Bitmain Antminer Z11 on Zcash — Mining Profit, Solo Odds & Cost of Production

134.76 KH/s · Equihash · network 30.36 GH/s. A Bitmain Antminer Z11 solo mining Zcash (ZEC) has about 2 blocks per year, i.e. an expected block roughly every 197 days for the full 1.2500 ZEC (≈ 1,539 USD) reward.

Bitmain Antminer Z11 on Zcash — Mining Truth Benchmark & Specifications

Consolidated PoW oracle metrics for operating a Bitmain Antminer Z11 on Zcash (ZEC) at live network difficulty and benchmark industrial electricity (0.069 USD/kWh):

Can you solo mine Zcash with a Bitmain Antminer Z11?

Yes — a Bitmain Antminer Z11 (134.76 KH/s) can solo mine Zcash (ZEC) via a solo pool. At Zcash's 30.36 GH/s Equihash network that is about 2 blocks per year — expected one block roughly every 197 days, for the full 1.2500 ZEC (≈ 1,539 USD) block. BackPoW computes this from live network difficulty using a Poisson block-discovery model. Realistically this is genuinely worth a patient solo run.

Hardware Tier & Ecosystem Ranking on Zcash

The Bitmain Antminer Z11 is categorized in the Mid-Range Workhorse Tier (Middle quartile hashrate offering solid pool mining throughput with moderate solo variance.). Among all 14 tracked models on Zcash, it ranks #7 in electrical efficiency (95.03 H/W) and #8 in raw hashrate (134.76 KH/s).

Electricity Operating Costs & Breakeven

Running a Bitmain Antminer Z11 (1,418 W) pulls about 34.03 kWh per day (1035.8 kWh per month). At the standard rate of 0.069 USD/kWh, electricity costs roughly 2.35 USD per day (71.47 USD/month or 858 USD/year). Statistically that year returns 1.86 blocks, worth about $2,858 — expected revenue covers the power bill about 3.3x over.

The operational breakeven threshold is 0.230 USD/kWh. Expected net operating margin at benchmark tariffs:

• At 0.040 USD/kWh (Hydro / Renewable): +6.46 USD / day
• At 0.069 USD/kWh (Standard Industrial): +5.48 USD / day
• At 0.120 USD/kWh (Residential Grid): +3.74 USD / day

Break-even Coin Price Target: For this hardware to break even on electricity, Zcash must trade at or above 369.48 USD at standard industrial power (0.069 USD/kWh), or 642.57 USD at residential power (0.120 USD/kWh).

Bankroll & Variance Risk Simulator

Solo mining block discovery follows a memoryless Poisson distribution. While the average wait is 197 days, real-world dispersion ranges across 5% and 50% quantiles:

• Lucky streak (5% Odds): Block within ~10 days (1-in-20 fastest discovery, power cost: ~24 USD)
• Median expectation (50% Odds): Block within ~136 days (Nominal median, power cost: ~320 USD)
• Bad luck streak (5% Odds): Can stretch up to ~1.61 yr (1-in-20 extended dry spell, power cost: ~1,384 USD)

Jackpot Safe: Even in a 1-in-20 bad luck drought (~1.61 yr), the Zcash block reward (1,539 USD) covers electricity costs (~1,384 USD) with a net surplus of ~155 USD.

Bitmain Antminer Z11 Price & Estimated ROI

Current market price: $1,480–$1,759 across 2 vendors (median $1,620). Mined against its most profitable coin instead of solo, it would pay itself back in about 296 days.

How other hardware compares on Zcash

Devices in the same hashrate class, solo mining Zcash at today's difficulty:

How the odds have moved

Zcash's network hashrate climbed 6% since 2026-09-17, from 28.77 GH/s to 30.36 GH/s — so the same rig is now 6% less likely to find a block.

Where to point a Bitmain Antminer Z11 at Zcash

Solo mining still runs through a solo pool: it handles the block template and pays the full reward to whoever finds the block. BackPoW tracks 16 solo pools for Zcash with their stratum endpoints, fees, and pool hashrates — see Zcash solo mining pools:

• mining-dutch.nl (Fee: 1% · Hashrate: 95.67 MH/s)
• heliospool.com (Fee: 1% · Hashrate: 8.47 MH/s)
• fenixpool.com (Fee: 1% · Hashrate: 3.35 MH/s)

How the odds are calculated

Solo mining is memoryless: every hash is an independent lottery ticket, so the wait for a block follows an exponential distribution rather than a fixed schedule. On average a block takes T = network_hashrate ÷ your_hashrate × block_time, and the probability of finding at least one within a window t is P = 1 − e^(−t/T). BackPoW uses this Poisson relation instead of a naive linear estimate. For this pair: daily chance 0.5071%, yearly chance 84.39%.

Frequently Asked Questions: Bitmain Antminer Z11 on Zcash

Can you solo mine Zcash with a Bitmain Antminer Z11?

Yes — a Bitmain Antminer Z11 (134.76 KH/s) can solo mine Zcash (ZEC) via a solo pool. At Zcash's 30.36 GH/s Equihash network that is about 2 blocks per year — expected one block roughly every 197 days, for the full 1.2500 ZEC (≈ 1,539 USD) block. BackPoW computes this from live network difficulty using a Poisson block-discovery model.

Is Equihash ASIC-resistant, and where does the Bitmain Antminer Z11 stand?

Equihash is an ASIC-resistant GPU algorithm relying on memory bandwidth. The Bitmain Antminer Z11 ranks #8 of 14 GPUs on Zcash. It operates in the Mid-Range Tier (middle quartile), offering solid pool mining throughput with moderate solo variance.

What is the operating power cost and breakeven electricity rate for a Bitmain Antminer Z11 on Zcash?

At 1,418 W, operating a Bitmain Antminer Z11 consumes 34.03 kWh/day (1035.8 kWh/month). At standard electricity (0.069 USD/kWh), the power bill is 2.35 USD/day (71.47 USD/month). The operational breakeven threshold is 0.230 USD/kWh.

What happens if my Bitmain Antminer Z11 encounters a severe dry spell on Zcash?

Block discovery is an independent Poisson process with no memory. In a 1-in-20 bad luck drought (5% worst luck), finding a block can stretch up to 1.61 yr, accumulating roughly 1,384 USD in power costs.

Alternative Mining Options for Bitmain Antminer Z11

Comparing solo odds, jackpot block value, and daily pool revenue across other coins minable with this rig: