$99 super computer

[hardware geek]

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/09/99-raspberry-pi-sized-supercomputer-touted-in-kickstarter-project/
It sounds risc base. If os4 supported multi processors and this board would be a chance to get back in the game.

[amiman99]

If you think about it for a second, is not that fast. The Core i7-980 @4.5GHz get around 95 GFLOPs compared to Adapteva 16-core at 26 gigaflops. *(even PS3 can do 150GFLOPS, and it has PPC CPU)

I know the price is cheaper but not a breakthrough.

[mongo]

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/09/99-raspberry-pi-sized-supercomputer-touted-in-kickstarter-project/
It sounds risc base. If os4 supported multi processors and this board would be a chance to get back in the game.

What game?

[mongo]

If you think about it for a second, is not that fast. The Core i7-980 @4.5GHz get around 95 GFLOPs compared to Adapteva 16-core at 26 gigaflops. *(even PS3 can do 150GFLOPS, and it has PPC CPU)

I know the price is cheaper but not a breakthrough.

My 4 year old $50 video card does about 500 GFLOPS.

The chip from Adapteva seems to be designed for low power consumption. The performance of the chip may not seem so impressive, but the performance per watt is very good.

[persia]

What game?

Doom.

[Iggy]

Doom.

:lol: Cuurrse!

[Einstein]

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/09/99-raspberry-pi-sized-supercomputer-touted-in-kickstarter-project/
It sounds risc base. If os4 supported multi processors and this board would be a chance to get back in the game.

That would be a single player game

[Iggy]

That would be a single player game

Well if you can't play well with others, you've got to play with yourself.:whack:

[psxphill]

My 4 year old $50 video card does about 500 GFLOPS.

Translating high gflops gpu's into something useful for general purpose computing isn't always easy or indeed possible.

[Iggy]

Actually, the offer of a dual core A9 based board for $99 is pretty cool (depending on speed).
So the Epiphany processor is kind of secondary.
 
Edit - Then again I just found this:
 
http://www.hardkernel.com/renewal_2011/products/prdt_info.php?g_code=G133999328931
 
!.4GHz Quad Core Cortex A9 board for $129 shipped worldwide.

[commodorejohn]

Translating high gflops gpu's into something useful for general purpose computing isn't always easy or indeed possible.

Lies, damn lies, and benchmarks...