500MHz VIA Eden ULV Processor – Competitive Analysis

With an idle power of 0.1 watt, and an absolute maximum of just 1 watt, the 500MHz VIA Eden ULV processor has been designed from the ground up to open new realms for silent yet powerful system designs.

When combined with the ultra compact VIA CX700/M system media processor, an advanced all-in-one digital media chipset with a maximum operating power of just 3.5 watts, the 500MHz VIA Eden ULV processor provides a platform that meets the low power requirements of a wide range of industrial, commercial and ultra mobile. And with performance-enhancing features including the VIA V4 bus at 400MHz, sixteen pipeline stages, sophisticated branch prediction and an efficiency-enhanced 128KB full-speed exclusive L2 cache, the processor's low power consumption doesn't come at the expense of performance.

The following sections present an analysis of the 500MHz VIA Eden ULV processor platform including a comparison with competing product, the AMD Geode LX800 processor, using industry leading benchmarks for processor platform performance.

• Key Features
• Processor Platform Comparison
• Benchmark Performance Analysis
• Platform Block Diagram

500MHz VIA Eden ULV Processor Platform - Key Features

• Low power consumption (max. 1 watt)
• Advanced 90nm manufacturing process
• Fast FSB 400MHz
• Advanced DDR2 memory architecture support
• High-performance 3D capability
• Integrated Mpeg2/Mpeg4/WMV9 video acceleration
• Power management support (enhanced battery life)
• Long term product manufacturing support

Processor Platform Comparison – 500MHz VIA Eden ULV vs. AMD LX800

Processor Platform Benchmark Analysis - 500MHz VIA Eden ULV vs. AMD LX800

WinBench 99 v1.1 is a subsystem-level benchmark from Ziff-Davis that measures the performance of a PC's graphics, disk, processor, video and CD-ROM subsystems.

SiSoftware Sandra is an information & diagnostic utility, which provides information (including undocumented information) on system hardware, software and other devices whether hardware or software.

PCMark05 enables users to measure the performance of their system and determine its strengths and weaknesses, and in addition is able to isolate performance of individual PC components.

3DMark2001 SE objectively measures how effectively a PC runs 3D graphics applications and provides users with an online results comparison tool that allows them to make informed hardware assessments and upgrade decisions.

Unified VIA CX700 Digital Media IGP Chipset – Block Diagram