Intel Celeron 2981U vs Intel Core 2 Duo T5600

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 2981U and Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Celeron 2981U

Intel Core 2 Duo T5600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2981U

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 34 Watt
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 892 vs 678
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1027 vs 658

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 January 2014 vs 28 July 2006
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 34 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	892 vs 678
PassMark - CPU mark	1027 vs 658

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T5600

Around 14% higher clock speed: 1.83 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	1.83 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 2981U
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T5600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

892

678

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1027

658

Name	Intel Celeron 2981U	Intel Core 2 Duo T5600
PassMark - Single thread mark	892	678
PassMark - CPU mark	1027	658
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1043
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1639

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 2981U	Intel Core 2 Duo T5600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Merom
Launch date	1 January 2014	28 July 2006
Place in performance rating	2420	2417
Processor Number	2981U	T5600
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$241
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	1.83 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	667 MHz FSB
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2048 KB
L3 cache	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	1.83 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Die size		143 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		667 MHz
Transistor count		291 million
VID voltage range		1.0375V-1.300V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz
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
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	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	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	BGA	PPGA478, PBGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	34 Watt
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0 W
Peripherals
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 Express revision	2.0
PCI support
PCIe configurations	4x1, 2x4
Total number of SATA ports	2
UART
USB revision	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 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
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)