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Intel Celeron 2981U @ 1.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Celeron 2981U can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Celeron 2981U @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Celeron 2981U @ 1.60GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1168

Clockspeed: 1.6 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 15 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 2 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Celeron(R) 2981U @ 1.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2016

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
3902nd fastest in multithreading out of 5038 CPUs
3568th fastest in single threading out of 5038 CPUs
970th fastest in out of 1455 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1036
Single Thread Rating
899

Samples: 13*
*Margin for error: Medium



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,475
Thread: 831

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Celeron 2981U @ 1.60GHz

Integer Math3,721 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math2,854 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting2,370 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption221.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression17,595 KBytes/Sec
Physics139 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions664 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread899 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Celeron 2981U @ 1.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of March 2025


Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of March 2025.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,125
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,924
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,160
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,344
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,820
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,639
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,725
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,728
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,632
Intel Celeron 2981U @ 1.60GHz
 1,036
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.04
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.17
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.18
Intel Celeron 2981U @ 1.60GHz
 NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,054
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,036
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,926
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,660
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,642
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,604
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,411
Intel Celeron 2981U @ 1.60GHz
 899
Last 3 Baselines for Intel Celeron 2981U @ 1.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2218209 - Oct 13 2024
1061
BL2128119 - Jun 21 2024
1098
BL1221258 - Apr 14 2020
1041
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Celeron 2981U @ 1.60GHz
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Celeron 2981U @ 1.60GHz
 1,036
Intel Celeron N3350 @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Celeron 2981U
 1,109 (+7.1%)
AMD A6-9210 vs Intel Celeron 2981U
 1,246 (+20.3%)
AMD E2-9010 vs Intel Celeron 2981U
 1,073 (+3.6%)
AMD GX-222GC SOC vs Intel Celeron 2981U
 1,044 (+0.8%)
AMD A6-9220 vs Intel Celeron 2981U
 1,283 (+23.8%)
AMD PRO A6-8530B vs Intel Celeron 2981U
 1,158 (+11.8%)
AMD R-260H APU vs Intel Celeron 2981U
 954 (-7.9%)
AMD E2-9000e vs Intel Celeron 2981U
 890 (-14.0%)
Intel Celeron 3765U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Celeron 2981U
 1,252 (+20.9%)
AMD A4-9120 vs Intel Celeron 2981U
 1,221 (+17.9%)
Intel Celeron J3355 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Celeron 2981U
 1,197 (+15.6%)
AMD A8-7050 vs Intel Celeron 2981U
 1,086 (+4.9%)

Is the Intel Celeron 2981U @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 8,353
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
 8,049
AMD RYZEN AI MAX 390 w/ Radeon 8050S
 7,249
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,074
Intel Core 7 250H
 6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,835
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,818
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,791
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
 6,302
Intel Core i7-14700HX
 6,178
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
 6,158
Intel Celeron 2981U @ 1.60GHz
 197