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: 14.60

Overall Rank:
2970th fastest in multithreading out of 4890 CPUs
2484th fastest in single threading out of 4890 CPUs
693rd fastest in out of 1434 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2070

Single Thread Rating

1375

Samples: 729*
*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	8,144 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,596 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,351 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	755.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	32,359 KBytes/Sec
Physics	178 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	906 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,375 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of November 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of November 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 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,077
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,004
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,419
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,485
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,568
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,156
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,016
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,837
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,805
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,735
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		2,070

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.69
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.50
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		14.60
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.25
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 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,835
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,687
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,073
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,043
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,676
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,654
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,613
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,421
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		1,375

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2234468 - Nov 01 2024		2121
BL2233734 - Oct 31 2024		2220
BL2213185 - Oct 07 2024		2297
BL2213177 - Oct 07 2024		2275
BL2206325 - Sep 29 2024		2170

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 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		2,070
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,687 (-18.5%)
AMD Phenom II N950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,587 (-23.3%)
Intel Core i7-620M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,975 (-4.6%)
AMD Phenom II N930 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,584 (-23.5%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		2,423 (+17.0%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		2,362 (+14.1%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,908 (-7.8%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,657 (-20.0%)
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,297 (-37.3%)
Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,199 (-42.1%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,938 (-6.4%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9000 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,575 (-23.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,112
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,003
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,915
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,817
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,593
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,273
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,226
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,201
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,010
Intel Core i9-13900HK		5,960
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		5,955
Intel Core i9-13905H		5,940
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		375

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