WinChip

WinChip

IDT WinChip Marketing sample
General information
Launched	1997 (1997)
Discontinued	1999 (1999)
Marketed by	IDT
Designed by	Centaur Technology
CPUID code	0540h, 0541h, 0585h, 0587h, 058Ah, 0595h
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate	180 Mhz to 266 Mhz
FSB speeds	60 MT/s to 100 MT/s
Physical specifications
Cores	1
Packages	CPGA (C6, W2, W2A, W3) PPGA (W2B)
Sockets	Socket 5 Socket 7 Super Socket 7
Cache
L1 cache	64 KiB (C6, W2, W2A and W2B) 128 KiB (W3)
L2 cache	Motherboard dependent
L3 cache	none
Architecture and classification
Technology node	0.35 μm to 0.25 μm
Microarchitecture	Single, 4-stage, pipeline in-order execution
Instruction set	x86-16, IA-32
Products, models, variants
Core names	C6 W2, C6+ W2A W2B W3
Brand name	WinChip
History
Successor	Cyrix III

WinChip is a discontinued series of low-power Socket 7-based x86 processors that was designed by Centaur Technology and marketed by its parent company IDT.