Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1168

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.1 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 28 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 16 GB (DDR3L-1333, 1600;, LPDDR3-1333, 1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4278U CPU @ 2.60GHz, Intel Core i5-4278U CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2014

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank: 2431

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark

2835

Single Thread Rating: 1714
Samples: 454*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,468
Thread: 1,736

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math	9,809 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,798 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,397 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	825.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	47,022 KBytes/Sec
Physics	257 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,028 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,714 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of June 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of June 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of June 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 13th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,071
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,577
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,568
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		17,021
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,501
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,179
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,906
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,862
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,807
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		2,835

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.09
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.74
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.31
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,922
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,699
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,084
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,048
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,949
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,688
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,662
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,617
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,431
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		1,714

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5065937 - Jun 07 2024		3295
BL5065445 - May 31 2024		2920
BL5064993 - May 25 2024		3213
BL5064988 - May 25 2024		2778
BL5064740 - May 21 2024		3116

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz
As of 13th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		2,835
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		3,035 (+7.1%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,891 (+2.0%)
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,782 (-1.9%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,732 (-3.6%)
AMD FX-7600P vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,611 (-7.9%)
Intel Core i7-4510U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,587 (-8.7%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,502 (-11.7%)
Intel Core i5-4210U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,309 (-18.6%)
Intel Core i7-4610M @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		3,187 (+12.4%)
Intel Core i5-4310M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		3,104 (+9.5%)
Intel Core i7-4578U @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		3,099 (+9.3%)
Intel Core i5-4210H @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		3,054 (+7.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,141
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,977
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,873
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,695
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,634
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,589
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,430
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,234
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,225
Intel Core i5-14500HX		6,147
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,050
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H		6,006
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		909

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