Mining on a CPU: the best CPU models and how to choose

Mining on a processor
Probably every person studying the topic of mining has wondered how profitable it is to mine cryptocurrencies using a processor. After all, the most popular coins are now obtained using video cards or special devices.

Mining on a processor is available to almost every owner of a personal computer. However, due to the ever-increasing complexity of the network of popular cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and so on, their mining on the processor has become unprofitable.

But this does not mean that it is absolutely impossible to make money from this type of mining. In this article we will talk about current processors for cryptocurrency mining, profitability and talk about the profitability of this type of receiving tokens.

• What is CPU mining?
• Mining on server processors
• How to mine on a CPU
• Mining on Xeon processor
• How to choose a processor for mining
• Calculators for mining on the NiceHash processor
• My Crypto Buddy
• CryptoCompare

What is CPU mining?

Features of mining on a processor
Mining on a processor

is the process of mining cryptocurrency by finding a hash using the computing power of the central processing unit (CPU) and assigning it to a block within the cryptocurrency blockchain.

Mining was first launched on a central processor by the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto.

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It was with the help of the central processor that Satoshi mined his 1 million BTC.

At the dawn of the era of cryptocurrencies, when a Bitcoin cost a few cents, mining even on a very average central processor was very effective, the only thing was that the price of a Bitcoin of a few cents then compensated for this phenomenon.

Mining on a processor is theoretically possible with cryptocurrencies that support the following algorithms:

• SHA-256;
• X11;
• Ethash;
• Scrypt;
• Equihash.

In theory, because in practice later, with the development of the cryptocurrency industry, the baton of mining was first taken over by video cards, and then by ASIC miners (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) - specialized high-performance devices. The computing power they provided left both central processors and video cards out of the game (with the exception of mining those cryptocurrencies that run on the Ethash or Zhash algorithms).

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At the moment, mining on a processor is unprofitable due to the high complexity of the network and the use of ASICs.

Mining on server processors

Performance of a server processor for mining
A server processor is a more productive and stable modification of a conventional central processor, designed to work in data centers and with a heavy network load.

How is a server processor different from a regular processor? In fact, a server processor has several differences from a regular desktop processor:

It is designed for continuous operation 24/7 and under maximum load. To do this, all server processor instances undergo comprehensive testing under extremely stressful conditions for stability and compliance with the requirements for this type of equipment. Their planned service life is 5 years, under constant load, while the planned service life for a desktop processor is only 3 years and at a lower load.

The number of cores in server processors is greater than in desktop processors. Thus, standard desktop processors have up to 8 cores installed, while in server processors the average number of cores is 12.

Support for large arrays of RAM, so even outdated models of server processors supported up to 144 GB.

Mining on server processors

Another difference between server modification and desktop modification is a different operating principle. The server processor is designed to work with a powerful flow of network data, in fact, in a relative single-tasking mode, while the desktop version works in multi-threading mode with many small tasks.

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Also, server processors for mining are characterized by support for ECC, noise-resistant memory both in the internal cache of the processor at all levels and in RAM.

Mining on server processors is also somewhat more efficient compared to cryptocurrency mining on a regular processor, including due to the larger amount of second-level cache memory in the server modification. But this only works with appropriate support for AES instructions in the server processor model.

The server processor is good for cryptocurrency mining due to its greater reliability and performance, but only in comparison with a regular desktop processor, but video cards and ASICs still outperform it in terms of performance.

In addition, you should understand that a server processor consumes more electricity and costs much more than a desktop processor.

On the server processor you can mine all cryptocurrencies that support the CryptoNote and CryptoNight

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