gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFAug 24, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
qwen3:30b-a3b
OLLAMA GGUFqwen3moe · 30.5B · Q4_K_M
Jun 25, 2026 · Cortex-X925
Global Score
71 vs 84
Hardware Fit
76 vs 93
Quality Score
69 vs 80
Hardware
gemma4:12b-mlx qwen3:30b-a3b
MachineMacBook ProNVIDIA NVIDIA_DGX_Spark
CPUApple M1 ProCortex-X925
Cores1020
RAM16 GB122 GB
GPUApple M1 ProDevice 2e12
OSmacOS 26.6.2Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedperformance
Performance
gemma4:12b-mlx qwen3:30b-a3b
Tokens/sec25.092.7
First chunk787 ms286 ms
TTFT30.0 s1.5 s
Load time4.0 s15.3 s
Memory usage7.1 GB20.3 GB
Memory %45%17%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
26/30
qwen3:30b-a3b
Speed
50/50
TTFT
13/20
Memory
30/30
Quality
gemma4:12b-mlx
Reasoning
14/20
Coding
10/20
Instruction
9/20
Structured
15/15
Math
11/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Weak Structured Output: Strong Math: Adequate Multilingual: Strong
qwen3:30b-a3b
Reasoning
16/20
Coding
10/20
Instruction
18/20
Structured
13/15
Math
13/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
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