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llama3.1:8b

llama · 8.0B · Q4_K_M

Good

Mar 1, 2026 · Apple M4

llama3.2:3b

llama · 3.2B · Q4_K_M

Good

Mar 1, 2026 · Apple M4

Global Score
69 vs 69
Hardware Fit
93 vs 98
Quality Score
53 vs 49

Hardware

llama3.1:8b llama3.2:3b
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Air
CPUApple M4Apple M4
Cores1010
RAM32 GB32 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M4
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedunknown

Performance

llama3.1:8b llama3.2:3b
Tokens/sec20.227.8
TTFT481 ms285 ms
Load time3.4 s1.9 s
Memory usage10.4 GB7.0 GB
Memory %33%22%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

llama3.1:8b

Speed
33/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
30/30

llama3.2:3b

Speed
38/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
30/30

Quality

llama3.1:8b

Reasoning
12/20
Coding
0/20
Instruction
14/20
Structured
13/15
Math
4/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Poor Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong

llama3.2:3b

Reasoning
11/20
Coding
0/20
Instruction
14/20
Structured
12/15
Math
3/15
Multilingual
9/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Poor Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong
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