Goldshell CK5 Review 2023 – Real World Data

This guide will review the Goldshell CK5 with the real word test data to see whether it’s worth buying.

Goldshell CK5 Miner is another unique miner from the GoldShell stables. CK5 Nervos Miner is coming in with the Eaglesong algorithm with a maximum hash rate of 12 TH/s. It also comes with a maximum power consumption of 2400W, which is a bit high. The amount of power consumption is high and does not reflect the hash rate. You would expect the hash rate to be higher than 12 TH/s. Continue reading this thorough GOLDSHELL CK5 NERVOS MINER Review for more.

Goldshell CK5 Appearance

The body of Goldshell ASIC KD5 is still an aluminum alloy integrated design, with a simple and elegant appearance, and the net size is exactly the same as that marked on the official website.

The measured size of Goldshell CK5 is 280mm (including fan thickness)*180mm*290mm. The net weight is 9.0 KG, and the gross weight of the power cord including the packing box is 10.0 KG.

Close-up of the interface of the Goldhell CK5 control board: you can see the IP report button, Ethernet interface, SD card slot, reset button and status indicator.

A close-up of the main control board. In the middle is the chip of the main control board, and on the edge are the conversion interfaces of the buttons of the card slots.

After removing the fan, let’s take a look at the internal structure of the chassis and the layout of the hash board. Four pull-out hash boards, plus an external integrated power supply, the design is smooth and clean.

There are four fans in total, two air inlets and two air outlets. The fan model is Snowfan YY1203, DC12V, which is a more common fan for mine models.

Four hashboards, with a total of 184 high-performance chips distributed. The back is soldered aluminum alloy nickel-plated heat sink.

Group photo of machine parts.

Goldshell CK5 Miner Overview

The Nervos CK5 Goldshell miner is an impressive miner with little information to go on with. Goldshell is the manufacturer behind this unit and does not indicate much on it. From our research, we can only find the miner in one mining online shop. 

There’s no indication on the Goldshell’s product page on the miner. It seems that the miner is sold out, which means it was a pre-order miner. 

Its release date is marked as March 2021, with no information on the weight. The dimensions are 264x200x290mm. We also don’t know about the chip count or chipboards available on the platform. From the look of things, the manufacturer was planning only to sell a few units. 

And this makes it hard for anyone to get a hold of the miner. The question remains whether the miner is profitable or not. From the look of things, the miner is estimated to be a profitable unit.

In regards to mining pools, there are no mining pools that have this unit. Until the unit is released, we expect mining pools to create space for this miner.

Specifications of Goldshell CK5

Algorythm of CK5 Nervos Miner 12 TH/s

Eaglesong is the hashing function for Nervos and uses the proof-of-work idealism. The algorithm is suitable where a secure hashing algorithm is needed. It means that the algorithm is secure and does protect users from the 51 percent attack. 

Although Eaglesong does have some vulnerability, it’s not as risky as other hashing algorithms. It comes with the multi-target one-wayness proof of work puzzle solver. 

Efficiency of the Nervos CK5 Miner

We did a deeper digging and found no information on the efficiency of the miner. What we have is a miner with a rough efficiency of 12T/2400W. The maximum power consumption is 2400W, which shows high efficiency.

Efficiency in miners brings more mining power to the table. The higher the power consumption, the more efficiency you get in a miner. Manufacturers should be open and clear on the efficiency of their products. This is a first from the Goldshell Company.

Hash Rate of Goldshell CK5 Nervos 12 TH/s

A hash rate of 12 TH/s is good enough for mining Nervos coins. With this hash rate, users should expect a profitable mining experience. The only hindrance might be the high electricity cost. With a maximum power consumption of 2400W, this ought to be a cost to look out for. 

Nevertheless, the miner does indicate some highly profitable outcomes thanks to this power. Miners should know and understand the Nervos market before committing to mining with the equipment. 

Humidity and Temperature Optimum Settings

For the miner to work efficiently, it has to be under recommended manufacturer’s settings. Humidity should be at 5 percent maximum and 95 percent maximum. As far as temperature goes, the maximum should be 35 degrees Celsius and a low of 5 degrees Celsius. The miner comes with two fans that help with cooling.

Real-world Test Data

Connect the power supply and network cable, turn on the Golshell CK5, and the indicator light will be on.

Log in the miner management backend and start configuring the mining pool.

What needs to be reminded here is that when configuring the mining pool, you can only choose the user name to mine, and you cannot directly use the address to mine. After the mining pool is configured, other options can use the default values.

After running for 24 hours, let’s take a look at the local hash rate and mining pool hash rate. The real-time hash rate of the mining pool reaches a maximum of 12.89T, and the local hash rate is displayed as 12.2T, both of which are higher than those marked on the official website.

Let’s take a ook at the real operating environment data.

Temperature

The air inlet temperature is 31.8℃ and the air outlet temperature is 46.1℃.

Noise Level

The noise level is 82.9db which is an average noise level of ASIC miners.

Power consumption

The power consumption during operation is 2282W, which is more than one hundred lower than the power consumption on the wall.

Real world data VS official data

The Profitability of Goldshell CK5 Nervos Miner

With the miner being released in 2021, it’s bound to be a profitable miner.

Conclusion

The CK5 Miner from Goldshell runs on the Eaglesong algorithm with a maximum hashrate of 12TH/s for a power consumption of 2400W. The Nervos network is a rapidly growing application, striving towards a ‘universal passport’– lightning fast communication between any cryptocurrency and seamless scaling.

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