The miner provides a hashrate of 2400 MH/s, which is equivalent to 25 RTX 3080 graphics cards

Bitmain starts selling new ETH ASIC miner

06.07.2022 - 11:15

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What’s new? Bitmain, a manufacturer of crypto mining equipment, has announced the start of sales of its Antminer E9 ASIC miner. The new model was announced more than a year ago when Ethereum mining revenues set a record of $2,4 billion per month. In this, the cryptocurrency’s developers report that the network’s transition from the Proof of Work (PoW) consensus algorithm to Proof of Stake (PoS) may take place as early as August 2022. However, after the upgrade, the Antminer E9 can be used to mine other cryptocurrencies based on the Ethash algorithm.

Antminer E9 specifications. The miner provides a hashrate of 2400 MH/s, which is equivalent to 25 RTX 3080 graphics cards. The power consumption of the device is 1920 W with a power efficiency of 0,8 J/M.

Earlier Bitmain announced the release of the Antminer S19 XP Hyd. The device will go on sale in the first quarter of 2023. Its price will be around $20 000. The Antminer S19 XP Hyd will provide a hashrate of 255 TH/s. The power consumption of the device will be 5304 W with a power efficiency of 20,8 J/TH.

On June 13, Bitmain announced the launch of its new miner, Antminer T19 Hydro. The device has a hashrate of 145 TH/s, power consumption of 5,438 W, and power efficiency of 37,5 J/Th. The miner is equipped with liquid cooling.

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