I can't believe there's no thread about this new low-power CPU yet, but with all the Intel vs. AMD threads, I thought it'd be nice to step away from the usual talk, and discuss the 'other kid on the scene'; VIA.
The C3's sucked; I have one, I know. But the C7-M's look like a big improvement. It's probably the most secure processor I know of, and with SSE2, SSE3 and DDR2 support, and clock speeds and bus speeds comparable to the Pentium M's, this new chip could have a chance, performance-wise against the Turion and Dothan. Obviously, when Yonah and the dual-core Turions come out, it'll be floored totally, but VIA has plans to release dual-core, quad-core and 64-bit models of the chip in the near-future.
Here's a pretty good article on the C7-M: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/195
The C3's sucked; I have one, I know. But the C7-M's look like a big improvement. It's probably the most secure processor I know of, and with SSE2, SSE3 and DDR2 support, and clock speeds and bus speeds comparable to the Pentium M's, this new chip could have a chance, performance-wise against the Turion and Dothan. Obviously, when Yonah and the dual-core Turions come out, it'll be floored totally, but VIA has plans to release dual-core, quad-core and 64-bit models of the chip in the near-future.
Here's a pretty good article on the C7-M: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/195