Intel Core Ultra 9 285K mining profitability

Intel CPU. Mines RandomX. Launch price $589.

Today the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K earns most on XDAG: $0.84 a day, and $0.60 after power at $0.08 a kWh. It pays for electricity up to $0.28 a kWh, and at $0.08 its list price pays back in 32.2 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
1RandomX12 kH/s125 W TDP10 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$0.84—$0.60$0.28/kWh0.05% · sells easily15 min
2MoneroXMRRandomX$0.47—$0.24$0.16/kWh0.16% · sells easily13 min
3MinoTari (Tari L1)XTMRandomX$0.46—$0.22$0.15/kWh68.5% · hard to sell13 min
4Satoshi Cash NetworkSCASHRandomX$0.40—$0.16$0.13/kWh2.6% · sells easily25 min
5Quantum Resistant LedgerQRLRandomX$0.20—−$0.044$0.065/kWh1.7% · sells easily14 min
6MinoTari (Tari L1)XTM merge-mined, paid on topRandomX$0.0067—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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