comparing models without fooling yourself on Threadripper box

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Ran a quick check on my box. The issue went away once I changed one setting and restarted the stack cleanly.

What worked for me was pretty simple. Start by verifying the driver/runtime combo, then test with a smaller prompt, then look at HBM constraints. A lot of these threads end up being one bad config plus a pile of conclusions drawn from it.