Best local LLMs for the Intel Xeon W-2100 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 Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Intern-S2 (397B-A17B) Q5_K_M · 3.1 tok/s · Slow
  2. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nex N2 Pro (397B-A17B) Q5_K_M · 3.1 tok/s · Slow
  3. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.5 397B-A17B Q5_K_M · 3.1 tok/s · Slow
  4. 93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 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. DeepSeek V4 Flash (284B-A13B) Q6_K · 3.4 tok/s · Slow
  5. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Ornith 1.5 397B-A17B Q5_K_M · 3.1 tok/s · Slow

Coding at 32K context

  1. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Intern-S2 (397B-A17B) Q5_K_M · 3.1 tok/s · Slow
  2. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nex N2 Pro (397B-A17B) Q5_K_M · 3.1 tok/s · Slow
  3. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.5 397B-A17B Q5_K_M · 3.1 tok/s · Slow
  4. 93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 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. DeepSeek V4 Flash (284B-A13B) Q6_K · 3.4 tok/s · Slow
  5. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Ornith 1.5 397B-A17B Q5_K_M · 3.1 tok/s · Slow

Reasoning at 32K context

  1. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Intern-S2 (397B-A17B) Q5_K_M · 3.1 tok/s · Slow
  2. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nex N2 Pro (397B-A17B) Q5_K_M · 3.1 tok/s · Slow
  3. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.5 397B-A17B Q5_K_M · 3.1 tok/s · Slow
  4. 93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 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. DeepSeek V4 Flash (284B-A13B) Q6_K · 3.4 tok/s · Slow
  5. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Ornith 1.5 397B-A17B Q5_K_M · 3.1 tok/s · Slow

Documents (RAG) at 32K context

  1. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Intern-S2 (397B-A17B) Q5_K_M · 3.1 tok/s · Slow
  2. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.5 397B-A17B Q5_K_M · 3.1 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 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Ornith 1.5 397B-A17B Q5_K_M · 3.1 tok/s · Slow
  4. 93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 89/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiMo V2.6 Flash (310B-A15B) Q5_K_M · 3.6 tok/s · Slow
  5. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 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. DeepSeek V4 Flash (April 2026) Q6_K · 3.4 tok/s · Slow

Agents & tools at 64K context

  1. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Intern-S2 (397B-A17B) Q5_K_M · 3.1 tok/s · Slow
  2. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nex N2 Pro (397B-A17B) Q5_K_M · 3.1 tok/s · Slow
  3. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.5 397B-A17B Q5_K_M · 3.1 tok/s · Slow
  4. 93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 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. DeepSeek V4 Flash (284B-A13B) Q6_K · 3.4 tok/s · Slow
  5. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Ornith 1.5 397B-A17B Q5_K_M · 3.1 tok/s · 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 · 1.8 tok/s · Very slow (tight fit)
  2. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 85/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Intern-S2 (397B-A17B) Q5_K_M · 3.1 tok/s · Slow
  3. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 85/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nex N2 Pro (397B-A17B) Q5_K_M · 3.1 tok/s · Slow
  4. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 85/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.5 397B-A17B Q5_K_M · 3.1 tok/s · Slow
  5. 93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 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. DeepSeek V4 Flash (284B-A13B) Q6_K · 3.4 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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