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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?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


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: 14.71

Overall Rank:
3280th fastest in multithreading out of 5270 CPUs
2743rd fastest in single threading out of 5270 CPUs
752nd fastest in out of 1498 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2086
Single Thread Rating
1378

Samples: 752*
*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 Math8,172 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,606 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting4,337 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption761.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression32,574 KBytes/Sec
Physics178 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions923 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,378 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of July 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of July 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of July 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 13th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,146
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,804
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,031
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,230
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,697
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,148
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,626
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,682
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,517
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz
 2,086
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 50.71
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 30.80
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz
 14.71
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.13
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 5 5600H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,899
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,045
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,023
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,912
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,642
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,627
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,598
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,405
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz
 1,378
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2698361 - Jun 15 2025
2144
BL2643106 - May 22 2025
2248
BL2613606 - May 09 2025
2380
BL2596060 - May 02 2025
2133
BL2551124 - Apr 13 2025
2172
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 13th of July 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
 1,711 (-18.0%)
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
 1,974 (-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
 1,703 (-18.3%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M
 2,426 (+16.3%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M
 1,663 (-20.3%)
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M
 1,314 (-37.0%)
Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M
 1,209 (-42.1%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i7-640M
 1,947 (-6.7%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9000 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M
 1,586 (-24.0%)
Intel Pentium Silver N5000 @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M
 2,601 (+24.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,909
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 9,010
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
 8,142
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
 7,810
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,046
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,777
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,754
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,753
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
 6,743
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
 6,686
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,621
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
 6,448
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz
 375