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Re: Bitmain's Released Antminer S9, World's First 16nm Miner Ready to Order
by
E
on 22/06/2016, 21:21:28 UTC
I've taken some calibrated DC draw and other power measurements on my one S9. I've taken some care with these and everything should be accurate to at least the precision I give.

Short version of results:

S9 DC Draw at 12.1V  == 1.89W/MHz + 57W

The 1.89W/MHz holds across at least 450 to 668.75 on this unit; the 57W is the controller and fans at 100%.

At 650 w/ 100% fan I see 106.67A @ 12.051V for 1285.5W.
50% fan reduces this to 1275W, hitting the S9 specification.

MHz |DC W  |AC W  |PSU Eff.  |W @ Wall w/ Fan  |J/GH @ Wall
45085596888.310330.107
5501040117588.512400.105
6001133128188.413460.104
6251179133388.413980.104
6501229139188.414560.104
668.751265143388.314980.104

PSU is a DPS-2000BB being fed 208V; voltage at PSU ranged from 206.8 to 208.7 during these tests.
All measurements taken simultaneously - Dedicated sampling for I & V on both AC & DC
+12V measured at the S9 board inputs ranged from 12.051 to 12.146, depending on load.
These DC Power draw measurements below _do not_ include loses in the 12V cables - these are dependent on your setup but may be around 10W; actual PSU efficiency is accordingly around 1% higher.