Pentium E5800 vs i7-640M

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-640M
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.31
+77%
Pentium E5800
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.74

Core i7-640M outperforms Pentium E5800 by an impressive 77% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-640M and Pentium E5800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22772680
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.38
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7no data
Power efficiency3.541.08
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date1 September 2010 (14 years ago)28 November 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$346$68

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-640M and Pentium E5800 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.46 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size81+114 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C74 °C
Number of transistors384 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-640M and Pentium E5800 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketBGA1288,PGA988LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-640M and Pentium E5800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology+-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-640M and Pentium E5800 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-640M and Pentium E5800 are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-640M and Pentium E5800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processorsno data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency766 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-640M and Pentium E5800 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-640M and Pentium E5800.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-640M 1.31
+77%
Pentium E5800 0.74

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-640M 2073
+76.4%
Pentium E5800 1175

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i7-640M 427
+25.2%
Pentium E5800 341

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i7-640M 807
+48.1%
Pentium E5800 545

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.31 0.74
Recency 1 September 2010 28 November 2010
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

i7-640M has a 77% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

Pentium E5800, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months.

The Core i7-640M is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5800 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i7-640M is a notebook processor while Pentium E5800 is a desktop one.


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