gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFAug 24, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
gemma4:12b
OLLAMA GGUFgemma4 · 11.9B · Q4_K_M
Jul 7, 2026 · Cortex-X925
Global Score
71 vs 77
Hardware Fit
76 vs 59
Quality Score
69 vs 84
Hardware
gemma4:12b-mlx gemma4:12b
MachineMacBook ProASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. GX10
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 gemma4:12b
Tokens/sec25.026.8
First chunk787 ms632 ms
TTFT30.0 s30.0 s
Load time4.0 s5.4 s
Memory usage7.1 GB9.3 GB
Memory %45%8%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
26/30
gemma4:12b
Speed
29/50
TTFT
0/20
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
gemma4:12b
Reasoning
17/20
Coding
17/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
14/15
Math
13/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
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