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Intel logo Core i5-2500
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Intel logo Core i5-4278U

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General information Core i5-2500 Core i5-4278U
Launched Q4 2010 Q3 2014
Used in Desktop Mobile
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 FCBGA1168
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 2.6 GHz 21.2 %
Turbo Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 3.1 GHz 16.2 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 28 W 70.5 %
Performance Core i5-2500 Core i5-4278U
Overall Score 40413 0 % 36788 9 %
Future Proof 21 % 51.2 % 43 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 2667 0 % 1832 31.3 %
Single Thread Score 1689.9 0.4 % 1695.9 0 %
Encrypting Data 1035.8 MB/s 75 % 4148.7 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 66.4 MB/s 0 % 46.3 MB/s 30.3 %
String objects sorting 9030.8 thousand/s 0 % 5362.6 thousand/s 40.6 %
Prime numbers generation 24 millions/s 0 % 10.9 millions/s 54.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 14409.1 millions/s 0 % 9862.8 millions/s 31.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 7503.2 millions/s 0 % 4829.6 millions/s 35.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-2500, Core i5-4278U.

Average frames per second Core i5-2500 Core i5-4278U
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 74.8 FPS 63.9 FPS
High settings 119.6 FPS 102.3 FPS
Medium settings 149.5 FPS 127.9 FPS
Low settings 186.9 FPS 159.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 14.5 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-2500 Core i5-4278U
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 121.6 FPS 115.2 FPS
High settings 194.6 FPS 184.3 FPS
Medium settings 243.2 FPS 230.4 FPS
Low settings 304.0 FPS 288.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.3 %
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