IBM ships 5.2GHz chip, its fastest yet

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IBM’s newest chip for mainframes boasts one of the highest speed ratings to date and will go into Big Blue’s fastest mainframe computers.

IBM, no stranger to cutting-edge chip designs, will use the new 5.2GHz z196 processor in mainframes targeted at businesses managing huge workloads, such as large banks and retailers.

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