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: 14.75

Overall Rank:
3447th fastest in multithreading out of 5473 CPUs
2890th fastest in single threading out of 5473 CPUs
770th fastest in out of 1516 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2093

Single Thread Rating

1374

Samples: 769*
*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	8,203 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,614 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,323 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	761.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	32,651 KBytes/Sec
Physics	178 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	930 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,374 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of December 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of December 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 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 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,363
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,146
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,684
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,836
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,085
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,532
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,612
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,413
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		2,093

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.50
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.22
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.46
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		14.75
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.05
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

Single Thread Rating
As of 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,890
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,515
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,030
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,011
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,893
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,621
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,590
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,394
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		1,374

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3100579 - Dec 02 2025		2230
BL3098975 - Dec 01 2025		1962
BL3053703 - Nov 14 2025		1758
BL3051057 - Nov 13 2025		1941
BL3010833 - Oct 28 2025		2211

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 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		2,093
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,728 (-17.4%)
AMD Phenom II N950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,616 (-22.8%)
Intel Core i7-620M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,976 (-5.6%)
AMD Phenom II N930 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,584 (-24.3%)
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,710 (-18.3%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		2,424 (+15.8%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,660 (-20.7%)
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,321 (-36.9%)
Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,212 (-42.1%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,948 (-6.9%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9000 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		1,597 (-23.7%)
Intel Pentium Silver N5000 @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-640M		2,594 (+24.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,695
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,650
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		9,048
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,992
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,867
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,800
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,960
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,780
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		6,719
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,709
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz		375

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