Zcash (ZEC) Solo Mining Calculator

Estimate how long it takes to solo mine a block of Zcash (ZEC) with your own hardware. BackPoW combines the live Zcash network difficulty with your hashrate to compute the expected block time, the cumulative probability of finding a block over day, month and year, and the expected mining revenue in ZEC and USD.

Zcash network stats

About Zcash on Equihash

Zcash uses Equihash — memory-hard, hardware class: ASIC / GPU.

BackPoW tracks 5 Equihash coins. See how Equihash solo mining works and which Equihash coin is easiest to mine right now →

How Zcash solo mining odds are calculated

Solo mining is memoryless: every hash is an independent lottery ticket, so the wait for a block follows an exponential distribution rather than a fixed schedule. On average a block takes T = network_hashrate ÷ your_hashrate × block_time, and the probability of finding at least one within a window t is P = 1 − e^(−t/T). BackPoW uses this Poisson relation instead of a naive linear estimate.

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to solo mine one Zcash block?

It depends on your hashrate relative to the Zcash network hashrate (25.94 GH/s). Because hashing is memoryless, the time to find a block follows an exponential distribution: on average T = network_hashrate / your_hashrate × block_time. Enter your hashrate in the BackPoW Zcash solo calculator to get the exact expected time.

What is the Zcash block reward?

The current Zcash block reward is 1.25 ZEC. BackPoW tracks the 24h block reward and values a discovered block in both ZEC and USD using live market prices.

Is solo mining Zcash profitable?

Solo mining Zcash profitability depends on your hashrate, electricity cost and pool fees versus the block reward value and how often you expect to find a block. The BackPoW calculator shows daily, monthly and yearly gross revenue and net profit so you can decide.

What algorithm does Zcash use?

Zcash uses the Equihash proof-of-work algorithm. You can mine it with any Equihash-capable ASIC, GPU or CPU listed in the BackPoW hardware database. Equihash is a asic / gpu algorithm, which decides what hardware stays competitive.

What are the odds of finding a Zcash block?

BackPoW models the cumulative probability of finding at least one block over a day, week, month or year with the Poisson formula P = 1 − e^(−t/T), giving a realistic chance instead of a naive linear estimate.

Is Zcash the easiest Equihash coin to solo mine?

Not currently. Among the 5 Equihash coins tracked on BackPoW, Zcash ranks #5 by how little solo hashrate a block takes; the easiest right now is Komodo (KMD). BackPoW re-ranks them from live difficulty on every update.

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