Ryzen 9 7945HX vs Celeron 2981U

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Ryzen 9 5900HS Ryzen 9 5900HX Ryzen 9 6900HS Ryzen 9 6900HX Ryzen 9 7840HX Ryzen 9 7845HX Ryzen 9 7940H Ryzen 9 7940HS Ryzen 9 7940HX Ryzen 9 7945HX Ryzen 9 7945HX3D Ryzen 9 8945HS

Aggregate performance score

Celeron 2981U
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.65
Ryzen 9 7945HX
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 55 Watt
34.45
+5200%

Ryzen 9 7945HX outperforms Celeron 2981U by a whopping 5200% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Celeron 2981U Celeron 2981U
Ryzen 9 7945HX Ryzen 9 7945HX

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 2981U and Ryzen 9 7945HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2745110
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency4.1059.28
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date1 January 2014 (10 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2981U and Ryzen 9 7945HX 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 cores2 (Dual-core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads232
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz5.4 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nmCCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm
Die sizeno data2x 71 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data13,140 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2981U and Ryzen 9 7945HX 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1168FL1
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2981U and Ryzen 9 7945HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
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
AMT9.5no data
Matrix Storage-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Celeron 2981U and Ryzen 9 7945HX 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 Ryzen 9 7945HX 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 Ryzen 9 7945HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon 610M
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2981U and Ryzen 9 7945HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2981U and Ryzen 9 7945HX.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes1228
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports4no 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.

Celeron 2981U 0.65
Ryzen 9 7945HX 34.45
+5200%

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.

Celeron 2981U 1036
Ryzen 9 7945HX 54718
+5182%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.65 34.45
Recency 1 January 2014 4 January 2023
Physical cores 2 16
Threads 2 32
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 55 Watt

Celeron 2981U has 266.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 7945HX, on the other hand, has a 5200% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

The Ryzen 9 7945HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 2981U in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 2981U and Ryzen 9 7945HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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