iconcharts
0

CPU Benchmarks

Over 1,000,000 CPUs Benchmarked

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:
4118th fastest in multithreading out of 5277 CPUs
3762nd fastest in single threading out of 5277 CPUs
1013th fastest in out of 1498 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 19th of July 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Celeron 2981U @ 1.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of July 2025


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

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2025.

Search for Intel Celeron 2981U @ 1.60GHz
from the Featured Merchants below:
Amazon.com
Newegg.com
bestbuy.com
EBay.com
Note: PassMark Software may earn compensation for sales from links on this site through affiliate programs.
CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 19th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,147
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,796
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,025
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,227
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,688
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,658
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,148
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,624
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,674
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,511
Intel Celeron 2981U @ 1.60GHz
 1,036
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 50.70
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 30.78
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.12
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 5 5600H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,899
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,045
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,022
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,911
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,641
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,627
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,598
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,404
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 19th of July 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
 1,111 (+7.3%)
AMD A6-9210 vs Intel Celeron 2981U
 1,254 (+21.0%)
AMD E2-9010 vs Intel Celeron 2981U
 1,073 (+3.6%)
AMD GX-222GC SOC vs Intel Celeron 2981U
 1,044 (+0.8%)
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
 887 (-14.4%)
Intel Celeron 3765U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Celeron 2981U
 1,252 (+20.9%)
AMD A4-9120 vs Intel Celeron 2981U
 1,224 (+18.2%)
Intel Celeron J3355 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Celeron 2981U
 1,184 (+14.3%)
AMD Embedded G-Series GX-215JJ Radeon R2E vs Intel Celeron 2981U
 1,097 (+6.0%)
AMD A8-7050 vs Intel Celeron 2981U
 1,068 (+3.1%)

Is the Intel Celeron 2981U @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,804
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 9,029
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
 8,142
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
 7,805
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,041
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,773
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,749
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,748
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
 6,728
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
 6,686
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,630
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
 6,451
Intel Celeron 2981U @ 1.60GHz
 197