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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?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


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:
2679th fastest in multithreading out of 5039 CPUs
2030th fastest in single threading out of 5039 CPUs
603rd fastest in out of 1455 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2824
Single Thread Rating
1708

Samples: 547*
*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 Math9,752 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math4,777 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,367 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption823.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression46,901 KBytes/Sec
Physics256 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,024 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,708 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of March 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of March 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 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,126
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,920
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,159
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,342
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,822
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,146
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,724
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,727
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,632
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz
 2,824
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.04
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.17
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.17
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 5600H
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 31st of March 2025 - 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
 3,682
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,054
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,035
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,926
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,660
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,642
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,603
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,411
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz
 1,708
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5089967 - Mar 22 2025
3198
BL5089842 - Mar 21 2025
2140
BL5089515 - Mar 17 2025
2999
BL5089479 - Mar 16 2025
3143
BL5089263 - Mar 14 2025
3182
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 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz
 2,824
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U
 3,019 (+6.9%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U
 2,899 (+2.7%)
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U
 2,794 (-1.1%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U
 2,719 (-3.7%)
Intel Core i7-4510U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U
 2,621 (-7.2%)
AMD FX-7600P vs Intel Core i5-4278U
 2,557 (-9.5%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U
 2,504 (-11.3%)
Intel Core i5-4210U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U
 2,316 (-18.0%)
Intel Core i7-4610M @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U
 3,207 (+13.6%)
Intel Core i7-4578U @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U
 3,079 (+9.0%)
Intel Core i5-4210H @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U
 3,079 (+9.0%)
Intel Core i5-4310M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4278U
 3,070 (+8.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 8,353
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
 8,128
AMD RYZEN AI MAX 390 w/ Radeon 8050S
 7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,072
Intel Core 7 250H
 6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,835
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,818
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,791
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
 6,302
Intel Core i7-14700HX
 6,172
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
 6,162
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz
 409