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Can I run this LLM?

Can a Desktop CPU, DDR5 dual-channel (32GB) run Phi-4 14B?

Phi · MIT · estimated for a 32.0 GB machine at 4K context.

Yes, but it's tight.

Best fit: Phi-4 14B at Q2_K · 5.6 GB · 5–7 tok/s on a Desktop CPU, DDR5 dual-channel (32GB).

Every quantization on this machine

QuantSizeSpeedFit
Q2_K5.6 GB5–7 tok/sTight / slow
Q3_K_M7.2 GB4–6 tok/sTight / slow
Q4_K_M8.9 GB3–5 tok/sTight / slow
Q5_K_M10.4 GB3–4 tok/sTight / slow
Q6_K12.0 GB2–4 tok/sTight / slow
Q8_015.6 GB2–3 tok/sTight / slow
FP1629.3 GB1–2 tok/sWon't fit
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