Intel Core i7-4578U @ 3.00GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-4578U 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 i7-4578U @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-4578U @ 3.00GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1168

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 28 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB

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

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4578U CPU @ 3.00GHz, Intel Core i7-4578U CPU @ 3.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2014

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
2910th fastest in multithreading out of 5482 CPUs
1938th fastest in single threading out of 5482 CPUs
637th fastest in out of 1516 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3075

Single Thread Rating

1926

Samples: 164*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,102
Thread: 2,062

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-4578U @ 3.00GHz

Integer Math	10,689 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,283 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,769 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	904.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	51,008 KBytes/Sec
Physics	270 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,149 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,926 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-4578U @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of December 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of December 2025.
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 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,345
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,148
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,828
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,080
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,522
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,611
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,410
Intel Core i7-4578U @ 3.00GHz		3,075

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.46
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.20
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.45
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.05
Intel Core i7-4578U @ 3.00GHz		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 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,890
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,512
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,029
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,891
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,620
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,590
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,394
Intel Core i7-4578U @ 3.00GHz		1,926

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4578U @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5108245 - Nov 29 2025		2532
BL5108114 - Nov 27 2025		1090
BL5107689 - Nov 21 2025		3592
BL5104892 - Oct 16 2025		2770
BL5103811 - Sep 29 2025		3454

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-4578U @ 3.00GHz
As of 10th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4578U @ 3.00GHz		3,075
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4578U		3,011 (-2.1%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4578U		2,898 (-5.8%)
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4578U		2,809 (-8.7%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-4578U		2,710 (-11.9%)
Intel Core i7-4510U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4578U		2,633 (-14.4%)
AMD FX-7600P vs Intel Core i7-4578U		2,557 (-16.8%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-4578U		2,504 (-18.6%)
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4578U		2,450 (-20.3%)
Intel Core i5-4210U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-4578U		2,316 (-24.7%)
AMD RX-427BB vs Intel Core i7-4578U		2,669 (-13.2%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U vs Intel Core i7-4578U		3,730 (+21.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U vs Intel Core i7-4578U		3,716 (+20.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4578U @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,670
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,644
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		9,040
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,990
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,874
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,780
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,956
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,780
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		6,719
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,707
Intel Core i7-4578U @ 3.00GHz		551

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