WinChip

WinChip
IDT WinChip Marketing sample
General information
Launched1997; 27 years ago (1997)
Discontinued1999; 25 years ago (1999)
Marketed byIDT
Designed byCentaur Technology
CPUID code0540h, 0541h, 0585h, 0587h, 058Ah, 0595h
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate180 Mhz to 266 Mhz
FSB speeds60 MT/s to 100 MT/s
Cache
L1 cache64 KiB (C6, W2, W2A and W2B)
128 KiB (W3)
L2 cacheMotherboard dependent
L3 cachenone
Architecture and classification
Technology node0.35 μm to 0.25 μm
MicroarchitectureSingle, 4-stage, pipeline in-order execution
Instruction setx86-16, IA-32
Physical specifications
Cores
  • 1
Packages
Sockets
Products, models, variants
Core names
  • C6
  • W2, C6+
  • W2A
  • W2B
  • W3
Brand name
  • WinChip
History
SuccessorCyrix III

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