The Vortex86 series is the little-known x86 survivor...the only real non-Intel or AMD x86 chip with roots back in the Socket 7 days.<p>Centaur, with their Winchip design, and Cyrix both got bought by VIA. VIA did have a good run, but their custom CPU designs kind of fizzled out before they re-sold Centaur to Intel.<p>As far as I am aware, Vortex86 CPUs are still in production, unlike VIA's.
TheRasteri on had a set of Youtube videos where we created a DOS/Windows 98 gaming PC using the Vortex86DX and when through a set of benchmarks and comparisons. The retro enthusiast community started about the WeeCee that he created.<p><a href="https://youtu.be/6cXdWMOl8QE?t=45" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/6cXdWMOl8QE?t=45</a><p>Edit to change the YouTube video start time to where the TheRasteri gets into the details of the Vortex86 history and benchmarking.
Considering Vortex86 is still currently produced, are x86 compatible and free from IME and PSP, could they qualify as modern processors for fsf's ryf certification?