Intel Pentium G640 @ 2.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium G640 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.

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Intel Pentium G640 @ 2.80GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 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: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G640 @ 2.80GHz, Intel Pentium CPU G640 @ 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 32.66

Overall Rank:
4092nd fastest in multithreading out of 5790 CPUs
3139th fastest in single threading out of 5790 CPUs
1176th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $41.60 USD (2026-02-02)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1359

Single Thread Rating

1287

Samples: 259*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,488
Thread: 1,480

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium G640 @ 2.80GHz

Integer Math	5,477 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,944 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,489 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	272.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	26,608 KBytes/Sec
Physics	157 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	949 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,287 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G640 @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of February 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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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,451
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,284
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,940
Apple M4 10 Core		23,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,843
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,582
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,084
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,678
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,132
Intel Pentium G640 @ 2.80GHz		1,359

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.23
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.40
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.93
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.60
Intel Pentium G640 @ 2.80GHz		32.66
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Pentium G640 @ 2.80GHz		1,287

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium G640 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3180262 - Jan 01 2026		1544
BL3167215 - Dec 27 2025		969
BL3046447 - Nov 12 2025		1276
BL3046377 - Nov 12 2025		1505
BL2940285 - Sep 29 2025		1539

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G640 @ 2.80GHz
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G640 @ 2.80GHz		1,359
AMD Phenom II X2 B59 vs Intel Pentium G640		1,407 (+3.6%)
AMD Athlon II X2 B28 vs Intel Pentium G640		1,288 (-5.2%)
Intel Celeron G1610 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Pentium G640		1,547 (+13.9%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Pentium G640		1,184 (-12.9%)
AMD A4-6300 APU vs Intel Pentium G640		1,436 (+5.7%)
Intel Celeron G1620 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Pentium G640		1,598 (+17.6%)
AMD A4-5300 APU vs Intel Pentium G640		1,364 (+0.4%)
AMD A4-5300B APU vs Intel Pentium G640		1,246 (-8.3%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs Intel Pentium G640		1,194 (-12.1%)
Intel Celeron G530 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Pentium G640		1,148 (-15.5%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Pentium G640		1,128 (-17.0%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G640		1,050 (-22.7%)

Is the Intel Pentium G640 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,433
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,518
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,380
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,196
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,779
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,775
Intel Pentium G640 @ 2.80GHz		273

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