# Solo Mining Bitmain Antminer Z15k on Zcash (ZEC)

Machine-readable solo mining datasheet for running **Bitmain Antminer Z15k** on the **Zcash (ZEC)** Equihash network. Evaluates hashrate output, electrical operational expenditure, Poisson block-finding probabilities, and mining economics tracked by BackPoW.

## Executive Summary

- Target Rig: Bitmain Antminer Z15k (ASIC)
- Target Network: Zcash (ZEC) — Algorithm: Equihash
- Rig Hashrate: 523.85 KH/s (5.238450e+05 H/s)
- Power Consumption: 2,500 W (60.00 kWh/day)
- Energy Efficiency: 4772.40 W/MH/s (J/MH)
- Network Hashrate: 30.36 GH/s (3.035925e+10 H/s)
- Network Hash Share: 1.725487e-05 (0.001725%)
- Expected Block Discovery: about 7.2 blocks per year (mean time: ~50.6 days)
- Operational Breakeven Electricity: 0.5070 USD/kWh

## Solo Mining Metrics Table

| Metric | Value | Unit | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mining Device | Bitmain Antminer Z15k | text | Hardware model name |
| Device Class | ASIC | text | ASIC, GPU, or CPU architecture |
| Device Hashrate | 523.85 KH/s | H/s | Nominal hashrate on Equihash |
| Device Power Draw | 2,500 | Watts | Power consumption at wall |
| Energy Efficiency | 4772.40 W/MH/s (J/MH) | unit | Energy per unit hash computation |
| Network Hashrate | 30.36 GH/s | H/s | Total active network hash power |
| Network Difficulty | 291723181.51323897 | number | Current consensus target difficulty |
| Block Time (Observed) | 75.4 | seconds | Average interval between blocks |
| Block Reward | 1.2500 | ZEC | Full coinbase block reward + fees |
| Coin Spot Price | 1,231.2600 | USD | Current market exchange rate |
| Single Block Value | 1,539.08 | USD | Gross fiat value of one block |
| Mean Time to Block | 50.6 days | time | T = (Nethash / Hashrate) * BlockTime |
| Daily Block Probability | 1.96% | percent | 24-hour Poisson chance |
| Monthly Block Probability | 44.73% | percent | 30-day Poisson chance |
| 1-Year Block Probability | 99.93% | percent | 365-day Poisson chance |
| 3-Year Block Probability | 99.99% | percent | 3-year cumulative chance |
| Expected Blocks / Year | 7.2190 | count | Average over 365.25 days |
| Daily Gross Output | 0.024706 | ZEC | Expected daily coin yield |
| Daily Gross Value | 30.42 | USD | Revenue before power costs |
| Daily Energy Consumed | 60.00 | kWh/day | Kilowatt-hours consumed |
| Power Cost @ 0.05 USD/kWh | 3.00 | USD/day | Low industrial tariff |
| Power Cost @ 0.08 USD/kWh | 4.80 | USD/day | Standard mining tariff |
| Power Cost @ 0.10 USD/kWh | 6.00 | USD/day | Residential tariff |
| Breakeven Electricity | 0.5070 | USD/kWh | Max rate before loss |
| Hardware Price | 8,342 / 8,445 / 8,814 USD | USD | Market range (min / med / max) |

## Poisson Block Discovery Model & Variance

Solo mining block discovery follows a memoryless Poisson process where every hash attempt has an identical, independent success probability.

- Formula: `P(X >= 1) = 1 - exp(-t / T)`
- `t` is mining duration in seconds
- `T` is mean time between blocks: `T = (Network Hashrate / Miner Hashrate) * Block Time`

Luck percentile table (reference electricity rate 0.08 USD/kWh):

| Luck Scenario | Percentile | Duration | Power (kWh) | Cost @ 0.08 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10% Lucky Hit | 10th | 5.3 days | 319.8 | 25.59 USD |
| 50% Median | 50th | 35.1 days | 2,104.2 | 168.34 USD |
| 90% Bad Luck | 90th | 116.5 days | 6,990.0 | 559.20 USD |
| 95% Extreme Drought | 95th | 151.6 days | 9,094.3 | 727.54 USD |

