#cpumining

As of September 2026, the best CPU for mining Monero (XMR) is AMD EPYC 7702, earning $0.98/day net profit on RandomX after electricity costs ($0.0784/kWh). 29 CPUs compared.

Table/Monero

Monero (XMR)

Best CPU: AMD EPYC 7702 — net $0.98/day

Network Parameters

Algorithm: RandomX
Block time: 120s
Pool fee: 1%
Stale shares: 0.5%
Difficulty: 817.02 G
Block reward: 0.6195 XMR
Price: $510.24

Historical income

Average gross income per 1 kH/s per day, computed from all snapshots in the period. Multiply by your hashrate to estimate your earnings.

Last 7 days
$0.04 / kH/s/day · N=668
Last 30 days
$0.03 / kH/s/day · N=2877

Example: AMD EPYC 7702 at 42,093 H/s would have earned ~$1.46/day on average over the last 30 days.

30-day daily income trend for AMD EPYC 7702 (gross line; shaded area = electricity at your current tariff; bottom line = net profit).

$1.72$0.00002026-08-152026-09-14

CPU Profitability

CPUHashrateCPU WSystem WIncome/dayElec/dayProfit/dayH/s/W$/WROI CPUROI System
AMD EPYC 770242,093 H/s190 W282 W$1.51$0.53$0.98149.1$0.0054/W2.8yr4.7yr
AMD EPYC 7B1244,321 H/s228 W327 W$1.59$0.62$0.98135.5$0.0049/W1.4yr3.4yr
AMD EPYC 7B1345,269 H/s266 W372 W$1.63$0.70$0.93121.8$0.0044/W2.1yr4.1yr
AMD EPYC 774241,488 H/s214 W311 W$1.49$0.58$0.91133.6$0.0048/W1.6yr3.7yr
AMD EPYC 7K6235,345 H/s228 W327 W$1.27$0.62$0.66108.1$0.0039/W1.7yr4.6yr
AMD EPYC 753225,665 H/s190 W282 W$0.92$0.53$0.3990.9$0.0033/W1.6yr6.3yr
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X23,511 H/s179 W252 W$0.85$0.47$0.3793.4$0.0034/W5.7yr8.3yr
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X14,750 H/s110 W171 W$0.53$0.32$0.2186.5$0.0031/W3.9yr6.5yr
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X14,841 H/s126 W189 W$0.53$0.36$0.1878.4$0.0028/W8.2yr13.5yr
AMD EPYC 728214,162 H/s114 W193 W$0.51$0.36$0.1573.4$0.0026/W3.8yr16.3yr
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X12,800 H/s110 W171 W$0.46$0.32$0.1475.0$0.0027/W4.2yr8.1yr
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X9,626 H/s68 W121 W$0.35$0.23$0.1279.4$0.0029/W8.8yr16.1yr
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X12,185 H/s110 W171 W$0.44$0.32$0.1271.4$0.0026/W3.0yr7.7yr
AMD EPYC 7F7220,350 H/s228 W327 W$0.73$0.62$0.1262.2$0.0022/W7.0yr23.2yr
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X8,735 H/s68 W121 W$0.31$0.23$0.0972.1$0.0026/W8.3yr18.1yr
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X15,487 H/s179 W252 W$0.56$0.47$0.0861.5$0.0022/W9.7yr18.1yr
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X7,636 H/s68 W121 W$0.27$0.23$0.0563.0$0.0023/W5.6yr17.0yr
AMD Ryzen 5 56006,383 H/s68 W121 W$0.23$0.23< $0.0152.7$0.0019/W
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X6,311 H/s68 W121 W$0.23$0.23> -$0.0152.1$0.0019/W
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X8,824 H/s110 W171 W$0.32$0.32> -$0.0151.7$0.0019/W
AMD Ryzen 5 36005,922 H/s68 W121 W$0.21$0.23-$0.0148.9$0.0018/W
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X8,245 H/s110 W171 W$0.30$0.32-$0.0248.3$0.0017/W
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D8,188 H/s110 W171 W$0.29$0.32-$0.0348.0$0.0017/W
Intel Core i7-127005,508 H/s68 W121 W$0.20$0.23-$0.0345.5$0.0016/W
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X7,365 H/s110 W171 W$0.26$0.32-$0.0643.2$0.0016/W
Intel Core i5-134003,809 H/s68 W121 W$0.14$0.23-$0.0931.4$0.0011/W
Intel Core i5-124003,436 H/s68 W121 W$0.12$0.23-$0.1028.4$0.0010/W
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v46,518 H/s114 W193 W$0.23$0.36-$0.1333.8$0.0012/W
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v46,292 H/s128 W209 W$0.23$0.39-$0.1730.0$0.0011/W
Updated 11 min ago (96 snapshots/24h)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best CPU for mining Monero?

The best CPU for mining Monero (XMR) is AMD EPYC 7702 with 42,093 H/s on RandomX. Net profit: +$0.98/day (gross income $1.51 minus electricity $0.53 at $0.0784/kWh). 29 CPUs compared. Actual profitability depends on your electricity rate, system downtime, and other overhead costs.

What algorithm does Monero use for mining?

Monero uses the RandomX algorithm — memory-hard proof-of-work algorithm optimized for general-purpose CPUs. Uses 2 GiB dataset in DRAM, benefits from large L3 cache and fast dual-channel memory. Used by Monero (XMR), Zephyr (ZEPH), Salvium (SAL) and other Monero forks.. Block time is 120 seconds. Pool fees are typically 1–2% (we use 1% in our calculations). Stale shares are typically 0.3–1% with good connectivity (we use 0.5%). Both factors are accounted for in the profitability table above.

What are the current Monero network parameters?

Monero network difficulty: 817.02 G. Block reward: 0.6195 XMR. Price: $510.24. Data is updated every 15 minutes; profitability in the table is averaged over the last 24 hours (96 snapshots).