Intel Celeron 2981U vs Intel Core i5-4300U

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 2981U and Intel Core i5-4300U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2981U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Launch date 1 January 2014 vs 1 October 2013

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4300U

  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 81% higher clock speed: 2.90 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 65% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1482 vs 899
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2495 vs 1036
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.90 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L3 cache 3072 KB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1482 vs 899
PassMark - CPU mark 2495 vs 1036

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 2981U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4300U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
899
1482
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1036
2495
Name Intel Celeron 2981U Intel Core i5-4300U
PassMark - Single thread mark 899 1482
PassMark - CPU mark 1036 2495
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 597
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1232
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.167
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 16.834
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.263
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.546
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 9.12
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 763
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1927
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 763
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1927

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron 2981U Intel Core i5-4300U

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Haswell
Launch date 1 January 2014 1 October 2013
Place in performance rating 2415 2416
Processor Number 2981U i5-4300U
Series Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $281

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.60 GHz 1.90 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 3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 1.6 GHz 2.90 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 4

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 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1 GHz 1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Device ID 0xA16
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Max video memory 2 GB

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 BGA FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 15 Watt

Peripherals

Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 12 12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2 4
Number of USB ports 4 4
PCI Express revision 2.0 2.0
PCI support
PCIe configurations 4x1, 2x4 4x1, 2x4
Total number of SATA ports 2 4
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® AVX2
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

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 image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 3280x2000@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.3