Bitmain launched (opens in new tab) its long-awaited Antminer E9 system in the present day. The agency claims that one Antminer E9 system has the crypto-computing energy to match 25 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 graphics playing cards. That’s fairly an achievement, which Bitmain measures in Ethereum mining efficiency phrases. In short, the Antminer E9 is able to 2,400 MH/s of ETH mining efficiency, white consuming as much as 1,920W, and its effectivity is at 0.8 J/M.
Because it first teased the Antminer E9, the specs seem to have modified considerably, with no actual rationalization from Bitmain. Final April, Bitmain teased that it was about to launch a specialised Ethereum miner able to 3,000 MH/s, utilizing 2,556W, with an effectivity of 0.85 J/M. On the time, it boasted that it may out-mine 32 GeForce RTX 3080 graphics playing cards. Right this moment, the completed delivery product is claimed to supply a mining efficiency equal to 25 GeForce RTX 3080. Nonetheless, it appears to be a bit of extra environment friendly. So Bitmain might need modified the Antminer E9 specs for pricing, effectivity, or one more reason – however the firm did not present any explanations.
Bitmain’s Twitter account says that the Antminer E9 needs to be accessible in the present day. We checked the location simply a few hours after the touted {hardware} gross sales began, however it wasn’t accessible. It could seem on the Bitmain retail website (opens in new tab) later; nonetheless, it is not displaying when the examine field exhibits sold-out merchandise.
The Antminer E9 has been by means of a chronic gestation interval since its teaser concerning the Ethereum focusing on system in April 2021. On the time, Bitmain stated it could launch “very quickly,” however the firm seemingly encountered issues releasing the ASIC miner. Bitmain did not share the pricing for the Antminer E9, both. Cryptocurrencies aren’t such a sexy funding as they had been within the pre-war, pre-double-digit inflation, pre-recession spring of 2021.
In addition to the crypto crash, which has paused mainly since mid-June, there’s one other important unfavourable to the prospect of investing in a specialised ETH miner in the present day. The oft-delayed ‘Merge’ the place ETH mining ends, as a result of transition to a Proof of Stake (PoS) mannequin, is firmly penciled in for August this yr. Sadly, there have been a number of setbacks, in order that it may endure one other delay once more.
