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: 1900

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark

2826

Single Thread Rating: 1713
Samples: 320*
*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	9,817 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,788 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	822.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	45.8 MBytes/Sec
Physics	254 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,035 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,713 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of February 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 28th of January 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of January 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 2nd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,162
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,962
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,297
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		21,048
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,852
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,268
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,171
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,086
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		10,029
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,033
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		2,826

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 2nd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		53.29
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		25.39
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.55
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 2nd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,827
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,730
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,117
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,070
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,693
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,630
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,465
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		2,314
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,965
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
BL5031304 - Feb 01 2023		3259
BL5031118 - Jan 30 2023		2791
BL5031093 - Jan 30 2023		3183
BL5030884 - Jan 27 2023		822
BL5030773 - Jan 26 2023		2966

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 2nd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		2,826
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,989 (+5.8%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,863 (+1.3%)
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,756 (-2.5%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,746 (-2.8%)
AMD FX-7600P vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,611 (-7.6%)
Intel Core i7-4510U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,575 (-8.9%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,507 (-11.3%)
Intel Core i5-4210U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,309 (-18.3%)
AMD A10-7400P vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,126 (-24.8%)
Intel Core i5-4310M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		3,116 (+10.2%)
Intel Core i7-4610M @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		3,061 (+8.3%)
Intel Core i5-4210H @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		3,020 (+6.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 2nd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,893
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,755
Intel Core i9-12950HX		5,624
Intel Core i7-1370P		5,618
Intel Core i9-12900HX		5,561
Intel Core i7-12800H		5,259
Intel Core i7-12650H		5,253
Intel Core i7-12700H		5,168
Intel Core i7-1280P		4,822
Intel Core i7-12800HX		4,822
Intel Core i7-12850HX		4,745
Intel Core i5-1240U		4,524
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		902

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