llama-3.1-8b-instruct
LM-STUDIO GGUFllama · 8B · Q8_0
Apr 26, 2026 · AMD Ryzen 5 5500
qwen3.5-9b
LM-STUDIO GGUFqwen35 · 9B · Q4_K_S
Mar 12, 2026 · Apple M4 Pro
Global Score
81 vs 84
Hardware Fit
100 vs 91
Quality Score
73 vs 81
Hardware
llama-3.1-8b-instr… qwen3.5-9b
MachineASUSMac mini
CPUAMD Ryzen 5 5500Apple M4 Pro
Cores1214
RAM31 GB64 GB
GPUNavi 44 [Radeon RX 9060 XT]Apple M4 Pro
OSNobara Linux 43macOS 15.7.4
Archx64arm64
Power Modeperformancebalanced
Performance
llama-3.1-8b-instr… qwen3.5-9b
Tokens/sec35.630.2
First chunk52 ms499 ms
TTFT256 ms499 ms
Load timeN/AN/A
Memory usage8.6 GB6.7 GB
Memory %28%11%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
llama-3.1-8b-instruct
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
30/30
qwen3.5-9b
Speed
41/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
30/30
Quality
llama-3.1-8b-instruct
Reasoning
13/20
Coding
17/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
15/15
Math
5/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong
qwen3.5-9b
Reasoning
16/20
Coding
15/20
Instruction
16/20
Structured
15/15
Math
9/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Adequate Multilingual: Strong
Run yours and compare
$
npm install -g metrillm@latest$
metrillmRequires Node 20+ and Ollama or LM Studio running
Or run without installing: npx metrillm@latest