gemma2:9b
gemma2 · 9.2B · Q4_0
Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4
phi3:14b
phi3 · 14.0B · Q4_0
Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
76 vs 63
Hardware Fit
89 vs 83
Quality Score
71 vs 55
Hardware
gemma2:9b phi3:14b
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Air
CPUApple M4Apple M4
Cores1010
RAM32 GB32 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M4
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
gemma2:9b phi3:14b
Tokens/sec17.512.7
TTFT347 ms434 ms
Load time0.8 s0.9 s
Memory usage8.2 GB17.7 GB
Memory %26%55%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma2:9b
Speed
29/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
30/30
phi3:14b
Speed
23/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
30/30
Quality
gemma2:9b
Reasoning
11/20
Coding
15/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
15/15
Math
7/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong
phi3:14b
Reasoning
14/20
Coding
2/20
Instruction
14/20
Structured
7/15
Math
8/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Poor Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Weak Math: Adequate Multilingual: Strong
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