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gemma3:1b

gemma3 · 999.89M · Q4_K_M

Good

Mar 1, 2026 · Apple M4

llama3:latest

llama · 8.0B · Q4_0

Good

Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4

Global Score
61 vs 74
Hardware Fit
90 vs 95
Quality Score
42 vs 60

Hardware

gemma3:1b llama3:latest
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Air
CPUApple M4Apple M4
Cores1010
RAM32 GB32 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M4
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modeunknownbalanced

Performance

gemma3:1b llama3:latest
Tokens/sec87.922.3
TTFT2.3 s295 ms
Load time0.2 s0.8 s
Memory usage1.3 GB5.6 GB
Memory %4%18%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

gemma3:1b

Speed
40/40
TTFT
20/30
Memory
30/30

llama3:latest

Speed
35/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
30/30

Quality

gemma3:1b

Reasoning
6/20
Coding
0/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
12/15
Math
1/15
Multilingual
8/10
Reasoning: Weak Coding: Poor Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor 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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