Bitmain to Launch Antminer R4 for Home Bitcoin Mining

Bitmain Technologies Limited, the Beijing-based owner of the Antminer series of bitcoin miners, Hashnest, Antpool and BTC.com, will launch what it calls the world’s most silent multi-terahash bitcoin miner and a silent 2600W PSU designed for high-performance bitcoin mining.
With these new products, Bitmain seeks to bring bitcoin mining back to homes and continue decentralizing the bitcoin mining network.
Most Power Efficient Chip
The Antminer R4 uses a 16nm BM1387 ASIC chip, which it considers the world’s most power-efficient chip for bitcoin mining. The chip can deliver a hashrate of 8.6TH/s with a power efficiency of 0.1J/GH at a noise level less than 50dB. The noise level is 52dB at an ambient temperature of 35C.

This post was published at Crypto Coins News on 29/08/2016.