IBM has unveiled its Power10 processor. This new chip for data centers will be manufactured by Samsung.
Power10 is a chip for data center systems and is manufactured using a 7 nanometer production process. According to IBM, the new processor is twenty times faster for AI tasks than its predecessor, Power9, released in 2017.
At the same time, it is also three times less energy consuming per socket. As a result, it can perform heavier workloads and therefore support up to three times as many users.
The fact that IBM is launching a production process at 7 nanometers is an important step. The lesser this process is, the more transistors the chip accepts and the less energy it consumes.
Currently, its competitor Intel, the market leader in PC and data center processors, has not yet succeeded in manufacturing 7-nanometer chips. He does not expect to be able to do so before 2022-2023. As IBM is now capable of doing, this gives it a big advantage in the data center chip market.
Power10 is a chip for data center systems and is manufactured using a 7 nanometer production process. According to IBM, the new processor is twenty times faster for AI tasks than its predecessor, Power9, released in 2017, while at the same time it is also three times less energy efficient per socket. As a result, it can perform heavier workloads and therefore support up to three times as many users. IBM’s launching a 7-nanometer production process is a milestone. The lesser this process, the more transistors the chip accepts and the less energy it consumes. Currently, its competitor Intel, the market leader in PC and data center processors, has not yet managed to manufacture 7-nanometer chips. He does not expect to be able to do so before 2022-2023. As IBM is now capable of doing, this gives it a big advantage in the data center chip market.
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