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.
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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 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: 14.81

Overall Rank:
3563rd fastest in multithreading out of 5821 CPUs
2975th fastest in single threading out of 5821 CPUs
799th fastest in out of 1618 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2101

Single Thread Rating

1378

Samples: 789*
*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	8,224 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,623 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,324 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	765.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	32,648 KBytes/Sec
Physics	178 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	939 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,378 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of March 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of March 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of March 2026.
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 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,217
Apple M4 10 Core		23,685
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,605
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,737
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		17,989
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,457
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,130
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,590
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,382
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		2,101

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.18
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		49.97
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.36
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		14.81
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.03
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,885
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,501
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,021
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,002
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,884
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,612
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,586
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,391
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
BL3315075 - Feb 27 2026		2213
BL3291579 - Feb 17 2026		1543
BL3288998 - Feb 15 2026		2186
BL3286345 - Feb 14 2026		2165
BL5112774 - Feb 03 2026		2409

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 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		2,101
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,728 (-17.8%)
AMD Phenom II N950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,616 (-23.1%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		2,457 (+16.9%)
Intel Core i7-620M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,981 (-5.7%)
AMD Phenom II N930 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,580 (-24.8%)
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,714 (-18.4%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		2,426 (+15.4%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,663 (-20.9%)
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,319 (-37.2%)
Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,210 (-42.4%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,950 (-7.2%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9000 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,597 (-24.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,792
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,351
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,986
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,891
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,907
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,893
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,705
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,890
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,698
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		6,666
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		376

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