`#ggml.q4_k` encoding¶

GGML Q4_K super-block storage schema.

Property	Value
Role	storage schema
Implicit shaped attachment	no

Fixed storage geometry¶

Logical elements	Storage bytes	Required alignment
256	144	2

Role	Level	Format	Elements	Bits per element
`scale`	0	`f16`	1	16
`minimum`	0	`f16`	1	16
`scale`	1	`u6`	8	6
`minimum`	1	`u6`	8	6
`payload`	0	`u4`	256	4

Field	Record bit offset	Record bit stride	Field element offset	Elements	Field bit offset	Bits
`scale[0]`	0	16	0	1	0	16
`minimum[0]`	16	16	0	1	0	16
`scale[1]`	32	8	0	4	0	6
`scale[1]`	96	8	4	4	0	4
`scale[1]`	38	8	4	4	4	2
`minimum[1]`	64	8	0	4	0	6
`minimum[1]`	100	8	4	4	0	4
`minimum[1]`	70	8	4	4	4	2
`payload[0]`	128	8	0	32	0	4
`payload[0]`	132	8	32	32	0	4
`payload[0]`	384	8	64	32	0	4
`payload[0]`	388	8	96	32	0	4
`payload[0]`	640	8	128	32	0	4
`payload[0]`	644	8	160	32	0	4
`payload[0]`	896	8	192	32	0	4
`payload[0]`	900	8	224	32	0	4