In the world of cryptocurrency mining, Hash Rate is the primary measure of a hardware device's processing power. It represents how many cryptographic calculations (hashes) a machine can perform per second. Whether you are using an ASIC miner, a GPU, or a CPU, your hash rate determines your likelihood of successfully mining a block or receiving shares from a mining pool.
Common Hash Rate Units
MH/s (MegaHash): 1,000,000 hashes per second. Common in GPU mining.
GH/s (GigaHash): 1,000,000,000 hashes per second.
TH/s (TeraHash): 1,000,000,000,000 hashes per second. Standard unit for Bitcoin ASICs.
PH/s (PetaHash): 1,000,000,000,000,000 hashes per second. Used for industrial mining farms.
Mining Power Efficiency: The Secret Metric
While a high hash rate is desirable, it is meaningless without considering Power Efficiency. Efficiency is usually measured in Watts per TeraHash (W/TH) or Joules per TeraHash (J/TH). A machine that produces 100 TH/s but consumes 4000 Watts might be less profitable than a 90 TH/s machine that only uses 3000 Watts, especially in regions with high electricity costs.
Example Calculation
Suppose you are running an Antminer S19 Pro with the following specifications:
Hash Rate: 110 TH/s
Power Consumption: 3250 Watts
Electricity Cost: $0.10 per kWh
Network Reward: $0.07 per TH/s per day
In this scenario, your daily electricity cost would be $7.80 (3.25 kW * 24h * $0.10). Your gross revenue would be $7.70 (110 TH/s * $0.07). In this specific example, you would actually be operating at a loss of $0.10 per day, highlighting why calculating electricity costs is vital for hardware selection.
function calculateHashProfit() {
var hashRate = parseFloat(document.getElementById('hashRate').value);
var hashUnit = document.getElementById('hashUnit').value;
var powerWatts = parseFloat(document.getElementById('powerWatts').value);
var elecCost = parseFloat(document.getElementById('elecCost').value);
var dailyRewardPerTh = parseFloat(document.getElementById('dailyRewardPerTh').value);
var poolFee = parseFloat(document.getElementById('poolFee').value);
if (isNaN(hashRate) || isNaN(powerWatts) || isNaN(elecCost) || isNaN(dailyRewardPerTh)) {
alert("Please enter valid numerical values.");
return;
}
// Convert all inputs to TeraHash (TH/s) for standardized math
var hashInTh = 0;
if (hashUnit === "MH") hashInTh = hashRate / 1000000;
else if (hashUnit === "GH") hashInTh = hashRate / 1000;
else if (hashUnit === "TH") hashInTh = hashRate;
else if (hashUnit === "PH") hashInTh = hashRate * 1000;
// 1. Power Consumption Calculations
var dailyKwh = (powerWatts * 24) / 1000;
var dailyElecCost = dailyKwh * elecCost;
// 2. Revenue Calculations
var grossDailyRev = hashInTh * dailyRewardPerTh;
var poolFeeAmount = grossDailyRev * (poolFee / 100);
var netDailyRev = grossDailyRev – poolFeeAmount;
// 3. Profitability
var dailyNetProfit = netDailyRev – dailyElecCost;
var monthlyNetProfit = dailyNetProfit * 30.44; // Average days in month
// 4. Efficiency
var efficiencyRatio = powerWatts / hashInTh; // Watts per TH
// Display Results
document.getElementById('results-area').style.display = 'block';
document.getElementById('resElecCost').innerText = "$" + dailyElecCost.toFixed(2);
document.getElementById('resGrossRev').innerText = "$" + netDailyRev.toFixed(2);
var dailyProfitEl = document.getElementById('resDailyProfit');
dailyProfitEl.innerText = "$" + dailyNetProfit.toFixed(2);
dailyProfitEl.style.color = dailyNetProfit >= 0 ? "#27ae60" : "#c0392b";
var monthlyProfitEl = document.getElementById('resMonthlyProfit');
monthlyProfitEl.innerText = "$" + monthlyNetProfit.toFixed(2);
monthlyProfitEl.style.color = monthlyNetProfit >= 0 ? "#27ae60" : "#c0392b";
document.getElementById('resEfficiency').innerText = efficiencyRatio.toFixed(2) + " Watts per TH/s";
// Smooth scroll to results
document.getElementById('results-area').scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'nearest' });
}