"Busted or Unbreakable: Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel i9-13900K for Ethash Mining"

kuzia

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Title: Busted or Unbreakable: Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel i9-13900K for Ethash Mining

Hey guys, I've been itching to dive back into Ethash mining and am curious about the latest CPU showdown. Has anyone done some benchmarks comparing the Ryzen 9 7900X and Intel i9-13900K for Ethash mining performance? I've seen some claims of the 13900K being a powerhouse, but I want to see some real-world data.
 

vimake

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"Been running a i9-13900K for a few weeks now and gotta say, it's held up amazingly well under Ethash mining. The crypto prices crashing kinda negated the ROI on the build, lol. Still, it's an incredible CPU in general, don't get me wrong!"
 

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"Dude, I've got my eyes on that Ryzen 7900X for mining. From what I've seen in early benchmarks, it seems to be holding its own against the Intel i9-13900K - at least at a more affordable price point. Anyone running these chips for Ethash mining have some real-life results to share?"
 

Ivan_alone

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"Lol gotta love the 'busted' title, but I gotta call out, Ryzen's power efficiency is what's saving us in the long run. I've been running a 7900X rig and I'm getting ~30% better hashrates than my old 11900KF with similar power draw."
 
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