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meta-llama-3.1-8b-instruct

llama · 8B · 4bit

Good

Mar 3, 2026 · Apple M4

llama3:latest

llama · 8.0B · Q4_0

Good

Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4

Global Score
76 vs 71
Hardware Fit
95 vs 95
Quality Score
68 vs 60

Hardware

meta-llama-3.1-8b-… llama3:latest
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Air
CPUApple M4Apple M4
Cores1010
RAM32 GB32 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M4
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced

Performance

meta-llama-3.1-8b-… llama3:latest
Tokens/sec21.622.3
TTFT512 ms295 ms
Load time0.0 s0.8 s
Memory usage0.0 GB5.6 GB
Memory %0%18%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

meta-llama-3.1-8b-instr…

Speed
35/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
30/30

llama3:latest

Speed
35/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
30/30

Quality

meta-llama-3.1-8b-instr…

Reasoning
11/20
Coding
15/20
Instruction
14/20
Structured
14/15
Math
4/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong

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
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