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can it run

Can the CPU-only (DDR3 dual-channel) run mistral-nemo 12B?

NO

7.7 GB vs 6 GB usable — does not fit

~6GB usable · CPU (DDR3) · model file 7.1GB · 12B

~1.6–2.5 tok/s

computed roofline: 25.6 GB/s × 0.45–0.70 efficiency window / 7.1GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Run mistral-nemo 12B on instead

Tesla P100 (16GB, used) — cheapest catalog machine that runs mistral-nemo 12B fully ($135)

every model the CPU-only (DDR3 dual-channel) can run — full list

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2026-09-17 · ← all models on the CPU-only (DDR3 dual-channel) · fit = weights + 4k KV vs usable memory