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?  
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>Thanks -
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