Celeron 2981U vs A10 Pro-7350B
Aggregate performance score
A10 Pro-7350B outperforms Celeron 2981U by an impressive 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A10 Pro-7350B and Celeron 2981U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2344 | 2763 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Kaveri | Intel Celeron |
| Power efficiency | 6.03 | 4.10 |
| Architecture codename | Kaveri (2014−2015) | Haswell (2013−2015) |
| Release date | 4 June 2014 (10 years ago) | 1 January 2014 (10 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A10 Pro-7350B and Celeron 2981U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 5 GT/s |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 245 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2410 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A10 Pro-7350B and Celeron 2981U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FP3 | FCBGA1168 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10 Pro-7350B and Celeron 2981U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| RAID | + | - |
| HSA | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Smart Response | no data | - |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Smart Connect | no data | + |
| FDI | no data | - |
| AMT | no data | 9.5 |
| Matrix Storage | no data | - |
| HD Audio | no data | + |
| RST | no data | + |
Security technologies
A10 Pro-7350B and Celeron 2981U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | - |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10 Pro-7350B and Celeron 2981U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10 Pro-7350B and Celeron 2981U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1600 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R6 Graphics | Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors |
| iGPU core count | 6 | no data |
| จำนวนพาธไลน์ | 384 | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A10 Pro-7350B and Celeron 2981U integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A10 Pro-7350B and Celeron 2981U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10 Pro-7350B and Celeron 2981U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
| PCI support | no data | - |
| USB revision | no data | 3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 2 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 2 |
| Integrated IDE | no data | - |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 4 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | - |
| UART | no data | + |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.21 | 0.65 |
| Recency | 4 June 2014 | 1 January 2014 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 15 Watt |
A10 Pro-7350B has a 86.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Celeron 2981U, on the other hand, has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process, and 26.7% lower power consumption.
The A10 Pro-7350B is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 2981U in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between A10 Pro-7350B and Celeron 2981U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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