Antminer S5
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- Manufacturer Bitmain
- Algorithm SHA-256
- Power connector C13
- Cooling Air
- Release date December 2014
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The Bitmain Antminer S5 features cooling based on fans and airflow. Air cooling setups require high-volume ventilation and heavy-duty power cables rated at least 2.5 mm².. To initiate mining, plug in the LAN cable, scan your local network for the miner's IP using an ASIC Tool, open the web dashboard, and enter your target pool stratum addresses.
Upon conversion, the computing power of 1.155 Terahash/s is equivalent to 1 155 000 000 000 hash/s, 1 155 000 000 kilohash/s, 1 155 000 Megahash/s, 1 155 Gigahash/s, 0,0012 Petahash/s. Depending on the coin algorithm, the baseline operational output denomination might be displayed in different network standards. To quickly convert any hashrate, solution, or graph volumes without manual calculations, use our dedicated hashrate converter tool on the TrustMining website.
Given the current network difficulty of 140,577,680,051,919 and a block reward of 3.125 BTC, a single Bitmain Antminer S5 1.155 Th/s will take approximately 1803752 days to successfully secure 1 full Bitcoin. The device yields roughly 0.00000055 BTC or 55.44 satoshi per day on average.
The Antminer S5 rig is exceptionally data-efficient, utilizing only about 50 to 150 MB of network data per month per machine, as it only sends small textual cryptographic shares (work updates) to the pool server. The core requirement is connection stability and minimal network latency rather than raw speed (Ping to the pool under 50-80 ms). ASICs must be connected exclusively via a **wired LAN cable** (Ethernet).
If adequate cooling is maintained (ASIC chips under 75-80°C), dust is cleared regularly (every 6 months), and grid voltage stays stable, the Antminer S5 can operate reliably for **3 to 5 years**. The most common components requiring eventual routine replacement are cooling fans.