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Re: [FOR SALE - SIDEHACK STICK] GekkoScience 2PAC - 2x BM1384 USB Stick Miner
by
sidehack
on 25/01/2017, 17:21:00 UTC
Finally got around to building a test 2Pac with good chips and ran a quick efficiency test, only up to 300MHz because my USB power meter is only rated for 3A.

FreqGHVcorePowerJ/GH
10011.001.263.670.33
12513.751.264.480.33
15016.501.265.270.32
17519.251.266.120.32
20022.001.327.430.34
22524.751.368.730.35
25027.501.4010.110.37
27530.251.4612.250.40
30033.001.5013.980.42

At 300MHz, the total device efficiency is only about 15% worse than the datasheet chip-level efficiency, which I think is pretty good for a stick miner. It also puts up over 30GH, which I think is pretty darn good for a stickminer. Note this is about the same power draw the original Compac expected to see at 22GH, so we're seeing a 50% improvement in hashrate. If the stick could be pushed to 400MHz you'd see it drawing about 23W for 44GH, but I don't want to test this until I have a bit stouter measurement tool.

I'll copy this table into the OP for reference.