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.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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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:
4452nd fastest in multithreading out of 5822 CPUs
4027th fastest in single threading out of 5822 CPUs
1061st fastest in out of 1618 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 Math	3,721 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,854 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	2,370 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	221.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	17,595 KBytes/Sec
Physics	139 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	664 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	899 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Celeron 2981U @ 1.60GHz

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of March 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,216
Apple M4 10 Core		23,685
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,603
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,737
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		17,988
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,457
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,130
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,590
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,381
Intel Celeron 2981U @ 1.60GHz		1,036

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.18
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		49.97
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.36
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.03
Intel Celeron 2981U @ 1.60GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,885
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,501
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,021
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,001
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,884
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,612
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,586
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,391
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 16th of March 2026 - 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		1,113 (+7.5%)
AMD A9-9400 vs Intel Celeron 2981U		1,291 (+24.7%)
AMD PRO A6-8530B vs Intel Celeron 2981U		1,246 (+20.3%)
AMD A6-9210 vs Intel Celeron 2981U		1,188 (+14.7%)
AMD E2-9010 vs Intel Celeron 2981U		1,090 (+5.2%)
AMD GX-222GC SOC vs Intel Celeron 2981U		1,044 (+0.8%)
AMD R-260H APU vs Intel Celeron 2981U		954 (-7.9%)
AMD E2-9000e vs Intel Celeron 2981U		883 (-14.7%)
Intel Celeron 3765U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Celeron 2981U		1,270 (+22.6%)
AMD A4-9120 vs Intel Celeron 2981U		1,222 (+18.0%)
Intel Celeron J3355 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Celeron 2981U		1,195 (+15.4%)
AMD A9-9420e vs Intel Celeron 2981U		1,096 (+5.8%)

Is the Intel Celeron 2981U @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,792
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,359
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,986
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,891
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,907
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,893
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,698
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,890
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,698
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		6,666
Intel Celeron 2981U @ 1.60GHz		197

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