Every two to three years, IBM refreshes its mainframe lineup with a new model that brings improved performance and expanded capabilities. IBM works with its clients to push the mainframe in the right direction, and lately, that direction has been toward artificial intelligence (AI).

The new processor enables the system to perform more than 450 billion AI inferencing operations per day, achieving latency as low as one millisecond.

Screenshot of IBM z17 mainframe from an IBM product video. Image: IBM. IBM on Tuesday announced the newest version of its famous mainframe: the IBM z17. Powered by the latest IBM