Intel Core i5-12600K mining profitability

Intel CPU. Mines RandomX. Launch price $289.

Today the Intel Core i5-12600K earns most on XDAG: $0.40 a day, and $0.16 after power at $0.08 a kWh. It pays for electricity up to $0.13 a kWh, and at $0.08 its list price pays back in 60.9 months at today's revenue.

Updated 10 November 2026. Revenue is before pool fees (usually 1–2%); difficulty and price change daily. Open in the calculator to set your own power price, pool fee, quantity and difficulty growth.

Specifications

#AlgorithmHashratePowerEfficiency
1RandomX5.78 kH/s125 W TDP21.6 J/kH

What it earns on each coin

#CoinAlgorithmEarns a dayMerge-mined on topProfit a day at $0.08BreakevenA day’s coins vs volumeLast block
1XDAGXDAGRandomX$0.40—$0.16$0.13/kWh0.05% · sells easily15 min
2MoneroXMRRandomX$0.22—−$0.019$0.074/kWh0.16% · sells easily13 min
3MinoTari (Tari L1)XTMRandomX$0.21—−$0.027$0.071/kWh68.5% · hard to sell13 min
4Satoshi Cash NetworkSCASHRandomX$0.18—−$0.056$0.061/kWh2.6% · sells easily25 min
5Quantum Resistant LedgerQRLRandomX$0.091—−$0.15$0.030/kWh1.7% · sells easily14 min
6MinoTari (Tari L1)XTM merge-mined, paid on topRandomX$0.0031—on top—68.5% · hard to sell13 min

Power is the chip’s TDP; the whole computer draws more. Figures from Intel, checked 4 November 2026.

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