miniZ a fast and friendly Equihash <144,5> miner

Mining
#29

Hi FollowWings,
because the miner uses almost all GPU resources, everything running in parallel will certainly have an effect in performance.
However, the best is to try and see how it goes. :slight_smile:
Cheers

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#30

Thanks for reporting!

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#31

Hi everyone,

thank you all for your encouragement and feedback. :slight_smile:

There is a new miniZ version v1.0j available for download @ https://miniz.ch

  • Speed improvement up to ~4%, depending on GPU.
  • Current/average power added to console and log/output file.
  • Current/average total power added to console and log/output file.
  • Added accepted share efficiency per GPU, expressed as a percentage (Accepted Shares/Total Shares * 100)
  • Added --shares-detail option to show accepted/rejected shares per GPU, instead of accepted share efficiency.
  • Added --log-delay option to define the time to wait (in seconds) before starting periodic writes to the log/output file.
  • Added --log-period option to define the time interval (in seconds) between periodic writes to the log/output file.
  • Added --f11 option for small tuning. (see Usage page)
  • Windows Cuda 10.0 version (excluded Cuda 9.2).
  • Bug fixes.

Hive OS support @ https://miniz.ch/2018/12/13/hive-os-support/

Sol/s:

  • GTX 1050 2GB ~18-19 Sol/s
  • GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ~20-21 Sol/s
  • GTX 1060 3GB ~34-38 Sol/s
  • GTX 1070 Ti 8GB ~63-72 Sol/s
  • GTX 1080 8GB ~64-72 Sol/s
  • GTX 1080 Ti 11GB ≥85 Sol/s (stock settings)

Like the previous version, we added support for RTX 20xx GPUs. If you happen to try miniZ on these GPUs, give us feedback so that we can keep improving the miner.

Use Cuda 10.0 versions with the RTX GPUs. Other GPUs should perform better with Cuda 8.0 versions.

For more information, download, and support check the website: https://miniz.ch/
Download miniZ miner here: https://miniz.ch/download/

***** It is advisable to always download from miniZ website, and always verify the checksum. *****

Happy BTCZ mining!

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#32

Hi everyone,

thanks for staying with us, for your support and feedback. :slight_smile:

There is a new miniZ version v1.1k available for download @ https://miniz.ch

  • Speed improvement up to ~6%, depending on GPU.
  • Modified miner behavior when all user pools’ connection is lost: miner stops mining and tries to reconnect every minute.
  • Cleaner console exit status for better OS management.
  • Bug fixes.

Hive OS support @ https://miniz.ch/2019/02/22/hive-os-support-2/

Sol/s:

  • GTX 1050 2GB ~19-20 Sol/s
  • GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ~20-22 Sol/s
  • GTX 1060 3GB ~36-40 Sol/s
  • GTX 1070 8GB ~59-65 Sol/s
  • GTX 1070 Ti 8GB ~64-74 Sol/s
  • GTX 1080 8GB ~65-73 Sol/s
  • GTX 1080 Ti 11GB ~88-96 Sol/s
  • RTX 2070 8GB ~63-71 Sol/s

Use Cuda 10.0 versions with the RTX GPUs. For the other GPUs you should test and see which performs best.

For more information, download, and support check the website: https://miniz.ch/
Download miniZ miner here: https://miniz.ch/download/

***** It is advisable to always download from miniZ website, and always verify the checksum. *****

Happy BTCZ mining!

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#33

Hi everyone,

thank your to BitcoinZ community for your support and feedback. :slight_smile:

There is a new miniZ version v1.2l available for download @ https://miniz.ch

  • miniZ GUI Launcher v1.0. (Windows)
  • Improved miner API.
  • Minor speed improvements for 144,5.
  • Fixed –intensity option. Express in percentage [0,100].
  • Other bug fixes.

Hive OS support @ https://miniz.ch/2019/03/17/hive-os-support-3//

Performance:

  • GTX 1050 2GB ~19-20 Sol/s
  • GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ~20-22 Sol/s
  • GTX 1060 3GB ~36-40 Sol/s
  • GTX 1070 8GB ~59-65 Sol/s
  • GTX 1070 Ti 8GB ~64-74 Sol/s
  • GTX 1080 8GB ~65-73 Sol/s
  • GTX 1080 Ti 11GB ~88-96 Sol/s
  • RTX 2070 8GB ~63-71 Sol/s

Use Cuda 10.0 versions with the RTX GPUs. For the other GPUs you should test and see which performs best.

For additional information check our Usage and/or FAQ pages.
Download miniZ miner here: https://miniz.ch/download/

***** It is advisable to always download from miniZ website, and always verify the checksum. *****

Happy BTCZ mining!

