Best local LLMs for the Intel Xeon D-2700 series NAS (512 GB)

Each list assumes the context that task needs, so a model that fits for chat may rank lower for long documents.

General chat at 8K context

  1. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 89/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GLM-4.7 (355B-A32B) Q6_K · 1.1 tok/s · Very slow
  2. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. DeepSeek V4 Flash (284B-A13B) Q5_K_M · 3.2 tok/s · Slow
  3. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniMax M2.7 (230B-A10B) Q6_K · 3.5 tok/s · Slow
  4. 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B-A55B Q4_K_M · 0.9 tok/s · Very slow
  5. 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 86/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. DeepSeek V3.2 (671B) Q4_K_M · 1.4 tok/s · Very slow (tight fit)

Coding at 32K context

  1. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 89/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GLM-4.7 (355B-A32B) Q6_K · 1.1 tok/s · Very slow
  2. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. DeepSeek V4 Flash (284B-A13B) Q5_K_M · 3.2 tok/s · Slow
  3. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniMax M2.7 (230B-A10B) Q6_K · 3.5 tok/s · Slow
  4. 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3 Coder 480B-A35B Q5_K_M · 1.2 tok/s · Very slow
  5. 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B-A55B Q4_K_M · 0.9 tok/s · Very slow

Reasoning at 32K context

  1. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 89/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GLM-4.7 (355B-A32B) Q6_K · 1.1 tok/s · Very slow
  2. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. DeepSeek V4 Flash (284B-A13B) Q5_K_M · 3.2 tok/s · Slow
  3. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniMax M2.7 (230B-A10B) Q6_K · 3.5 tok/s · Slow
  4. 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B-A55B Q4_K_M · 0.9 tok/s · Very slow
  5. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniMax M2.5 (230B-A10B) Q6_K · 3.5 tok/s · Slow

Documents (RAG) at 32K context

  1. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 89/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GLM-4.7 (355B-A32B) Q6_K · 1.1 tok/s · Very slow
  2. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniMax M2.7 (230B-A10B) Q6_K · 3.5 tok/s · Slow
  3. 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3 Coder 480B-A35B Q5_K_M · 1.2 tok/s · Very slow
  4. 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B-A55B Q4_K_M · 0.9 tok/s · Very slow
  5. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniMax M2.5 (230B-A10B) Q6_K · 3.5 tok/s · Slow

Agents & tools at 64K context

  1. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 89/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GLM-4.7 (355B-A32B) Q6_K · 1.1 tok/s · Very slow
  2. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniMax M2.7 (230B-A10B) Q6_K · 3.5 tok/s · Slow
  3. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. DeepSeek V4 Flash (284B-A13B) Q5_K_M · 3.2 tok/s · Slow
  4. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniMax M2.5 (230B-A10B) Q6_K · 3.5 tok/s · Slow
  5. 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3 Coder 480B-A35B Q5_K_M · 1.2 tok/s · Very slow

Reverse engineering at 32K context

  1. 87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 86/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. DeepSeek R1 (671B) Q4_K_M · 1.4 tok/s · Very slow (tight fit)
  2. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 84/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GLM-4.7 (355B-A32B) Q6_K · 1.1 tok/s · Very slow
  3. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. DeepSeek V4 Flash (284B-A13B) Q5_K_M · 3.2 tok/s · Slow
  4. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.5 35B-A3B Q6_K · 11.2 tok/s · Runs well
  5. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniMax M2.7 (230B-A10B) Q6_K · 3.5 tok/s · Slow

Estimates come from published hardware specs and our open formulas, not from running the model on your machine. Real speed varies with runtime, drivers and settings. Numbers marked “Measured” come from a linked benchmark.

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