Zcash CPU Mining Results

[Patrick]

This is a fun little project I have been running. Just wanted to record some numbers using the nheqminer stratum pool:

4x Intel Xeon E7-8890 V4 (using -t 190) - 1.2kW - 228 Sols/s
2x Intel Xeon E5-2698 V4 - still testing - 97 Sols/s
2x Intel Xeon E5-2690 V3 - 423W - 87 Sols/s
2x Intel Xeon E5-2620 V4 -318W - 64 Sols/s
1x Intel Xeon D-1541 - 92W - 28 Sols/s
1x Intel Xeon D-1537 - 74W - 26 Sols/s

 

[cafcwest]

If the power is free, would configuring a few nodes of Westmere era equipment be a worthwhile effort?

 

[Patrick]

@cafcwest probably less so now. The ZEC value has fallen. Then again, if you just wanted to earn a few bucks a month it may be.

 

[fractal]

1x Intel Xeon E5-2650 (CPU-XEONCAT-AVX) - 181W - 21 Sols/s

(nicecash says i'll earn $6.50/mo. edison says they will charge me $65.00 for the electricity )

Built on ubuntu using

sudo apt-get install cmake build-essential libboost-all-dev git
git clone -b Linux https://github.com/nicehash/nheqminer.git
cd nheqminer/cpu_xenoncat/Linux/asm/
sh assemble.sh
cd ../../../Linux_cmake/nheqminer_cpu
cmake .
make -j $(nproc)

and run with

screen /home/boinc/nheqminer/nheqminer/Linux_cmake/nheqminer_cpu/nheqminer_cpu -l equihash.usa.nicehash.com:3357 -u 1MhjCeY8K9huGcY6vuagZeUdBwVQDusbPU -t 16

What miner did you use and how did you compile it? It would be nice to do apples to apples comparison.

I'll add a few LGA1366 machines to the table if we can agree on the parameters for the test.

EDIT: Tried on HP Z400

1x Intel Xeon W3690 (CPU-TRUMP-SSE2) - 240W - 15 Sols/s

Lack of AVX kinda hurt.

 

[Patrick]

That is exactly what I did.

Falling ZEC pricing hurts. Data center power is cheaper.