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What AI models can the Intel Celeron J3455 / N3450 (Apollo Lake) NAS (4 GB) run?
- RAM
- 4.0 GB
- Usable for models
- 2.0 GB
- Memory bandwidth
- 15 GB/s
- Runs models on
- CPU cores
- Released
- 2016
A NAS with this chip runs models on its processor cores, so memory speed sets the pace: small models (about 1-4B) answer at a usable speed, bigger ones are slow. We plan around 2.0 GB for models, what is left after the NAS system and its storage services. Models run in a container (Docker) or the maker’s app store, and speeds assume the NAS isn’t busy with storage work.
More about this hardware
| Maker | Intel |
|---|---|
| Type | NAS (network attached storage) processor |
| Share of memory for models | 50% (what the NAS system and its storage services typically leave free at this size) |
| Chip | Intel Celeron J3455 / N3450 (Apollo Lake) |
| AI accelerator | None. Models run on the processor cores. |
| NAS models with this chip | QNAP TS-251B · QNAP TS-253Be · QNAP TS-453Be · Synology DS620slim · Synology DS1019+ · Synology DS918+ · Synology DS718+ · Synology DS218+ · TerraMaster F2-221 · TerraMaster F5-221 · TerraMaster F4-421 · TerraMaster F5-422 · TerraMaster F2-422 · TerraMaster F4-422 · TerraMaster F8-422 · IceWhale ZimaBoard SE · IceWhale ZimaBlade 7700 · IceWhale ZimaBoard 832 · IceWhale ZimaBoard SE 864 · IceWhale ZimaBoard SE 1664 · IceWhale ZimaBlade 3760 · IceWhale ZimaBoard 432 |
| Memory type | System RAM, shared with the NAS operating system and its storage services |
| Bandwidth figure | 14.9 GB/s, estimated, see the note below |
| Note | One profile for every NAS built on this chip. Memory speed is an estimate from the chip’s supported memory in a typical NAS fitting; a unit with one memory module runs slower than one with two. Speed assumes the NAS is not busy with storage work. |
| Specifications | www.qnap.com |
Apps that run models well on the Intel Celeron J3455 / N3450 (Apollo Lake) NAS (4 GB)
9 products with the Intel Celeron J3455 / N3450 (Apollo Lake) NAS (4 GB)
TS-251BProduct page (opens in a new tab)Discontinued
TS-253BeProduct page (opens in a new tab)Discontinued
TS-453BeProduct page (opens in a new tab)Discontinued
DS918+Product page (opens in a new tab)Discontinued- F4-421Product page (opens in a new tab)Discontinued
- F5-422Product page (opens in a new tab)Discontinued
- F2-422Product page (opens in a new tab)Discontinued
- F4-422Product page (opens in a new tab)Discontinued
ZimaBoard 432Product page (opens in a new tab)Discontinued
Best LLMs for the Intel Celeron J3455 / N3450 (Apollo Lake) NAS (4 GB)
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47Fair quality (C) · 47 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 64/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | LFM3 1.7B | Q3_K_M | 1.7 GB | 3.8 tok/s | Slowtight fit |
| 39Basic quality (D) · 39 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 63/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | PaddleOCR-VL 1.6 0.9B | Q4_K_M | 1.5 GB | 5.3 tok/s | Slow |
| 39Basic quality (D) · 39 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 62/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | MiniCPM-OCR 1.0 1.3B | Q4_K_M | 1.7 GB | 3.9 tok/s | Slow |
| 42Fair quality (C) · 42 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 62/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | LFM3-VL 2B | Q3_K_M | 1.8 GB | 3.4 tok/s | Slowtight fit |
| 34Basic quality (D) · 34 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 60/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | MiniCPM5 1B | Q4_K_M | 1.6 GB | 4.7 tok/s | Slow |
| 38Basic quality (D) · 38 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 60/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B | Q4_K_M | 1.8 GB | 3.3 tok/s | Slowtight fit |
| 30Basic quality (D) · 30 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 58/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | LFM2.5 1.2B Instruct | Q4_K_M | 1.6 GB | 4.3 tok/s | Slow |
| 33Basic quality (D) · 33 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 58/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | TMax 2B | Q3_K_M | 1.8 GB | 3.5 tok/s | Slowtight fit |
| 30Basic quality (D) · 30 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 57/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | LFM2.5 2.6B | Q2_K | 2.0 GB | 3.1 tok/s | Slowtight fit |
| 24Basic quality (D) · 24 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 56/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3.5 0.8B | Q4_K_M | 1.4 GB | 5.8 tok/s | Slow |
| 29Basic quality (D) · 29 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 56/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Jamba2 3B | Q2_K | 2.0 GB | 2.8 tok/s | Very slowtight fit |
| 28Basic quality (D) · 28 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 56/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3.5 2B | Q2_K | 1.8 GB | 3.7 tok/s | Slowtight fit |
Best Image models for the Intel Celeron J3455 / N3450 (Apollo Lake) NAS (4 GB)
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39Basic quality (D) · 39 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 48/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | SDXL Turbo | FP8 | 1.6 GB | 2.0 min | SlowCPU offload |
| 42Fair quality (C) · 42 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 46/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Realistic Vision V5.1 | FP16 | 1.3 GB | 17.8 min | Very slowCPU offload |
| 40Fair quality (C) · 40 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 46/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | DreamShaper 8 | FP16 | 1.3 GB | 17.8 min | Very slowCPU offload |
| 28Basic quality (D) · 28 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 44/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | SD Turbo | FP16 | 1.3 GB | 71 s | SlowCPU offload |
| 35Basic quality (D) · 35 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 43/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Stable Diffusion 1.5 | FP16 | 1.3 GB | 17.8 min | Very slowCPU offload |
| 30Basic quality (D) · 30 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 43/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | LCM DreamShaper v7 | FP16 | 1.3 GB | 3.7 min | Very slowCPU offload |
Best Video models for the Intel Celeron J3455 / N3450 (Apollo Lake) NAS (4 GB)
None of the video models in our catalog fit in this much memory.
Best Decision models for the Intel Celeron J3455 / N3450 (Apollo Lake) NAS (4 GB)
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Jina Reranker v3.5 | Q8_0 | 1.6 GB | 51.4 s | Very slow |
| 84Great quality (A) · 84 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Jina Reranker v3 | Q8_0 | 1.6 GB | 51.4 s | Very slow |
| 80Great quality (A) · 80 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 76/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | GLiNER2.5 Decide | Q8_0 | 1.2 GB | 22.7 s | Very slow |
| 80Great quality (A) · 80 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 76/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | FRIDA-Decisions | Q8_0 | 1.7 GB | 38.0 s | Very slow |
| 80Great quality (A) · 80 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 76/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3 Reranker 0.6B | Q8_0 | 1.6 GB | 51.4 s | Very slow |
| 79Great quality (A) · 79 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 75/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | mxbai-rerank-large v2 | Q5_K_M | 1.9 GB | 131.8 s | Very slowtight fit |
| 76Great quality (A) · 76 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 75/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Llama Prompt Guard 2 86M | Q8_0 | 1.0 GB | 26.0 s | Very slow |
| 76Great quality (A) · 76 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 74/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | mxbai-rerank-base v2 | Q8_0 | 1.3 GB | 42.0 s | Very slow |
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.