In 1996, Cyrix unveiled the 6x86 (M1) processor, which was expected to be yet another drop-in replacement for older Intel CPUs on Socket 5 and Socket 7 motherboards with decent performance.

The Cyrix III should have a $25 or $30 price tag.<P>I mean, frankly, this is a socket 320 alternitive that can be outperformed by a SS7 chip, which was designed as an alternative to the PII!

The folks at ViaHardware (having server issues right now) have a write-up of the next Cyrix CPU. Havent had a chance to read it yet for obvious reasons but one must ponder if Cyrix will ever ...

Performance was poor -- a Cyrix MediaGX 333 had 95 percent the integer performance and 76 percent of the FPU performance of a Pentium 233 MMX, a CPU running at just 70 percent of its clock.

The x86 CPU landscape of the 1980s and 1990s was competitive in a way that probably seems rather alien to anyone used to the duopoly that exists today between AMD and Intel. At one point in time, C… ...

Available at speeds ranging from 500-600 MHz, the VIA Cyrix® III processor is fully compatible with a complete range of standard Socket 370 motherboards and comes with 128KB Level I cache to ...

Via's pitch, accordingly, is centered on cost. Cyrix III was designed as a low-cost alternative to Intel's Celeron processor. Cyrix III uses the same 370-pin socket as Celeron.

VIA Technologies Inc launched the latest in its line of Cyrix III processors on Thursday. The 700MHz Cyrix III processor is part of VIA's (tse: 2388) line of chips aimed at the low-end or value PC ...

In parallel with the Cyrix III series, Via is also readying an integrated processor code named Matthew. Brown said Matthew will be ready for launch shortly, but declined to set a firm date.

BERLIN — Via Technologies Inc. officially launched its new low-power C3 processor Sunday, at the CeBIT trade show in Hanover. The device will be priced at US$54 per unit in quantities of 1,000 ...