llama3:latest
llama · 8.0B · Q4_0
Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4
starling-lm:7b
llama · 7B · Q4_0
Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
71 vs 63
Hardware Fit
95 vs 97
Quality Score
60 vs 49
Hardware
llama3:latest starling-lm:7b
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Air
CPUApple M4Apple M4
Cores1010
RAM32 GB32 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M4
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
llama3:latest starling-lm:7b
Tokens/sec22.323.7
TTFT295 ms234 ms
Load time0.8 s0.4 s
Memory usage5.6 GB5.3 GB
Memory %18%17%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
llama3:latest
Speed
35/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
30/30
starling-lm:7b
Speed
37/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
30/30
Quality
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
starling-lm:7b
Reasoning
11/20
Coding
13/20
Instruction
6/20
Structured
3/15
Math
8/15
Multilingual
8/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Weak Structured Output: Poor Math: Adequate Multilingual: Strong
Run yours and compare
npx metrillm@latest benchRequires Node 20+ and Ollama or LM Studio running