We have collected data over the last week, comparing TheGrinPool to the pools according to PoolWatch. Here are our results over the last month:
System Configuration:
- 12x NVIDIA P106 GPU
- AsRock BTC+ H110 Motherboard
- 4GB Ram
- Intel Celeron G3930
- Bminer
Aug 8 - Sept 6 Mining Results (Daily)
We compared 5 Grin mining pools, the results as previously discussed were clear that luck plays big factor for PPLNS pools (TheGrinPool, GrinMint) on daily earnings but over time they balance out and will be closer to 100% luck like the PPS pools (Sparkpool, F2Pool)
Fee Structure:
- TheGrinPool — 0.5%
- Sparkpool — 1%
- Grinmint — 2.5%
- F2pool — 3%
- Luxor — 0%
TheGrinPool mined ~6% more than Grinmint and Sparkpool over one month, but only under 1% for F2 and Luxor. Need to investigate how F2 has been competitive while charging the most fees and why PPS pools have such a drastic change in the earnings.
PPS Pools vs PPLNS Pools
- PPS mining pools do not have luck variable when calculating earnings. You are rewarded for every share your miner submits.
- PPLNS/PPLNG mining pools
- due to low hashrates compared to PPS pools like Sparkpool and F2Pool, luck plays a huge factor in daily earnings for PPLNS/PPLNG pools.
- although low pool hashrates affect daily earnings, over time, the luck balances out to ~100% so over a longer duration, it does not affect earnings as much
TheGrinPool was more profitable during our testing overall, factors that play into profitability also has to do with pool size, pool hashrate and luck. Although we had several unlucky days, our lucky days balanced out and our total mined GRIN over the same time period was more than the other pools.
We are working on getting onto the PoolWatch list, but we have noticed it is not always accurate in terms of reporting which pool is most profitable, as we had mixed results while referencing PoolWatch and our own results.
If you have any suggestions for more details on the comparison please share!
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