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DeepSeek-V4-Flash 284B IQ2_XXS with DwarfStar on 1× Mac

DeepSeek-V4-Flash 284B IQ2_XXS with DwarfStar on 1× Mac: 39.4 tok/s according to github.com (dataset as of Nov 3, 2026).

by antirez

39.4tok/sPeak

1 request, best value reported by source, context 2k

Source: github.com
Intelligence (original model) · Artificial Analysis34with thinkingOriginal model's value. Heavily compressed (~2.1 bit), intelligence is likely much lower.

≤ 3 bit: quantization may cost quality

Engine

Engine
DwarfStar (ds4) main@0aaea5a (2026-09-20)
Quantization
IQ2_XXS gate/up + Q2_K down (routed, imatrix), Q8 Attn/Shared/Out, F16/F32 Rest
Model family
DeepSeek-V4-Flash
Context
—
Parameters
284B MoE (Angabe aus 0xBakeer-README, nicht ds4)
Creator
antirez
GitHub stars
24,199
Repo updated
Nov 2, 2026

Measurements

Every sourced value of this recipe, each with its condition and source. Bars relative to the largest value in the group.

Decode · 1 request

  • Peak (decode)39.4 tok/scontext 2K · 128 greedy tokens Source 

Prefill by context

  • 2K790 tok/sDs4-bench, promessi_sposi.txt, 2048er Schritte Source 

What you need

Hardware
1 × Mac / Apple Silicon
Engine
DwarfStar (ds4) main@0aaea5a (2026-09-20)

Notes

What matters before you rebuild it.

  • ≤ 3 bit: quantization may cost qualityAt 3 bit and below the model may answer noticeably worse than the original. The intelligence number refers to the original.

Sources

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