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llama3.1:8b

llama · 8.0B · Q4_K_M

Not Rec.

Feb 28, 2026 · Apple M4 Pro

gemma3:1b

gemma3 · 999.89M · Q4_K_M

Good

Feb 28, 2026 · Apple M4

Global Score
66 vs 68
Hardware Fit
56 vs 98
Quality Score
70 vs 55

Hardware

llama3.1:8b gemma3:1b
MachineMac MiniMacBook Air
CPUApple M4 ProApple M4
Cores1410
RAM64 GB32 GB
GPUApple M4 ProApple M4
OSmacOS 15.7.4macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modeunknownunknown

Performance

llama3.1:8b gemma3:1b
Tokens/sec5.539.5
TTFT1.4 s333 ms
Load time3.7 s1.6 s
Memory usage28.6 GB1.3 GB
Memory %45%4%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

llama3.1:8b

Speed
5/40
TTFT
22/30
Memory
29/30

gemma3:1b

Speed
40/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
28/30

Quality

llama3.1:8b

Reasoning
12/20
Coding
17/20
Instruction
14/20
Structured
13/15
Math
4/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong

gemma3:1b

Reasoning
6/20
Coding
13/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
12/15
Math
1/15
Multilingual
8/10
Reasoning: Weak Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong
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