Intel Core i5-4278U Benchmark, Test and specs
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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.
CPU lineageThe segment in which we have classified the Intel Core i5-4278U. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Core i5-4278U. |
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| Name: | Intel Core i5-4278U |
| Family: | Intel Core i5 |
| CPU group: | Intel Core i 4000U |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 4 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | -- |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
In addition to the number of CPU cores and threads, you can see here whether the Intel Core i5-4278U can be overclocked. You will also find the clock frequencies of the processor (single-core and multi-core) here. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor.
| 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): | -- |
Internal Graphics
The Intel Core i5-4278U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. A processor with integrated graphics is also called APU (Accelerated Processing Unit).
| GPU name: | Intel Iris Graphics 5100 |
| GPU frequency: | 0.20 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 1.10 GHz |
| Execution units: | 40 |
| Shader: | 320 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 2 GB |
| Max. displays: | 3 |
| Generation: | 7.5 |
| Direct X: | 11.1 |
| Technology: | 22 nm |
| Release date: | Q2/2013 |
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 & PCIeThe memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the processor. The memory bandwidth depends on several factors and is given in gigabytes per second. |
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| Memory type: | DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMM DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM LPDDR3-1333 LPDDR3-1600 |
| Max. Memory: | |
| Memory channels: | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| Bandwidth: | -- |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | 2.0 x 12 |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal ManagementThe Thermal Design Power (TDP for short) specifies the necessary cooling solution to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually only gives a rough idea of the real consumption of a CPU. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 28 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | -- |
Technical details
Here you will find information on the size of the level 2 and level 3 cache of the Intel Core i5-4278U as well as a list of the processors ISA extensions. We have documented the architecture and the manufacturing technology for you as well as the release date.
| Technology: | 22 nm |
| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | BGA 1168 |
| L2-Cache: | -- |
| L3-Cache: | 3.00 MB |
| Architecture: | Haswell U |
| 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: | 265 $ |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | -- |
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.
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Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3
14C 28T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-3635QM
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4278U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
14C 28T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core m3-7Y32
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-2720QM
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i3-1110G4
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6200U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-1000NG4
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4278U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8265U
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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AMD FX-9830P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
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MediaTek Kompanio 900T
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4278U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-4160T
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-2390T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-7300U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A10-5800K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD FX-4320
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4258U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4278U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-2120
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz |
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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.|
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
ARM Mali-G76 MP16 @ 0.60 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Qualcomm Adreno 630 @ 0.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-7260U
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 @ 0.95 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4278U
Intel Iris Graphics 5100 @ 1.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4550U
Intel HD Graphics 5000 @ 1.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4650U
Intel HD Graphics 5000 @ 1.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4360U
Intel HD Graphics 5000 @ 1.10 GHz |
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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.|
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Intel Core i5-8200Y
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 750K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium G4560T
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4278U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-3687U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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AMD A10-7700K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6650U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
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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.|
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AMD Athlon II X4 640
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium G4520
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-7Y57
2C 4T @ 1.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4278U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz |
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AMD A10-6800K
4C 4T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4510U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-3250T
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 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.|
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Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-4330T
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4310U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4278U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Pentium G3430
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4750HQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4500U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 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.|
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Intel Core i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4300M
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4278U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6560U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X4 B97
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X4 955
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (SC)
464 entries
464 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
439 entries
439 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
1,618 entries
1,618 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
1,605 entries
1,605 entries
FP32 SP iGPU
1,830 entries
1,830 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
1,409 entries
1,409 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,091 entries
1,091 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries
942 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries
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