Intel® Atom™ Processor

The Intel® Atom™ processor is Intel's smallest processor, built with the world's smallest transistors and manufactured on Intel's industry-leading 45nm Hi-k Metal Gate technology. The Intel Atom processor was purpose-built for simple, affordable, netbooks and net tops.
Intel Atom processor-based netbooks and nettops offer both an easy-to-use mobile device with simple interfaces and targeted performance for a good online experience. They are rugged and compact in design, and offer the freedom and flexibility of wireless connectivity¹.
Great for Internet, these devices are an affordable option for education, photo and video viewing, social networking, voice over IP, e-mail, messaging, browsing, and numerous other Internet activities and basic applications.

PRODUCT INFORMATION
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FEATURES AND BENEFITS
For all other features & benefits, specific to netbooks & nettops, click on the links below: All Intel® Atom™ processors feature:
• Small Form Factor CPU Package
• Low TDP
• Power Optimized Front Side Bus
• Enhanced Data Prefetcher & Enhanced Register Access Manager
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INTEL® ATOM™ PROCESSOR N270 - NETBOOKS
Small form factor CPU package The new lead-free², halogen-free³ Micro-Flip Chip package is 60% smaller in netbooks (22x22 mm) than a notebook CPU (35x35 mm), saving system board real estate in a much thinner and smaller industrial design, enabling small netbook form factors.
Intel® Enhanced Deeper Sleep (C4/C4E) Saves power by flushing cache data to system memory during periods of inactivity to reduce power consumption and enable longer battery life.
Enhanced Intel® Speed Step Technology Multiple voltage and frequency operating points provide optimal performance at the lowest power. This allows for better matching of performance to application demand.
Low TDP Low Thermal Design Power enables thinner, lighter, portable netbook devices as it reduces the cooling requirements.
Power-optimized front side bus Minimizes power needed to transmit data to the processor, resulting in significant power savings and enabling longer battery life - all without impacting performance.
Enhanced data prefetcher and enhanced register access manager Anticipates data the processor is likely to need and stores the information within the processor's L2 cache, resulting in improved performance since the processor doesn't have to wait as long for data.
Intel® Advanced Smart Cache Cache and bus design for efficient data sharing, providing enhanced performance, responsiveness and power savings.
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Intel® Atom™ processor 230 - nettop single-core processor
Intel® Atom™ processor 330 - nettop dual-core processor
Intel® Atom™ processors for nettops (both single and dual-core) share the same features and benefits:
Small form factor CPU package The new lead free², halogen free³ Micro-Flip Chip package is 70% smaller (22x22mm) than a desktop CPU (37.5x37.5mm), saving system board real estate in a much thinner and smaller industrial design, enabling small nettop form factors.
Low TDP Low Thermal Design Power enables smaller internet-centric desktop computing devices due to the lower cooling requirements.
Power optimized front side bus Minimizes power needed to transmit data to the processor, resulting in significant power savings and enabling longer battery life - all without impacting performance.
Enhanced data prefetcher & Enhanced Register Access Manager Anticipates data the processor is likely to need and stores the information within the processor's L2 cache, resulting in improved performance since the processor doesn't have to wait as long for data.
Intel® Advanced Smart Cache Cache & bus design for efficient data sharing, providing enhanced performance, responsiveness and power savings.
Integrated DX9* graphics core The Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 provides 3D graphics performance for a good visual computing experience.
Intel® High Definition Audio 5.1 Integrated audio support enables quality home theater sound and delivers advanced features such as multiple audio streams and jack re-tasking.
PCI Express* x1 Interface Offers up to 3.5 times the bandwidth over traditional PCI architecture. Supports LPC serial interface, ExpressCard and mini-card, and delivers fast access to peripheral devices and networking.
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¹ Wireless connectivity is not an Intel® Atom™ processor brand requirement. See your manufacturer for details.
² Intel® 45nm products are manufactured on a lead-free process. Lead-free per EU RoHS Directive (2002/95/EC, Annex A). Some RoHS exemptions may apply to other components used in the product package.
³ Applies to components containing flame retardants and PVC only. Halogens are below 900 PPM bromine, 900 PPM chlorine, and 1500 PPM combined bromine and chlorine. Copyright © 2008 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel. Leap ahead. And Intel. Leap ahead. Logo, Intel Atom, Intel Speed Step, and Atom inside are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.