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Randomx asic Miner ?????

https://www.newegg.com/p/3GG-000A-003A1

Bitmain Antminer X5 Asic XMR Miner RandomX Mining Algorithm Air-cooling Blockchain Equipment Crypto Hardware Sept. Batch


randomx was asic protected?


cpu mininng end
gpu mining end

It's a CPU miner, check the Bitmain web site. There's no mention of ASICs, just RISCV CPUs.

https://whattomine.com/asics/235-bitmain-antminer-x5

Again it is CPU based not Asic.  And at $10k it will pay for itself…..pretty much NEVER.

This ASIC has already been disassembled by specialists and you can see what’s inside it.
Bitmain Antminer X5 TEARDOWN - Here is what's inside
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkWGbkJjXa8&ab_channel=RabidMining

There were rumors that if this is a processor ASIC, then it will be adapted for various algorithms, but so far I have not seen such information. Buying such an ASIC for Monero is now unprofitable.

This is a contradiction in terms. An ASIC is an Application Specific Integrated Circuit that supports only one application.
A processor is a programmable device that can support different applications via software.

The X5 is a CPU based mining appliance. It is NOT an ASIC. That's an important distinction because the X5 does not have any advantage
over existing CPUs because it's just a box of CPUs. An actual ASIC miner would, because of specialization, be more efficient at its
choosen application than software driven processors.

RandomX is ASIC resistant because the algorithm is effectively a processor emulator. Designing a RandomX ASIC means designing a
whole new processor that implements RandomX in hardware. It's not impossible but would be extremely expensive.

Technically speaking, you are right. But in simple terms, this no longer matters. I remember the first devices for mining Ethereum, which were made from 8 Chinese video cards installed on a Chinese motherboard, but they were also called ASICs.
The manufacturer calls this device a miner, but if this device makes noise like an ASIC, is similar to an ASIC, and works like an ASIC, then according to the duck test rule it is an ASIC :)

But ASICs don't make any noise, the fans do. And about the duck test, tell that to the ducks that get fooled by a decoy and get shot. ;D

ASIC is the technology that makes a miner, or any other application, very fast. Associating ASIC with mining appliance is misleading
when no ASICs are involved. The effect of this misinformation is evident by the existence of this thread.

Mobile mining is a similar form of misinformation because it has nothing to do with POW but is done to suck in naive newbies into thinking it is.

I would hope that, as a legendary member, you would avoid propagating such misinfo.

its name is x5 asic miner ok there is processor inside

although currently energy efficiency is not good for the price

for example ryzen9 7900 15 kh. and it works between 60 watts and 70 watts

212/15 = 14.13 ryzen 9 7900 equivalent

14.13*70 = 989.10 watts

But to run 14 Ryzen9 7900s, you need 14 motherboards, RAM and how much power you need. If we divide it in half, we need at least 7 powersubline

But this device is a complete device and I think it can be developed further in ASIC and further.

randomx algo has a good hasrate for solo. Although it is not energy efficient


By the way, I don't like ASICs. Asics centralize cryptocurrencies and prevent them from spreading to the general public. So I'm an anti-asic supporter

No it's not.

https://m.bitmain.com/product/detail?pid=00020230828105038795jYr5J0WO0689

It seems you're missing the point. It's the answer to your question. The X5 is not a threat to RandomX precisely because the X5 does not use ASICs.

If you are a true anti ASIC supporter then just like you like RandomX you should also support and love the Ghostrider algorithm which is the same if not even better,it changes every some minutes to different speeds,rotations and way of hashing which makes it almost impossible if not totally impossible for ASIC-s to take over.This algorithm though is not as well known as RandomX is yet with that much number of processors you are pointing here you can make a huge number of such coins (RTM-Raptoreum) which uses the Ghostrider algorithm.

The more of such coins who are anti ASIC the better for the mining community,I mean small miners community as this is true decentralization.

Baikal BK-G28 ASIC or miner?
Although in the official documentation it is called a miner, many stores and services call this device an ASIC.
https://m.facebook.com/baikalminer.offical/photos/a.495926507406411/846921222306936/?type=3
I said that in technical terms you are completely right, but in colloquial language people usually call devices similar to ASICs exactly ASICs, and this is not done for the purpose of misinformation.

I know ghostrider, but unfortunately in that algorithm, fill and empty projects are very resistant. There is also the yespower algorithm, which is resistant to Asics, but in these two algorithms, project creators appear and disappear at once, there is no continuity, and there is kawpow for gpu, but there is no project that can be eliminated in it.

The last one to go was Kaspa, who then moved on to Asics.

That's the problem I've been highlighting. ASIC has a specific technical meaning. ASICs are used for many things not related to crypto.
Putting a bunch of CPUs in a box that looks like a Bitcoin ASIC miner doesn't make it an ASIC miner and doesn't make it any faster that the CPUs
is a PC.

Calling it an ASIC is a lie to sell it.

Your rigid position only harms you. This is specialized and expensive equipment that is bought by specialists and not housewives. In Russian, the word miner usually refers to software, such as lol miner, and none of the participants will swear too much if a user writes ASIC Antminer X5 in a miner chat.
And to avoid this confusion, sellers in the Russian community write mining equipment. And then in the list with prices there are ASICs and miners.