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Re: [XPM] [ANN] Primecoin Release - First Scientific Computing Cryptocurrency
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Buffer Overflow
on 11/07/2013, 09:36:06 UTC
There is no real hashrate, because the proof-of-work is not based on hashes. The best equivalent is the "primespersec" line. ~200 seems to be a level for a desktop processor.

I'm pushing out 5500 pps, but no block for 2 hours now.


With the block spacing ~12-15 seconds and the default gensieveroundlimitms set to 1 second, each miner has very little time to find a chain. Consider that: some time can be lost due to peer lag in being notified of a new block; a small amount of time is lost validating the pseudoprimality of the previous block; then the remaining time is usually lost cycling through thousands of unsuccessful sieves.

All the miners have the equal disadvantage, so this is irreverent, unless someone is using a private optimized version not released.

I also run my primecoin daemons with the datadir in ram memory to reduce orphans. Every millisecond counts to get a solved block out to the network, don't want any messing about with slow hard drives.