Antminer S15 27.0 Th/s Review and Setup Guide

Antminer S15 27.0 Th/s Review and Setup Guide Picture credit: Bitmain. 1) General info and other necessary items 2) Unboxing 3) Overview 4) Setup 5) Configuring 6) Testing 7) Power usage measurement 8) Wrap-up 9) How to purchase Last updated: February 2, 2019. Click here for the .pdf version. 1) General info and other necessary items (top) The Antminer S15 is a Bitcoin (SHA-256) ASIC miner that utilizes 7nm chip technology, produced by Bitmain Technologies based in Beijing, China. This miner operates independently, featuring a built-in controller board and a power supply unit. The stated hashrate for this model (27.0 Th/s) is 27.0 Th/s with a power draw of 1596 Watts. Its weight is 7 kg and the dimensions are 240mm x 178mm x 296mm. Bitmain: www.bitmain.com Technical specs: Other items needed: - C13 power cable compatible with your local socket - Ethernet cable to connect to your router/switch - A computer to set up pool and configuration. 2) Unboxing (top) This S15 is the 27.0 Th/s version from the sales batch between January 11 20, 2019. It was shipped on January 16 via Fedex, and I got it pretty fast, just like my previous experiences with them. The miner reached my place in Finland by January 22. The packaging was top-notch. It came in an ESD bag for static protection and had two custom foam pieces for impact resistance.

Nice review. Here are 2 youtube videos of the exact same unit. Which I am now testing. It needs sound proofing to work in a home. sound meter failed  on this video Your video will be live at: https://youtu.be/auakWENgP8w sound is okay with a sound proofing set up Your video will be live at: https://youtu.be/P8MwWwctWVw

Great work HF. Wish I had more merit.

Thanks for the nice comments, and merits guys.

Have a couple from me to mate,  Great review as always.

It is a good piece of gear.  Maybe just as good as the m10 now that both the m10 and the s15 both are subject to the 27.6% trump tax it is hard to pick which one to use. The s15 with the soundproofing in my garage is quiet. I could use it all winter  in the garage.

Any read on db levels? Everything is soo quiet now with LPM and winter here. S15 has the edge in performance wise but with cheap power and tariffs into the US the m10 looks about $500 less than the s15. I would agree though, hard to choose. Long term Bitmain might have another good unit and I could probably get three of these on my 30A 240 lines. Maybe four?

Look at the two videos I did. The s15 is not bad with some sound proofing. Maybe better then the m10. As for what it is worth. I would be willing to pay 💰 1000 usd for the s15 I would be will to pay 💰 875 usd for the m10. Both the m10 and the s15 cost more new shipped to USA. S15 = 1250- 65 = 1185 x 1.276 =  1512 + 105 = 1617 new shipped to my house. M10 = 850 -15 = 835 x 1.276 =  1065 + 91 = 1156 new shipped to my house.   the last ones I purchased were 799  under the 800 and no trump tax. so the price jump from 799 to 850    now means   875 new shipped to my house is  1156 even at 1156  I think the m10  for a usa buyer is better then the s15. the t15  may be the best to buy now as it is 710-65 = 745 + 100 = 845 no trump tax. so  t15 at 845  s15 at 1617  m10 at 1156 I would lean to the t15.  but actually  that is only true if I had to my a btc miner today. and I won't since  I would feel over charged.

Good break down. Long term I'd be looking at the s15 mostly if on my own. Though imagine a group buy for m10 would fair really well in bulk pricing. Thinking further still what t3 efficiency mode looks like and how it would look pending volume.

nice review - I just wish they were not so expensive to buy - the roi time frame makes them pretty much useless.

Great review HF, thanks.

So basically too loud for home use unless you have a dedicated space where you can sound deaden the space?

oh yea you are not putting an asic in your general living area - they are quite loud unless you take measures

Sound proofing my access door has been instrumental for my living space noise wise. Though my s9i LPM is quiet as hell. I think most complain about the PSU fans more than anything else.

Yeah the biggest issue noise-wise are the power supply fans. The psu fans produce a really annoying high pitch noise.

After the R4, this has been the only design consideration for the asic miners. They belong in an industrial warehouse, therefore noise doesn't matter, and it shows... However creative thinking can overcome part of this problem, such as using a wooden box with noise insulation fabric inside. I have seen others sell noise muffling kits, for S9s etc, but with varying degrees of success. The S15 could fit inside a box in a garage just like philipma1957 did. My thinking is that, a box should be something like this (when viewed from above): With the holes being full rectangles and not circles. All the walls inside this wooden box should be covered with noise insulating fabric.

i also notice no exhaust fans - I will have to come up with something on the 3d printer so I can hook these to my exhaust ducts

Oh please share Stryfe, I am also "Ducted".

I shall

Yes, PLEASE!