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Can the Intel Core Ultra 5 225H NAS (16 GB) run Qwen3 Reranker 8B?

87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 84/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.

Yes, but slowly

Slow. At Q5_K_M it needs about 7.4 GB of 9.1 GB usable and makes one decision in about 834 ms.

Best quant
Q5_K_M
Time per decision
834 ms
Decisions per second
1.2/s
Input assumed
512 tokens
Returns
Probability or score

Best app to run it on the Intel Core Ultra 5 225H NAS (16 GB)

On Linux

llama.cpp

Command line + local API · runs on llama.cpp

  • Serves the GGUF build behind a /v1/rerank endpoint with llama-server --rerank.
llama-server -hf mradermacher/Qwen3-Reranker-8B-GGUF:Q5_K_M --rerank

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 Qwen3 Reranker 8B

Recommended for the Intel Core Ultra 5 225H NAS (16 GB): Q5_K_M. Every other quantization has its own download link in the table below.

Quantized files · GGUF

Works in llama.cpp (llama-server --rerank), Lemonade and other llama.cpp servers with a rerank endpoint. No sign-in needed.

Download the Q5_K_M file (opens in a new tab)

huggingface.co/mradermacher/Qwen3-Reranker-8B-GGUF (opens in a new tab)

llama-server -hf mradermacher/Qwen3-Reranker-8B-GGUF:Q5_K_M --rerank

Original weights · Hugging Face

Full-precision files from Alibaba, for Transformers, Sentence Transformers, Text Embeddings Inference, Infinity or vLLM.

huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3-Reranker-8B (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 87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 84/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
How capable the model itself is at Q5_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 Core Ultra 5 225H NAS (16 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.

PrecisionEditorial precision tier from the model’s published benchmarks, scaled by the quantization or precision used.39.3 / 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
SpeedTime for one decision against a 100 ms target: reading the input plus any tokens the model writes.5.2 / 15
ClarityHow easy the answer is to use in code: a probability or score earns the most, written feedback before a score the least.15.0 / 15
Match score84.5 / 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 Ultra 5 225H NAS (16 GB)

Quant Memory needed Available Speed Runs Quality Download
Q4_K_M 6.6 GB 9.1 GB 820 ms Slow 85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 83/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q5_K_M 7.4 GB 9.1 GB 834 ms Slow 87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 84/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q6_K 8.3 GB 9.1 GB 849 ms Slowtight fit 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 84/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q8_0 10.3 GB 9.1 GB 908 ms Slowfar over GPU memory limit 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 64/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
F16 18.0 GB 9.1 GB — Won't run 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 12/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab) Original weights (opens in a new tab)

Times are for one request with a 512-token input and about 1 tokens written. Batching servers process many requests at once.

Other hardware that runs it

Quick answers

How much memory does Qwen3 Reranker 8B need on the Intel Core Ultra 5 225H NAS 16GB?

At Q5_K_M it needs about 7.4 GB. The Intel Core Ultra 5 225H NAS 16GB has 9.1 GB usable.

How fast is Qwen3 Reranker 8B on the Intel Core Ultra 5 225H NAS 16GB?

It makes one decision in about 834 ms at Q5_K_M, an estimate from the hardware and the size of the model.

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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