VIA's C3 processor. What can it do?

E_tron · 2003-10-02, 02:01

Just for kicks i am thinking about buying VIA's C3 processor. I have a processor from AMD, Intel, Cyrix, and now i want one from VIA.

Has anyone benchmarked a VIA C3 Before? Please post results...

http://www17.tomshardware.com/cpu/20020605/index.html

QuintLeo · 2003-10-02, 02:28

The benchmarks I've seen - including for RC5, OGR, and one other distributed project (I forget which offhand) indicate that the C3 is a little faster than half of a same-clock P-III on non-FP, and a LOT slower on FP stuff.

They *DO* run cool, but there's a major performance hit for that.

Plus side - they ARE Socket-370 compatable, so they'll run in a lot of existing common motherboards.

On the other hand, a Crusoe runs JUST as cool at the same Mhz, but offers about 90% of P-III performance per Mhz - even on FP. Unfortunately, those are NOT available in a commonly-used desktop socket form factor. 8-(

Dresdenboy · 2003-10-06, 06:20

Van's Hardware reviewed the Transmeta TM5800 and compared it to a Celeron 1.7GHz and a VIA C3-Nehemiah:
Vanshardware Transmeta Crusoe Review

I read somewhere else that it is possible to use the internal instruction set on Nehemiah. That would be an interesting option - for other CPUs too.

2003-10-02, 02:01	#1
E_tron Sep 2002 Austin, TX 561₁₀ Posts	VIA's C3 processor. What can it do? Just for kicks i am thinking about buying VIA's C3 processor. I have a processor from AMD, Intel, Cyrix, and now i want one from VIA. Has anyone benchmarked a VIA C3 Before? Please post results... http://www17.tomshardware.com/cpu/20020605/index.html

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2003-10-02, 02:28	#2
QuintLeo Oct 2002 Lost in the hills of Iowa 2⁶×7 Posts	The benchmarks I've seen - including for RC5, OGR, and one other distributed project (I forget which offhand) indicate that the C3 is a little faster than half of a same-clock P-III on non-FP, and a LOT slower on FP stuff. They DO run cool, but there's a major performance hit for that. Plus side - they ARE Socket-370 compatable, so they'll run in a lot of existing common motherboards. On the other hand, a Crusoe runs JUST as cool at the same Mhz, but offers about 90% of P-III performance per Mhz - even on FP. Unfortunately, those are NOT available in a commonly-used desktop socket form factor. 8-(

2003-10-06, 06:20	#3
Dresdenboy Apr 2003 Berlin, Germany 19² Posts	Van's Hardware reviewed the Transmeta TM5800 and compared it to a Celeron 1.7GHz and a VIA C3-Nehemiah: Vanshardware Transmeta Crusoe Review I read somewhere else that it is possible to use the internal instruction set on Nehemiah. That would be an interesting option - for other CPUs too.