AMD Ryzen targeted by miners for its large L3 cache

According to a recent report by Bitcoin Press, the new cryptocurrency Raptoreum (RTM) has the potential to create a shortage of AMD Ryzen processors if enough miners start to care. Unlike other cryptocurrencies that require graphics cards or ASICs, Raptoreum favors processors, especially those with a generous amount of cache, such as Ryzen, Threadripper or Epyc chips. Having been on testnet for three years, Raptoreum was launched earlier this year and is based on the Proof-Of-Work (PoW) model and the GhostRider algorithm. The latter combines the x16r and CryptoNight algorithms present in Ravencoin and Monero or Bytecoin respectively. GhostRider takes great advantage of L3 cache and this is one area where Ryzen chips excel.

Credit: AMD Mainstream processors based on the Zen 3 architecture, such as Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 9 5900X, have a L3 cache up to 64MB. Based on information provided by the Raptoreum Mining Profitability Calculator, Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 9 5900X deliver up to 4,247 h / s and 3,557 h / s respectively. The former could earn you 205 Raptoreum a day, while the latter provides up to 172. With a value of $ 0.0220255 per Raptoreum and assuming an energy cost of $ 0.12 / kWh, a Ryzen 9 5950X can earn around $ 4.16 per day, while a Ryzen 9 5900X stops at $ 3.43. This means that the Ryzen 9 5950X processor pretty much pays for itself in 178 days, while the Ryzen 9 5900X in around 153 days. More serious miners might tap into Ryzen Threadripper or EPYC. For example, the Ryzen Threadripper 3970X extracts up to 404 Raptoreum per day, while the EPIC 7742 is capable of up to 597 Raptoreum.

Credit: AMD The supply for AMD processors is still very stable and overall there is ample availability, which means that miners have not yet raided CPUs to earn Raptoreum. However, the landscape may change when Ryzen with 3D V-Cache arrive offering up to 192MB of L3 cache.