The
C3 microprocessor from
VIA Technologies
VIA Technologies, Inc. () is a Taiwanese manufacturer of integrated circuits, mainly motherboard chipsets, CPUs, and memory. It was once the world's largest independent manufacturer of motherboard chipsets. As a fabless semiconductor company, ...
is a fifth-generation CPU targeted at the desktop and mobile markets.
Desktop processors
C3
"Samuel 2" (150 nm)
* All models support: ''
MMX,
3DNow!
3DNow! is a deprecated extension to the x86 instruction set developed by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). It adds single instruction multiple data (SIMD) instructions to the base x86 instruction set, enabling it to perform vector processing of float ...
,
LongHaul''
* FPU runs at 50% of core speed
"Ezra"/"Ezra-T" (130 nm)
* All models support: ''
MMX,
3DNow!
3DNow! is a deprecated extension to the x86 instruction set developed by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). It adds single instruction multiple data (SIMD) instructions to the base x86 instruction set, enabling it to perform vector processing of float ...
,
LongHaul''
* FPU runs at 50% of core speed
"Nehemiah" (130 nm)
* All models support: ''
MMX,
SSE, VIA PadLock (AES, RNG),
LongHaul''
Mobile processors
C3-M
"Ezra"/"Ezra-T" (130 nm)
* All models support: ''
MMX,
3DNow!
3DNow! is a deprecated extension to the x86 instruction set developed by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). It adds single instruction multiple data (SIMD) instructions to the base x86 instruction set, enabling it to perform vector processing of float ...
,
LongHaul''
* FPU runs at 50% of core speed
"Nehemiah" (130 nm)
* All models support: ''
MMX,
SSE, VIA PadLock (AES, RNG)''
*
VIA PowerSaver supported
External links
VIA C3 product pageVIA C3-M product pageVIA Processor specification comparison
See also
*
List of VIA microprocessors
This article lists x86-compliant microprocessors sold by VIA Technologies, grouped by technical merits: cores within same group have much in common.
Cyrix design ( Cyrix III)
* All models support: '' MMX, 3DNow!''
Centaur Technology design ...
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