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Dell XPS 13 (9345): which AI models can it run?

Estimated from the specifications below. Choose the memory size you have or plan to buy, then read the table for that size.

Specifications

Brand
Dell
Chip
Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
Processor
Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 (12 cores)
Graphics
Qualcomm Adreno
Memory type
LPDDR5X up to 8448 MT/s
Memory options
16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB
Memory bandwidth
135 GB/s

Sources: https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/xps-13-laptop/spd/xps-13-9345-laptop, https://www.qualcomm.com/content/dam/qcomm-martech/dm-assets/documents/Product-Brief-Snapdragon-X-Elite.pdf

Bandwidth is Qualcomm's figure for the Snapdragon X Elite family (X1E-80-100 is listed in its brief).

With 16 GB of memory

About 12 GB of it can hold a model.

ModelFitNeeds (GB)Writing speed (tokens per second)SpeedQualityBasis
Llama 3.2 3B
llama3.2:3b		 Fits 5 24 to 44 Fast not measured yet Estimated
Qwen3 4B
qwen3:4b · thinks first		 Fits 6 19 to 35 Fast not measured yet Estimated
Gemma 3 4B
gemma3:4b		 Fits 6.7 14 to 27 Fast not measured yet Estimated
Mistral 7B v0.3
mistral:7b		 Fits 7.8 11 to 20 Fast not measured yet Estimated
Llama 3.1 8B
llama3.1:8b		 Fits 8.3 9.6 to 18 Unclear could be Moderate or Fast not measured yet Estimated
Qwen3 8B
qwen3:8b · thinks first		 Fits 8.9 9.1 to 17 Unclear could be Moderate or Fast not measured yet Estimated
Gemma 3 12B
gemma3:12b		 Won't fit 15.9 not known n/a not measured yet Estimated
DeepSeek-R1 Distill Qwen 14B
deepseek-r1:14b		 Won't fit 13.7 not known n/a not measured yet Estimated
Phi-4 14B
phi4:14b		 Won't fit 13.9 not known n/a not measured yet Estimated
Qwen3 14B
qwen3:14b		 Won't fit 13.4 not known n/a not measured yet Estimated
gpt-oss 20B
gpt-oss:20b		 Won't fit 16.5 not known n/a not measured yet Estimated
Gemma 3 27B
gemma3:27b		 Won't fit 27.2 not known n/a not measured yet Estimated
Qwen3 30B (A3B)
qwen3:30b		 Won't fit 22.6 not known n/a 9.3/10 Estimated
Qwen3 32B
qwen3:32b		 Won't fit 26.3 not known n/a not measured yet Estimated
Llama 3.1 70B
llama3.1:70b		 Won't fit 51.5 not known n/a not measured yet Estimated
gpt-oss 120B
gpt-oss:120b		 Won't fit 70.5 not known n/a not measured yet Estimated

Models marked "thinks first" can write out their reasoning before they answer, so a job takes longer than the speed alone suggests.

With 32 GB of memory

About 28 GB of it can hold a model.

