Intel Celeron 2981U vs Intel Core i7-4650U

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 2981U and Intel Core i7-4650U 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).

Intel Celeron 2981U

Intel Core i7-4650U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2981U

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later

Launch date	1 January 2014 vs 4 June 2013

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4650U

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 106% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1575 vs 899
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2465 vs 1036

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L3 cache	4096 KB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1575 vs 899
PassMark - CPU mark	2465 vs 1036

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 2981U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4650U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

899

1575

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1036

2465

Name	Intel Celeron 2981U	Intel Core i7-4650U
PassMark - Single thread mark	899	1575
PassMark - CPU mark	1036	2465
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		625
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1190
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		37.087
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.25
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.929
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.38
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		833
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1103
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2070
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		833
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1103
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2070

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 2981U	Intel Core i7-4650U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	1 January 2014	4 June 2013
Place in performance rating	2415	2403
Processor Number	2981U	i7-4650U
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$454
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	1.70 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	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Die size		181 mm
Transistor count		1300 Million
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 5000
Device ID		0xA26
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
VGA
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		3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3