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	VIA C3 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Although the predecessor to the VIA C3 was called the "VIA Cyrix III," both it and the VIA C3 are based on the CPU design technology of Centaur Technology, makers of the WinChip C6.
		According to VIA, the VIA C3 was to be superseded in 2003 by the VIA C4 - a clone of the Intel Pentium 4 processor.
		VIA has stated the C7 bus is physically based upon the Pentium-M 479-pin packaging, but uses the proprietary VIA V4 bus for electrical signalling, instead of Intel’s AGTL+ Quad Pumped Bus, avoiding legal infringement.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/VIA_C3 (1523 words)

	Review: 800MHz Via C3 CPU
		The flagship C3 is the 866MHz model, whose official release date was the 11th of September, 2001.
		At 800MHz, the TDP of an Ezra-core C3 is 8.5 watts, according to Via.
		Via are not VIA, Nvidia is not NVIDIA, and E-Trade isn't E*TRADE.
	www.dansdata.com /c3.htm (5180 words)

	VIA C3
		The VIA C3 is an x86 central processing unit for personal computers.
		It is based on the CPU design technology of Cyrix, which VIA bought.
		According to VIA, the VIA C3 is to be superseded in 2003 by the VIA C4[?] - a clone of the design of the Intel Pentium 4 processor.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/vi/VIA_C3.html (150 words)

	VIA C3 and Other L ow-End Processors
		VIA's processors do not keep step with the progress of megahertz, that is why they are not so often reviewed.
		As far as the C3 processor is concerned, the maximum frequency of the samples available is 1 GHz which is much less as compared with the competitors.
		The VIA C3 falls into the last position, in the AMD-Intel pairs the victory belongs to the former.
	www.digit-life.com /articles/viac31ghzlowend (2412 words)

	Real World Technologies - Building a Cool and Quiet PC
		VIA does not believe that performance in these applications is an important factor for the VIA C3 processor’s target market".
		VIA has designed a CPU to go head to head with the Intel, but only under some common business type applications and that type of use is profiled better under Winstone99 than some of the newer tests.
		While the VIA C3 currently costs about $11 less than an Intel Celeron 800 at the wholesale level, that just isn’t a big factor when they both are so inexpensive anyway.
	www.realworldtech.com /page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT100401013841&p=2 (818 words)

	PCCHIPS M789CLU-2000 platform on VIA C3 processor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		According to the original positioning of first VIA C3 (it's just how these processors are called), they were aimed at inexpensive office machines, and the recent visit of Richard Brown, VIA's marketing vice president to Russia has proved that.
		The latest announced VIA C3 Samuel 2 processor offered 800 clock speed with 13W maximum heat emission, and communication with the chipset was effected using 133 MHz bus licensed from Intel and similar to Pentium III.
		VIA has no plans to further develop the C3 platform (if we disregard the minor remakes and migration of the IBM 0.11 mk process technology using SOI), but anyway the company is not yet going to phase out the production, to which there is a number of reasons.
	www.digital-daily.com /motherboard/pcchips_m789clu_2000_via_c3 (1849 words)

	VIA Technologies, Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		VIA processors are divided into five product families based on power consumption and performance criteria ranging from fanless operation to power saving capabilities for battery operated mobile devices.
		The VIA C7 processor is the latest member of the VIA family of small, low power, ultra efficient and secure x86 processors.
		VIA Eden Processor: the smallest, most powerful and most secure fanless x86 processors on the market, with industry-leading power efficiency and heat dissipation, and scalable up to 1.5GHz within a maximum power envelope of no more than 7.5W.
	www.via.com.tw /en/products/processors (584 words)

