Intel Celeron 2981U vs AMD EPYC 7552

Last updated: 2023-04-27

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Celeron 2981U		AMD EPYC 7552
CPU comparison Intel Celeron 2981U or AMD EPYC 7552 - 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 Intel Celeron 2981U has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 2981U was released in Q3/2013. The AMD EPYC 7552 has 48 cores with 96 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7552 was released in Q3/2019.

Intel Celeron (165)	Family	AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Celeron 2000 (7)	CPU group	AMD EPYC 7002 (24)
4	Generation	2
Haswell U	Architecture	Rome (Zen 2)
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	AMD EPYC 7551
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Celeron 2981U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz. The AMD EPYC 7552 has 48 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (3.30 GHz).
Intel Celeron 2981U	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7552
2	Cores	48
2	Threads	96
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.40 GHz	Frequency	2.20 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.30 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.50 GHz

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.
Intel Celeron 2981U	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7552
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)	GPU	no iGPU
0.20 GHz	GPU frequency	--
1.00 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
7.5	GPU Generation	--
22 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
10	Compute units	--
80	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
11.1	DirectX Version	--

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.
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)	GPU	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Celeron 2981U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7552 can connect up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels.
Intel Celeron 2981U	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7552
LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600	Memory	DDR4-3200
16 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	8 (Octa Channel)
25.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
2.00 MB	L3 Cache	192.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	4.0
12	PCIe lanes	128
6.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	252.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Celeron 2981U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the AMD EPYC 7552 is 200 W.
Intel Celeron 2981U	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7552
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	200 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Celeron 2981U has a 2.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 7552 cache has a total of 192.00 MB.
Intel Celeron 2981U	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7552
22 nm	Technology	7 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1168	Socket	SP3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2013	Release date	Q3/2019
--	Release price	7000 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron 2981U (34%)

AMD EPYC 7552 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron 2981U (2%)

AMD EPYC 7552 (100%)

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.


	Intel Celeron 2981U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	354 (34%)
	AMD EPYC 7552 48C 96T @ 3.30 GHz	1052 (100%)

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.


	Intel Celeron 2981U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	694 (2%)
	AMD EPYC 7552 48C 96T @ 2.50 GHz	29934 (100%)

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.


	Intel Celeron 2981U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD EPYC 7552 48C 96T @ 3.30 GHz	377 (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.


	Intel Celeron 2981U Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.00 GHz	160 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7552 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Celeron 2981U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	1024 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7552 48C 96T @ 2.50 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.


	Intel Celeron 2981U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	63 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7552 48C 96T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Celeron 2981U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	124 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7552 48C 96T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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