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: 14.70

Overall Rank:
3088th fastest in multithreading out of 5038 CPUs
2594th fastest in single threading out of 5038 CPUs
710th fastest in out of 1455 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2086

Single Thread Rating

1375

Samples: 742*
*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	8,185 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,607 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,352 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	759.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	32,591 KBytes/Sec
Physics	179 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	922 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,375 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of March 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of March 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 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,125
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,924
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,160
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,344
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,820
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,639
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,725
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,728
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,632
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		2,086

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.04
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.17
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		14.70
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.18
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 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,054
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,036
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,926
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,660
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,642
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,604
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,411
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
BL2504125 - Mar 24 2025		2309
BL2503900 - Mar 24 2025		2081
BL2435891 - Feb 23 2025		2034
BL2427359 - Feb 19 2025		2245
BL2427165 - Feb 19 2025		2260

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 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		2,086
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,687 (-19.1%)
AMD Phenom II N950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,587 (-23.9%)
Intel Core i7-620M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,972 (-5.4%)
AMD Phenom II N930 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,584 (-24.1%)
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,695 (-18.7%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		2,428 (+16.4%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		2,368 (+13.6%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,665 (-20.2%)
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,309 (-37.2%)
Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,204 (-42.3%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,940 (-7.0%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9000 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,579 (-24.3%)

Is the Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,353
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,049
AMD RYZEN AI MAX 390 w/ Radeon 8050S		7,249
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,074
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,835
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,818
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,791
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,302
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,178
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,158
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		376

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