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llama3.1:8b

llama · 8.0B · Q4_K_M

Not Rec.

Feb 28, 2026 · Apple M4 Pro

gemma3:12b

gemma3 · 12.2B · Q4_K_M

Excellent

Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4

Global Score
64 vs 80
Hardware Fit
56 vs 83
Quality Score
70 vs 78

Hardware

llama3.1:8b gemma3:12b
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 gemma3:12b
Tokens/sec5.512.7
TTFT1.4 s560 ms
Load time3.7 s2.8 s
Memory usage28.6 GB11.0 GB
Memory %45%34%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

llama3.1:8b

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

gemma3:12b

Speed
23/40
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

gemma3:12b

Reasoning
14/20
Coding
19/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
15/15
Math
7/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong
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