Bitmain's Released Antminer S9, World's First 16nm Miner Ready to Order

[Swimmer63]

I've just got to put this out there before writing anything more about the S9 I picked up today.
I dunno much about sharing audio clips but this deserves a listen:

https://clyp.it/juwxpa1h
(Recorded with an iPhone from about 30cm directly above the power inputs)

That's a Batch 1 S9 as it ramps through unknown RPM levels partway through its first startup. 0:03 to 0:06 --- =|

Holy crap.  I work near Luke Air Force Base.  That's sounds like an F-16 on takeoff.
EDIT - that's why I have someone else host my miners.

[kodokbuduk]

I've just got to put this out there before writing anything more about the S9 I picked up today.
I dunno much about sharing audio clips but this deserves a listen:

https://clyp.it/juwxpa1h
(Recorded with an iPhone from about 30cm directly above the power inputs)

That's a Batch 1 S9 as it ramps through unknown RPM levels partway through its first startup. 0:03 to 0:06 --- =|

that whistle sound, it is same to my S7's aswell...

[E]

I've just got to put this out there before writing anything more about the S9 I picked up today.
I dunno much about sharing audio clips but this deserves a listen:

https://clyp.it/juwxpa1h
(Recorded with an iPhone from about 30cm directly above the power inputs)

That's a Batch 1 S9 as it ramps through unknown RPM levels partway through its first startup. 0:03 to 0:06 --- =|

that whistle sound, it is same to my S7's aswell...

Now I understand what some S7 owners were talking about - none of mine exhibited this behavior. Yikes.

[E]

Small bug if you change DHCP hostname through web interface without rebooting:

Code:

root@S9a:~# ps
PID   USER     TIME   COMMAND
  172 root       0:00 udhcpc -b -t 10 -A 10 -x hostname antMiner -i eth0
10046 root       0:00 udhcpc -b -t 10 -A 10 -x hostname S9a -i eth0

[E]

screen -r works, and turning on wide display with we get:

Code:

bmminer version 1.0.0 - Started: [2016-06-15 04:24:02]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (5s):14.12T (1m):1.026T (5m):214.0G (15m):71.83G (avg):13.86Th/s
 A:672550  R:7294  HW:0  WU:179010.7/m | ST: 2  SS: 0  NB: 1  LW: 7806  GF: 0  RF: 0
 Connected to stratum.kano.is diff 11.6K with stratum as user 2718281828.S9a
 Block: 3fe219b0...  Diff:196G  Started: [04:24:02]  Best share: 475K
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 [P]ool management [S]ettings [D]isplay options [Q]uit
 0: BC5 0       :                         | 15.79T / 13.80Th/s WU:0.0/m A:672550 R:7294 HW:0
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 [2016-06-15 04:26:27] Accepted 01b192ab Diff 38.7K/11588 BC5 0 pool 0
 [2016-06-15 04:26:28] Accepted 3e92e084 Diff 268K/11588 BC5 0 pool 0

bmminer commandline is:

Code:

/usr/bin/bmminer --version-file /usr/bin/compile_time --api-listen --default-config /config/bmminer.conf

and

Code:

root@S9a:~# cat /usr/bin/compile_time
Tue Jun 7 17:46:39 CST 2016
Antminer S9

root@S9a:~# cat /config/bmminer.conf
{
"pools" : [
{
"url" : "stratum.kano.is:3333",
"user" : "2718281828.S9a",
"pass" : "x"
}
]
,
"api-listen" : true,
"api-network" : true,
"api-groups" : "A:stats:pools:devs:summary:version",
"api-allow" : "A:0/0,W:*",
"bitmain-use-vil" : true,
"bitmain-freq" : "650",
"bitmain-voltage" : "0706",
"multi-version" : "1"
}

[E]

And, uh... cli root password changes aren't persistent across reboot???

[jtoomim]

Toomim Bros received five Batch 1 S9s today. Three of them are hashing away happily at 650 MHz with no issues. They report 13.69, 13.85, and 13.82 TH/s.

The other two ("m6" and "m8") gave low hashrates when run at 650 MHz, around 8 TH/s each. Dropping the frequency to 625 MHz increased the hashrate to 11.5 TH/s for m6 and 11.7 TH/s for m8. Optimal hashrate seems to be at 600 MHz and 12.6 TH/s for m6 and 575 MHz and 12.44 TH/s for m8. Looking at the individual hashboards, it appears that m6 has one weak hashboard (#1) and m8 has two weak hashboards (#1 and #3; note that there is no #2, so the third hashboard is #4).

Power consumption at the wall is 1.37 kW (0.099 J/GH) for the S9 with 13.82 TH/s and a total of 5.06 kW (0.096 J/GH) for the other four totaling 52.58 TH/s. Power supplies used are a mixture of the 90% and 93% efficiency DPS1200FB types, with two hashboards per PSU on all but the 13.82 TH/s unit, which runs exclusively on one PSU without issues. The 1.37 kW is on a single 90% efficiency PSU, whereas the 5.06 kW is half 93% models, which should account for about 0.015 J/GH of the 0.03 J/GH gap in measured efficiency.

I will edit this post soon to add screenshots.

