Mining Zcash with the Antminer Z15 Pro

The Antminer Z15 Pro is the dominant Equihash ASIC for Zcash mining. At around 840 kSol/s, it roughly doubles the original Z15 and has no real competitor in its hashrate class.

The specs at a glance

For the fundamentals behind these figures, see ASIC miners explained.

What it mines

The Z15 Pro targets Equihash coins — primarily Zcash, with Horizen as the strongest secondary. Unlike Scrypt’s merged mining, Equihash doesn’t let you earn multiple chains at once, so you select the single most profitable coin at a given time. A note worth researching first: some jurisdictions and exchanges treat privacy coins differently, so check your local environment before committing.

The Z15 Pro is a specialist. It does one thing — Equihash — better than anything else, but it can’t pivot to Bitcoin or Scrypt.

Hosting the Z15 Pro

At ~2,780 W and ~75 dB, the Z15 Pro needs a 220–240V circuit and proper ventilation — better suited to a facility than a quiet home. Because Zcash payouts swing with price and difficulty, low energy cost is what protects your margin, which is the core argument in self-mining vs. hosting. Our mining hosting runs on stable renewable power for exactly this reason.

Verdict

If you specifically want Zcash exposure, the Z15 Pro is the clear hardware choice — just go in aware of its single-algorithm nature and price sensitivity. Find it in our miners marketplace, and compare it with the Bitcoin-focused S21 Pro or the Scrypt L9.

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