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qwen/qwen3.8-27b

LM-STUDIO MLX

qwen3_5 · 27B · 4bit

Excellent

Aug 18, 2026 · Apple M4 Max

qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b:2

LM-STUDIO GGUF

qwen35moe · 35B · Q4_K_M

Good

Sep 19, 2026 · AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core Processor

Global Score
87 vs 73
Hardware Fit
83 vs 50
Quality Score
88 vs 83

Hardware

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MachineMacBook ProSystem manufacturer
CPUApple M4 MaxAMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core Processor
Cores1616
RAM128 GB31 GB
GPUApple M4 MaxNavi 44 [Radeon RX 9060 XT]
OSmacOS 26.5.2Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS
Archarm64x64
Power Modebalancedlow-power

Performance

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Tokens/sec29.110.5
First chunk9 ms4 ms
TTFT650 ms1.7 s
Load timeN/AN/A
Memory usage21.0 GB21.4 GB
Memory %16%69%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

qwen/qwen3.8-27b

Speed
33/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
30/30

qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b:2

Speed
16/50
TTFT
18/20
Memory
16/30

Quality

qwen/qwen3.8-27b

Reasoning
18/20
Coding
18/20
Instruction
16/20
Structured
15/15
Math
11/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Adequate Multilingual: Strong

qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b:2

Reasoning
16/20
Coding
15/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
15/15
Math
12/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
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