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: 2407

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark

2831

Single Thread Rating: 1712
Samples: 449*
*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	9,799 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,793 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,393 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	824.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	46,963 KBytes/Sec
Physics	257 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,027 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,712 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of May 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of May 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 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,025
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,078
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,607
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,575
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		17,034
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,475
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,917
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,873
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,812
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		2,831

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.17
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.75
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.33
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 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,927
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,702
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,086
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,049
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,950
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,688
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,663
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,616
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,432
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		1,712

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5064045 - May 13 2024		3209
BL5064034 - May 13 2024		3152
BL5064028 - May 13 2024		2983
BL5063928 - May 11 2024		2989
BL5063833 - May 10 2024		3140

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 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		2,831
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		3,033 (+7.1%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,891 (+2.1%)
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,780 (-1.8%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,731 (-3.5%)
AMD FX-7600P vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,611 (-7.8%)
Intel Core i7-4510U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,590 (-8.5%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,501 (-11.7%)
Intel Core i5-4210U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,308 (-18.5%)
Intel Core i7-4610M @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		3,187 (+12.6%)
Intel Core i5-4310M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		3,112 (+9.9%)
Intel Core i7-4578U @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		3,099 (+9.4%)
Intel Core i5-4210H @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		3,052 (+7.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,172
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,006
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,883
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,877
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,708
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,689
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,422
Intel Core i5-14500HX		6,396
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,247
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,190
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,049
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H		6,031
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		908

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