3 ms·
I don't think the RPi could be much more than a status monitor for connected ASICs. The Pi's CPU is capable of around 0.2MHashes/sec at 3.75W[0] whereas even a
by dan1234 13y ago
I don't think the RPi could be much more than a status monitor for connected ASICs.
The Pi's CPU is capable of around 0.2MHashes/sec at 3.75W[0] whereas even a weedy USB ASIC such as the BitForce SC 5Gh/s is capable of 5,000MHashes/sec at 30W[1]
[0]https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison#ARM https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison#ARM
[1]https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison#ASIC https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison#ASIC
- goostavos 13y agoAh, well, there ya go. Shows I haven't put much thought into it. I'll have to find another reason to justify building a Pi cluster! ;)