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can it run

Can the CPU-only (DDR4-3200 dual-channel) run DEEPSEEK-R1 distill 8B?

FULL

5.4 GB needed of 14 GB usable — headroom for context

~14GB usable · CPU (DDR4) · model file 4.9GB · distill 8B

~4.7–7.3 tok/s

computed roofline: 51.2 GB/s × 0.45–0.70 efficiency window / 4.9GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Run DEEPSEEK-R1 distill 8B on instead

→ Tesla P100 (16GB, used) — cheapest catalog machine that runs DEEPSEEK-R1 distill 8B fully ($135)

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