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		Whilst the VIA C3 processor was designed and optimized for the embedded market, the new C7-M processor moves VIA's processor road map into a new market niche of ultra small, compact, lite notebooks with longer battery life and less power consumption than ever before.
		At the Press conference at the VIA Technology Forum this afternoon (1st June 2005) further details were revealed about the VIA C7-M "Simply Mobile" version of the new CPU.
		The VIA C3 processor has featured on-die security for some time and the C7 adds RSA encryption to the VIA PadLock Security Suite plus NX bit which protects against virus attack.
	www.viaarena.com /default.aspx?PageID=5&ArticleID=402 (888 words)

	PC Hardware reviews, overclocking, news - VIA C3 866Mhz 1/7
		VIA didn't enter the CPU market with no experience, in fact the C3 processor is based on a combination of Centaur and Cyrix technology.
		VIA C3 optimizes the execution time of the most frequent instructions and limits the hardware for the less likely used instructions.
		Instead VIA C3 implements an advanced memory bus managing technique: two 4 way 64Kb caches, two 8 way 128 entries TLB, two four entry page directory caches, advanced prefetching, etc. I do not want to talk about cache because this is known by most readers, but about TLB function and features.
	www.pchardware.ro /Reviews/review.php?id=148 (813 words)

	Hardware Extreme - News - Updated Daily! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		VIA Technologies, Inc. is a leading innovator and developer of PC core logic chipsets, microprocessors, and multimedia, communications, optical media and networking chips.
		VIA delivers value to the PC industry by designing, marketing, and selling high-performance VIA Apollo core logic chipsets for the full range of PC platforms, and cost-effective VIA C3 processors for Value PCs and Internet Appliances, as well as developing complete solutions for the PC platform through its VPSD Business Unit.
		VIA is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, at the center of the Greater China high-tech manufacturing engine, and has branch offices in the US, China and Europe.
	www.hwextreme.com /NewsPub1/News/Stories/2002/04/03/10178378851.shtml (484 words)

	PC Hardware reviews, overclocking, news - VIA C3 866Mhz
		VIA C3 is advertised to offer socket 370 compatibility, but the motherboard support can be a little bit nasty.
		VIA C3 is not a CPU to be used on small servers and for desktop computers Linux may not be the easiest to use operating system.
		VIA C3 may not be the best choice for 3D games which use intensively the FPU.
	www.pchardware.ro /Reviews/print.php?id=148 (2762 words)

	The Tech Report - VIA's C3 'Ezra' processor - Page 1
		Ezra is the third in a series of C3 processors, succeeding the Samuel 2 and Samuel 1 cores.
		VIA estimates that over 90% of processor instruction execution time is due to only a small number of basic x86 instructions.
		VIA has made a number of sacrifices with the Ezra core in order to get a small, simple die with low power requirements.
	techreport.com /reviews/2002q1/via-c3/index.x?pg=1 (993 words)

	VIA EPIA C3 mini-ITX with Debian GNU/Linux
		VIA Arena now has a comprehensive guide to Linux on the EPIA, which you should read.
		VIA Technologies has designed some mainboards with the mini-ITX form factor that they call EPIA, EPIA-M and EPIA-V. It's really small, only 170x170 mm.
		This site will not go through specs and benchmarks with the EPIA and C3 processor, it is more focused towards helping people with installing Debian GNU/Linux on it, and getting the most out of it.
	five.nocrew.org /via (515 words)

	Review: Via EPIA M10000 computer system
		Via originally claimed the C3 would also be able to get away without a CPU fan, but in the real world, you need a pretty big heat sink and lots of case ventilation for that to work.
		As part of Via's continuing attempt to teach the world's geeks the books of the Old Testament by stealth, the original C3's Samuel 2 core begat Ezra (the one I reviewed last time), which begat Ezra-T, which begat the new Nehemiah.
		Via absorbed IDT's CPU division a while ago, just as they'd soaked up the Cyrix and Centaur CPU operations that provided previous C3s and the earlier "Via Cyrix III".
	www.dansdata.com /m10000.htm (3776 words)

	accelenation.com
		The C3 processor is ideal for this market because of its low power consumption and the ability for it to run without a fan (although this is not guaranteed by VIA).
		The VIA C3 1GHz was tested against my aging Pentium III 550E, based on the Coppermine core with 256Kb L2 on die cache.
		The C3 processor is a solid processor for general use such as office applications and DVD and MP3 playback.
	accelenation.com /?doc=151&page=1 (963 words)

