Celeron 2981U vs i3-330M

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Core i3-330M Core i3-350M Core i3-370M Core i3-380M Core i5-430M Core i5-460M Core i5-480M Core i5-520M Core i5-560M Core i7-620M Core i7-640M Pentium P6200
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Core i3-4000M Core i3-4005U Core i3-4010U Core i3-4030U Core i5-4200M Core i5-4200U Core i5-4210M Core i5-4210U Core i5-4300U Core i7-4510U Core i7-4700MQ Core i7-4720HQ

Aggregate performance score

Core i3-330M
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.64
Celeron 2981U
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.65
+1.6%

Celeron 2981U outperforms Core i3-330M by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

i3-330M i3-330M
Celeron 2981U Celeron 2981U

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-330M and Celeron 2981U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27532746
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Celeron
Power efficiency1.734.10
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)1 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$49no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-330M 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.13 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed0.13 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/s5 GT/s
Multiplier16no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size81+114 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA100 °C
Number of transistors382 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-330M 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketBGA1288,PGA988FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-330M and Celeron 2981U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Responseno data-
PAE36 Bitno data
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDI+-
Fast Memory Access+no data
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Core i3-330M and Celeron 2981U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-330M and Celeron 2981U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d--
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-330M and Celeron 2981U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/s25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency667 MHz1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-330M and Celeron 2981U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-330M and Celeron 2981U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes1612
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

i3-330M 0.64
Celeron 2981U 0.65
+1.6%

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.

i3-330M 1022
Celeron 2981U 1036
+1.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.64 0.65
Recency 7 January 2010 1 January 2014
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

i3-330M has 100% more threads.

Celeron 2981U, on the other hand, has a 1.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i3-330M and Celeron 2981U.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-330M and Celeron 2981U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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