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servethehome
5 months ago

The IBM z17 Mainframe Brings AI with Telum II and Spyre

➀ IBM unveiled its new z17 mainframe, powered by the Telum II processor, which integrates advanced AI capabilities with built-in accelerators and PCIe-based Spyre cards.

➁ The Telum II processor features larger caches and a new on-die AI accelerator, while the Spyre cards offer high-performance AI acceleration.

➂ The system is designed for high-reliability transaction processing, with liquid cooling and DPU technology to enhance performance and efficiency.

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tomshardware
5 months ago

IBM boosts mainframes with 50% more AI performance: z17 features Telum II chip with AI accelerators

➀ IBM has introduced the z17 mainframe, featuring the Telum II chip with enhanced AI performance.

➁ The Telum II processor offers 70% higher general-purpose performance and 50% improved AI capabilities.

➂ IBM also unveiled the Spyre AI accelerator card for additional AI performance.

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hackaday
12 months ago

Mainframe Chip with 360MB of On-Chip Cache

➀ The IBM mainframe Telum chip features eight cores running at 5.5 GHz and 360 MB of on-chip cache; ➁ The chip utilizes ten 36 MB L2 caches, one for each core, and additional caches for I/O and AI acceleration; ➂ The cache architecture includes a virtual L3 cache and an uncommitted cache block for optimal performance.
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tomshardware
about 1 year ago

IBM 7090 Mainframe up for auction with a value up to $60,000 — over 23,000 pounds of transformative transistorized milestone in computing

➀ An IBM 7090 Mainframe computer system, a significant milestone in computing history, is up for auction at Christie's with a guide price of $40,000 - $60,000. ➁ The mainframe, part of the Paul G. Allen Collection, was acquired from a Weapons Research Establishment in South Australia and is currently in Seattle. ➂ The auction includes numerous functional equipment and peripherals, and the system is expected to be purchased by museums, educational institutions, or TV/Movie studios for historical or retro-science scenes.
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