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Core i5-4278U

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 57.6% (526th of 1276)

Based on 834 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF00040651 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4278U CPU @ 2.60GHz
Poor: 38%Average: 57.6% Great: 66%
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

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Average average bench

The Intel Core i5-4278U averaged 42.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 79.3Pts
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 79.4Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i5-4278U is 27.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i5-4278U performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 214Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 213Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 834 samples)
Rank 52657.6%
Min Avg Max
51.4 Memory 79.3 91.2
45.1 1-Core 79.4 91.9
87.8 2-Core 142 172
61.8% 100 Pts
Min Avg Max
122 4-Core 209 242
137 8-Core 213 242
28.8% 211 Pts
Min Avg Max
138 64-Core 214 244
14.4% 214 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
61.5% Good
Memory 82.7
1-Core 88.6
2-Core 146
66% 106 Pts
4-Core 235
8-Core 236
32% 236 Pts
64-Core 233
16% 233 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
56.5% Above average
Memory 81.5
1-Core 78.4
2-Core 122
60% 94.1 Pts
4-Core 182
8-Core 201
26% 192 Pts
64-Core 219
15% 219 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
52.2% Above average
Memory 72.2
1-Core 91
2-Core 157
64% 107 Pts
4-Core 178
8-Core 241
27% 209 Pts
64-Core 225
15% 225 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
45.4% Average
Memory 53.8
1-Core 86.1
2-Core 136
54% 92.1 Pts
4-Core 219
8-Core 192
29% 206 Pts
64-Core 201
14% 201 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
44.9% Average
Memory 49.2
1-Core 36.4
2-Core 158
44% 81.2 Pts
4-Core 235
8-Core 237
32% 236 Pts
64-Core 236
16% 236 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
43.6% Average
Memory 60
1-Core 35
2-Core 91.1
39% 62 Pts
4-Core 160
8-Core 158
22% 159 Pts
64-Core 204
14% 204 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 38,631,479 CPUs tested.

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Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Apple Macmini7,1

CPU
Core i5-4278UIntelBench 58%, 834 samples72x
GPU
Iris Pro HD 5100 (Mobile 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 3,351 samples97x
HD 5000 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 5,613 samples36x
RX 580AMD  $218Bench 55%, 626,711 samples3x
SSD
SM0256G PCIe 251GBAppleBench 147%, 693 samples7x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 111%, 615,795 samples3x
SM0512G PCIe 500GBAppleBench 161%, 978 samples3x
RAM
0x483943434E4E4E424C54414C41522D4E5444 2x4GBUnknownBench 51%, 215 samples33x
0x4B3445364533303445452D45474345 2x4GBUnknownBench 50%, 300 samples28x
0x4B3445384533303445452D45474345 2x2GBUnknownBench 49%, 264 samples18x
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15 months ago.

This is the CPU found in my MacBook Pro. It's starting to feel a bit slow compared to newer processors, but it does okay with just a 28 W TDP. It's only a dual-core with HyperThreading. It runs macOS Catalina 10.15 okay, but I'm beginning to think it's time for an upgraded laptop.

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