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Can the Intel Xeon D-1700 series NAS (32 GB) run Baichuan 2 13B Chat?

24Basic quality (D) · 24 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 53/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.

Yes, but slowly

Slow. At Q4_K_M it needs about 14.5 GB of 26.2 GB usable, with an estimated speed of 3.0 tok/s.

Best quant
Q4_K_M
Generation speed
3.0 tok/s
Prompt processing
20.9 tok/s
First token (1K prompt)
49.1 s
Largest safe context
4K

Best app to run it on the Intel Xeon D-1700 series NAS (32 GB)

On Linux

llama.cpp

Command line + local API · runs on llama.cpp

  • Usually the first to support new model architectures.
llama-server -hf mradermacher/Baichuan2-13B-Chat-i1-GGUF:Q4_K_M

How we choose: the files published for this model, which apps run in a container on a NAS without a graphics card (models run on its processor), and whether the model fits fully in the memory models can use. Details.

Download Baichuan 2 13B Chat

Recommended for the Intel Xeon D-1700 series NAS (32 GB): Q4_K_M. Every other quantization has its own download link in the table below.

Quantized files · GGUF

Works in LM Studio, llama.cpp, Jan and Ollama. No sign-in needed.

Download the Q4_K_M file (opens in a new tab)

huggingface.co/mradermacher/Baichuan2-13B-Chat-i1-GGUF (opens in a new tab)

ollama run hf.co/mradermacher/Baichuan2-13B-Chat-i1-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Original weights · Hugging Face

Full-precision files from Baichuan, for fine-tuning, vLLM, Transformers.

huggingface.co/baichuan-inc/Baichuan2-13B-Chat (opens in a new tab)

No sign-in needed.

Links checked 1 day ago against Hugging Face, Ollama and GitHub.

How it’s rated

Quality 24Basic quality (D) · 24 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 53/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
How capable the model itself is at Q4_K_M, from its editorial quality tier scaled by the quantization or precision. It’s the same on any hardware that runs this variant. Scale: A+ 85+ · A 70+ · B 55+ · C 40+ · D under 40.
Runs Slow
How well it runs on the Intel Xeon D-1700 series NAS (32 GB): speed, capped by how well it fits in memory. Runs great: 30+ tokens/s (or near the image, video or decision speed target) · Runs well: 10+ tokens/s · Slow: 3+ tokens/s · Very slow: under 3 · Won’t run: doesn’t fit even with offload. A tight fit or RAM offload caps it at Runs well; heavy offload caps it at Slow.

Match score

To order lists, each result also gets a match score out of 100 from four parts. It favors the most capable model that still runs well.

Model qualityEditorial quality tier of the model, scaled by the quantization or precision used.11.1 / 45
Memory fitFull marks when the model fits in the share of the NAS’s memory that models can use (the rest stays with the NAS system and its storage services); fewer when it goes past that limit.25.0 / 25
SpeedGeneration speed against a 40 tokens/s target for LLMs, or render time against a target for image and video.4.1 / 15
Memory useRewards using the memory you have, so a bigger, better variant beats a tiny one that leaves most memory idle.12.8 / 15
Match score53.0 / 100

The match score orders results; it is not shown as a grade. Quality and Runs are the two ratings in the tables.

Every quantization on the Intel Xeon D-1700 series NAS (32 GB)

Quant Memory needed Available Speed Runs Quality Download
Q2_K 11.6 GB 26.2 GB 5.0 tok/s Slow 18Basic quality (D) · 18 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 48/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q3_K_M 12.9 GB 26.2 GB 3.9 tok/s Slow 21Basic quality (D) · 21 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 50/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q4_K_M 14.5 GB 26.2 GB 3.0 tok/s Slow 24Basic quality (D) · 24 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 53/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q5_K_M 15.9 GB 26.2 GB 2.5 tok/s Very slow 25Basic quality (D) · 25 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 54/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q6_K 17.5 GB 26.2 GB 2.1 tok/s Very slow 25Basic quality (D) · 25 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 55/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q8_0 20.8 GB 26.2 GB 1.5 tok/s Very slow 26Basic quality (D) · 26 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 54/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF files (opens in a new tab)
F16 33.9 GB 26.2 GB — Won't run 26Basic quality (D) · 26 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 3/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Original weights (opens in a new tab)

Memory figures assume 4K of context. Longer conversations or documents grow the KV cache.

Other hardware that runs it

Quick answers

How much memory does Baichuan 2 13B Chat need on the Intel Xeon D-1700 series NAS 32GB?

At Q4_K_M it needs about 14.5 GB. The Intel Xeon D-1700 series NAS 32GB has 26.2 GB usable.

How fast is Baichuan 2 13B Chat on the Intel Xeon D-1700 series NAS 32GB?

About 3.0 tok/s at Q4_K_M, an estimate from the hardware’s memory bandwidth and the size of the model.

Which quantization of Baichuan 2 13B Chat should I use on the Intel Xeon D-1700 series NAS 32GB?

Q4_K_M. Of the versions that fit, it is the one that runs best; when two run equally well, the check prefers the higher-rated one.

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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