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25 Aug 2026, 1:42 AM	Tom's Hardware	4.5	Hot Chips 2026: IBM's first dual-ISA core natively executes ARM and z/Architecture in the same core; all cores run at 5.7 GHz base frequency — next-gen mainframe AI processor is built on 2nm node with 11 cores IBM unveiled a next-gen mainframe AI processor at Hot Chips 2026 featuring the company's first dual-ISA core that natively executes both ARM and z/Architecture instructions in the same core. The chip is built on a 2nm node, packs 11 cores, and runs all cores at a 5.7 GHz base frequency. Why: Dual-ISA native execution in a single core is architecturally unusual and could signal new approaches to running ARM workloads alongside legacy mainframe software. For builders, the practical question is whether this opens up mainframe-class infrastructure for ARM-native AI or transactional workloads in ways that affect cloud pricing or deployment options—though for most readers this remains a hardware roadmap curiosity rather than something to act on now. hardware ibm mainframe arm ai-chips

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25 Aug 2026, 1:42 AM

Tom's Hardware

4.5

Hot Chips 2026: IBM's first dual-ISA core natively executes ARM and z/Architecture in the same core; all cores run at 5.7 GHz base frequency — next-gen mainframe AI processor is built on 2nm node with 11 cores

IBM unveiled a next-gen mainframe AI processor at Hot Chips 2026 featuring the company's first dual-ISA core that natively executes both ARM and z/Architecture instructions in the same core. The chip is built on a 2nm node, packs 11 cores, and runs all cores at a 5.7 GHz base frequency.

Why: Dual-ISA native execution in a single core is architecturally unusual and could signal new approaches to running ARM workloads alongside legacy mainframe software. For builders, the practical question is whether this opens up mainframe-class infrastructure for ARM-native AI or transactional workloads in ways that affect cloud pricing or deployment options—though for most readers this remains a hardware roadmap curiosity rather than something to act on now.