## Hardware Benchmark Profile

- Device: Bitmain Antminer Z15k
- Slug: bitmain-antminer-z15k-1
- Architecture: ASIC
- Algorithm: Equihash
- Hashrate: 523.85 KH/s
- Power: 2,500 W
- Efficiency: 4772.40 W/MH/s (J/MH)
- Market Cost: 8,342 / 8,445 / 8,814 USD

## Blockchain Network Overview

- Blockchain: Zcash (ZEC)
- Consensus: Equihash
- Network Hashrate: 30.36 GH/s (3.035925e+10 H/s)
- Difficulty: 291723181.51323897
- Block Time: 75.4 seconds
- Block Reward: 1.2500 ZEC (approx 1,539.08 USD)
- Spot Price: 1,231.2600 USD
- Cost of Production (Flagship): 170.38 USD (Bitmain Antminer Z15 Pro)

## Tracked Solo Mining Pools

Solo pools for Zcash (ZEC) routing 100% of block rewards to the miner address:

| Pool Name | Fee | Link | Low Hashrate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| mining-dutch.nl | 1% | [mining-dutch.nl](https://www.mining-dutch.nl/pools/zcash.php) | No |
| heliospool.com | 1% | [heliospool.com](https://heliospool.com) | No |
| fenixpool.com | 1% | [fenixpool.com](https://fenixpool.com/pools/mps-zecsolo) | No |
| pool.kryptex.com | 1.5% | [pool.kryptex.com](https://pool.kryptex.com/zec) | No |
| 2miners.com | 1.5% | [2miners.com](https://solo-zec.2miners.com) | No |
| kardanpool.com | 1.5% | [kardanpool.com](https://kardanpool.com/zec) | No |
| molepool.com | 2% | [molepool.com](https://zec.molepool.com) | No |
| grandpool.io | 0.01% | [grandpool.io](https://grandpool.io/pools/zcash) | Yes |
| bitmernsolo.com | 1% | [bitmernsolo.com](http://bitmernsolo.com) | Yes |
| xppool.in | 2% | [xppool.in](https://zec.xppool.in) | Yes |

## Machine-Readable JSON Summary

```json
{
  "coin_id": "Zcash",
  "coin_name": "Zcash",
  "ticker": "ZEC",
  "algorithm": "Equihash",
  "hardware_name": "Bitmain Antminer Z15k",
  "hardware_slug": "bitmain-antminer-z15k-1",
  "hardware_type": "ASIC",
  "miner_hashrate_h_s": 523845.0,
  "power_watts": 2500.0,
  "efficiency": "4772.40 W/MH/s (J/MH)",
  "network_hashrate_h_s": 30359254833.868332,
  "difficulty": 291723181.51323897,
  "block_time_seconds": 75.429,
  "block_reward_coins": 1.25,
  "spot_price_usd": 1231.26,
  "single_block_value_usd": 1539.075,
  "mean_time_to_block_seconds": 4371461.468304277,
  "daily_block_probability": 0.01957051874972815,
  "monthly_block_probability": 0.4472982281650265,
  "yearly_block_probability": 0.999267468707188,
  "expected_blocks_per_year": 7.219004497423016,
  "daily_gross_usd": 30.419135788833206,
  "daily_kwh": 60.0,
  "breakeven_electricity_usd_per_kwh": 0.5069855964805534,
  "hardware_price_usd": {
    "min": 8342.0,
    "median": 8445.0,
    "max": 8814.0
  },
  "retrieved_utc": "2026-10-16T08:56:28Z"
}
```

## Provenance & Integration Links

- Retrieved: 2026-10-16T08:56:28Z
- Canonical HTML page: https://backpow.com/Zcash/bitmain-antminer-z15k-1
- Coin datasheet: https://backpow.com/Zcash.md
- Hardware datasheet: https://backpow.com/hardware/bitmain-antminer-z15k-1.md
- Solo pools directory: https://backpow.com/solo-pools.md
- Live queries over MCP: https://mcp.backpow.com/mcp (tools `calculate_solo_mining_odds`, `get_hardware_benchmarks`)
- Licence: CC BY 4.0 — https://backpow.com/llms.txt