4770 Performance
This page provides performance information for customers of the IBM CEX8S / 4770 HSM.
IBM has introduced the IBM 4770, the latest version of its PCIe Cryptographic Coprocessor family, on IBM Z® mainframes (z16® only), as crypto feature Crypto Express8S (CEX8S).
The CEX8S delivers improved throughput capacity over CEX7S when deployed in heavy load environments while maintaining similar performance characteristics under lighter load conditions.
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