shutil
+import time
+
 
 logger = logging.get_logger(__name__)
 
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     model_path = args.repo_id_or_model_path
     save_dir = args.save_directory
 
+    t0 = time.perf_counter()
     model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained(model_path,
                                                  optimize_model=True,
                                                  pipeline=True,
@@ -69,6 +72,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                                                  trust_remote_code=True,
                                                  convert_model=True,
                                                  save_directory=save_dir)
+    t1 = time.perf_counter()
 
     tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(model_path, trust_remote_code=True)
 
@@ -81,5 +85,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         tokenizer.save_pretrained(save_dir)
 
     print("-" * 80)
+    print(f"Convert model cost {t1 - t0}s.")
     print(f"finish save model to {save_dir}")
     print("success shut down")
diff --git a/python/llm/src/ipex_llm/transformers/npu_pipeline_model/qwen.py b/python/llm/src/ipex_llm/transformers/npu_pipeline_model/qwen.py
index 38520827..5760e7fb 100644
--- a/python/llm/src/ipex_llm/transformers/npu_pipeline_model/qwen.py
+++ b/python/llm/src/ipex_llm/transformers/npu_pipeline_model/qwen.py
@@ -135,9 +135,12 @@ def convert_qwen_layer(model, layer_idx, n_splits_linear, n_splits_down_proj,
     if mode == "decode":
         input_len = 1
         decoder_name = f"decoder_layer_{layer_idx}"
+        npu_dpu_groups = None
     else:
         input_len = kv_len
         decoder_name = "decoder_layer_prefill"
+        npu_dpu_groups = 6
+
     single_decoder = LowBitQwenMultiDecoderlayer(
         [1, input_len, num_heads * head_dim],
         input_layernorm_weights=None,
@@ -162,7 +165,8 @@ def convert_qwen_layer(model, layer_idx, n_splits_linear, n_splits_down_proj,
     )
     rest_blob_path = update_names_of_IR_and_export_blob(single_decoder,
                                                         decoder_name,
-                                                        temp_dir, True, False)
+                                                        temp_dir, True, False,
+                                                        npu_dpu_groups=npu_dpu_groups)
 
     # 0, 1, 2 are input_embed/attention_mask/position_id
     if mode == "decode":