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llama3:latest

llama · 8.0B · Q4_0

Good

Mar 1, 2026 · Apple M4

gemma3:12b

gemma3 · 12.2B · Q4_K_M

Good

Mar 1, 2026 · Apple M4

Global Score
68 vs 67
Hardware Fit
94 vs 79
Quality Score
51 vs 59

Hardware

llama3:latest gemma3:12b
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Air
CPUApple M4Apple M4
Cores1010
RAM32 GB32 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M4
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedunknown

Performance

llama3:latest gemma3:12b
Tokens/sec21.412.3
TTFT297 ms656 ms
Load time0.8 s5.5 s
Memory usage5.6 GB11.0 GB
Memory %18%34%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

llama3:latest

Speed
34/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
30/30

gemma3:12b

Speed
19/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
30/30

Quality

llama3:latest

Reasoning
9/20
Coding
0/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
13/15
Math
4/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Weak Coding: Poor Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong

gemma3:12b

Reasoning
14/20
Coding
0/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
15/15
Math
7/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Poor Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong
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