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starcoder2:7b

starcoder2 · 7B · Q4_0

Marginal

Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4

llama3.2:3b

llama · 3.2B · Q4_K_M

Good

Mar 1, 2026 · Apple M4

Global Score
44 vs 69
Hardware Fit
97 vs 98
Quality Score
8 vs 49

Hardware

starcoder2:7b llama3.2:3b
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Air
CPUApple M4Apple M4
Cores1010
RAM32 GB32 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M4
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedunknown

Performance

starcoder2:7b llama3.2:3b
Tokens/sec23.827.8
TTFT251 ms285 ms
Load time0.4 s1.9 s
Memory usage6.3 GB7.0 GB
Memory %20%22%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

starcoder2:7b

Speed
37/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
30/30

llama3.2:3b

Speed
38/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
30/30

Quality

starcoder2:7b

Reasoning
0/20
Coding
1/20
Instruction
4/20
Structured
2/15
Math
0/15
Multilingual
1/10
Reasoning: Poor Coding: Poor Instruction Following: Poor Structured Output: Poor Math: Poor Multilingual: Poor

llama3.2:3b

Reasoning
11/20
Coding
0/20
Instruction
14/20
Structured
12/15
Math
3/15
Multilingual
9/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Poor Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong
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