Intel Celeron 2981U

The Intel Celeron 2981U is Dual core CPU clocked at 1.60 GHz — released September 2013

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How does the Intel Celeron 2981U perform when put to the test.

Single-core Speed

Single-core speeds compared

Intel Xeon LV 51131.60 GHz
Intel Core i5-4302Y1.60 GHz
Intel Atom N5701.66 GHz
Intel Itanium 9152M1.66 GHz
Intel Xeon ULV 1.66 GHz, 2M Cache, 667 MHz FSB1.66 GHz
Intel Pentium 3556U1.70 GHz
Intel Celeron 2981U1.60 GHz
Intel Core2 Duo T52001.60 GHz
Intel Celeron 3965Y1.50 GHz
Intel Atom N5501.50 GHz
Intel Core i5-4360U1.50 GHz
Intel Celeron 8771.40 GHz
Intel Pentium U56001.33 GHz

Single-core Turbo Speed

Max turbo single-core speeds compared

Intel Xeon LV 5113n/a
Intel Core i5-4302Y2.30 GHz
Intel Atom N570n/a
Intel Itanium 9152Mn/a
Intel Xeon ULV 1.66 GHz, 2M Cache, 667 MHz FSBn/a
Intel Pentium 3556Un/a
Intel Celeron 2981Un/a
Intel Core2 Duo T5200n/a
Intel Celeron 3965Yn/a
Intel Atom N550n/a
Intel Core i5-4360U3.00 GHz
Intel Celeron 877n/a
Intel Pentium U5600n/a

Specifications

Full technical specifications for the Intel Celeron 2981U.

Summary

Speed1.60 GHz
Number of CoresDual core
UnlockedNo
HyperthreadedNo

Features

NX BitYes
Trusted ComputingNo
VirtualizationYes
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.1/4.2
Dynamic Frequency ScalingYes

Bus

Bus ArchitectureDMI2
Transfer Rate5 GT/s
Bus Clock Speed0 MHz

Memory

Memory TypeDDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Channels2
ECC Memory SupportNo

Details

Architecturex64
Cores2
Threads2 threads
L2 Cache0
L3 Cache0
Manufacture Process22 nm
Max CPUs1
Operating Temperatureup to 100°C

Power

Thermal Design Power (TDP)15 W

Graphics

GPU LabelIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Display Count3
GPU Clock Speed200 MHz
GPU Turbo Clock Speed1.00 GHz
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