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.

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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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 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: 13.40

Overall Rank: 2276

Last Price Change: $152.21 USD (2023-01-18)

Average CPU Mark

2039

Single Thread Rating: 1367
Samples: 676*
*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	8,081 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,574 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	759.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	31.3 MBytes/Sec
Physics	178 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	841 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,367 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of February 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of January 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of January 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$152.21 USD	Buy Now!
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 2nd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,162
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,962
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,297
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		21,048
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,852
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,268
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,171
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,086
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		10,029
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,033
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		2,039

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 2nd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		53.29
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		25.39
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		13.40
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.55
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 2nd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,827
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,730
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,117
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,070
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,693
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,630
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,465
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		2,314
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,965
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		1,367

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1712379 - Jan 05 2023		2007
BL1701709 - Dec 22 2022		2209
BL1691983 - Dec 10 2022		1882
BL1673999 - Nov 18 2022		2083
BL1656755 - Oct 25 2022		1413

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 2nd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		2,039
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,662 (-18.5%)
Intel Core i7-620M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		2,014 (-1.2%)
AMD Phenom II N930 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,584 (-22.3%)
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,674 (-17.9%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		2,429 (+19.1%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		2,320 (+13.8%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,879 (-7.9%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,919 (-5.9%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		2,492 (+22.2%)
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		2,231 (+9.4%)
Intel Celeron N3450 @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,972 (-3.3%)
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,958 (-4.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 2nd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,893
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,755
Intel Core i9-12950HX		5,624
Intel Core i7-1370P		5,618
Intel Core i9-12900HX		5,561
Intel Core i7-12800H		5,259
Intel Core i7-12650H		5,253
Intel Core i7-12700H		5,168
Intel Core i7-1280P		4,822
Intel Core i7-12800HX		4,822
Intel Core i7-12850HX		4,745
Intel Core i5-1240U		4,524
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		693

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