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Intel Core i5 4278U

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Much better performance per watt 35.39 pt/W vs 4.51 pt/W More than 7.8x better performance per watt
Much better performance per dollar 3.15 pt/$ vs 1.84 pt/$ More than 70% better performance per dollar
Lower typical power consumption 22.75W vs 41.44W More than 45% lower typical power consumption
Better turbo clock speed 1,100 MHz vs 1,050 MHz Around 5% better turbo clock speed
Lower annual home energy cost 6.75 $/year vs 12.29 $/year More than 45% lower annual home energy cost
Lower annual commercial energy cost 24.53 $/year vs 44.68 $/year More than 45% lower annual commercial energy cost
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Significantly higher clock speed 3.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz More than 40% higher clock speed
Significantly newer manufacturing process 14 nm vs 22 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Higher GPU clock speed 350 MHz vs 200 MHz 75% higher GPU clock speed
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.25 GHz vs 2.99 GHz More than 40% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Better PassMark (Single core) score 2,106 vs 1,724 More than 20% better PassMark (Single core) score
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.39 GHz vs 2.6 GHz Around 70% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
Better PassMark score 5,478 vs 4,338 More than 25% better PassMark score
Newer Jul, 2015 vs Jul, 2014 Release date a year later

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 4278U vs i3 6100

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i5 4278U
4,338
Core i3 6100
5,478

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i5 4278U
1,724
Core i3 6100
2,106

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i5 4278U  vs
i3 6100 
Clock speed 2.6 GHz 3.7 GHz
Cores Dual core Dual core
Is unlocked No No

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing No No
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES
AVX 2.0
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 28W 51W
Annual home energy cost 6.75 $/year 12.29 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 24.53 $/year 44.68 $/year
Performance per watt 35.39 pt/W 4.51 pt/W
Typical power consumption 22.75W 41.44W

bus
Architecture DMI 2.0 FSB
Number of links 1 1
Transfer rate 5,000 MT/s 8,000 MT/s

details

 Core i5 4278U  vs
i3 6100 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 4
L3 cache 3 MB 3 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 14 nm
Max CPUs 1 1

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 2.99 GHz 4.25 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.6 GHz 4.39 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.99 GHz 4.25 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® Iris™ Graphics 5100 Intel® HD Graphics 530
Number of displays supported 3 3
GPU clock speed 200 MHz 350 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,100 MHz 1,050 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3L-1333
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC No Yes
Maximum bandwidth 12,800 MB/s 12,800 MB/s
Maximum memory size 16,384 MB 65,536 MB
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