AMD A6-5400K vs Intel Celeron 2981U

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AMD A6-5400K CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron 2981U
AMD A6-5400K Intel Celeron 2981U

CPU comparison

AMD A6-5400K or Intel Celeron 2981U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD A6-5400K has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-5400K was released in Q3/2012.

The Intel Celeron 2981U has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 2981U was released in Q3/2013.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Celeron (165)
AMD A6-5000 (3) CPU group Intel Celeron 2000 (7)
4 Generation 4
Kabini (Jaguar) Architecture Haswell U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A6-5400K has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-5400K is 3.60 GHz (3.80 GHz) while the Intel Celeron 2981U has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron 2981U is at 1.40 GHz.

AMD A6-5400K Characteristic Intel Celeron 2981U
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.60 GHz Frequency 1.40 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD A6-5400K Characteristic Intel Celeron 2981U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD A6-5400K or Intel Celeron 2981U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon HD 7540D GPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
0.64 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
4 GPU Generation 7.5
32 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
3 Compute units 10
192 Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 11.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon HD 7540D GPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A6-5400K can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Celeron 2981U supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

AMD A6-5400K Characteristic Intel Celeron 2981U
DDR3-1866 Memory LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A6-5400K is 65 W, while the Intel Celeron 2981U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A6-5400K Characteristic Intel Celeron 2981U
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD A6-5400K is manufactured in 28 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Celeron 2981U is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

AMD A6-5400K Characteristic Intel Celeron 2981U
28 nm Technology 22 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
FM2 Socket BGA 1168
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2012 Release date Q3/2013
45 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
415 (100%)
Intel Celeron 2981U Intel Celeron 2981U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
354 (85%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
629 (91%)
Intel Celeron 2981U Intel Celeron 2981U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
694 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
AMD Radeon HD 7540D @ 0.64 GHz
246 (100%)
Intel Celeron 2981U Intel Celeron 2981U
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
160 (65%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
2177 (100%)
Intel Celeron 2981U Intel Celeron 2981U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
1024 (47%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
174 (100%)
Intel Celeron 2981U Intel Celeron 2981U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
275 (100%)
Intel Celeron 2981U Intel Celeron 2981U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
338 (100%)
Intel Celeron 2981U Intel Celeron 2981U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 2981U Intel Celeron 2981U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
63 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 2981U Intel Celeron 2981U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
124 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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