i7-640M vs i7-980X EE

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-980X EE
6 cores / 12 threads, 130 Watt
3.84
+193%
Core i7-640M
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.31

Core i7-980X EE outperforms Core i7-640M by a whopping 193% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-980X EE and Core i7-640M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14692277
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore i7 (Desktop)Intel Core i7
Power efficiency2.793.54
Architecture codenameGulftown (2010−2011)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release dateno data1 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$346

Detailed specifications

Core i7-980X EE and Core i7-640M 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads124
Base clock speedno data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.46 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rate6400 MHz1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data21
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data384 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-980X EE and Core i7-640M 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA-1366BGA1288, PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-980X EE and Core i7-640M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Core i7-980X EE and Core i7-640M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-980X EE and Core i7-640M are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-980X EE and Core i7-640M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data766 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-980X EE and Core i7-640M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-980X EE and Core i7-640M.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

i7-980X EE 3.84
+193%
i7-640M 1.31

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.

i7-980X EE 6096
+194%
i7-640M 2073

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i7-980X EE 23150
+193%
i7-640M 7906

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i7-980X EE 7123
+115%
i7-640M 3307

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i7-980X EE 5.1
+245%
i7-640M 17.62

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i7-980X EE 9
+254%
i7-640M 3

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.84 1.31
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 4
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 35 Watt

i7-980X EE has a 193.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

i7-640M, on the other hand, has 271.4% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-980X EE is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-640M in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-980X EE is a desktop processor while Core i7-640M is a notebook one.


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