Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-4278U can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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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Is the Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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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:
3118th fastest in multithreading out of 5818 CPUs
2386th fastest in single threading out of 5818 CPUs
688th fastest in out of 1614 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2824

Single Thread Rating

1706

Samples: 602*
*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	9,735 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,777 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,366 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	822.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	46,758 KBytes/Sec
Physics	256 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,032 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,706 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of March 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of March 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of March 2026.
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 March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,222
Apple M4 10 Core		23,685
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,609
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,738
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		17,996
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,463
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,130
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,590
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,383
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		2,824

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.19
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		49.97
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.36
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.03
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,501
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,021
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,002
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,885
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,613
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,391
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		1,706

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5114798 - Mar 07 2026		2647
BL3331850 - Mar 06 2026		3162
BL3312497 - Feb 26 2026		3209
BL5114161 - Feb 26 2026		666
BL5114006 - Feb 24 2026		3266

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 March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		2,824
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,996 (+6.1%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,904 (+2.8%)
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,804 (-0.7%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,703 (-4.3%)
Intel Core i7-4510U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,637 (-6.6%)
AMD FX-7600P vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,557 (-9.5%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,503 (-11.4%)
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,448 (-13.3%)
Intel Core i5-4210U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,314 (-18.1%)
Intel Core i3-5010U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,151 (-23.8%)
AMD A10-7400P vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,134 (-24.4%)
Intel Core i7-4610M @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		3,260 (+15.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,792
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,366
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,987
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,901
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,899
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,708
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,891
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392		6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,698
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		408

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