Apple MacBook Pro 14" M4 Max 36GB
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Specifications
RAM
36 GB
Form Factor
laptop
Year
2024
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Memory Usage24.3 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run qwen3:32b-q5_k_m
Memory Usage25.3 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length16,384 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run gemma3:27b-q5_k_m
Memory Usage22.5 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run mistral-small:24b-q6_k
Memory Usage24.3 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run qwen2.5:32b-q5_k_m
Memory Usage24.3 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run qwen2.5-coder:32b-q5_k_m
Memory Usage21.4 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run qwen3:30b-a3b
Memory Usage17.3 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length32,768 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run codestral-q5_k_m
Memory Usage10.6 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run qwen3:14b
Memory Usage10.8 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run deepseek-r1:14b
Memory Usage10.6 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length16,384 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run phi4