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Qwen 3.5 0.8B model optimized for CPU with new quantization format

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A developer has created a custom C++ engine and a new 4-bit quantization format, H128/Q4-G32-DOT4, for the Qwen 3.5 0.8B model. This new format results in a smaller model size of 425 MB, which is 71 MB less than Unsloth's mixed-precision Q4_0. Benchmarks on a Ryzen 9 9955HX3D CPU show significant performance improvements, with the custom engine achieving up to 2.9x faster prefill and 1.7x higher batch-16 throughput compared to other engines. AI

IMPACT Enables more efficient local deployment of smaller language models on consumer hardware.

RANK_REASON Custom engine and quantization format for an existing model.

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Qwen 3.5 0.8B model optimized for CPU with new quantization format

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/Danmoreng ·

    Qwen3.5 0.8B on CPU

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Since the Qwen3.5 0.8B model is an interesting one for small specialized fine tunes, I was curious how fast it can run on CPUs. Why CPUs? Mainly because I want to use it as a local dictation cleanup model when I'm using the GPU for something else…

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