Hardware Recommendations for Optimal Mining Power
Conclusion: Dedicated Server + PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD
Before we begin, it's crucial to understand that the key hardware requirement is a disk with read IOPS exceeding 160k. Refer to our another post to know your disk.
Through our testing, we have evaluated the performance of various hardware configurations to determine their effectiveness in mining.
| No. | Server type | Mining power | IOPS | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | VM + SSD | 3-10% | N/A | Include VPS |
2 | VM + NVMe 3 | 40-80% | 30k | Include VPS |
3 | Dedicated Server + SSD | N/A | 60k | Include PC |
4 | Dedicated Server + NVMe 3 | 80-100% | 176k | Include PC |
5 | Dedicated Server + NVMe 4 | 100% | 349k | Include PC |
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Explanation
VM (Virtual Machine including VPS) + SSD (Solid State Drive): Mining power ranged between 3-10%. This setup demonstrates the lowest mining efficiency among the tested configurations.
VM + NVMe 3 (Non-Volatile Memory Express): Mining power significantly improved, showing a range between 40-80%. This indicates that upgrading to NVMe storage offers considerable benefits over traditional SSDs in a virtualized environment.
Dedicated Server + SSD: We haven't tested EthStorage node, only tested IOPS.
Dedicated Server + NVMe 3: Achieved mining power of 80-100%. However, this mining power is unstable; our monitoring bot reports that approximately 30% of the time, it fails to achieve 100% mining power.
Dedicated Server + NVMe 4: Achieved mining power of 100%. This configuration stands out as the most effective, providing full mining power potential.
We plan to continue testing additional machine types and configurations. As we gather more data, we will update this document to reflect any new findings that may influence our recommendations.
Performance tuning
Please refer to EthStorage's official document for performance tuning. https://docs.ethstorage.io/storage-provider-guide/storage-provider-faq#what-can-i-do-about-mining-tasks-timed-out
For any questions related to performance tuning, we strongly recommend visiting the official Discord community first. The moderators there are incredibly responsive and helpful.
VM+SSD: from our practice, it's not worth the effort to optimize the VM+SSD machine which has less than 10% mining power. It means don't buy VPS from cloud provider to run EthStorage node.
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