Device: 16GB RAM Laptop (CPU/iGPU only)
Category: laptop
Memory: 16 GB (ram), usable for models: 12 GB
Memory bandwidth: 89.6 GB/s
MSRP (USD): 750
TDP: 28 W
Best runtime: Ollama (llama.cpp backend)
Notes: OS overhead ~2-4GB, leaving ~12GB usable. Practical ceiling is 7B-8B Q4_K_M models. Llama 3.1 8B Q4_K_M ~4.7GB file, needs ~7GB at runtime. Mistral 7B Q4_K_M ~4.1GB file, needs ~6GB at runtime. 13B models are marginal and will be slow. Usable figure is community estimate, not vendor spec.