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:
2922nd fastest in multithreading out of 4834 CPUs
2447th fastest in single threading out of 4834 CPUs
679th fastest in out of 1418 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2071

Single Thread Rating

1373

Samples: 721*
*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	8,153 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,596 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,362 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	757.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	32,398 KBytes/Sec
Physics	179 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	902 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,373 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of September 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of September 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of September 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 12th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,867
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,028
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,479
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,528
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,536
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,168
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,015
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,868
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,821
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,770
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		2,071

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.85
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.62
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		14.60
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.27
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 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 12th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,909
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,806
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,693
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,077
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,045
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,684
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,657
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,615
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,425
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		1,373

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2184657 - Sep 02 2024		1288
BL2160784 - Aug 03 2024		2196
BL2125483 - Jun 17 2024		2069
BL2123546 - Jun 14 2024		2170
BL2103211 - May 17 2024		1993

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 12th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		2,071
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 (-23.4%)
Intel Core i7-620M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,979 (-4.4%)
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		2,427 (+17.2%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		2,361 (+14.0%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,902 (-8.1%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,654 (-20.1%)
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,299 (-37.3%)
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 (-24.0%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		2,464 (+19.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,056
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,914
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,835
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,700
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,608
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,405
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,298
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,232
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,211
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,074
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H		6,070
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,932
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		698

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