Apple Mac mini M4 16GB
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Specifications
RAM
16 GB
Form Factor
desktop
Year
2024
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Memory Usage10.6 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length16,384 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run phi4
Memory Usage13.2 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length16,384 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run gemma3:12b
Memory Usage9.2 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run mistral-nemo
Memory Usage8.2 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run qwen3:8b-q6_k
Memory Usage8.4 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run deepseek-r1:8b-q6_k
Memory Usage8.1 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run llama3.1:8b-q6_k
Memory Usage8.1 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run qwen2.5:7b-q6_k
Memory Usage8.1 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run qwen2.5-coder:7b-q6_k
Memory Usage4.9 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run qwen3:4b-q5_k_m
Memory Usage4.9 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length16,384 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run gemma3:4b-q5_k_m