Asic Innosilicon A11 Pro review: features and profitability – At the end of this year, the Ethereum 1.0 and Ethereum 2.0 chains will merge and the traditional PoW mining of the ETH cryptocurrency will be completed. At least, Vitalik Buterin, the head of the Ethereum blockchain project, says so. But despite this, the leading ASIC companies Bitmain and Innosilicon have developed two new super-powerful devices for industrial Ethereum mining, capable of completely displacing GPU farms from this mining algorithm.
We recently talked about ASIK from Bitmain E9, it’s time to present an overview of the model of the closest competitors Innosilicon A11 Pro ETH. For a long time, the Innosilicon company has produced devices on integrated circuits for working with the Ethash algorithm almost alone, and now it is not going to give up its positions so easily. The new ASIC innosilicon A11 Pro 8gb 2000mh has a fairly high mining productivity. The main thing is to put it up for sale at an adequate price. Let’s take a look at the characteristics of this mining machine.
Device specifications and comparisons
For clarity, we have shown in the table the characteristics of the Innosilicon A11 Pro ETH and the analog from Bitmain.
| Model | Innosilicon A11 | Innosilicon A10 Pro+ 7GB | Bitmain Antminer E9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hash rate GH / s | 2 | 0,75 | 3 |
| Energy efficiency J / M | 1,25 | 1,5 | 0,85 |
| Consumption W | 2500 | 1350 | 2256 |
| Weight, kg | 10,6 | 8,1 | 16,5 |
| Temperature ° C | 5/45 | 5/45 | 5/45 |
| Price $ | 16920 | 6420 | 18000 |
As you can see, the Innosilicon A11 Pro is inferior to the competitor. It has a lower hash rate and higher power consumption, and the price difference is not so significant to cover the gap in power and energy efficiency. And in comparison with the previous model, there has been no significant increase in energy efficiency. Yes, Innosilicon A11 Pro works faster than A10 Pro, but it consumes much more and costs much more. However, if Ether soars to $ 10-12,000 by winter, as some analysts predict, all costs will be more than compensated. That is, it is still better to purchase a new model, despite the higher costs.
Well, compared to the Bitmain Antminer E9, the A11 industrial mining machine is still seriously losing. Innosilicon management should probably consider lowering the price. However, at the time of this writing, the A11 is available for pre-order on the manufacturer’s official website https: //iņnosilicon.com/html/a10pro-miner/a11pro-miner.html for $ 16,920.
The buyer still has to wait until the fall, because the release date of the Innosilicon A11 Pro is still unknown. The manufacturer assures that the first batch of ASIKs of this model will be shipped in September. Well, now let’s figure out how to purchase this ASIC miner, preferably on the spot, or at least from a seller working in the Russian Federation.
Where to buy and how much does it cost
The device for mining Ether Innosilicon A11 Pro can be bought in Moscow only by pre-order. You fill out an application and pay money to one of the local distributors, and wait for the manufacturer to start shipping. Innosilicon has its own branch in Russia, the website address is https://innosilicon-russia.ru.
You can order ASIK A11 Pro in other online stores operating in the Russian Federation, for example, in IBMM, link to the catalog page https://ibmm.ru/katalog/innosilicon/innosilicon-a11 or Prominer, link: https: // promminer .ru / product / innosilicon / asic-innosilicon-a11-pro-eth-2000-mh-s /.
At the moment, there are no price tags on most sites, so you can find out the cost of an order only at checkout. As of 08/05/2021, the price of the Innosilicon A11 Pro 8gb 2000mh from the official website is $21,999.99. Of course, sellers will add shipping costs, service costs and trade margins to it.
How to connect and configure
The manual for A11 Pro ETH on the official website of the manufacturer is not yet available, but it is unlikely that the company’s engineers will change and add something to the algorithm for connecting a new mining machine. All ASIKs, regardless of the mining algorithm, are launched and configured in the same way.
Connect the equipment to the mains and the Internet, determine the IP address of the device and enter the control panel. You need to specify the address to connect to the pool and the wallet (login on the pool) to withdraw funds, and then save the settings and restart the miner. The device will connect to the server and start mining ETH.
You can control the work of ASIK on the pool website. Enter the wallet number or login, if the pool requires registration, and you will see the hashrate and the amount of your device’s earnings. If for some reason statistics are not displayed, make sure that you have configured ASIK correctly, and then contact the support service of the pool you have chosen. Please note that data processing takes time. Do not panic if, 2-3 minutes after launch, your ASIC data is still unavailable, but if a quarter of an hour has passed and the pool has not seen your device, then something is wrong.
Calculation of payback and profitability
According to the data from the WhatTolMine mining profitability calculator, Innosilicon A11 Pro can earn 11,000 rubles of net profit per day if the cost of electricity is equivalent to $ 0.06.
At the time of calculation, 1 ETH was equal to $ 2630. If you buy this ASIK for 2,000,000 rubles, then, provided that the current Ethereum rate is maintained, it will pay off in 200 days. But these calculations are very rough. Cryptocurrencies are volatile, besides, if you order A11 today, it will only arrive in September.
Conclusion
On the miningclub.info thematic forum, the ASIC A11 Pro received not very flattering reviews immediately. Many users believe that it is not worth buying even 1,750,000 rubles. To some extent, they are right, but do not forget that mining is a long-term investment.
In any case, you need to buy as cheaply as possible and it would be good to pay for electricity at the lowest possible tariff. And the cost of crypto mining equipment will surely pay off with interest. The main thing is to fix the profit on time. Happy mining!
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