	Via C3: Nehemiah to sample late Q3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		VIA SAID that it had started sampling its GHz C3 at the Computex show the beginning of last month.
		Via claims that the C3 only uses half the energy of other processors at similar clock speeds.
		Via says it has mobo support from 22 major and a number of minor manufacturers.
	www.theinquirer.net /?article=4292 (284 words)

	CPU VIA C3 733 MHz and VIA PLE133 based Motherboards
		The processors from VIA Technologies are still based on the old core developed by Centaur, where a computing unit with a floating point is a weak point.
		The second processor is, however, more interesting - VIA Technologies promised to use a new core C5X in the Ezra processor, which meant higher performance especially as far as calculations with a floating point are concerned.
		This is the second weak point of the VIA CPU: it is either an organization of the cache memory to be blamed which makes much more mistakes than in case of Intel, or its latency.
	www.digit-life.com /articles/roundupple133aug2k1 (2405 words)

	What's next for Via and the C3?
		The C3, however, cannot replace the P3 in this manner as the chip in its current configuration is incapable of maintaining even a rough level of total performance parity with the Intel CPU.
		Via can choose to continue using and advancing the Socket 370 platform, but in three to four years any Intel-compatible platform Via is currently using will have to be scrapped.
		Via has two choices: Either the C3 must be redesigned to make it clock-for-clock competitive with the other x86 CPUs on the market -- with either a unique chipset of its own or pin-compatible with an AMD design -- or it must shift the chipset that the EPIA platform is designed on.
	www.theinquirer.net /?article=8844 (966 words)

	accelenation.com
		The C3 brought some renewed ideas for enthusiasts because one could setup a computer device that could be almost noiseless and be used in the family room as a home entertainment device.
		It would be nice to see VIA integrate an 8MB frame buffer onboard so that memory wouldn't have to be shared as shared memory architectures tend to slow down computer performance and it might explain why the 2D graphics felt a bit sluggish compared to the Shuttle SV24 with a VIA C3.
		The VIA Eden comes with two choices for processors: either the VIA Eden ESP5000 or a VIA C3 E-series processor, both of which I believe are BGA chips soldered onto the motherboard.
	accelenation.com /?doc=141&page=1 (1108 words)

	mini-itx.com - news
		VIA Technologies this week previewed their EPIA EX, a Mini-ITX motherboard firmly aimed at the media playback market.
		VIA Technologies have officially launched their C7 powered EPIA CN range of Mini-ITX motherboards, just in time for Computex 2006.
		This is a step up from the C3 processors, which generally require fan cooling at 1GHz - and according to VIA, their 90nm process C7 processors consume less power than their earlier cousins, as well as producing less heat and running slightly faster.
	www.mini-itx.com (867 words)

	CPU Shack - CPU Collection Museum - VIA CPU Overview
		VIA CPUs have been marked under the Cyrix name (which has now been dropped due to bad connotations with the massive heat generated by the late Cyrix MII) as well as '1GigaPro' and VIA's own name.
		The Via Ezra was to be the next generation processor after the Via Samuel 2.
		VIA C7 The Esther using the C5J core is fabbed at an IBM fab (East Fishkill, N.Y.) rather then a TSMC fab like previous VIA chips.
	www.cpushack.net /VIA.html (1631 words)

