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Intel Core i5-4278U Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-12

The Intel Core i5-4278U has 2 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 4. gen of the Intel Core i5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1168 socket and was released in Q3/2014. The Intel Core i5-4278U scores 684 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,478 points.

At a glance
Name:	Intel Core i5-4278U
Family:	Intel Core i5 (336)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 4000U (26)
Architecture:	Haswell U
Technology:	22 nm
Segment:	Notebook
Generation:	4
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-4278U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-4278U is 2.60 GHz (3.10 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	2 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	2x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):	--

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--
NPU + CPU + iGPU:	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i5-4278U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-4278U uses the Intel Iris Graphics 5100, which has 320 texture shaders and 40 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	Intel Iris Graphics 5100
GPU frequency:	0.20 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.10 GHz
Compute units:	40
Shader:	320
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q2/2013

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	7.5
Direct X:	11.1
Technology:	22 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	16 GB
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 16 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR3-1600	25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory:	16 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	2.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth:	6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 28 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	28 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-4278U is made in 22 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 3.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	22 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1168
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	3.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date:	Q3/2014
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i5-4278U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz (3.10 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-4278U have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-4210M 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	666
	Intel Core i5-5250U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	658
	Intel Core i7-3635QM 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	649
	Intel Core i5-4278U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	647
	Intel Core i7-2760QM 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	645
	Intel Core m3-7Y32 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	629
	Intel Core i7-2720QM 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	623

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-6200U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1706
	Intel Core i3-1000G4 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	1701
	Intel Core i3-1000NG4 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	1701
	Intel Core i5-4278U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1688
	Intel Core i5-8265U 4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	1674
	AMD FX-9830P 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1653
	Intel Pentium Silver J5040 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1640

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	Intel Core i5-7Y54 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	899
	Intel Core i7-4500U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	895
	Intel Core i7-4550U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	895
	Intel Core i5-4278U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	889
	Intel Core i5-4288U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	889
	Intel Core m5-6Y54 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	875
	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	873

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	Intel Core i3-6100H 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1885
	Intel Core i5-4200M 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1872
	Intel Core i7-2760QM 4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	1870
	Intel Core i5-4278U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1869
	Intel Core i5-6200U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1867
	Intel Core i5-4288U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1837
	Intel Pentium Silver N6005 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1788

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-6200U 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	688
	Intel Core i7-2820QM 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	688
	Intel Atom x6211E 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	685
	Intel Core i5-4278U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	684
	Intel Core i3-7130U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	684
	Intel Core i7-6822EQ 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	684
	Intel Core i5-4288U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	684

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-7200U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1510
	Intel Core i5-3340M 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1497
	Intel Core i5-4258U 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	1479
	Intel Core i5-4278U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1478
	Intel Celeron N4120 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1478
	Intel Core i3-7130U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1477
	Intel Core i5-4310U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1476

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Core i5-11500H Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.45 GHz	742
	Intel Core i9-11900KB Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.45 GHz	742
	Intel Core i5-7260U Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 @ 0.95 GHz	730
	Intel Core i5-4278U Intel Iris Graphics 5100 @ 1.10 GHz	704
	Intel Core i5-4360U Intel HD Graphics 5000 @ 1.10 GHz	704
	Intel Core i7-4550U Intel HD Graphics 5000 @ 1.10 GHz	704
	Intel Core i3-4158U Intel Iris Graphics 5100 @ 1.10 GHz	704

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i7-3520M 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	2862
	AMD A8-7150B 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	2855
	Intel Core i5-3360M 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	2845
	Intel Core i5-4278U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	2839
	Intel Core i5-8210Y 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	2824
	Intel Core i5-8310Y 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	2824
	Intel Core i7-5550U 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	2801

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-3380M 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	277
	AMD FX-9830P 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	276
	Intel Core i5-7Y57 2C 4T @ 1.20 GHz	273
	Intel Core i5-4278U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	272
	Intel Core i7-4510U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	271
	Intel Core i7-4550U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	269
	Intel Core m3-7Y32 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	266

Benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (SC)
629 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
611 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,833 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,779 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,506 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,474 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,128 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,444 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,104 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

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