Hardware · Intel
What AI models can the Intel Core i3-8100 / Pentium (8th gen desktop) NAS (32 GB) run?
- RAM
- 32.0 GB
- Usable for models
- 26.2 GB
- Memory bandwidth
- 43 GB/s
- Runs models on
- CPU cores
- Released
- 2017
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 26.2 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 | 82% (what the NAS system and its storage services typically leave free at this size) |
| Chip | Intel Core i3-8100 / Pentium (8th gen desktop) |
| AI accelerator | None. Models run on the processor cores. |
| NAS models with this chip | QNAP TVS-472XT · QNAP TVS-672XT · QNAP TVS-672X · QNAP TVS-872X · QNAP TVS-672N · QNAP TVS-872N · QNAP TVS-872XU · QNAP TVS-872XU-RP · QNAP TVS-1272XU-RP · QNAP TVS-1672XU-RP · QNAP TVS-972XU · QNAP TVS-972XU-RP |
| Memory type | System RAM, shared with the NAS operating system and its storage services |
| Bandwidth figure | 42.7 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 Core i3-8100 / Pentium (8th gen desktop) NAS (32 GB)
2 products with the Intel Core i3-8100 / Pentium (8th gen desktop) NAS (32 GB)
TVS-672NProduct page (opens in a new tab)Discontinued
TVS-872NProduct page (opens in a new tab)Discontinued
Best LLMs for the Intel Core i3-8100 / Pentium (8th gen desktop) NAS (32 GB)
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78Great quality (A) · 78 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 83/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | Q3_K_M | 20.5 GB | 12.1 tok/s | Runs well |
| 94Excellent quality (A+) · 94 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 83/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3.8 27B | Q6_K | 26.0 GB | 0.7 tok/s | Very slowtight fit |
| 78Great quality (A) · 78 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 83/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B | Q3_K_M | 20.1 GB | 12.1 tok/s | Runs well |
| 78Great quality (A) · 78 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 83/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Q3_K_M | 20.5 GB | 12.1 tok/s | Runs well |
| 77Great quality (A) · 77 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 83/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Nex N2 Mini (35B-A3B) | Q3_K_M | 20.1 GB | 12.1 tok/s | Runs well |
| 93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3.6 27B | Q6_K | 26.0 GB | 0.7 tok/s | Very slowtight fit |
| 76Great quality (A) · 76 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | KAT-Coder V2.5 Dev (35B-A3B) | Q3_K_M | 19.9 GB | 12.1 tok/s | Runs well |
| 76Great quality (A) · 76 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Sage-A1.5 35B-A3B | Q3_K_M | 20.5 GB | 12.1 tok/s | Runs well |
| 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3.5 27B | Q6_K | 26.0 GB | 0.7 tok/s | Very slowtight fit |
| 75Great quality (A) · 75 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Ornith 1.5 35B-A3B | Q3_K_M | 20.5 GB | 12.1 tok/s | Runs well |
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Nanbeige4.3 33B | Q4_K_M | 24.6 GB | 0.9 tok/s | Very slowtight fit |
| 75Great quality (A) · 75 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Flint (40B-A2.5B) | Q3_K_M | 22.4 GB | 14.4 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
Best Image models for the Intel Core i3-8100 / Pentium (8th gen desktop) NAS (32 GB)
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Krea 2 Turbo | FP8 | 20.2 GB | 10.6 min | Very slow |
| 83Great quality (A) · 83 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | FLUX.2 [klein] 9B | Q8 GGUF | 20.5 GB | 5.7 min | Very slow |
| 87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | ERNIE-Image | Q8 GGUF | 18.9 GB | 69.5 min | Very slow |
| 85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 of 100: how capable the model is at NF4, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Ideogram 4 | NF4 | 21.8 GB | 75.6 min | Very slow |
| 78Great quality (A) · 78 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | FLUX.2 [klein] 4B | FP16 | 18.1 GB | 2.7 min | Very slow |
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | FLUX 3 Image Klein | Q8 GGUF | 12.8 GB | 18.0 min | Very slow |
Best Video models for the Intel Core i3-8100 / Pentium (8th gen desktop) NAS (32 GB)
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83Great quality (A) · 83 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 73/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Bernini-R A14B (video generation + editing) | FP8 | 20.3 GB | 31.2 h | Very slowencoder unloaded after use |
| 70Great quality (A) · 70 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 72/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Wan 2.2 S2V 14B (speech to video) | Q4 GGUF | 21.6 GB | 55.0 h | Very slow |
| 74Great quality (A) · 74 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 72/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | HY-OmniWeaving (8.3B, unified video) | FP8 | 24.6 GB | 21.8 h | Very slowtight fit |
| 68Good quality (B) · 68 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 71/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Wan 2.1 I2V 14B 480P | Q4 GGUF | 20.6 GB | 49.5 h | Very slow |
| 79Great quality (A) · 79 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 69/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | LTX-2.3 | Q4 GGUF | 24.5 GB | 23.1 h | Very slowtight fit · encoder unloaded after use |
Best Decision models for the Intel Core i3-8100 / Pentium (8th gen desktop) NAS (32 GB)
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78Great quality (A) · 78 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 84/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | OpenAI Privacy Filter | Q8_0 | 2.4 GB | 178 ms | Runs well |
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3 Reranker 4B | Q8_0 | 7.3 GB | 26.0 s | Very slow |
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3 Reranker 8B | Q8_0 | 11.7 GB | 53.0 s | Very slow |
| 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Jina Reranker v3.5 | Q8_0 | 3.6 GB | 3.9 s | Very slow |
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Skywork Reward V2 Llama 3.1 8B | Q8_0 | 10.4 GB | 104.4 s | Very slow |
| 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | zerank-2 | Q8_0 | 7.3 GB | 26.0 s | Very slow |
| 84Great quality (A) · 84 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Jina Reranker v3 | Q8_0 | 3.6 GB | 3.9 s | Very slow |
| 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. | Shieldstral 1.0 3B | Q8_0 | 7.0 GB | 24.9 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.