A6-9220e vs Celeron 2981U
Aggregate performance score
Celeron 2981U outperforms A6-9220e by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron 2981U and A6-9220e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2745 | 2777 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron | AMD Bristol Ridge |
| Power efficiency | 4.09 | 9.75 |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 1 January 2014 (10 years ago) | 1 June 2017 (7 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Celeron 2981U and A6-9220e 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | no data | 124.5 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1200 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron 2981U and A6-9220e 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 | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FCBGA1168 | BGA |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2981U and A6-9220e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | Virtualization, |
| 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 | 9.5 | no data |
| Matrix Storage | - | no data |
| HD Audio | + | no data |
| RST | + | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron 2981U and A6-9220e 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 Celeron 2981U and A6-9220e are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2981U and A6-9220e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors | AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2981U and A6-9220e integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2981U and A6-9220e.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | no data |
| PCI support | - | no data |
| USB revision | 3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | no data |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 2 | no data |
| Integrated IDE | - | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 4 | no data |
| 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 | 0.66 | 0.63 |
| Recency | 1 January 2014 | 1 June 2017 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 6 Watt |
Celeron 2981U has a 4.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.
A6-9220e, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 150% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Celeron 2981U and A6-9220e.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 2981U and A6-9220e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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