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:
2980th fastest in multithreading out of 5787 CPUs
2002nd fastest in single threading out of 5787 CPUs
658th fastest in out of 1610 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3069

Single Thread Rating

1921

Samples: 168*
*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	10,668 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,276 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,763 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	901.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	50,869 KBytes/Sec
Physics	270 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,150 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,921 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of February 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of February 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 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,257
Apple M4 10 Core		23,701
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,624
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,758
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,483
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,597
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,394
Intel Core i7-4578U @ 3.00GHz		3,069

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.27
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.02
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.40
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.04
Intel Core i7-4578U @ 3.00GHz		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 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,505
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,023
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,004
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,888
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,616
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,392
Intel Core i7-4578U @ 3.00GHz		1,921

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4578U @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3226482 - Jan 19 2026		2368
BL5108245 - Nov 29 2025		2532
BL5108114 - Nov 27 2025		1090
BL5107689 - Nov 21 2025		3592
BL5104892 - Oct 16 2025		2770

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 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4578U @ 3.00GHz		3,069
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4578U		2,999 (-2.3%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4578U		2,905 (-5.3%)
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4578U		2,804 (-8.6%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-4578U		2,703 (-11.9%)
Intel Core i7-4510U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4578U		2,638 (-14.1%)
AMD FX-7600P vs Intel Core i7-4578U		2,557 (-16.7%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-4578U		2,503 (-18.5%)
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4578U		2,448 (-20.2%)
Intel Core i5-4210U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-4578U		2,314 (-24.6%)
AMD RX-427BB vs Intel Core i7-4578U		2,669 (-13.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U vs Intel Core i7-4578U		3,727 (+21.4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U vs Intel Core i7-4578U		3,705 (+20.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4578U @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,772
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,417
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,992
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,984
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,908
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,876
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,764
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,904
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392		6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,756
Intel Core i7-4578U @ 3.00GHz		549

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