[notlist3d]

Did not get a full 24 hours on F2 as I wanted but close enough to show.   S9 worked great on yet another pool with it and had good hashing rate.   It is a very large photo for the site graph so not picturing in thread instead a link - http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m25/notlist3d/S9/f2_zpsqkffyf1z.jpg

So again all things looking good for the testing I have done so far.

[QuintLeo]

from everything I have read so far (Phil @ NFW), the winning combo will probably be S9LN, IF they make it.
Should be 6.75-8.6 Th at 700-850W-would be a best seller by far.
Something like B2, but with less premium should be OK as well.

 8.6ish at more like 900w - just take 2/3ds of the TH and watt spec of the S9, then add a few watts 'cause you still have the controller and fans eating the same power.



 Anyone remember what process the 4004 used?

[alh]

 8.6ish at more like 900w - just take 2/3ds of the TH and watt spec of the S9, then add a few watts 'cause you still have the controller and fans eating the same power.



 Anyone remember what process the 4004 used?

If the Wikipedia entry is correct, the 4004 was 10um (micro-meter). That seems consistent with the previous mention regarding the 8080 earlier in the thread (6 micro-meter).

[BITMAIN]

Got my 2 s9s today, but one is not working

Cannot find a manual on the website, was trying to do a factory reset so I can make sure it is defective.  Came on for 15 minutes, then went offline.  Temperature was fine, now just a flashing FAULT light.

Does anyone know how to do a reset on this model so I can try this before requesting a RMA?


Thanks in advance.

Hi Incanus,

Thanks for choosing Bitmain.

Please inform us details of your issue at support.bitmain.com and one of our customer support reps will be happy to resolve your issue ASAP.

We wish you a happy mining experience,

the Bitmain team

[Tupsu]

We wish you a happy mining experience,

the Bitmain team

Where is my compensation  from to late shipped Batch1 S7 miner ?
You have my BTC address

ANTMINER S7 BATCH 1 × 2
Date 2015-08-30
Wrong Shipping Date  from Bitmain site  2015-09-28 
Real Shipping Date from DHL  Shipment picked up Thursday, October 08, 2015
Order Total 3535.09 USD

ANTMINER S7 BATCH 1 × 2
Date 2015-08-30   
Wrong Shipping Date  from Bitmain site 2015-09-21
Real Shipping Date           Shipment picked up   Saturday, October 31, 2015
Order Total 15.967 BTC    1BTC=227,66USD

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1296004.msg13373903#msg13373903

[philipma1957]

We wish you a happy mining experience,

the Bitmain team

Where is my compensation  from to late shipped Batch1 S7 miner ?
You have my BTC address

ANTMINER S7 BATCH 1 × 2
Date 2015-08-30
Wrong Shipping Date  from Bitmain site  2015-09-28 
Real Shipping Date from DHL  Shipment picked up Thursday, October 08, 2015
Order Total 3535.09 USD

ANTMINER S7 BATCH 1 × 2
Date 2015-08-30   
Wrong Shipping Date  from Bitmain site 2015-09-21
Real Shipping Date           Shipment picked up   Saturday, October 31, 2015
Order Total 15.967 BTC    1BTC=227,66USD

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1296004.msg13373903#msg13373903

 Keep asking for it.  They finally gave my compensation on May first for my batch 1 s-7.  You deserve compensation.

[bitwhizz]

How much is the s9

[leowonderful]

How much is the s9

Around 2100USD, the problem is, the first batches are sold out and already shipped. You'll need to wait for the next batch, and by then, you'll only have a few days left until the halving. Price will probably go down and shift around until the price of bitcoin levels out. Still, I don't expect that the next batch will be too expensive, maybe 1900$ but not any higher.

[edonkey]

Looks like batch 3 is out now. It's got the same lowered specs as b2, but costs more at $2085.

The price is going in the wrong direction. Looks like it will be a while before I'll be buying.

[philipma1957]

Looks like batch 3 is out now. It's got the same lowered specs as b2, but costs more at $2085.

The price is going in the wrong direction. Looks like it will be a while before I'll be buying.

yeah they jumps price due to coin jump.

looks like batch 2 buyers may have purchased a bargain.

in the meantime  my 2 s-9's  batch ones just got another piece of a block.

today will be really hot in NJ  should be interesting how they fare.

[BITMAIN]

We are pleased to launch the Antminer S9 Limited Edition with a hashrate of 12.93 TH/s. It is ready to ship immediately upon order confirmation. Antminer S9 is the world's first bitcoin miner based on the 16nm process node ASIC chips.

Due to the high demand and limited quantity of this batch, we advise all interested to place their order at https://goo.gl/2o0Wuy while stock lasts.

Regards,

the Bitmain team

[ZedZedNova]

 8.6ish at more like 900w - just take 2/3ds of the TH and watt spec of the S9, then add a few watts 'cause you still have the controller and fans eating the same power.



 Anyone remember what process the 4004 used?

If the Wikipedia entry is correct, the 4004 was 10um (micro-meter). That seems consistent with the previous mention regarding the 8080 earlier in the thread (6 micro-meter).

By today's standards one would have used a hammer and chisel to make those.

to keep on topic: I wonder if the hash rate issues jtoomim is experiencing are heat related? It seems possible as the hash rates came up when the clock rate was decreased.

- zed

[sidehack]

Probably that, or core voltage as too low. Might have had some under-spec chips on those boards.