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#34

Hello, what parameter did you put to get ~ 65-73 Gb / s with a GTX 1080 8GB?
I am at 66 S / s maximum.
Best regards

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#35

Hi gilardh,
Sure. We share the settings we tested, and that seemed stable, here https://miniz.ch/1445-2/
The version v1.2m should bring an improvement for this gpu. Will be out soon, within a week…maybe less.
Cheers

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#36

@batataverde Thank you very much for your answer.
Best regards

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#37

Hi everyone,

thank you to BitcoinZ community for your support and feedback.
miniZ is growing better in each version.

There is a new miniZ miner version v1.2m!
Download @ https://miniz.ch

  • Speed improvements for 144,5. Major boost for RTX GPUs.
  • Fee shares excluded from statistics.
  • --show-pers to show personalization string.
  • --smart-pers to use personalization string ‘auto’ if available, otherwise use specified pers.
  • --show-solratio to show number of solutions per iteration.
  • --oc1/--oc2 for boost in performance when applying OCs to GPUs.**
  • Help with new look. Run miniZ.exe --nocolor --help to exclude colors (Win7).
  • Improved stability.
  • Minor bug fixes.

Performance:

  • GTX 1050 2GB ~19-20 Sol/s
  • GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ~20-22 Sol/s
  • GTX 1060 3GB ~36-40 Sol/s
  • GTX 1070 Ti 8GB ~64-74 Sol/s
  • GTX 1080 8GB ~67-74 Sol/s
  • GTX 1080 Ti 11GB ~90-100 Sol/s
  • RTX 2070 8GB ~68-77 Sol/s
  • RTX 2080 Ti 11GB ~122-131 Sol/s

Use Cuda 10.0 versions with the RTX GPUs. For the other GPUs you should test and see which performs best.

Hive OS support

For additional information check our Usage and/or FAQ pages.
Download miniZ miner here: https://miniz.ch/download/

***** It is advisable to always download from miniZ website, and always verify the checksum. *****

Happy BTCZ mining!

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#38

Very nice work ! 15-20% hashrate improvement :slight_smile:

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#39

Hi everyone,

it has been a while since our last post here, but we did not forget BTCZ :slight_smile:

We have been introducing other Equihash variants but also adding new features to miniZ.
Also, we started revising miniZ and looking for possible improvements in performance.

There is a new miniZ miner version v1.5q2!
v1.5q2 introduces some fixes to v1.5q, it is recommended the update to the latest version.

Download @ https://miniz.ch

v1.5q2 summary:

  • (Hopefully!) Fixed slow start for some GPUs/rigs.
  • Fixed failover pools.

From v1.5q:

  • Improvements for 144,5, for RTX cards.
  • Fixed support for 144,5 for 1050 2GB, on Windows 10.
  • Fixed slow start for some GPUs/rigs.
  • Added --csv option for log stats in csv format.
  • Added busID to -ci output.
  • Other minor bug fixes.

Check performances here.

For additional information check our Usage and/or FAQ pages.
Download miniZ miner here: https://miniz.ch/download/

***** It is advisable to always download from miniZ website, and always verify the checksum. *****

Happy BTCZ mining!

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#40

Hi everyone,

Thank you for your patience! A new version miniZ v1.5t is out!

miniZ has speed improvements in the new version. All GPUs and algos have improvements, including for 144,5! ! :slight_smile:

Also, in brief:

  • Better support for GTX 1660 Ti and GTX 1070.
  • Improved stability.
  • Fixed telemetry on Chrome browser.
  • Fixed CPU load when mining Beam on Windows.
  • Cleaner program exit/termination.
  • Added –color and –fee-time to command line options. (see Usage page)

Download miniZ v1.5t here.

Few notes:

  • When adjusting your GPUs settings do not forget to test it with –oc1/oc2 since it may boost your performance a little. –oc1/oc2 changed for some GPUs and algos in the new version. For updated information read the specific topic on FAQ page.
  • On Download page you can find Cuda 10 and Cuda 8 versions (Linux and Windows). For Turing architectures (16xx series and RTX) you need to use Cuda 10.0 versions.

For additional information check our Usage or FAQ pages.
Let us know how it goes!

Happy BTCZ mining!

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#41

Hi everyone,

Thank you for your support! A new version miniZ v1.5u is out! :slight_smile:

miniZ has speed improvements in the new version: major improvements for 144,5 !

Changelog:

  • 144,5 (BTCZ,…): major improvements for various GPUs. Up to 6.5% depending on GPU.
  • Reduced memory utilization on 144,5 for all GPUs.
  • Fixed connection latency issues.
  • Added --ocX option for automatic tunning of the best kernel for your GPU and OC settings, for all algos.
  • Added --show-mode option to show the miniZ kernel each GPU is using.

