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qwen/qwen3.8-27b

LM-STUDIO MLX

qwen3_5 · 27B · 8bit

Excellent

Aug 18, 2026 · Apple M4 Max

google/gemma-3-27b

LM-STUDIO MLX

gemma3 · 27B · 4bit

Not Rec.

Mar 19, 2026 · Apple M4

Global Score
81 vs 71
Hardware Fit
68 vs 35
Quality Score
87 vs 86

Hardware

qwen/qwen3.8-27b google/gemma-3-27b
MachineMacBook ProMac mini
CPUApple M4 MaxApple M4
Cores1610
RAM128 GB24 GB
GPUApple M4 MaxApple M4
OSmacOS 26.5.2macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced

Performance

qwen/qwen3.8-27b google/gemma-3-27b
Tokens/sec16.45.9
First chunk5 ms19 ms
TTFT742 ms1.8 s
Load timeN/AN/A
Memory usage38.5 GB22.0 GB
Memory %30%92%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

qwen/qwen3.8-27b

Speed
18/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
30/30

google/gemma-3-27b

Speed
12/50
TTFT
19/20
Memory
4/30

Quality

qwen/qwen3.8-27b

Reasoning
17/20
Coding
18/20
Instruction
16/20
Structured
15/15
Math
11/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Adequate Multilingual: Strong

google/gemma-3-27b

Reasoning
16/20
Coding
18/20
Instruction
16/20
Structured
15/15
Math
11/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Adequate Multilingual: Strong
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