At the World Digital Mining Summit in Las Vegas, Bitmain unveiled a new model in its Antminer S21 bitcoin miner series, boasting energy efficiency of up to 12 J/TH.
?#WDMS 2024 in Las Vegas
?ANTMINER S21 XP Hyd. Newly Launched
❗️473T ❗️12J/T
?Revolutionizing Hydro-cooling Once Again
?Shipping from 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q1 pic.twitter.com/l7iHHKBIwg— BITMAIN (@BITMAINtech) June 18, 2024
According to the announced specifications, the S21 XP air-cooled version generates a hash rate of 270 TH/s with a power consumption of 3645 W and energy usage of 13.5 J/TH.
The S21 XP Hyd model with hydro-cooling offers 473 TH/s, 5976 W, and 12 J/TH respectively.
These devices are available for pre-order with individual discounts at $21.5 per TH/s. After the promotion, the price will rise to $30.6 per TH/s. Deliveries are expected in Q4 2024 and early the following year.
According to Hashrate Index, current market prices for miners with energy efficiency of at least 25 J/TH are $12.41 per TH/s.
The first model in the Antminer S21 series was introduced by the manufacturer in August 2023. The device provides a hash rate of 270 TH/s with energy usage of 17.5 J/TH. In February, the miner won the “Technological Breakthrough of the Year” award at Bitdeer Jihan Wu’s inaugural Mining Awards 2023.
In March, the company founded by Bitmain’s former co-founder successfully tested its own 4-nm chip for bitcoin mining, SEAL0, with a performance of 18.1 J/TH. The SEALMINER A1 miner based on it is expected to enter mass production in Q3 of the year.
Introducing the @SealMiner Technology Roadmap ?️:
From SEAL01’s 18.1J/TH prowess in Q1 this year to the game-changing SEAL04’s 5J/TH efficiency by Q2 2025, we’re setting the stage for unprecedented innovation.In the fast-changing Bitcoin mining market, Bitdeer will do more to… pic.twitter.com/tgy0BJD9W9
— Bitdeer (@BitdeerOfficial) June 7, 2024
According to the presented roadmap, Bitdeer plans to introduce the SEAL02 chip with an energy efficiency of 14 J/TH during the same period, and by the end of the year, the SEAL03, which is expected to achieve 10 J/TH.
In May, Canaan unveiled a new line of bitcoin miners. The Avalon A1566 device offers 185 TH/s with energy usage of 18.5 J/TH.