VIA

The Via EDEN chips are embedded variants of the C3/C7 chips for use in thin clients and other low power, fanless installations.

C3 Info

The C3 is a very capable processor with low power consumption.

C7 Info

  • Via C7 and C7-M : This is my favorite processor

Even though I'm a big fan of the C7, I'm nervous about how well the standard configuration supports CPU frequency scaling. I think I got it to work on my Everex laptop, but I'm having some trouble with my C7 desktop: 

modprobe longhaul
longhaul: APIC detected. Longhaul is currently broken in this configuration.

Don't use longhaul, use these instructions instead:

Using Debian, I followed the instructions at contribs.org and using the latest testing kernel I did not apply any patches. I then followed these instructions:

for installing a custom kernel on a debian system.

Related:

Via CN Info

The new Via chip is code named Isaiah, aka "CN". Its supposed to be really nice, though I have yet to see any products using it.

AMD

Notes:

I've been tinkering around with the AMD Geode lately and I'm really impressed with this little guy. It is surprisingly effective for the amount of energy it consumes. Imagine: an x86 processor that only consumes 5 watts (or less) of power!

Here are some computers which use the AMD Geode:

Intel

  • Pentium M
  • Intel Pentium SU2700
  • Intel Core 2 Duo
  • Intel Celeron D
  • Intel Celeron 420
  • Intel Celeron 215
  • Intel Xeon L5410
  • Intel® Pentium® Processor for Mobile T3400
  • Intel® Core™2 Duo Mobile Processor T8100
  • Intel® Core™2 Duo Mobile Processor P7450
  • Intel® Core™2 Duo Mobile Processor P8400
  • Intel® Core™2 Duo Mobile Processor P8600
  • Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T6400
  • Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T6600
  • Intel Core i7

PA Semi

  • PA Semi Power PC

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