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Mining tools

Practical tools to estimate mining economics, compare hardware, and research key assumptions. Use these calculators and references to make more informed decisions.

Published miners
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Tracked coins
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Mining tools
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Tools directory

Mining tool directory

Calculators, comparisons, and research tools for miners.

Calculators

  1. Profitability calculatorEstimate profits from hashrate, power costs, and assumptions.Open tool
  2. Electricity cost calculatorSet an electricity rate and see its effect on energy spend.Open tool
  3. Break-even calculatorInclude hardware cost and estimate days to break even.Open tool

Coin & hardware

  1. Coin compatibilityFind published hardware that matches a coin’s algorithm.Open tool
  2. ASIC comparisonCompare hashrate, power draw, and efficiency side by side.Open tool

Returns

  1. Mining return estimatorEstimate daily, monthly, and first-year mining returns.Open tool

Calculator 01

Profitability calculator

Estimate daily and monthly mining returns from your hardware, power costs, and network assumptions.

Inputs

Estimate result

Enter your expected yield and coin price, then calculate to see an estimate based on the published miner and your operating assumptions.

Planning estimate only

Tool 05

Build a hardware comparison

Choose two or three miners. Values are nominal published specifications.

Miners to compare

Two miners selected. Select up to three.

MinerAlgorithmHashratePowerEfficiencyObserved
Antminer S21SHA-256200 TH/s3,500 W17.5 W/TH/s Source
KS5LKHeavyHash12 TH/s3,400 W283.3 W/TH/s Source

Research tools

More mining tools

Work through operating costs, compatibility, and longer-term returns.

Calculator 02

Electricity cost calculator

Estimate energy use and electricity spend from a miner’s power draw and your rate.

Calculator 03

Break-even calculator

Estimate the days of positive operating net needed to cover a miner’s purchase cost.

If you select both a miner and coin, their algorithms must match.

Tool 04

Choose a compatible coin

Selecting a coin shows miners that use the same proof-of-work algorithm.

Coin directory: Mining Scanand Minerstat. Network hashrate reported by a pool may differ from chain-wide estimates.

Choose a coin to see compatible published hardware.

Estimator 06

Mining return estimator

Bring hardware cost, operating costs, and your own yield and price assumptions together.

If you select both a miner and coin, their algorithms must match.