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The quote totes an advantage whilst waiting for input. I take that to mean having really good idle performance. Miner ASICs don't make money when idle.
by rocqua 9y ago
The quote totes an advantage whilst waiting for input. I take that to mean having really good idle performance.
Miner ASICs don't make money when idle.
- ithkuil 9y agoI don't know the details of the circuitry needed for bitcoin hashing, but it can contain steps that are not executed continuously and hence being idle until they have some work to do (i.e. they have some inputs). Reducing the power consumption of a miner directly translates into making more money.
- a_imho 9y agoI mean could doing away with the clock improve signal propagation time while reducing consumption while hashing in theory? Maybe even reduce chip size?