	Via C3 Processors - TechIMO Forums
		So the VIA C3 will work fine, only slower than a similarly clocked Celeron (which in turn is slower than a Duron).
		I have a 750 C3 @ 100mhz FSB, it was supposed to be the 700 which would run at 1.9 volt but I got stuck with the lower voltage model and kept it rather than hassle with a RMA.
		With a typical power consumption of 6 watts and an ultra low voltage of 1.35 volts, the new mobile VIA C3 processor is the industry's lowest power notebook processor maximizing battery life without sacrificing compatibility or performance.
	www.techimo.com /forum/t22691.html (1051 words)

	Via C3 CPU in Laptop
		Although many hoped that VIA would release the often delayed range of new Cyrix processors such as the Jedi (nee "Gobi" and later "Joshua"), it emerged that all future chips from VIA would be based upon Centaur designs.
		Via c3 processors get used for mini computers, they can be cooled by only a heatsink becaus the only use a few watts, and they are good enough for multimedia although, The only use of this processors in a laptop/notebook would be to get more batterty time.
		Via C3 isn,t made to get high performance, its made to use as less power as possible.
	www.pro-networks.org /forum/about49793.html (624 words)

	Review: VIA C3 933
		I had been looking at the VIA C3 CPU as a possible replacement, and it just happens to fit in the 370 board.
		VIA is one company that does understand this, and the C3 is indicative of that.
		VIA does not claim the C3 is equal, and does not market it in that manner.
	www.alamopc.org /pcalamode/reviews/current/R20021201.shtml (2115 words)

	Geek.com Via C3 / Samuel Processor Table (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Via C3 chip is based on the faster and better performing Samuel 2 core.
		Via decided to call it "C3" instead of Cyrix III to differentiate it from the Cyrix III line and start getting rid of the outdated "Cyrix" name.
		The Samuel 2 C3 also features 64K of L2 cache on-chip, compared to the 0K of the Samuel I / Cyrix III core.
	www.geek.com /procspec/via/sam2.htm (168 words)

	Via upgrades C3 processor with low-power Nehemiah core
		Known primarily as a manufacturer of chipsets and motherboards for PC processors, Via is attempting to bring better digital media performance and low power consumption to low-cost PCs and other home media devices.
		Via C3 processors are currently selling in some of the least expensive PCs on the market from Microtel Computer Systems, available for around $200 to $300 on Walmart.com, a subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores.
		Via also chose not to use a device driver to pass the random numbers generated by the processor to the application, since that creates a potential security breach, Henry said.
	www.infoworld.com /articles/hn/xml/03/01/21/030121hnviatech.html?s=IDGNS (1088 words)

	BlueSmoke - Review : VIA C3 Processor
		VIA bought Cyrix in 1999 for US$167 million, including the rights to all future Cyrix products.
		In September of the same year, VIA also acquired Centaur from IDT, makers of the WinChip processor for a cool US$51 million.
		Now, VIA has retooled the Samuel core, producing the new Samuel2-based C3 processor.
	www.bluesmoke.net /viewArticle.cgi?id=r45 (406 words)

	VHJ: Boosting the VIA C3's Floating Point Performance
		The VIA C3 line of CPUs all currently feature scalar pipelines that were designed for IEEE standards and suffer performance penalties when any FPU exceptions are unmasked.
		Calling this procedure upon object creation greatly enhances floating point performance for the VIA C3 and is either beneficial or benign for all other CPUs.
		VIA's C3 processors have been successful in the ultra-small form factor space where the tiny processor has been embraced by hobbyists to robot designers to silent PC advocates to a wide variety of specialized x86 embedded product suppliers.
	www.vanshardware.com /articles/2004/03/040331_C3Fpu/040331_C3Fpu.htm (666 words)

	Via to push faster C3 chip \| CNET News.com
		While Via's C3 processor line claims only 1 percent of the overall PC processor market, according to Mercury Research, sales have been strong in emerging markets such as China, Russia and India, the company said.
		The C3 is also used in "white box" PCs manufactured in the United States.
		Via in the past has combined its processor, chipset and motherboard offerings to create entire PC designs.
	news.com.com /2100-1001-929856.html (415 words)

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