Laguna S 2.1 (118B-A8B) on Intel Core i3-1215U / i3-1315U NAS (96 GB)

Can the Intel Core i3-1215U / i3-1315U NAS (96 GB) run Laguna S 2.1 (118B-A8B)?

Yes, but slowly (tight fit)

Slow (tight fit). At Q4_K_M it needs about 80.6 GB of 83.5 GB usable, with an estimated speed of 4.8 tok/s.

Best quant: Q4_K_M
Generation speed: 4.8 tok/s
Prompt processing: 18.8 tok/s
First token (1K prompt): 54.6 s
Largest safe context: 22K

Best app to run it on the Intel Core i3-1215U / i3-1315U NAS (96 GB)

On Linux

llama.cpp

Command line + local API · runs on llama.cpp

Usually the first to support new model architectures.

llama-server -hf poolside/Laguna-S-2.1-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Ollama Runs the Hugging Face GGUF with ollama run hf.co/…
KoboldCpp

Want an agent? Laguna S 2.1 (118B-A8B) supports tool use, so you can pair a llama.cpp or MLX LM server with one of these. Apps that run on this computer come first.

Coding agents

Personal assistants

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 Laguna S 2.1 (118B-A8B)

Recommended for the Intel Core i3-1215U / i3-1315U NAS (96 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/poolside/Laguna-S-2.1-GGUF (opens in a new tab)

ollama run hf.co/poolside/Laguna-S-2.1-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Original weights · Hugging Face

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

huggingface.co/poolside/Laguna-S-2.1 (opens in a new tab)

No sign-in needed.

Links checked 3 days ago against Hugging Face, Ollama and GitHub.

How it’s rated

Quality 81Great quality (A) · 81 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (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 Slowtight fit: How well it runs on the Intel Core i3-1215U / i3-1315U NAS (96 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.	36.8 / 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.	24.0 / 25
SpeedGeneration speed against a 40 tokens/s target for LLMs, or render time against a target for image and video.	5.2 / 15
Memory useRewards using the memory you have, so a bigger, better variant beats a tiny one that leaves most memory idle.	15.0 / 15
Match score	81.0 / 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 Core i3-1215U / i3-1315U NAS (96 GB)

Quant	Memory needed	Available	Speed	Runs	Quality	Download
`Q2_K`	55.9 GB	83.5 GB	7.9 tok/s	Slow	60Good quality (B) · 60 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 73/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	GGUF files (opens in a new tab)
`Q3_K_M`	66.5 GB	83.5 GB	6.2 tok/s	Slow	72Great quality (A) · 72 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	GGUF files (opens in a new tab)
`Q4_K_M`	80.6 GB	83.5 GB	4.8 tok/s	Slowtight fit	81Great quality (A) · 81 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	GGUF (opens in a new tab)
`Q5_K_M`	92.4 GB	83.5 GB	—	Won't run	83Great quality (A) · 83 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 11/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	GGUF files (opens in a new tab)
`Q6_K`	105 GB	83.5 GB	—	Won't run	85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 11/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	GGUF files (opens in a new tab)
`Q8_0`	134 GB	83.5 GB	—	Won't run	86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 11/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	GGUF (opens in a new tab)
`F16`	244 GB	83.5 GB	—	Won't run	86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 11/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	GGUF (opens in a new tab) Original weights (opens in a new tab)

Memory figures assume 8K of context. Longer conversations or documents grow the KV cache.

Other hardware that runs it

86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 93/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Apple M3 Ultra (256 GB) Q8_0 · 45.5 tok/s · Runs great
85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 93/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Apple M2 Ultra (192 GB) Q6_K · 58.0 tok/s · Runs great
81Great quality (A) · 81 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 91/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Q4_K_M · 143 tok/s · Runs great
81Great quality (A) · 81 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 91/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X (6144-core GPU) (128 GB) Q4_K_M · 39.9 tok/s · Runs great
83Great quality (A) · 83 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 91/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Apple M4 Max (128 GB) Q5_K_M · 49.3 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
81Great quality (A) · 81 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 91/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. NVIDIA GB10 (128 GB) Q4_K_M · 36.7 tok/s · Runs great

Quick answers

How much memory does Laguna S 2.1 (118B-A8B) need on the Intel Core i3-1215U / i3-1315U NAS 96GB?

At Q4_K_M it needs about 80.6 GB. The Intel Core i3-1215U / i3-1315U NAS 96GB has 83.5 GB usable.

How fast is Laguna S 2.1 (118B-A8B) on the Intel Core i3-1215U / i3-1315U NAS 96GB?

About 4.8 tok/s at Q4_K_M, an estimate from the hardware’s memory bandwidth and the size of the model.

Which quantization of Laguna S 2.1 (118B-A8B) should I use on the Intel Core i3-1215U / i3-1315U NAS 96GB?

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.