Intel Core i5-7640X Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2021-11-16

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.

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

In addition to the number of CPU cores and threads, you can see here whether the Intel Core i5-7640X can be overclocked. You will also find the clock frequencies of the processor (single-core and multi-core) here. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor.

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

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-7640X has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. A processor with integrated graphics is also called APU (Accelerated Processing Unit).

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Execution units:
Shader:
Max. GPU Memory:	--

Max. displays:
Generation:
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Release date:

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory & PCIe The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the processor. The memory bandwidth depends on several factors and is given in gigabytes per second.

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

Thermal Management The Thermal Design Power (TDP for short) specifies the necessary cooling solution to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually only gives a rough idea of the real consumption of a CPU.

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

Technical details

Here you will find information on the size of the level 2 and level 3 cache of the Intel Core i5-7640X as well as a list of the processors ISA extensions. We have documented the architecture and the manufacturing technology for you as well as the release date.

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:	--

Intel Core i5-7640X
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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 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	415
	Intel Xeon W-3225 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	415
	Intel Core i7-7700 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	414
	Intel Core i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	412
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	412
	Intel Core i7-8569U 4C 8T @ 4.70 GHz	412
	AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	412

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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 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	1439
	Intel Core i7-3770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	1419
	Intel Core i5-6600 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1411
	Intel Core i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1409
	Intel Core i5-8365U 4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	1400
	Intel Core i7-3770K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	1391
	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1389

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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 6C 12T @ 3.95 GHz	1156
	AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546 6C 12T @ 3.95 GHz	1156
	Intel Core i9-9920X 12C 24T @ 4.50 GHz	1154
	Intel Core i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1153
	Intel Xeon W-3175X 28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz	1153
	Intel Core i7-7820X 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	1151
	Intel Core i7-6700K 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1151

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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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	3660
	Intel Core i3-10100T 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	3654
	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 4150GE 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHzNot verified	3645
	Intel Core i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	3644
	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	3642
	Intel Core i5-9400T 6C 6T @ 2.80 GHz	3634
	Intel Core i5-6600K 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	3631

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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 Core i5-9400T 6C 6T @ 2.80 GHz	9255
	Intel Core i5-8500T 6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz	9246
	Intel Core i5-8400 6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz	9239
	Intel Core i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	9215
	Intel Core i5-7600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	9182
	Intel Core i5-8300H 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	9177
	AMD FX-8370 8C 8T @ 4.15 GHz	9176

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

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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 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	728
	Intel Core i7-4820K 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	728
	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	722
	Intel Core i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	720
	Intel Core i5-7600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	717
	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	717
	Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	716

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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 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	4536
	Intel Core i7-6700 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	4519
	Intel Core i7-8700T 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	4514
	Intel Core i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	4489
	Intel Xeon E-2176G 6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	4489
	Intel Core i5-7600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	4483
	Intel Core i7-8809G 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	4465

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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 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	14302
	Intel Core i7-4770R 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	14302
	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	14302
	Intel Core i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	14204
	Intel Core i7-5850HQ 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	14164
	Intel Core i5-7600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	14153
	Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	14074

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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 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	2.2
	Intel Core i7-7700 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	2.2
	Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	2.2
	Intel Core i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	2.2
	Intel Core i9-7940X 14C 28T @ 4.30 GHz	2.19
	Intel Core i9-7920X 12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz	2.19
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz	2.19

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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 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	7.7
	AMD Ryzen 7 3780U 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	7.7
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	7.7
	Intel Core i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	7.64
	Intel Core i5-7600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	7.61
	Intel Core i7-3770K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	7.61
	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 6C 12T @ 2.30 GHz	7.6

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