gemma4:e2b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFAug 26, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
gemma3:12b
OLLAMA GGUFgemma3 · 12.2B · Q4_K_M
Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
88 vs 80
Hardware Fit
79 vs 83
Quality Score
92 vs 78
Hardware
gemma4:e2b-mlx gemma3:12b
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Air
CPUApple M1 ProApple M4
Cores1010
RAM16 GB32 GB
GPUApple M1 ProApple M4
OSmacOS 26.6.2macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
gemma4:e2b-mlx gemma3:12b
Tokens/sec72.812.7
First chunk134 msN/A
TTFT30.0 s560 ms
Load time2.6 s2.8 s
Memory usage5.7 GB11.0 GB
Memory %36%34%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma4:e2b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
29/30
gemma3:12b
Speed
23/50
TTFT
30/20
Memory
30/30
Quality
gemma4:e2b-mlx
Reasoning
19/20
Coding
18/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
15/15
Math
15/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
gemma3:12b
Reasoning
14/20
Coding
19/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
15/15
Math
7/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong
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