gemma3:12b
OLLAMA GGUFgemma3 · 12.2B · Q4_K_M
Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4
gemma4:e4b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFAug 24, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
Global Score
80 vs 90
Hardware Fit
83 vs 86
Quality Score
78 vs 92
Hardware
gemma3:12b gemma4:e4b-mlx
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Pro
CPUApple M4Apple M1 Pro
Cores1010
RAM32 GB16 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M1 Pro
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.6.2
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
gemma3:12b gemma4:e4b-mlx
Tokens/sec12.741.8
First chunkN/A359 ms
TTFT560 ms4.2 s
Load time2.8 s5.1 s
Memory usage11.0 GB7.9 GB
Memory %34%49%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma3:12b
Speed
23/50
TTFT
30/20
Memory
30/30
gemma4:e4b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
11/20
Memory
25/30
Quality
gemma3:12b
Reasoning
14/20
Coding
19/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
15/15
Math
7/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong
gemma4:e4b-mlx
Reasoning
19/20
Coding
19/20
Instruction
14/20
Structured
15/15
Math
15/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
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