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: 2203

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark

2819

Single Thread Rating: 1709
Samples: 382*
*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	9,785 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,782 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,381 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	820.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	46,697 KBytes/Sec
Physics	256 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,020 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,709 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of September 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 24th of September 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of September 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 27th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,068
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,185
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,810
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,693
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,481
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,251
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,046
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,976
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,918
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,003
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		2,819

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.68
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		32.10
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.43
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 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 27th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,960
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,844
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,715
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,103
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,062
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,706
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,681
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,625
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,453
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,956
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		1,709

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5046724 - Sep 23 2023		3109
BL5046412 - Sep 19 2023		2954
BL5046130 - Sep 15 2023		2974
BL5045962 - Sep 13 2023		3262
BL5045889 - Sep 12 2023		687

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 27th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		2,819
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		3,019 (+7.1%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,882 (+2.2%)
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,777 (-1.5%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,743 (-2.7%)
AMD FX-7600P vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,611 (-7.4%)
Intel Core i7-4510U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,584 (-8.3%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,501 (-11.3%)
Intel Core i5-4210U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,304 (-18.3%)
AMD A10-7400P vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,126 (-24.6%)
Intel Core i7-4610M @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		3,164 (+12.2%)
Intel Core i5-4310M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		3,126 (+10.9%)
Intel Core i5-4210H @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		3,032 (+7.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 27th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,167
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,922
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,625
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,571
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,239
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,155
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,934
Intel Core i9-13900H		5,924
Intel Core i7-13620H		5,896
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,788
Intel Core i5-13600HX		5,738
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		5,736
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		904

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