Exclusive 1st Review: Bitmain Antminer S7, 4.8+ th/s Using Only 1250 Watts
Bitmain recently announced the Antminer S7 specs using their new BM1385 ASIC. This step is a big one, as the S7 is shipping to anyone around the world from small home miners to large data centers. Many other manufacturers are only using in-house or for the certain large mining operations that have announced new chips. Recently, we interviewed Jihan Wu co-founder of Bitmain. After the interview, Jihan sent a Bitmain Antminer S7 to review. The miner is an excellent step up from current offerings on the market. Let’s look at the specifications. Hash Rate: 4.86 TH/s. Power Consumption: 1210 W....
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