Intel Celeron 2981U vs Intel Core i7-680UM

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 2981U and Intel Core i7-680UM 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.

Intel Celeron 2981U

Intel Core i7-680UM

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2981U

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 18 Watt

Launch date	1 January 2014 vs 26 September 2010
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 8 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 18 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-680UM

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 58% higher clock speed: 2.53 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 911 vs 899
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1196 vs 1036

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.53 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
L3 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	911 vs 899
PassMark - CPU mark	1196 vs 1036

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 2981U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-680UM

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

899

911

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1036

1196

Name	Intel Celeron 2981U	Intel Core i7-680UM
PassMark - Single thread mark	899	911
PassMark - CPU mark	1036	1196

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 2981U	Intel Core i7-680UM
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Arrandale
Launch date	1 January 2014	26 September 2010
Place in performance rating	2415	2409
Processor Number	2981U	i7-680UM
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$317
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	1.46 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	2.5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	2.53 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Die size		81 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	12.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600	DDR3 800
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	166 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz	500 MHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	500 MHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	2
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	BGA 34mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	BGA	BGA1288
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	18 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCI support
PCIe configurations	4x1, 2x4	1x16
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® 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
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
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)