Best local LLMs for the Intel Core Ultra 5 225H NAS (128 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. 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 97/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Kolibri 1 (78B-A3.5B) Q4_K_M · 31.6 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 81Great quality (A) · 81 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 95/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Thinking Q4_K_M · 35.8 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 79Great quality (A) · 79 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 95/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3 Next 80B-A3B Instruct Q4_K_M · 35.8 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 93/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Flint (40B-A2.5B) Q4_K_M · 42.0 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 93/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.6 35B-A3B Q4_K_M · 35.8 tok/s · Runs great

Coding at 32K context

  1. 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 97/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Kolibri 1 (78B-A3.5B) Q4_K_M · 31.6 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 81Great quality (A) · 81 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 95/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3 Coder Next (80B-A3B) Q4_K_M · 35.8 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 81Great quality (A) · 81 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 95/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Thinking Q4_K_M · 35.8 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 93/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Flint (40B-A2.5B) Q4_K_M · 42.0 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 93/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B Q5_K_M · 10.8 tok/s · Runs well

Reasoning at 32K context

  1. 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 97/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Kolibri 1 (78B-A3.5B) Q4_K_M · 31.6 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 81Great quality (A) · 81 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 95/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Thinking Q4_K_M · 35.8 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 93/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Flint (40B-A2.5B) Q4_K_M · 42.0 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 93/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B Q5_K_M · 10.8 tok/s · Runs well
  5. 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 93/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B Q4_K_M · 35.8 tok/s · Runs great

Documents (RAG) at 32K context

  1. 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 97/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Kolibri 1 (78B-A3.5B) Q4_K_M · 31.6 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 81Great quality (A) · 81 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 95/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3 Coder Next (80B-A3B) Q4_K_M · 35.8 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 81Great quality (A) · 81 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 95/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Thinking Q4_K_M · 35.8 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 79Great quality (A) · 79 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 95/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3 Next 80B-A3B Instruct Q4_K_M · 35.8 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 93/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.6 35B-A3B Q4_K_M · 35.8 tok/s · Runs great

Agents & tools at 64K context

  1. 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 97/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Kolibri 1 (78B-A3.5B) Q4_K_M · 31.6 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 81Great quality (A) · 81 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 95/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3 Coder Next (80B-A3B) Q4_K_M · 35.8 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 79Great quality (A) · 79 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 95/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3 Next 80B-A3B Instruct Q4_K_M · 35.8 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 93/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Flint (40B-A2.5B) Q4_K_M · 42.0 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 93/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B Q4_K_M · 35.8 tok/s · Runs great

Reverse engineering at 32K context

  1. 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 93/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.5 35B-A3B Q4_K_M · 35.8 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 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. Kolibri 1 (78B-A3.5B) Q4_K_M · 31.6 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 81Great quality (A) · 81 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. Qwen3 Coder Next (80B-A3B) Q4_K_M · 35.8 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 81Great quality (A) · 81 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. Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Thinking Q4_K_M · 35.8 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 83Great quality (A) · 83 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-4.7 Flash (30B-A3B) Q4_K_M · 35.8 tok/s · Runs great

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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