Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-640M can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1288

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 35 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU M 640 @ 2.80GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU M 640 @ 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 14.68

Overall Rank:
3138th fastest in multithreading out of 5090 CPUs
2636th fastest in single threading out of 5090 CPUs
725th fastest in out of 1470 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $141.85 USD (2023-05-21)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2083

Single Thread Rating

1377

Samples: 748*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,712
Thread: 1,294

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz

Integer Math	8,164 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,606 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,336 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	760.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	32,529 KBytes/Sec
Physics	178 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	919 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,377 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,131
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,885
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,124
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,303
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,786
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,648
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,696
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,723
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,603
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		2,083

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.95
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.08
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		14.68
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.17
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,052
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,031
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,922
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,655
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,638
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,601
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,411
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		1,377

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2551124 - Apr 13 2025		2172
BL2550895 - Apr 13 2025		1533
BL2548711 - Apr 12 2025		1924
BL2529867 - Apr 03 2025		2181
BL2529812 - Apr 03 2025		2195

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		2,083
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,687 (-19.0%)
AMD Phenom II N950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,587 (-23.8%)
Intel Core i7-620M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,974 (-5.2%)
AMD Phenom II N930 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,584 (-24.0%)
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,698 (-18.5%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		2,430 (+16.7%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		2,362 (+13.4%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,669 (-19.9%)
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,312 (-37.0%)
Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,205 (-42.1%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,939 (-6.9%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9000 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,586 (-23.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,740
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,198
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		7,861
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,065
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		7,040
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,806
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,796
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,786
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,564
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,207
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		375

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