IBM Power10
IBM's 2021 Power generation, withdrawn from new-unit marketing 31 July 2026. Currently scores highest on the Power Value Index's value measure: strong performance, real modeled runway, and a secondary market that just started forming.
Power10 launched in 2021 and was IBM's flagship generation until Power11's 2025 arrival. IBM withdrew most Power10 models from new-unit marketing on 31 July 2026 -- a recent event that is actively reshaping this generation's Power Value Index score as its secondary market begins to form.
Power10 at a glance
Power Value Index subscores
Power10 PVI component breakdown
| Component | Weight | Score (0-100) | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | 25% | 88 | S1014 rated up to 205,300 CPW at 8-core; strong generational gain over Power9. |
| Capacity | 15% | 85 | Broad scale-out ceiling, just below Power11. |
| Remaining Useful Life | 20% | 55 | No announced end-of-service date; modeled runway of several years from the historical GA-to-EOS pattern. |
| Software Economics | 15% | 80 | Strong per-core CPW reduces cores needed to clear a given IBM i tier. |
| Market Price | 15% | 70 | Pricing is actively softening as new-unit inventory closes out and secondary-market supply grows. |
| Value Retention | 10% | 75 | Historically the newest-available-used generation commands the strongest resale floor -- Power10 holds that position now. |
Power10 is the current Power Value Index standout on value specifically, even though Power11 scores higher overall. See Why Power10 Is the Value Pick the Month It Stopped Being New for the full analysis.
Sources
- Stacking Up Power10 And Power11 Systems Price/Performance — IT Jungle
- IBM Power S1012 Technical Overview — IBM Redbooks
Related Generations
IBM Power9
IBM's 2018 Power generation. Standard IBM service for scale-out models ended 31 January 2026. Currently the strongest cost-per-CPW zone on the secondary market, for a defined, short remaining runway.
IBM Power11
IBM's current 2025 Power generation. Highest overall Power Value Index score, leading on performance, capacity, and remaining useful life, but the only generation carrying zero acquisition discount.
IBM Power8
IBM's 2014 Power generation. Standard IBM service ended across the full line by October 2024. Cheapest to acquire, but scores lowest overall on the Power Value Index because remaining useful life and value retention are near zero.
Related Reading
Why Power10 Is the Value Pick the Month It Stopped Being New
IBM withdrew Power10 from new-unit marketing on 31 July 2026. That single event, not a price cut, is why Power10 currently scores highest on the Power Value Index's value measure.
Reading IBM's Power8-Power11 End-of-Service Pattern for Budgeting
IBM has not announced end-of-service dates for Power10 or Power11. Here is how to budget anyway, using the historical GA-to-EOS pattern from the last two generations.