AMD E2-9000e vs Intel Celeron 2981U

Comparative analysis of AMD E2-9000e and Intel Celeron 2981U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD E2-9000e

Intel Celeron 2981U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD E2-9000e

Around 124900% higher clock speed: 2000 MHz vs 1.6 GHz
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 15 Watt

Maximum frequency	2000 MHz vs 1.6 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 15 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2981U

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm

Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD E2-9000e
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2981U

Name	AMD E2-9000e	Intel Celeron 2981U
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	319
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	319
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	647
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	647
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1406
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1406
PassMark - Single thread mark		899
PassMark - CPU mark		1036

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD E2-9000e	Intel Celeron 2981U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Haswell
Family	AMD E2-Series for Notebooks
Place in performance rating	2644	2415
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch date		1 January 2014
Processor Number		2981U
Series		Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1500 MHz	1.60 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	2000 MHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	1.2 billion
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
L3 cache		2 MB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	14.9 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	600 MHz	200 MHz
Number of pipelines	128
Processor graphics	Radeon R2 series	Intel HD Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Compatibility
Package Size	micro-BGA	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported	BGA (FT4)	BGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		2
Number of USB ports		4
PCI support
PCIe configurations		4x1, 2x4
Total number of SATA ports		2
UART
USB revision		3.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version		9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Matrix Storage
Smart Connect
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)