User reports gemma4 e2b at 9 t/s on i5 6500, asks for more small models

A r/LocalLLaMA user runs gemma4 e2b on an i5 6500 desktop at roughly 9 t/s, calling it "really good" and better than ChatGPT 3.5, possibly near ChatGPT 4. The thread asks for other small models that work well on low-end hardware; Qwen 3.5 4b also gets a shout-out.