Despite Intel's suggestion that the new Atom N330 Dual Core was made for nettops, that doesn't mean netbooks can't have them installed onboard. PC Corner is offering chassis upgrades to support the Intel Atom N330 Dual Core. Question is -- will an upgrade to the dual core Atom processor worth the performance gain and price? Then, you will pay extra for the price of the dual core Atom CPU. But Intel says the Atom wasn't built for gaming of heavy applications. The Atom N330 will still be rated at 1.6GHz and the only solid update aside from the extra core is the L2 cache which is now doubled at 1MB. Maybe a dual core Atom upgrade may end up more of a disadvantage after all. Now that the Intel Atom N280 has arrived (c/o the Acer Aspire One D150), we'll try to take a look if this slightly higher-clocked CPU is indeed faster than its predecessor. Read more in our articles including "Is an Intel Atom Dual Core upgrade worth it?" and "Intel Atom N270 vs. Atom N280".
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Jun 1, 2026Despite Intel's suggestion that the new Atom N330 Dual Core was made for nettops, that doesn't mean netbooks can't have them installed onboard. PC Corner is offering chassis upgrades to support the Intel Atom N330 Dual Core.
Question is -- will an upgrade to the dual core Atom processor worth the performance gain and price? Then, you will pay extra for the price of the dual core Atom CPU. But Intel says the Atom wasn't built for gaming of heavy applications.
Our coverage of atom n330 includes: "Is an Intel Atom Dual Core upgrade worth it?"; "Intel Atom N270 vs. Atom N280"; "Intel Atom Z530 vs. Atom N270". Each article provides unique insights and information.