Intel Core i5-7640X Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i5-7640X has 4 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 7. gen of the Intel Core i5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 2066 socket and was released in Q2/2017. The Intel Core i5-7640X scores 1,153 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 3,644 points.
Intel Core i5-7640X

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the Intel Core i5-7640X. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Core i5-7640X.

Name: Intel Core i5-7640X
Family: Intel Core i5
CPU group: Intel Core i 7000X
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 7
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-7640X has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-7640X is 4.00 GHz (4.20 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 4 / 8
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 4x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 4.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 4.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): 4.20 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 64 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: DDR4-2666
Max. Memory: 64 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
Bandwidth: 42.7 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: 3.0 x 16
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 112 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 112 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-7640X is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 6.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 2066
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 6.00 MB
Architecture: Skylake X
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date: Q2/2017
Release price: 300 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-7640X have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i5-8365UE Intel Core i5-8365UE
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
415
Intel Xeon W-3225 Intel Xeon W-3225
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
415
Intel Core i7-7700 Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
414
Intel Core i5-7640X Intel Core i5-7640X
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
412
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
412
Intel Core i7-8569U Intel Core i7-8569U
4C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
412
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
412
Show all Cinebench R20 (Single-Core) results



Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1439
Intel Core i7-3770 Intel Core i7-3770
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1419
Intel Core i5-6600 Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1411
Intel Core i5-7640X Intel Core i5-7640X
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1409
Intel Core i5-8365U Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
1400
Intel Core i7-3770K Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1391
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1389
Show all Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core) results



Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.

AMD Ryzen 5 4600U AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
1412
Intel Core i7-8809G Intel Core i7-8809G
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1412
Intel Xeon W-2125 Intel Xeon W-2125
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz
1412
Intel Core i5-7640X Intel Core i5-7640X
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1411
Intel Xeon Gold 6226R Intel Xeon Gold 6226R
16C 32T @ 3.90 GHz
1411
Intel Xeon W-2150B Intel Xeon W-2150B
10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz
1410
Intel Xeon W-3275M Intel Xeon W-3275M
28C 56T @ 4.60 GHz
1410
Show all Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) results



Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.

Intel Core i7-4930K Intel Core i7-4930K
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
4021
Intel Core i7-6700 Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
4009
Intel Core i5-6600K Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3985
Intel Core i5-7640X Intel Core i5-7640X
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
3982
Intel Core i5-8500T Intel Core i5-8500T
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
3974
Intel Core i7-4910MQ Intel Core i7-4910MQ
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
3964
Intel Core i7-7820HK Intel Core i7-7820HK
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
3956
Show all Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) results



Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516 AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516
6C 12T @ 3.95 GHz
1156
Intel Core i7-9800X Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
1155
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1154
Intel Core i5-7640X Intel Core i5-7640X
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1153
Intel Xeon W-3175X Intel Xeon W-3175X
28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz
1153
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276 Intel Xeon Platinum 8276
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz
1152
Intel Core i7-6700K Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1151
Show all Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core) results



Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i3-10100T Intel Core i3-10100T
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
3654
Intel Xeon Silver 4112 Intel Xeon Silver 4112
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
3654
AMD Athlon Gold PRO 4150GE AMD Athlon Gold PRO 4150GE
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
3645
Intel Core i5-7640X Intel Core i5-7640X
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
3644
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
3642
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
3642
Intel Core i7-4771 Intel Core i7-4771
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3640
Show all Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core) results



Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.

Intel Xeon D-2123IT Intel Xeon D-2123IT
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
6844
Intel Core i7-4930MX Intel Core i7-4930MX
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
6820
Intel Core i7-6700TE Intel Core i7-6700TE
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
6802
Intel Core i5-7640X Intel Core i5-7640X
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
6796
Intel Core i7-1060NG7 Intel Core i7-1060NG7
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
6792
Intel Core i7-1060G7 Intel Core i7-1060G7
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
6792
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
6790
Show all Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark results



Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
182
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
182
Intel Core i3-7350K Intel Core i3-7350K
2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
181
Intel Core i5-7640X Intel Core i5-7640X
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
180
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 4.40 GHz
180
Intel Core i7-8750H Intel Core i7-8750H
6C 12T @ 4.10 GHz
180
Intel Core i7-6700K Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
180
Show all Cinebench R15 (Single-Core) results



Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i7-4790 Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
728
Intel Core i7-4820K Intel Core i7-4820K
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
728
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
722
Intel Core i5-7640X Intel Core i5-7640X
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
720
Intel Core i5-7600K Intel Core i5-7600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
717
Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
717
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
716
Show all Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core) results



Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
4536
Intel Core i7-6700 Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
4519
Intel Core i7-8700T Intel Core i7-8700T
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
4514
Intel Core i5-7640X Intel Core i5-7640X
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
4489
Intel Xeon E-2176G Intel Xeon E-2176G
6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
4489
Intel Core i5-7600K Intel Core i5-7600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
4483
Intel Core i7-8809G Intel Core i7-8809G
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
4465
Show all Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core) results



Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i7-4770 Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
14302
Intel Core i7-4770R Intel Core i7-4770R
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
14302
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
14302
Intel Core i5-7640X Intel Core i5-7640X
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
14204
Intel Core i7-5850HQ Intel Core i7-5850HQ
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
14164
Intel Core i5-7600K Intel Core i5-7600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
14153
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
14074
Show all Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core) results



Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i5-7600K Intel Core i5-7600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
2.2
Intel Core i7-7700 Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
2.2
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
2.2
Intel Core i5-7640X Intel Core i5-7640X
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
2.2
Intel Core i9-7940X Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 4.30 GHz
2.19
Intel Core i9-7920X Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz
2.19
Intel Core i9-7900X Intel Core i9-7900X
10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz
2.19
Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core) results



Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

AMD Ryzen 7 3700U AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
7.7
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
7.7
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
7.7
Intel Core i5-7640X Intel Core i5-7640X
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
7.64
Intel Core i5-7600K Intel Core i5-7600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
7.61
Intel Core i7-3770K Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
7.61
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2
6C 12T @ 2.30 GHz
7.6
Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core) results



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