Celeron 2981U vs N2930

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N2930
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.64
Celeron 2981U
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.65
+1.6%

Celeron 2981U outperforms Celeron N2930 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N2930 and Celeron 2981U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27562745
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Celeron
Power efficiency8.654.10
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date23 February 2014 (10 years ago)1 January 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron N2930 and Celeron 2981U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.83 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.16 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache56K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N2930 and Celeron 2981U 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N2930 and Celeron 2981U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connect++
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RST-+

Security technologies

Celeron N2930 and Celeron 2981U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theft--

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N2930 and Celeron 2981U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d--
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N2930 and Celeron 2981U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequency854 MHz1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N2930 and Celeron 2981U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N2930 and Celeron 2981U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes412
PCI supportno data-
USB revision3.0 and 2.03.0
Total number of SATA ports22
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB ports54
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

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 N2930 0.64
Celeron 2981U 0.65
+1.6%

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 N2930 1014
Celeron 2981U 1036
+2.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.64 0.65
Recency 23 February 2014 1 January 2014
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 15 Watt

Celeron N2930 has an age advantage of 1 month, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 114.3% lower power consumption.

Celeron 2981U, on the other hand, has a 1.6% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Celeron N2930 and Celeron 2981U.


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