Intel Celeron 2981U

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Specifications

Technical data

Legacy catalog specifications; the original verification date is not recorded.

CPU generation and family

CPU group
Intel Celeron 2000
Family
Intel Celeron
Generation
4
Name
Intel Celeron 2981U
Predecessor
—
Segment
Mobile
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
1.4 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
2
CPU Threads
2
Hyperthreading / SMT
No
Overclocking
No
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
No turbo
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
No turbo

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
11.1
Execution units
10
Generation
7.5
GPU Frequency
200 MHz
GPU name
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
GPU Turbo
1000 MHz
Max. displays
3
Max. GPU Memory
—
Release date
Q4/2012
Shader
80
Technology
22 nm

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
JPEG
Decode
VC-1
Decode
VP8
No
VP9
No

Memory & PCIe

ECC
No
Max. Memory
—
Memory channels
2
Memory type
DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
PCIe lanes
12
PCIe version
2.0

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
—
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
15 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Haswell U
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2
L2-Cache
—
L3-Cache
2.00 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q3/2013
Socket
BGA 1168
Technology
22 nm
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Celeron 2981U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

950 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

995 place
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

1375 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

731 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

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

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

761 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

307 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

1065 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Celeron 2981U with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

Intel Celeron 2981U

AMD A10-7850K

Intel Core i3-3217U

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

124

Intel Celeron 2981U

126

AMD Athlon II X2 340

126

Intel Celeron N3150

All the benchmark results

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

160 GFLOPS

Intel Celeron 2981U

163 GFLOPS

AMD A4-4355M

163 GFLOPS

Intel Core i7-2610UE

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

1542

Intel Celeron 2981U

1581

Intel Pentium 4405Y

1554

AMD A10-7400P

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

2611

Intel Celeron 2981U

2670

AMD A10-4655M

2658

AMD E2-6110

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

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

0.69

Intel Celeron 2981U

0.71

AMD A8-4500M

0.71

AMD A8-5500

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

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.26

Intel Celeron 2981U

1.35

Intel Celeron N2930

1.32

Intel Core i3-4010Y

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

13.2

Intel Celeron 2981U

13.3

Intel Celeron N3150

13.3

Intel Celeron N3160

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

1819

Intel Celeron 2981U

1836

Intel Atom Z3795

1831

AMD A4-4000

All the benchmark results

Comparable benchmark results are required to suggest performance alternatives.

PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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