Blockscale

Intel Blockscale was a brand of crypto-mining accelerator ASIC sold by the U.S. chip manufacturer Intel. The Blockscale product debuted in June 2022, and was cancelled by Intel in April 2023.[1][2] Intel has stated that it will continue to supply chips to existing customers until April 2024.[3]

The Blockscale chips were SHA-256 hardware accelerators designed for proof-of-work calculations.[4] According to Intel, they were capable of up to 580 GH/s with a power consumption of up to 22.7 W, and a claimed efficiency of up to 26 J/TH.[5] The product came in three variants: the Blockscale 1120, 1140, and 1160.[3]

References

1. Tyson, Mark (2022-06-30). "Intel's Blockscale Cryptominer Ships Ahead of Schedule, Late to the Party". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
2. Mann, Tobias (19 April 2023). "Intel axes Blockscale cryptomining ASICs it debuted in 2022". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
3. Alcorn, Paul (2023-04-18). "Intel Discontinues Bitcoin-Mining Blockscale Chips, No Future Gens Announced". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
4. Cunningham, Andrew (2023-04-18). "Intel unceremoniously dumps its year-old Blockscale chips for bitcoin mining". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
5. "Intel® Blockscale™ ASIC". intel.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-03-27.