We didn't really do any benchmarks that would permit me to actually say it has the performance equivalent of anything, but I was probably not alive when the las

We didn't really do any benchmarks that would permit me to actually say it has the performance equivalent of anything, but I was probably not alive when the last "equivalent" system was made. This was purely an educational endeavor. There was much talk about the FPS because the class had to separate groups with the same assignment, one was to focus on energy efficiency, and the other (us) on performance. And yes, the AVR proved woefully inadequate as you point out, but we were required to use it so not much we could do there. The project was loads of fun (and work!) anyways, and it was great to be able to put theory into practice for once :) If anyone have any questions regarding the project I'd be happy to answer them by the way.