AMD's Geode GX processor (their low-power embedded market CPU) is based on the Cyrix 5x86 (486 on steriods / Pentium 1 class cpu, just about?) - is compared to the VIA C5P/Nehemiah (which USED to be based on the Cyrix 686/C3 chip, but they decided to go to WinChip/Centaur instead at some point) over at Sudhian

It makes for some interesting reading. (It also makes the 1ghz VIA C3/Nehemiah appear FAST, as the Geode is about half the speed - and if you put this into perspective - the 1ghz Nehemiah is about the same as a P3-500mhz chip - so the Geode must be somewhere around a P2-250mhz)

In other VIA related news - a company have released a $220 US Dollar VIA 1ghz PC with monitor, hard drive, etc! Link, Link.