Via processors - o.k.?
Tony Hammitt
thammitt at kc.rr.com
Tue Feb 4 04:03:00 CST 2003
They are about equivalent to an Intel Celeron of the same MHz. They
only have 64K of level 2 cache, which makes them really affordable, but
they lag a little on any processor-intensive task. However, for a
desktop system for reading mail, office stuff and basic Internet
browsing, they are quite acceptable. WalMart uses them in their
microtel PCs; we have several at work and they seem fine except when
compiling gentoo applications.
Chris Hoelscher wrote:
>Curiosity - anyone know if the Via C3 processors are o.k. for Linux?
>And generally where would they fit in the Pentium or AMD rankings?
>I.e.: is a Via C3 650 similar to a P2 650?
>
>Thanks -
>
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