Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz can be found below. 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.
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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: 14.64

Overall Rank:
2845th fastest in multithreading out of 4747 CPUs
2392nd fastest in single threading out of 4747 CPUs
669th fastest in out of 1411 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2076

Single Thread Rating

1374

Samples: 719*
*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	3,597 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,373 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	761.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	32,481 KBytes/Sec
Physics	180 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	904 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,374 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of July 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of July 2024.
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 9th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,041
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,055
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,537
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,546
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		17,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,533
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,178
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,891
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,851
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,799
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		2,076

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.99
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.71
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		14.64
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.30
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 9th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,080
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,048
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,949
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,686
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,660
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,616
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,430
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		1,374

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2125483 - Jun 17 2024		2069
BL2123546 - Jun 14 2024		2170
BL2103211 - May 17 2024		1993
BL2091192 - May 01 2024		2256
BL2060847 - Mar 25 2024		2153

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 9th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		2,076
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,687 (-18.7%)
AMD Phenom II N950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,587 (-23.5%)
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,806 (-13.0%)
AMD Phenom II N930 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,584 (-23.7%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		2,425 (+16.8%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		2,357 (+13.5%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,899 (-8.5%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,651 (-20.5%)
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,299 (-37.4%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,934 (-6.9%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9000 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,575 (-24.2%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		2,465 (+18.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,106
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,928
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,862
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,694
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,634
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,600
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,415
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,240
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,208
Intel Core i5-14500HX		6,187
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,082
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H		6,050
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		700

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