ModelFitNeeds (GB)Writing speed (tokens per second)SpeedQualityBasis
Llama 3.2 3B
llama3.2:3b		 Fits 5 24 to 44 Fast not measured yet Estimated
Qwen3 4B
qwen3:4b · thinks first		 Fits 6 19 to 35 Fast not measured yet Estimated
Gemma 3 4B
gemma3:4b		 Fits 6.7 14 to 27 Fast not measured yet Estimated
Mistral 7B v0.3
mistral:7b		 Fits 7.8 11 to 20 Fast not measured yet Estimated
Llama 3.1 8B
llama3.1:8b		 Fits 8.3 9.6 to 18 Unclear could be Moderate or Fast not measured yet Estimated
Qwen3 8B
qwen3:8b · thinks first		 Fits 8.9 9.1 to 17 Unclear could be Moderate or Fast not measured yet Estimated
Gemma 3 12B
gemma3:12b		 Fits 15.9 5.8 to 11 Unclear could be Moderate or Fast not measured yet Estimated
DeepSeek-R1 Distill Qwen 14B
deepseek-r1:14b · thinks first		 Fits 13.7 5.2 to 9.8 Moderate not measured yet Estimated
Phi-4 14B
phi4:14b		 Fits 13.9 5.2 to 9.6 Moderate not measured yet Estimated
Qwen3 14B
qwen3:14b · thinks first		 Fits 13.4 5.1 to 9.4 Moderate not measured yet Estimated
gpt-oss 20B
gpt-oss:20b · thinks first		 Fits 16.5 12 to 22 Fast not measured yet Estimated
Gemma 3 27B
gemma3:27b		 Tight 27.2 2.8 to 5.2 Unclear could be Slow or Moderate not measured yet Estimated
Qwen3 30B (A3B)
qwen3:30b · thinks first		 Fits 22.6 14 to 26 Fast 9.3/10 Estimated
Qwen3 32B
qwen3:32b · thinks first		 Tight 26.3 2.4 to 4.4 Slow not measured yet Estimated
Llama 3.1 70B
llama3.1:70b		 Won't fit 51.5 not known n/a not measured yet Estimated
gpt-oss 120B
gpt-oss:120b		 Won't fit 70.5 not known n/a not measured yet Estimated

Models marked "thinks first" can write out their reasoning before they answer, so a job takes longer than the speed alone suggests.

With 64 GB of memory

About 60 GB of it can hold a model.

ModelFitNeeds (GB)Writing speed (tokens per second)SpeedQualityBasis
Llama 3.2 3B
llama3.2:3b		 Fits 5 24 to 44 Fast not measured yet Estimated
Qwen3 4B
qwen3:4b · thinks first		 Fits 6 19 to 35 Fast not measured yet Estimated
Gemma 3 4B
gemma3:4b		 Fits 6.7 14 to 27 Fast not measured yet Estimated
Mistral 7B v0.3
mistral:7b		 Fits 7.8 11 to 20 Fast not measured yet Estimated
Llama 3.1 8B
llama3.1:8b		 Fits 8.3 9.6 to 18 Unclear could be Moderate or Fast not measured yet Estimated
Qwen3 8B
qwen3:8b · thinks first		 Fits 8.9 9.1 to 17 Unclear could be Moderate or Fast not measured yet Estimated
Gemma 3 12B
gemma3:12b		 Fits 15.9 5.8 to 11 Unclear could be Moderate or Fast not measured yet Estimated
DeepSeek-R1 Distill Qwen 14B
deepseek-r1:14b · thinks first		 Fits 13.7 5.2 to 9.8 Moderate not measured yet Estimated
Phi-4 14B
phi4:14b		 Fits 13.9 5.2 to 9.6 Moderate not measured yet Estimated
Qwen3 14B
qwen3:14b · thinks first		 Fits 13.4 5.1 to 9.4 Moderate not measured yet Estimated
gpt-oss 20B
gpt-oss:20b · thinks first		 Fits 16.5 12 to 22 Fast not measured yet Estimated
Gemma 3 27B
gemma3:27b		 Fits 27.2 2.8 to 5.2 Unclear could be Slow or Moderate not measured yet Estimated
Qwen3 30B (A3B)
qwen3:30b · thinks first		 Fits 22.6 14 to 26 Fast 9.3/10 Estimated
Qwen3 32B
qwen3:32b · thinks first		 Fits 26.3 2.4 to 4.4 Slow not measured yet Estimated
Llama 3.1 70B
llama3.1:70b		 Fits 51.5 1.1 to 2 Slow not measured yet Estimated
gpt-oss 120B
gpt-oss:120b		 Won't fit 70.5 not known n/a not measured yet Estimated

Models marked "thinks first" can write out their reasoning before they answer, so a job takes longer than the speed alone suggests.

Speed is the speed of writing an answer, shown as a range. Reading speed is not estimated. How the estimates work · How close they are · Back to the finder