Celeron 2981U vs Ryzen 5 1600X
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 1600X outperforms Celeron 2981U by a whopping 1176% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 1600X and Celeron 2981U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 894 | 2721 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.14 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | Intel Celeron |
| Power efficiency | 8.19 | 4.06 |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Haswell (2013−2015) |
| Release date | 11 April 2017 (7 years ago) | 1 January 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $249 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 1600X 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 cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 36 | no data |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 1600X 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | FCBGA1168 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Celeron 2981U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Smart Response | no data | - |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Smart Connect | no data | + |
| FDI | no data | - |
| AMT | no data | 9.5 |
| Matrix Storage | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
| HD Audio | no data | + |
| RST | no data | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 1600X and Celeron 2981U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | - |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Celeron 2981U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Celeron 2981U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | - | 1 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 1600X and Celeron 2981U integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | - | 3 |
| eDP | - | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Celeron 2981U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | 12 |
| PCI support | no data | - |
| USB revision | no data | 3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 2 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 2 |
| Integrated IDE | no data | - |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 4 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | - |
| UART | no 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.55 | 0.67 |
| Recency | 11 April 2017 | 1 January 2014 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 5 1600X has a 1176.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.
Celeron 2981U, on the other hand, has 533.3% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 1600X is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 2981U in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 5 1600X is a desktop processor while Celeron 2981U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 1600X and Celeron 2981U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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