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Core i5-4278U

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 44% (438th of 1206)

Based on 632 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF00040651 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4278U CPU @ 2.60GHz
Poor: 30%Average: 44% Great: 50%
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard

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Below average average bench

The Intel Core i5-4278U averaged 56.0% 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. Single Core Mixed Speed 79.7Pts
Avg. Dual Core Mixed Speed 143Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i5-4278U is 20%. 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 212Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 632 samples)
Rank 43844%
Min Avg Max
46.2 1-Core 79.7 91.5
87.8 2-Core 143 173
53.3% 111 Pts
Min Avg Max
126 4-Core 209 243
132 8-Core 212 243
28.7% 210 Pts
Min Avg Max
133 64-Core 214 245
14.3% 214 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Extreme
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)
50.8% Above average
1-Core 91.6
2-Core 167
62% 129 Pts
4-Core 242
8-Core 245
33% 243 Pts
64-Core 244
16% 244 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
46.7% Average
1-Core 82.7
2-Core 142
54% 112 Pts
4-Core 230
8-Core 228
31% 229 Pts
64-Core 226
15% 226 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
43.9% Average
1-Core 70.8
2-Core 137
49% 104 Pts
4-Core 233
8-Core 238
32% 236 Pts
64-Core 232
16% 232 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
39.2% Below average
1-Core 77.7
2-Core 134
51% 106 Pts
4-Core 165
8-Core 187
24% 176 Pts
64-Core 163
11% 163 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
35.2% Below average
1-Core 74.6
2-Core 119
47% 96.8 Pts
4-Core 136
8-Core 165
20% 150 Pts
64-Core 204
14% 204 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
27.8% Poor
1-Core 44.4
2-Core 116
36% 80.2 Pts
4-Core 136
8-Core 164
20% 150 Pts
64-Core 227
15% 227 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 23,788,865 CPUs tested.

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Typical Core i5-4278U Builds (Compare 232 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard

System: Apple Macmini7,1

CPU
Core i5-4278UIntelBench 44%, 632 samples131x
GPU
Iris Pro HD 5100 (Mobile 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 2,617 samples164x
HD 5000 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 3,934 samples62x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 32%, 442,720 samples2x
SSD
SM0256G PCIe 251GBAppleBench 152%, 542 samples6x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $89Bench 113%, 450,220 samples5x
850 Evo 1TBSamsung  $285Bench 112%, 72,537 samples4x
RAM
0x4B3445364533303445452D45474345 2x4GBUnknownBench 51%, 196 samples54x
0x483943434E4E4E424C54414C41522D4E5444 2x4GBUnknownBench 52%, 139 samples41x
0x4B3445384533303445452D45474345 2x2GBUnknownBench 49%, 198 samples26x
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2 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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