Device: 8GB RAM Laptop (CPU/iGPU only)
Category: laptop
Memory: 8 GB (ram), usable for models: 5 GB
Memory bandwidth: 89.6 GB/s
MSRP (USD): 350
TDP: 15 W
Best runtime: Ollama (llama.cpp backend)
Notes: OS overhead ~2-3GB (Windows/macOS), leaving ~5GB usable. Practical ceiling is 1B-3B Q4_K_M models. Llama 3.2 1B Q4_K_M ~0.8GB file, needs ~1.2GB at runtime. Phi-3 Mini 3.8B Q4_K_M ~2.4GB file, needs ~3.6GB at runtime, fits. 7B+ models will OOM. Usable figure is community estimate, not vendor spec.