Blockscale

{{Short description|Brand of crypto-mining ASIC}} '''Intel Blockscale''' was a brand of [[crypto-mining]] accelerator [[Application-specific integrated circuit|ASIC]] sold by the U.S. chip manufacturer [[Intel]]. The Blockscale product debuted in June 2022, and was cancelled by Intel in April 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tyson |first=Mark |date=2022-06-30 |title=Intel's Blockscale Cryptominer Ships Ahead of Schedule, Late to the Party |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intels-blockscale-cryptominer-ships-ahead-of-schedule-late-to-the-party |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=Tom's Hardware |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mann |first=Tobias |date= 19 April 2023|title=Intel axes Blockscale cryptomining ASICs it debuted in 2022 |url=https://www.theregister.com/2023/04/19/intel_blockscale_asics/ |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=www.theregister.com |language=en}}</ref> Intel has stated that it will continue to supply chips to existing customers until April 2024.<ref name=":0" />

The Blockscale chips were [[SHA-256]] hardware accelerators designed for [[proof-of-work]] calculations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cunningham |first=Andrew |date=2023-04-18 |title=Intel unceremoniously dumps its year-old Blockscale chips for bitcoin mining |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/intel-introduced-bitcoin-mining-chips-a-year-ago-and-theyre-already-going-away/ |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us}}</ref> According to Intel, they were capable of up to 580 GH/s with a power consumption of up to 22.7 W, and a claimed efficiency of up to 26 J/TH.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Intel® Blockscale™ ASIC |url=https://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/products/docs/blockchain/custom-asic-product-brief.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327075609/https://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/products/docs/blockchain/custom-asic-product-brief.html |archive-date=2023-03-27 |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=intel.com}}</ref> The product came in three variants: the Blockscale 1120, 1140, and 1160.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Alcorn |first=Paul |date=2023-04-18 |title=Intel Discontinues Bitcoin-Mining Blockscale Chips, No Future Gens Announced |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-discontinues-bitcoin-mining-blockscale-chips-no-future-gens-announced |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=Tom's Hardware |language=en}}</ref>

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