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45HomeLab HL8 (Fully Built)
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT
- Memory (RAM)
- 16, 32 or 64 GB
- Launch price
- $1,677
- Released
- 2024
Configurations
Pick one to see which models it runs. More memory lets larger models fit; bandwidth sets how fast they answer.
| Configuration | Memory | Usable for AI | Bandwidth | LLMs that run well | Launch price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT | 16.0 GB | 12.0 GB | 51 GB/s | 186 of 622 | $1,677 |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT | 32.0 GB | 26.2 GB | 51 GB/s | 218 of 622 | — |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT | 64.0 GB | 54.4 GB | 51 GB/s | 229 of 622 | — |
Specifications 64.0 GB configuration
| Maker | 45HomeLab |
|---|---|
| Type | NAS |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT NAS (64 GB) |
| Memory (RAM) | 64.0 GB |
| Usable for AI models | 54.4 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 51 GB/s |
| FP16 compute | 0.4 TFLOPS |
| Runs models on | CPU cores |
| Drive bays | 8x 3.5" SATA (direct-wired) |
| NAS system | Rocky Linux with Houston UI |
| Containers (Docker) | Yes |
| Virtual machines | Yes |
| Memory upgrade | DDR4 UDIMM (non-ECC) · 2 slots · up to 64.0 GB per the maker · non-ECC |
| Graphics card options | PCIe: 1x PCIe x16 on the GIGABYTE B550I AORUS PRO AX mini-ITX board (the only slot; shared choice between a NIC/HBA…. |
| Notes | AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT (option: Ryzen 7 5700G). 6- or 8-core Ryzen with dual-channel DDR4 capped at 64 GB runs small and mid-size quantized models on CPU at modest speed. The iGPU does not help much, and a discrete GPU is not a documented option in this small chassis. No AI app preinstalled; Ollama runs in Docker/Podman. |
| Product page | store.45homelab.com (opens in a new tab) |
Running AI on the 45HomeLab HL8 (Fully Built)
It can, with limits: expect small models only, at modest speed. Models run on its CPU cores, and this configuration leaves about 54.4 GB for them after the NAS system and its storage services. The grades below assume the NAS isn’t busy with backups or media work at the same time. More memory is the upgrade that matters most: see the configurations.
Apps you can install to run models
| App | How it installs |
|---|---|
| Ollama | In a container (Docker) |
| Open WebUI | In a container (Docker) |
| LocalAI | In a container (Docker) |
Best LLMs for the 45HomeLab HL8 (Fully Built) 64.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 88/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Flint (40B-A2.5B) | Q6_K | 37.8 GB | 11.6 tok/s | Runs well |
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 86/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | Q5_K_M | 30.6 GB | 11.5 tok/s | Runs well |
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 86/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Q5_K_M | 30.6 GB | 11.5 tok/s | Runs well |
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 86/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B | Q5_K_M | 30.1 GB | 11.5 tok/s | Runs well |
| 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 86/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Kolibri 1 (78B-A3.5B) | Q4_K_M | 52.8 GB | 12.1 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 85/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Nex N2 Mini (35B-A3B) | Q5_K_M | 30.0 GB | 11.5 tok/s | Runs well |
| 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 85/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Sage-A1.5 35B-A3B | Q5_K_M | 30.6 GB | 11.5 tok/s | Runs well |
| 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 85/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | KAT-Coder V2.5 Dev (35B-A3B) | Q5_K_M | 29.7 GB | 11.5 tok/s | Runs well |
| 87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 85/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Ornith 1.5 35B-A3B | Q5_K_M | 30.6 GB | 11.5 tok/s | Runs well |
| 95Excellent quality (A+) · 95 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. | Nanbeige4.3 33B | Q8_0 | 41.8 GB | 0.7 tok/s | Very slow |
Best Image models for the 45HomeLab HL8 (Fully Built) 64.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 84/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Krea 2 Turbo | FP16 | 37.4 GB | 6.5 min | Very slow |
| 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen-Image 2.1 | Q8 GGUF | 41.6 GB | 1.7 h | Very slow |
| 84Great quality (A) · 84 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | FLUX.2 [klein] 9B | FP16 | 37.1 GB | 2.7 min | Very slow |
| 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen-Image 2512 | Q8 GGUF | 36.5 GB | 2.6 h | Very slow |
| 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | ERNIE-Image | FP16 | 34.0 GB | 33.1 min | Very slow |
| 93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Fibo 2.0 Dev | FP16 | 27.7 GB | 33.9 min | Very slow |
Best Video models for the 45HomeLab HL8 (Fully Built) 64.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 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. | LTX-2.3 | Q8 GGUF | 45.6 GB | 11.5 h | 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. | LTX-2.5 (22B, video + audio) | Q8 GGUF | 49.8 GB | 2.6 h | Very slowtight fit |
| 85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Bernini-R A14B (video generation + editing) | FP16 | 46.0 GB | 18.1 h | Very slow |
| 85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 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. | Wan 2.2 I2V A14B | Q8 GGUF | 39.3 GB | 46.2 h | Very slow |
| 85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 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. | Wan 2.2 T2V A14B | Q8 GGUF | 39.3 GB | 46.2 h | Very slow |
Best Decision models for the 45HomeLab HL8 (Fully Built) 64.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78Great quality (A) · 78 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 88/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | OpenAI Privacy Filter | F16 | 3.8 GB | 95 ms | Runs great |
| 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Jina Reranker v3.5 | Q8_0 | 5.8 GB | 1.8 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 4B | Q8_0 | 9.5 GB | 11.9 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 | 13.9 GB | 24.3 s | Very slow |
| 80Great quality (A) · 80 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. | GLiNER2.5 Decide | Q8_0 | 1.2 GB | 783 ms | Slow |
| 84Great quality (A) · 84 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 | Q8_0 | 5.8 GB | 1.8 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. | Skywork Reward V2 Llama 3.1 8B | Q8_0 | 10.4 GB | 47.7 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 | 9.5 GB | 11.9 s | Very slow |
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Spec sources
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.