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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 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: 2262

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark

2831

Single Thread Rating: 1713
Samples: 409*
*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	9,825 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,794 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,393 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	825.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	46,892 KBytes/Sec
Physics	257 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,027 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,713 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of December 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of December 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of December 2023.
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 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,138
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,760
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,668
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,407
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,196
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,147
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,019
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,939
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,897
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		2,831

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.56
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		32.03
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.40
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 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,943
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,099
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,056
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,701
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,678
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,625
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,454
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,447
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		1,713

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5052884 - Dec 03 2023		3138
BL5052641 - Nov 30 2023		3153
BL5052611 - Nov 30 2023		3086
BL5052551 - Nov 29 2023		2505
BL5052292 - Nov 26 2023		3220

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 10th of December 2023 - 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		2,882 (+1.8%)
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,775 (-2.0%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,736 (-3.4%)
AMD FX-7600P vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,611 (-7.8%)
Intel Core i7-4510U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,585 (-8.7%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,500 (-11.7%)
Intel Core i5-4210U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,303 (-18.6%)
Intel Core i7-4610M @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		3,164 (+11.7%)
Intel Core i5-4310M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		3,123 (+10.3%)
Intel Core i7-4578U @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		3,079 (+8.7%)
Intel Core i5-4210H @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		3,040 (+7.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,095
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,925
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,661
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,560
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,274
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,192
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,991
Intel Core i9-13900H		5,860
Intel Core i7-13620H		5,851
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,783
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		5,718
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,705
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		908

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