The dev kit has no purchase limit. Same is true for the dev platform workstation 32, 64, 80, 128 core (and a 96 faster cores option if you ask nicely).
For those keeping score the Ampere Altra 128 core 3GHz Supermicro telco edge server being used in 5G base stations benchmarks equal to 100 RPi4 and 22% more energy efficient.
Interesting, when I first saw these chips my thought was Epic performance for Epic prices, now it looks like 2x Ryzen performance for 2x the price. Which is a huge improvement, I could save on the other ancillary costs of putting together a computer so it could probably be quite cost effective overall. I think I’m just outside of the target market for these chips, my workloads are in bursts so power consumption isn’t a big deal for me. Given that it’s a big deal for others I would expect Ampere Altra to price their chips to a point to go after that market which makes total economic sense. It’s generally not good business to target cheapskates like myself. I do love the chips though.