Are N100, N200, N97, N250 cpus fine for basic office tasks?
My parents pc (i7 930 cpu) kicked the bucket so now they need a new one. They'd like a small one since it's 2026 and mini pcs are now a thing.
I see there's plenty of them on the market with N-series cpus but I'm not sure if they're better than the i7 930 they have right now. All they do on their computer is browse the internet and basic office things.
I'm looking at MSI Cubi N ADL S-225BEU barebone Intel N100 / WiFi 5 + BT 5.0 / 2x1Gbps / black for 180€.
How much can I trust this website with comparing the cpu performance?
There's also Acer Veriton NUC N1502G Intel Core 5 120U, 10 core, Iris Xe, without HDD, without RAM, without OS for 280€ but that would be overkill and paying for unnecessary cpu horsepower I think.
I do have sodimm ddr4 8gb ram stick and 500gb m.2 drive already so that's non-issue. Ofcourse I'd install windows 11 on it.
Posted Jul 26, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC