Intel Core i7-2640M: specs and benchmarks
General info
Technical specs
Technologies
Memory
Integrated video card
Benchmarks
Mining
Gaming
AMD equivalent
User rating
Advices and comments
Summary
Intel started Intel Core i7-2640M sales 4 September 2011 at a recommended price of $346. This is Sandy Bridge architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 32 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3500 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FCBGA1023, PPGA988 processor with a TDP of 35 Watt. It supports DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 memory.
It provides poor benchmark performance at 3.11 percent of a leader's which is AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X.
General info
Of Core i7-2640M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture and sales start time and price.
Value for money (0-100)
5.02
Type
Laptop
Series
Intel Core i7
Architecture codename
Sandy Bridge
Release date
4 September 2011
Launch price (MSRP)
$346
Technical specs
Core i7-2640M's quantitative parameters such as cores and threads number, clocks, manufacturing process, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of Core i7-2640M's performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
Number of cores
2
Number of threads
4
Die size
149 mm2
64 bit support
+
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-2640M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one.
Socket
FCBGA1023, PPGA988
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2640M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions
Intel® AVX
AES-NI
+
FMA
+
AVX
+
vPro
+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)
+
My WiFi
+
Turbo Boost
2.0
Hyper-Threading
+
Idle States
+
Thermal Monitoring
+
Flex Memory Access
+
Demand Based Switching
-
FDI
+
Fast Memory Access
+
Security technologies
Core i7-2640M technologies aimed at raising security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT
+
EDB
+
Identity Protection
+
Anti-Theft
+
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2640M are enumerated here.
AMD-V
+
VT-d
+
VT-x
+
EPT
+
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i7-2640M.
Graphics specifications
General parameters of GPU integrated into Core i7-2640M.
Integrated graphics
Intel HD Graphics 3000 (650 - 1300 MHz)
Quick Sync
+
Clear Video HD
+
Graphics max frequency
1.3 GHz
InTru 3D
+
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-2640M's integrated GPU.
Number of displays supported
2
eDP
+
DisplayPort
+
HDMI
+
SDVO
+
CRT
+
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of Core i7-2640M's supported peripherals.
Benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmarks performance of Core i7-2640M. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall benchmark performance
3.11
3DMark06 CPU
3927
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
4443
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
9778
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core
1.36
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
3.2
WinRAR 4.0
2620
x264 encoding pass 1
89
x264 encoding pass 2
17
TrueCrypt AES
1.6
Geekbench 2
6913
Passmark
2442
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of Core i7-2640M. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
7 Mh/s
Game benchmarks
Let's see how good Core i7-2640M is for gaming compared with game system requirements. Remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect real performance inaccurately.
Relative perfomance
Overall Core i7-2640M performance compared to nearest competitors. All CPU types participate.
AMD equivalent
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Core i7-2640M from AMD is Turion 64 X2 TL-56, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 1 position in our rating.
