qwen3.8-27b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 27B · 8bit
Aug 17, 2026 · Apple M5 Max
llama3.2:3b
OLLAMA GGUFllama · 3.2B · Q4_K_M
Aug 28, 2026 · Intel Core™ i5-10210U
Global Score
59 vs 67
Hardware Fit
63 vs 77
Quality Score
58 vs 63
Hardware
qwen3.8-27b-mlx llama3.2:3b
MachineMacBook ProLENOVO 20U30029MB
CPUApple M5 MaxIntel Core™ i5-10210U
Cores188
RAM64 GB15 GB
GPUApple M5 MaxCometLake-U GT2 [UHD Graphics]
OSmacOS 27.0Pop 24.04 LTS
Archarm64x64
Power Modebalancedlow-power
Performance
qwen3.8-27b-mlx llama3.2:3b
Tokens/sec18.310.0
First chunk4 ms1166 ms
TTFT530 ms1.2 s
Load timeN/A6.8 s
Memory usage38.5 GB3.8 GB
Memory %60%25%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.8-27b-mlx
Speed
23/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
20/30
llama3.2:3b
Speed
27/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
30/30
Quality
qwen3.8-27b-mlx
Reasoning
19/20
Coding
14/20
Instruction
6/20
Structured
1/15
Math
13/15
Multilingual
5/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Weak Structured Output: Poor Math: Strong Multilingual: Weak
llama3.2:3b
Reasoning
11/20
Coding
15/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
12/15
Math
3/15
Multilingual
9/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong
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$
npm install -g metrillm@latest$
metrillmRequires Node 20+ and Ollama or LM Studio running
Or run without installing: npx metrillm@latest