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Other => Beginners & Help => Topic started by: ThePiachu on September 08, 2011, 08:35:27 PM



Title: Hashrate - mega or mebi?
Post by: ThePiachu on September 08, 2011, 08:35:27 PM
I have a quick question: is the hashrate speed given by miners expressed in a decimal prefix (1Mhash/s = 1000 000 Hashes/s), or a binary prefix (1Mhash/s = 1 048 576)?


Title: Re: Hashrate - mega or mebi?
Post by: nmat on September 08, 2011, 08:52:39 PM
I believe it is decimal, but I am not sure. Good question


Title: Re: Hashrate - mega or mebi?
Post by: bitlover on September 08, 2011, 09:48:14 PM
I have a quick question: is the hashrate speed given by miners expressed in a decimal prefix (1Mhash/s = 1000 000 Hashes/s), or a binary prefix (1Mhash/s = 1 048 576)?

Well, I would be it is 1,000,000 (since most other things use that to help the MHash numbers look "bigger" ) but I really don't know what is the case with bitcoin.