# Blockscale

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Brand of crypto-mining ASIC

**Intel Blockscale** was a brand of [crypto-mining](/source/Crypto-mining) accelerator [ASIC](/source/Application-specific_integrated_circuit) sold by the U.S. chip manufacturer [Intel](/source/Intel). The Blockscale product debuted in June 2022, and was cancelled by Intel in April 2023.[1][2] Intel has stated that it will continue to supply chips to existing customers until April 2024.[3]

The Blockscale chips were [SHA-256](/source/SHA-256) hardware accelerators designed for [proof-of-work](/source/Proof-of-work) calculations.[4] 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.[5] The product came in three variants: the Blockscale 1120, 1140, and 1160.[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Tyson, Mark (2022-06-30). ["Intel's Blockscale Cryptominer Ships Ahead of Schedule, Late to the Party"](https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intels-blockscale-cryptominer-ships-ahead-of-schedule-late-to-the-party). *Tom's Hardware*. Retrieved 2023-04-19.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Mann, Tobias (19 April 2023). ["Intel axes Blockscale cryptomining ASICs it debuted in 2022"](https://www.theregister.com/2023/04/19/intel_blockscale_asics/). *www.theregister.com*. Retrieved 2023-04-19.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_3-1) Alcorn, Paul (2023-04-18). ["Intel Discontinues Bitcoin-Mining Blockscale Chips, No Future Gens Announced"](https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-discontinues-bitcoin-mining-blockscale-chips-no-future-gens-announced). *Tom's Hardware*. Retrieved 2023-04-19.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Cunningham, Andrew (2023-04-18). ["Intel unceremoniously dumps its year-old Blockscale chips for bitcoin mining"](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/intel-introduced-bitcoin-mining-chips-a-year-ago-and-theyre-already-going-away/). *Ars Technica*. Retrieved 2023-04-19.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Intel® Blockscale™ ASIC"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230327075609/https://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/products/docs/blockchain/custom-asic-product-brief.html). *intel.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/products/docs/blockchain/custom-asic-product-brief.html) on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-03-27.

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