{"id":4318,"date":"2022-09-23T15:14:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T15:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/?p=4318"},"modified":"2023-03-26T20:21:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T20:21:34","slug":"the-most-profitable-coins-to-mine-on-different-equihash-asics-detailed-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/the-most-profitable-coins-to-mine-on-different-equihash-asics-detailed-comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Profitable Coins to Mine on Different Equihash ASICs: Detailed Comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the beginning of September, Bitmain’s Antminer E9 learned to mine Ethereum Classic<\/a> (ETC), which became quite popular due to Ethereum’s switch to PoS. Bitmain managed to do that by upgrading the firmware, which was possible thanks to Ethash’s similarity to Etchash. As a rule, ASIC miners can’t change their operating algorithm. For example, ASICs built for Equihash can mine only Equihash \u2013 primarily we talk about Zcash ZEC and Horizen ZEN. In this article, we are going to cover the current situation with Equihash devices.<\/p>\n

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We will analyze six major Equihash mining devices. They are Bitmain’s Antminer Z9, Z11, and Z15, as well as Innosilicon’s A9 ZMaster, A9+ ZMaster, and A9++ ZMaster. Let’s take a look at their specs, power consumption, and current profitability.<\/p>\n

Antminer Z9 Specs<\/h2>\n

Antminer Z9 is a beginner-level ASIC device by Bitmain released in September 2018. Here are Antminer Z9’s main specs.<\/p>\n