Celeron N4500 vs 2980U

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron 2980U
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.66
Celeron N4500
2021
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
1.24
+87.9%

Celeron N4500 outperforms Celeron 2980U by an impressive 88% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 2980U and Celeron N4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27542318
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency4.1619.56
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2980U and Celeron N4500 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)1.5 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography22 nm10 nm
Die size118 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2980U and Celeron N4500 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCBGA1168BGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2980U and Celeron N4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response--
GPIO++
Smart Connect+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FDI-no data
AMT9.5no data
Matrix Storage-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data

Security technologies

Celeron 2980U and Celeron N4500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guard-+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2980U and Celeron N4500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2980U and Celeron N4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHz750 MHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2980U and Celeron N4500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 2980U and Celeron N4500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 2980U and Celeron N4500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2980U and Celeron N4500.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes128
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.02.0/3.2
Total number of SATA ports4no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports22
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports414
Integrated LAN--
UART++

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Celeron 2980U 0.66
Celeron N4500 1.24
+87.9%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Celeron 2980U 1056
Celeron N4500 1966
+86.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.66 1.24
Integrated graphics card 0.77 5.58
Recency 1 September 2013 11 January 2021
Chip lithography 22 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 6 Watt

Celeron N4500 has a 87.9% higher aggregate performance score, 624.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, a 120% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 2980U in performance tests.


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