Intel Celeron 2957U vs Intel Celeron 2981U

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 2957U and Intel Celeron 2981U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Celeron 2957U

Intel Celeron 2981U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2981U

Around 14% higher clock speed: 1.6 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 899 vs 780
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1036 vs 855

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	899 vs 780
PassMark - CPU mark	1036 vs 855

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 2957U
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2981U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

780

899

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

855

1036

Name	Intel Celeron 2957U	Intel Celeron 2981U
PassMark - Single thread mark	780	899
PassMark - CPU mark	855	1036
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.97
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	107.823
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.97
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.777
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	524
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1874
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3071
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	524
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1874
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3071

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 2957U	Intel Celeron 2981U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	1 January 2014	1 January 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$107
Place in performance rating	1970	2415
Processor Number	2957U	2981U
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.40 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	5 GT/s DMI2
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.4 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz	1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1168	BGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	10	12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	2
Number of USB ports	4	4
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCI support
PCIe configurations	4x1, 1x4, 1x2	4x1, 2x4
Total number of SATA ports	2	2
UART
USB revision	3.0	3.0
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)
Advanced Technologies
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version	9.5	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)