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qwen3.8-27b-mlx

LM-STUDIO MLX

qwen3_5 · 27B · 8bit

Marginal

Aug 17, 2026 · Apple M5 Max

qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b:2

LM-STUDIO GGUF

qwen35moe · 35B · Q4_K_M

Good

Sep 19, 2026 · AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core Processor

Global Score
59 vs 73
Hardware Fit
63 vs 50
Quality Score
58 vs 83

Hardware

qwen3.8-27b-mlx qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a…
MachineMacBook ProSystem manufacturer
CPUApple M5 MaxAMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core Processor
Cores1816
RAM64 GB31 GB
GPUApple M5 MaxNavi 44 [Radeon RX 9060 XT]
OSmacOS 27.0Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS
Archarm64x64
Power Modebalancedlow-power

Performance

qwen3.8-27b-mlx qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a…
Tokens/sec18.310.5
First chunk4 ms4 ms
TTFT530 ms1.7 s
Load timeN/AN/A
Memory usage38.5 GB21.4 GB
Memory %60%69%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

qwen3.8-27b-mlx

Speed
23/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
20/30

qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b:2

Speed
16/50
TTFT
18/20
Memory
16/30

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/qwen3.6-35b-a3b:2

Reasoning
16/20
Coding
15/20
Instruction
15/20
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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