VIA Eden

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VIA Eden is a variant of VIA's C3/C7 x86 processors, designed to be used in embedded devices. They have smaller package sizes, lower power consumption, and somewhat lower computing performance than their C equivalents, due to reduced clock rates. They are often used in EPIA mini-ITX, nano-ITX, and Pico-ITX motherboards. In addition to x86 instruction decoding, the processors have a second undocumented Alternate Instruction Set.

The Eden is available in four main versions:

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NameCoreClock speedPackageFSB
Eden ESPSamuel 2 and Nehemiah cores300 MHz–1.0 GHzEBGA 35mm×35mm66/100/133 MHz
Eden-NNehemiah core533 MHz–1.0 GHzNanoBGA 15mm×15mm133 MHz
EdenEsther core400 MHz–1.2 GHzNanoBGA2 21mm×21mm400 MT/s FSB
Eden ULVEsther core500 MHz–1.5 GHzNanoBGA2 21mm×21mm400 MT/s FSB

The Eden ULV 500 MHz was the first variant to achieve a TDP of 1W .http://www.viatech.com/en/2007/08/via-announces-1-watt-processor-the-worlds-most-power-efficient-x86-cpu/ VIA Eden ULV 500MHz press release

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