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google/gemma-3-4b

LM-STUDIO MLX

gemma3 · 4B · 4bit

Good

Mar 3, 2026 · Apple M4

qwen3.8-27b-fable-fusion-f711-gain-mlx

LM-STUDIO MLX

qwen3_5 · 27B · MXFP4

Excellent

Aug 20, 2026 · Apple M4 Max

Global Score
76 vs 88
Hardware Fit
100 vs 70
Quality Score
66 vs 96

Hardware

google/gemma-3-4b qwen3.8-27b-fable-…
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Pro
CPUApple M4Apple M4 Max
Cores1016
RAM32 GB128 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M4 Max
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.5.2
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced

Performance

google/gemma-3-4b qwen3.8-27b-fable-…
Tokens/sec39.430.4
First chunk468 ms27 ms
TTFT468 ms4.4 s
Load timeN/AN/A
Memory usage2.8 GB19.9 GB
Memory %9%16%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

google/gemma-3-4b

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

qwen3.8-27b-fable-fusio…

Speed
34/50
TTFT
6/20
Memory
30/30

Quality

google/gemma-3-4b

Reasoning
10/20
Coding
17/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
12/15
Math
4/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong

qwen3.8-27b-fable-fusio…

Reasoning
19/20
Coding
19/20
Instruction
18/20
Structured
15/15
Math
15/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
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