Via C3 - 800MHz

The Samuel was VIA's rework of the old Winchip core. It was not a great performer due to the lack of L2 cache.

However, this Samuel 2 has 64KB of Level 2 cache and is capable of using 3DNow and MMX instructions. The Samuel 2 core is very simple but has excellent branch prediction (which is needed with such a small L2 cache). It has a much smaller die and power requirements than a comparative Intel Pentium III (20 Watts) or AMD Athlon (25 Watts). They make ideal HTPC CPU's. The Samuel 2 is known as the first really successful CPU by VIA. It is more then capable of running any and all office app's as well as basic multimedia.