Framework Laptop 12 DIY Edition (Intel Core Series 3): 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
- Framework
- Year
- 2026
- Chip
- Intel Core 3 304, Core 5 320 or Core 7 350
- Processor
- Intel Core 3 304, Core 5 320 or Core 7 350
- Graphics
- Intel Graphics (integrated)
- Memory type
- DDR5-6400 SO-DIMM (one slot)
- Memory options
- 64 GB
- Memory bandwidth
- not known
Sources: https://frame.work/laptop12?tab=specs
Framework lists one SO-DIMM slot up to 64GB DDR5-6400 and an order option of up to 48GB DDR5-5600, or bring your own. Bandwidth left empty: the page does not state the bus width, and one SO-DIMM is not the dual-channel case used in other Derived rows.
Speed is not known for this laptop. We have no sourced memory bandwidth figure, so the tables show fit only.
With 64 GB of memory
About 60 GB of it can hold a model.
| Model | Fit | Needs (GB) | Writing speed (tokens per second) | Speed | Quality | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.2 3B llama3.2:3b Speed is not known: no sourced memory bandwidth for this laptop. |
Fits | 5 | not known | Not known | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Qwen3 4B qwen3:4b · thinks first Speed is not known: no sourced memory bandwidth for this laptop. |
Fits | 6 | not known | Not known | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Gemma 3 4B gemma3:4b Speed is not known: no sourced memory bandwidth for this laptop. |
Fits | 6.7 | not known | Not known | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Mistral 7B v0.3 mistral:7b Speed is not known: no sourced memory bandwidth for this laptop. |
Fits | 7.8 | not known | Not known | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Llama 3.1 8B llama3.1:8b Speed is not known: no sourced memory bandwidth for this laptop. |
Fits | 8.3 | not known | Not known | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Qwen3 8B qwen3:8b · thinks first Speed is not known: no sourced memory bandwidth for this laptop. |
Fits | 8.9 | not known | Not known | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Gemma 3 12B gemma3:12b Speed is not known: no sourced memory bandwidth for this laptop. |
Fits | 15.9 | not known | Not known | not measured yet | Estimated |
| DeepSeek-R1 Distill Qwen 14B deepseek-r1:14b · thinks first Speed is not known: no sourced memory bandwidth for this laptop. |
Fits | 13.7 | not known | Not known | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Phi-4 14B phi4:14b Speed is not known: no sourced memory bandwidth for this laptop. |
Fits | 13.9 | not known | Not known | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Qwen3 14B qwen3:14b · thinks first Speed is not known: no sourced memory bandwidth for this laptop. |
Fits | 13.4 | not known | Not known | not measured yet | Estimated |
| gpt-oss 20B gpt-oss:20b · thinks first Speed is not known: no sourced memory bandwidth for this laptop. |
Fits | 16.5 | not known | Not known | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Gemma 3 27B gemma3:27b Speed is not known: no sourced memory bandwidth for this laptop. |
Fits | 27.2 | not known | Not known | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Qwen3 30B (A3B) qwen3:30b · thinks first Speed is not known: no sourced memory bandwidth for this laptop. |
Fits | 22.6 | not known | Not known | 9.3/10 | Estimated |
| Qwen3 32B qwen3:32b · thinks first Speed is not known: no sourced memory bandwidth for this laptop. |
Fits | 26.3 | not known | Not known | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Llama 3.1 70B llama3.1:70b Speed is not known: no sourced memory bandwidth for this laptop. |
Fits | 51.5 | not known | Not known | 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.
Editing, gaming, CAD and other work
Each app below publishes a minimum and a recommended system requirement. We compare them with this laptop's memory and graphics memory. We do not judge the graphics chip's class, the processor generation or the operating system, because the makers describe those in words: check the source link for the exact card, processor and system they name. Many apps and games run only on Windows or only on macOS. Integrated graphics count as below any requirement for a dedicated card. Not known means the maker does not state this laptop's graphics memory.
Labels follow the makers' published lists. All use cases.
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