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.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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:
2567th fastest in multithreading out of 4898 CPUs
1932nd fastest in single threading out of 4898 CPUs
585th fastest in out of 1435 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2822

Single Thread Rating

1707

Samples: 507*
*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	9,752 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,772 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,370 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	823.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	46,840 KBytes/Sec
Physics	256 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,020 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,707 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of November 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of November 2024.
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 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,083
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,004
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,417
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,482
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,570
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,016
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,836
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,803
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,731
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		2,822

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.69
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.49
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.25
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 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,073
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,043
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,676
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,654
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,613
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,421
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		1,707

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5079370 - Nov 22 2024		3081
BL5079270 - Nov 21 2024		2864
BL5078984 - Nov 18 2024		3246
BL5078364 - Nov 12 2024		2955
BL5078185 - Nov 11 2024		3242

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 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		2,822
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		3,036 (+7.6%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,883 (+2.2%)
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,786 (-1.3%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,734 (-3.1%)
Intel Core i7-4510U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,595 (-8.0%)
AMD FX-7600P vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,582 (-8.5%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,499 (-11.4%)
Intel Core i5-4210U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		2,307 (-18.2%)
Intel Core i7-4610M @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		3,220 (+14.1%)
Intel Core i7-4578U @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		3,106 (+10.1%)
Intel Core i5-4310M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		3,101 (+9.9%)
Intel Core i5-4210H @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U		3,078 (+9.1%)

Is the Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,099
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,006
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,914
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,816
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,585
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,262
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,213
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,200
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,143
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,008
Intel Core i9-13900HK		5,960
Intel Core i9-13905H		5,940
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz		408

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