SAM 460 poor performance, high price

[dammy]

In number crunching SAM 460 is barely as fast as the Pegasos2 G4@1GHz if you don't account for the altivec. If altivec is taken into account then G4@1GHz runs circles around the system. Granted, Sam460 has a faster memory interface, but the number crunching figures are quite disappointing.

Why is it that it's so hard to find SPECint and SPECfp figures for AMCC460? AMCC appears to only quote some DMIPS values which frankly are quite useless.

I would have expected a new HW to actually surpass the 6-7 year old one, especially considering the extremely high price of the system. Sam 440 systems were already pricey but this 460 takes it to a new level (900 eur).

Just because something is "new" doesn't make it better anymore.

I guess it depends on what the SPECint/SPECfp figures are like from the A1X1K.  I think that will be the defining moment for the SAM460.  If it's close and the if retail A1X1K package is around 2K-2.2K EUROs, the SAM460 might be the big sales winner.

OTOH, 900 EUROs is mid level Alienware laptop range: http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-m15x/pd?refid=alienware-m15x&~ck=mn

[dammy]

People complaining about high prices on the amiga-market is just pathetic. It's just a hobby market so there's not much to do about it. Buy whats available if you're intrested in Amiga, if you're not intrested  in Amiga go buy some cheap windows box

Wow, what a elitist attitude.  That's a 180 from Jack Tramel's, ""We need to build computers for the masses, not the classes."

[dammy]

Breaking news - hardware for AmigaOS is expensive! :O

But dirt cheap for AROS, go figure.

[dammy]

All in all - for the people who want to have Amiga now and in the future - better buy Amiga.

Well, the new Amigas are not available yet, but some time this year they will be.

[dammy]

This thread has become yet another demonstration of this illustrative guide...

Guess by the end of the year, that chart will see v2.0 revision?  New players are coming in, they need to be included.