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gemma2:9b

gemma2 · 9.2B · Q4_0

Good

Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4

llama3:latest

llama · 8.0B · Q4_0

Good

Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4

Global Score
78 vs 74
Hardware Fit
89 vs 95
Quality Score
71 vs 60

Hardware

gemma2:9b llama3:latest
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Air
CPUApple M4Apple M4
Cores1010
RAM32 GB32 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M4
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced

Performance

gemma2:9b llama3:latest
Tokens/sec17.522.3
TTFT347 ms295 ms
Load time0.8 s0.8 s
Memory usage8.2 GB5.6 GB
Memory %26%18%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

gemma2:9b

Speed
29/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
30/30

llama3:latest

Speed
35/40
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

llama3:latest

Reasoning
9/20
Coding
9/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
13/15
Math
4/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Weak Coding: Weak Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong
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