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Can I run this LLM?

Can a Desktop CPU, DDR5 dual-channel (32GB) run LFM2.5 8B-A1B (MoE)?

LFM · See model card · estimated for a 32.0 GB machine at 4K context.

Yes — it runs great.

Best fit: LFM2.5 8B-A1B (MoE) at Q8_0 · 9.0 GB · 15–23 tok/s on a Desktop CPU, DDR5 dual-channel (32GB).

Every quantization on this machine

QuantSizeSpeedFit
Q4_K_M5.2 GB22–34 tok/sRuns great
Q5_K_M6.0 GB20–30 tok/sRuns great
Q6_K7.0 GB18–27 tok/sRuns great
Q8_09.0 GB15–23 tok/sRuns great
FP1617.0 GB9–14 tok/sTight / slow

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