Intel Celeron 2980U Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-24

The Intel Celeron 2980U has 2 cores with 2 threads and is based on the 4. gen of the Intel Celeron series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1168 socket and was released in Q3/2013. The Intel Celeron 2980U scores 354 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 694 points.

CPU lineage
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Name:	Intel Celeron 2980U
Family:	Intel Celeron
CPU group:	Intel Celeron 2000
Architecture:	Haswell U
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	4
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 2980U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron 2980U is 1.40 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	2 / 2
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	2x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	1.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	--
Turbo Frequency (2 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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron 2980U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Celeron 2980U uses the Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1), which has 80 texture shaders and 10 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
GPU frequency:	0.20 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.00 GHz
Compute units:	10
Shader:	80
Max. GPU Memory:	2 GB

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	7.5
Direct X:	11.1
Technology:	22 nm
Release date:	Q4/2012

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 16 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

LPDDR3-1600 DDR3L-1600	25.6 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory:	16 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	2.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth:	6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	15 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 2980U is made in 22 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 2.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	22 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1168
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	2.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date:	Q3/2013
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Celeron 2980U have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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 A10-4600M 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	355
	AMD A9-9420e 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	355
	Intel Celeron E3400 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	355
	Intel Celeron 2980U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	354
	Intel Celeron 2981U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	354
	AMD Phenom II X4 925 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	354
	AMD A8-3820 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	354

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 Athlon II X2 220 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	699
	Intel Atom E3845 4C 4T @ 1.91 GHz	696
	Intel Pentium 2117U 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	696
	Intel Celeron 2980U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	694
	Intel Celeron 2981U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	694
	AMD A8-7150B 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	694
	MediaTek Helio X10 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	693

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 Core i7-2610UE Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 0.85 GHz	163
	Intel Pentium 3825U Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell GT1) @ 0.85 GHz	163
	AMD A4-4355M AMD Radeon HD 7400G @ 0.42 GHz	163
	Intel Celeron 2980U Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.00 GHz	160
	Intel Pentium 3556U Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.00 GHz	160
	Intel Pentium 3558U Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.00 GHz	160
	Intel Celeron 2981U Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.00 GHz	160

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 Core2 Duo E8190 2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz	1029
	Intel Pentium B960 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	1029
	AMD Athlon II X2 220 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	1025
	Intel Celeron 2980U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	1024
	Intel Celeron 2981U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	1024
	MediaTek MT6750 8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz	1022
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz	1021

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 A10-7850K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	64
	Intel Core i3-3217U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	64
	Intel Pentium 4405Y 2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	64
	Intel Celeron 2980U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	63
	AMD A9-9410 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	63
	Intel Celeron 2981U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	63
	AMD Phenom II X4 900e 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	63

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 Athlon II X2 340 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	126
	Intel Celeron N3150 4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz	126
	AMD A4-3400 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	125
	Intel Celeron 2980U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	124
	Intel Celeron 2981U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	124
	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	124
	AMD Athlon 5150 4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	122

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,399 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,372 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
1,925 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,319 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,102 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,097 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
941 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
937 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries

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