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llama3.1:8b

llama · 8.0B · Q4_K_M

Not Rec.

Feb 28, 2026 · Apple M4 Pro

phi4:14b

phi3 · 14.7B · Q4_K_M

Good

Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4

Global Score
64 vs 75
Hardware Fit
56 vs 79
Quality Score
70 vs 73

Hardware

llama3.1:8b phi4:14b
MachineMac MiniMacBook Air
CPUApple M4 ProApple M4
Cores1410
RAM64 GB32 GB
GPUApple M4 ProApple M4
OSmacOS 15.7.4macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modeunknownbalanced

Performance

llama3.1:8b phi4:14b
Tokens/sec5.511.0
TTFT1.4 s532 ms
Load time3.7 s0.7 s
Memory usage28.6 GB13.4 GB
Memory %45%42%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

llama3.1:8b

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

phi4:14b

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

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

phi4:14b

Reasoning
15/20
Coding
18/20
Instruction
10/20
Structured
13/15
Math
7/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong
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