Apple MacBook Pro 16" M4 Max 128GB

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Specifications

RAM
128 GB
Form Factor
laptop
Year
2024

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Memory Usage36.8 GB
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KV Cache
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Context Length163,840 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run deepseek-r1:70b-q3_k_m
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Memory Usage36.8 GB
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Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run llama3.3:70b-q3_k_m
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Memory Usage37.8 GB
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Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run qwen2.5:72b-q3_k_m
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Memory Usage36.8 GB
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KV Cache
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Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run llama3.1:70b-q3_k_m
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Memory Usage29.6 GB
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Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run qwen3:32b-q6_k
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Memory Usage29.1 GB
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Context Length16,384 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run gemma3:27b-q6_k
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Memory Usage22.5 GB
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Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run mistral-small:24b-q6_k
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Memory Usage29.6 GB
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KV Cache
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Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run qwen2.5:32b-q6_k
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Memory Usage29.6 GB
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KV Cache
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Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run qwen2.5-coder:32b-q6_k
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Memory Usage21.4 GB
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Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run qwen3:30b-a3b
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