Download miniZ v1.5u here .

Few notes:

  • When adjusting your GPUs settings do not forget to check if your GPU supports oc1/oc2. If so it may boost your performance a little. --oc1/oc2 changed for some GPUs and algos in the new version.
    You can also use an option for automatic tunning of the best kernel for your GPU and OC settings --ocX - available in all algorithms. For updated information read the specific topic on FAQ page.

  • In this version we have stopped Cuda 8 support. On Download page you can find Cuda 10 version (Linux and Windows).

For additional information check our Usage or FAQ pages.
Let us know how it goes!

Happy BTCZ mining!

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#42

Stopped contributing, no new version?

#43

Hi BTCZ miners,

Thank you all for your support and preference! Yes we are still developing and improving miniZ!

A new miniZ v1.8y2 version is out!

This version includes many fixes and improvements! These are not specific to BTCZ mining, however in general all algorithms benefit from them.

Please find miniZ v1.8y2 version @ Download page.

Changelog:

  • Added algo and pers details to Telemetry.
  • Options --server and --port can be used separately. (Fixing issue with NiceHash “there is no pool selected”.)
  • Added --forcenvml, to force GPU monitoring.
  • Intensity option was modified.
  • When no worker name is specified, miniZ doesn’t make worker=rig’s name anymore.
  • Improved stale shares.
  • Added support for Ethash and Etchash mining.
  • Improved stability.
  • Further details here.

Remember to try --oc1/–oc2/–ocX options for optimum performance.

For additional information check our Usage or FAQ pages.

For more information about miniZ and other algos (ethash, progpow…) check our website.

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Let us know if you’re facing any issues with miniZ!
Your feedback/suggestions, are always quite precious!

Happy BTCZ mining!

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#44

Hi BTCZ miners,

A new miniZ v1.8y3 version is out!

This version includes a few improvements! They are not specific to 144,5 algorithm, however in general all algorithms benefit from them. For more information check:

Please find miniZ v1.8y3 version @ Download page.

In summary:

  • Added --mt-auto, --mt-dump and --mt options to adjust memory timings on Linux.
    About --mt options: check our Usage or FAQ pages.
  • Added HTTP headers to json api.
  • Fixed low hashrate on Windows 7 while mining ETH, on some GPUs.
  • Added mining rentals, and other pools, to magic list.
  • Added kernel for Ethash mining locked GPUs (RTX 3060 default mode 80).
    Use 461.40 (Windows) or 460.39 (Linux) drivers for best performance, although any driver should work.
    Let us know if there is interest on mining lock workarounds for other GPUs and algos (equihash should not be affected by this lock).

Check our website here.

For additional information check our Usage or FAQ pages.

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Let us know how it goes! Your feedback and suggestions are valuable to us!

Happy BTCZ mining!

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#45

Hi everyone,

A new miniZ version v1.8z2 is out with added support for AMD mining – 144,5 (also ethash/etchash, and 125,4)!

Please find miniZ version v1.8z2 @ Download page.

For more information check:

In summary:

  • Added AMD support for 144,5, for Ellesmere GPUs and gfx1031 (RX 6700 XT) GPUs.
  • Added AMD support for ETH, for Ellesmere GPUs and gfx1031 (RX 6700 XT) GPUs.
  • Fixed support for AMD GPUs, on Windows.
  • Fixed issues with AMD support for 125,4 (Flux), for Ellesmere GPUs and gfx1031 (RX 6700 XT) GPUs.

Check our website here .

For additional information check our Usage or FAQ pages.

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Let us know how it goes! Your feedback is precious!

Happy BTCZ mining!

#46

Hi everyone,

A new miniZ version v1.9z3 is out with new options for core and memory clocks offset.

Also, fixed issues with AMDs stats output. Remember that you can also use miniZ to mine BTCZ with AMD GPUs :slight_smile:

Please find miniZ version v1.9z3 @ Download page.

For more information check:

Changelog:

  • Added –gpuoffset and –memoffset for core/memory clocks offset. (Windows only)*
  • Fixed AMD temperatures, on Windows.
  • Fixed AMD fan display, on Linux.
  • Added –hideclocks option to hide clocks from output.
  • Added socks information to console/file mining log.
  • Improved stability.

Check our website here.

For additional information check our Usage or FAQ pages.

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Happy BTCZ mining!

#47

Hi, I am running v1.9z3 on HiveOS (latest stable 5.10.0).
The miner is not recognising several command: --mt-auto, --gpuclock, --memcloc… on Windows they work fine and using them I manage to get much better efifciency on Flux on my 1660TI (0.37 VS 0.43). Would be possible to have them working also on Hive? Thanks

#48

100sol with RTX 3070 @ 128W with MiniZ
Happy mining fellow Z people!