Introduction; Cpu Support; Via C7 Specifications - Pixelink PPC15-CX Instruction Manual

2.1 Introduction

The PPC series flat screen PC contains the PPCMB-CX700 motherboard. The
motherboard is the heart of any computer and is responsible for transmitting, receiving
and processing data as well as driving the different onboard devices. This chapter gives a
brief introduction to the PPCMB-CX700 motherboard.

2.2 CPU Support

The PPCMB-CX700 motherboard comes with a preinstalled VIA C7
2.2.1 VIA C7
The specifications for the VIA C7
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Specifications
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and VIA Eden
CPU clock speeds up to 2.0GHz
Full x86 Operating System and software application compatibility
VIA V4 Bus up to 800MHz FSB
16 pipeline stages
Efficiency enhanced 128KB full-speed exclusive L2 cache with 32-way
associativity
Sophisticated branch prediction mechanism
MMX, SSE, SSE2 & SSE3 instruction sets
Full-speed FPU
IO/APIC support
90nm SOI (Silicon-on-Insulator) process technology
x86 processor die (30mm2)
Compact VIA nanoBGA2 package (21mm x 21mm)
AES Encryption
Secure Hash SHA-1 and SHA-256
Two Quantum-based Random Number Generators
NX Execute Protection
PPCxx-CX Series Flat Panel PC
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or VIA Eden
TM
processor are listed below
TM
CPU.