Best local LLMs for the Intel Xeon Silver (4100 to 4300 series) NAS (256 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. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 92/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.8 Flash Next (125B-A6B) Q4_K_M · 11.0 tok/s · Runs well
  2. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 91/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Step 3.7 Flash (198B-A11B) Q6_K · 4.3 tok/s · Slow
  3. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Step 3.5 Flash (196B-A11B) Q6_K · 4.3 tok/s · Slow
  4. 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Inkling Small (276B-A12B) Q4_K_M · 5.6 tok/s · Slow
  5. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiMo V2.6 Flash (310B-A15B) Q4_K_M · 4.5 tok/s · Slow (tight fit)

Coding at 32K context

  1. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 92/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.8 Flash Next (125B-A6B) Q4_K_M · 11.0 tok/s · Runs well
  2. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 91/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Step 3.7 Flash (198B-A11B) Q6_K · 4.3 tok/s · Slow
  3. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Step 3.5 Flash (196B-A11B) Q6_K · 4.3 tok/s · Slow
  4. 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Inkling Small (276B-A12B) Q4_K_M · 5.6 tok/s · Slow
  5. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiMo V2.6 Flash (310B-A15B) Q4_K_M · 4.5 tok/s · Slow (tight fit)

Reasoning at 32K context

  1. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 92/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.8 Flash Next (125B-A6B) Q4_K_M · 11.0 tok/s · Runs well
  2. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 91/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Step 3.7 Flash (198B-A11B) Q6_K · 4.3 tok/s · Slow
  3. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Step 3.5 Flash (196B-A11B) Q6_K · 4.3 tok/s · Slow
  4. 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Inkling Small (276B-A12B) Q4_K_M · 5.6 tok/s · Slow
  5. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiMo V2.6 Flash (310B-A15B) Q4_K_M · 4.5 tok/s · Slow (tight fit)

Documents (RAG) at 32K context

  1. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 92/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.8 Flash Next (125B-A6B) Q4_K_M · 11.0 tok/s · Runs well
  2. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Step 3.5 Flash (196B-A11B) Q6_K · 4.3 tok/s · Slow
  3. 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Inkling Small (276B-A12B) Q4_K_M · 5.6 tok/s · Slow
  4. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiMo V2.6 Flash (310B-A15B) Q4_K_M · 4.5 tok/s · Slow (tight fit)
  5. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GLM-5.3 Flash (320B-A18B) Q4_K_M · 3.8 tok/s · Slow (tight fit)

Agents & tools at 64K context

  1. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 92/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.8 Flash Next (125B-A6B) Q4_K_M · 11.0 tok/s · Runs well
  2. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 91/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Step 3.7 Flash (198B-A11B) Q6_K · 4.3 tok/s · Slow
  3. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Step 3.5 Flash (196B-A11B) Q6_K · 4.3 tok/s · Slow
  4. 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Inkling Small (276B-A12B) Q4_K_M · 5.6 tok/s · Slow
  5. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiMo V2.6 Flash (310B-A15B) Q4_K_M · 4.5 tok/s · Slow (tight fit)

Reverse engineering at 32K context

  1. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 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. Qwen3.8 Flash Next (125B-A6B) Q4_K_M · 11.0 tok/s · Runs well
  2. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 86/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Step 3.7 Flash (198B-A11B) Q6_K · 4.3 tok/s · Slow
  3. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 85/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Step 3.5 Flash (196B-A11B) Q6_K · 4.3 tok/s · Slow
  4. 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 85/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Inkling Small (276B-A12B) Q4_K_M · 5.6 tok/s · Slow
  5. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 85/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiMo V2.6 Flash (310B-A15B) Q4_K_M · 4.5 tok/s · Slow (tight fit)

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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