I just wanted to provide a quick summary of what I found today Monero Mining with All-AMD setups. The test system was an AMD Ryzen 7 1700 system (Gigabyte AX370 Gaming 5) with 32GB DDR4-2666 (2x 16GB) and an RX 480 and RX 470 installed.
Monero Mining Performance for Each Option
Net efficiency
Suggested Configuration
Final Thoughts
If you want to understand why adding additional GPUs to a low-cost motherboard is popular, look no further. If you are adding 600H/s for $150 or so the cost of the motherboard/ case/ RAM/ and PSU start to be distributed better.
For our money, get the RX 480 over the RX 470. Adding 16.6% more performance at around the same power consumption is worth it, especially if the price difference is minor.
Monero Mining Performance for Each Option
- CPU: Monero Mining Performance
- RX 480: Best AMD RX 480 rawintensity Monero Testing
- RX 470: Best AMD RX 470 rawintensity Monero Testing
- CPU: 483H/s
- RX 480: 624H/s
- RX 470: 535H/s
- Total: 1642H/s
- CPU Only, NVIDIA 610 PCIe x1 GPU installed: 133W
- CPU + RX 480: 225W (delta 92w however NVIDIA card uninstalled)
- CPY + RX 480 + RX 470: 348W (delta 123W)
Net efficiency
- 4.72H/s per Watt
Suggested Configuration
- AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- ASUS Prime B350-Plus
- Gigabyte RX 480 G1 Gaming 8GB ~$230
- ASUS RX 470 4GB STRIX
- 4GB DDR4 2133
- NZXT S340 Case
- EVGA 550w PSU ~$90
Final Thoughts
If you want to understand why adding additional GPUs to a low-cost motherboard is popular, look no further. If you are adding 600H/s for $150 or so the cost of the motherboard/ case/ RAM/ and PSU start to be distributed better.
For our money, get the RX 480 over the RX 470. Adding 16.6% more performance at around the same power consumption is worth it, especially if the price difference is minor.
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