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Can the Intel Celeron N4505 NAS (4 GB) run LFM2.5 1.2B Instruct?

22Basic quality (D) · 22 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 58/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.

Yes, it runs well

Runs well. At Q2_K it needs about 1.3 GB of 2.0 GB usable, with an estimated speed of 11.2 tok/s.

Best quant
Q2_K
Generation speed
11.2 tok/s
Prompt processing
8.5 tok/s
First token (1K prompt)
119.8 s
Largest safe context
61K

Best app to run it on the Intel Celeron N4505 NAS (4 GB)

On Linux

llama.cpp

Command line + local API · runs on llama.cpp

  • Usually the first to support new model architectures.
llama-server -hf LiquidAI/LFM2.5-1.2B-Instruct-GGUF:Q2_K

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 LFM2.5 1.2B Instruct

Quantized files · GGUF

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

huggingface.co/LiquidAI/LFM2.5-1.2B-Instruct-GGUF (opens in a new tab)

ollama run hf.co/LiquidAI/LFM2.5-1.2B-Instruct-GGUF

Original weights · Hugging Face

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

huggingface.co/LiquidAI/LFM2.5-1.2B-Instruct (opens in a new tab)

No sign-in needed.

Official repo · GitHub

Reference code, inference scripts and docs from Liquid AI. The weights themselves download from Hugging Face.

github.com/Liquid4All/cookbook (opens in a new tab)

Liquid AI’s official cookbook for running LFM models.

git clone https://github.com/Liquid4All/cookbook

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

How it’s rated

Quality 22Basic quality (D) · 22 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 58/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
How capable the model itself is at Q2_K, 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 Runs well
How well it runs on the Intel Celeron N4505 NAS (4 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.10.1 / 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.8.0 / 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 score58.0 / 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 Celeron N4505 NAS (4 GB)

Quant Memory needed Available Speed Runs Quality Download
Q2_K 1.3 GB 2.0 GB 11.2 tok/s Runs well 22Basic quality (D) · 22 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 58/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF files (opens in a new tab)
Q3_K_M 1.4 GB 2.0 GB 8.9 tok/s Slow 26Basic quality (D) · 26 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 59/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF files (opens in a new tab)
Q4_K_M 1.6 GB 2.0 GB 6.8 tok/s Slow 30Basic quality (D) · 30 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 59/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q5_K_M 1.7 GB 2.0 GB 5.7 tok/s Slow 31Basic quality (D) · 31 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 59/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q6_K 1.8 GB 2.0 GB 4.8 tok/s Slowtight fit 31Basic quality (D) · 31 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 58/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q8_0 2.1 GB 2.0 GB 3.0 tok/s Very slowover memory limit 32Basic quality (D) · 32 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 43/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
F16 3.2 GB 2.0 GB — Won't run 32Basic quality (D) · 32 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 4/100 (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

Quick answers

How much memory does LFM2.5 1.2B Instruct need on the Intel Celeron N4505 NAS 4GB?

At Q2_K it needs about 1.3 GB. The Intel Celeron N4505 NAS 4GB has 2.0 GB usable.

How fast is LFM2.5 1.2B Instruct on the Intel Celeron N4505 NAS 4GB?

About 11.2 tok/s at Q2_K, an estimate from the hardware’s memory bandwidth and the size of the model.

Which quantization of LFM2.5 1.2B Instruct should I use on the Intel Celeron N4505 NAS 4GB?

Q2_K. 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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