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Best Blake2s Miners for Under $500 2026 — Ranked

Updated June 24, 2026 with live profitability data

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For Under $500 with Blake2s hardware, D-Central ranks 16 qualifying miners on use-case-weighted criteria, with the Bitmain Antminer KA3 (166Th), iBeLink BM-K3 and Goldshell KD Max leading. Full scores, specs and live profitability follow below.

At a Glance: Blake2s Miners for Under $500

Our database has 16 Blake2s miners that qualify for under $500, scored on use-case-weighted criteria — the top pick scores 92.1/100. Efficiency across this set ranges from 19.0 to 157.5 J/TH, with the Bitmain Antminer KA3 (166Th) drawing the least power per terahash. For raw output, the Bitmain Antminer KA3 (166Th) leads at 166.0 TH/s.

Top Blake2s Miners for Under $500

Rank Miner Hashrate Power Efficiency Noise Score
1 Bitmain Antminer KA3 (166Th) 166.0 TH/s 3,154W 19.0 J/TH — 92.1/100 View Details
2 iBeLink BM-K3 70.0 TH/s 3,300W 47.1 J/TH — 72.0/100 View Details
3 Goldshell KD Max 40.2 TH/s 3,350W 83.3 J/TH — 67.1/100 View Details
4 iBeLink BM-K1 Max 32.0 TH/s 3,200W 100.0 J/TH — 64.6/100 View Details
5 Goldshell KD6 29.2 TH/s 2,630W 90.1 J/TH — 63.8/100 View Details
6 Goldshell KD6-SE 25.3 TH/s 2,300W 90.9 J/TH — 62.6/100 View Details
7 Goldshell KD5 Pro 24.5 TH/s 3,000W 122.4 J/TH — 62.4/100 View Details
8 iBeLink K3 mini (3.5TH) 3.5 TH/s 170W 48.6 J/TH 35 dB 61.0/100 View Details
9 Goldshell KD5 18.0 TH/s 2,250W 125.0 J/TH — 60.4/100 View Details
10 Goldshell KD Lite 16.2 TH/s 1,330W 82.1 J/TH — 59.9/100 View Details
11 Goldshell KD2 6.0 TH/s 830W 138.3 J/TH — 56.8/100 View Details
12 iBeLink BM-K1 5.3 TH/s 835W 157.5 J/TH — 56.6/100 View Details
13 Goldshell KD Box II 5.0 TH/s 400W 80.0 J/TH — 56.5/100 View Details
14 iBeLink K3 mini (5TH) 5.0 TH/s 290W 58.0 J/TH — 56.5/100 View Details
15 Goldshell KD-BOX Pro 2.6 TH/s 230W 88.5 J/TH — 55.8/100 View Details

Score Methodology: Miners are ranked using a weighted algorithm that prioritizes price under $500 (50%), efficiency (25%), hashrate (15%), and noise (10%).

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Last reviewed June 23, 2026.