qwen3.8-27b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 27B · 8bit
Aug 17, 2026 · Apple M5 Max
qwen/qwen3.5-35b-a3b
LM-STUDIO GGUFqwen35moe · 35B · Q6_K
Sep 19, 2026 · AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core Processor
Global Score
59 vs 72
Hardware Fit
63 vs 35
Quality Score
58 vs 88
Hardware
qwen3.8-27b-mlx qwen/qwen3.5-35b-a3b
MachineMacBook ProSystem manufacturer
CPUApple M5 MaxAMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core Processor
Cores1816
RAM64 GB32 GB
GPUApple M5 MaxAMD Radeon RX 9060 XT
OSmacOS 27.0Microsoft Windows 11 Home 10.0.26200
Archarm64x64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen3.8-27b-mlx qwen/qwen3.5-35b-a3b
Tokens/sec18.38.3
First chunk4 ms32 ms
TTFT530 ms2.0 s
Load timeN/AN/A
Memory usage38.5 GB28.9 GB
Memory %60%91%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.8-27b-mlx
Speed
23/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
20/30
qwen/qwen3.5-35b-a3b
Speed
13/50
TTFT
17/20
Memory
5/30
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
qwen/qwen3.5-35b-a3b
Reasoning
16/20
Coding
19/20
Instruction
16/20
Structured
15/15
Math
12/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
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