{"dataset":"Bitcoin ASIC Release Timeline","description":"A timeline of major Bitcoin SHA-256 ASIC miners from 2013 to 2025 \u2014 release year and quarter, model, manufacturer, hashrate (TH\/s), power (W), J\/TH efficiency and chip for each machine, documenting the roughly 200x efficiency gain over twelve years; CC BY 4.0.","license":"CC BY 4.0","source":"https:\/\/d-central.tech\/asic-release-timeline\/","record_count":41,"models":[{"model":"Antminer S1","manufacturer":"Bitmain","release_year":2013,"release_quarter":"Q4","hashrate_ths":0.179999999999999993338661852249060757458209991455078125,"power_w":360,"efficiency_jth":2000,"chip":"BM1380","notes":"Bitmain's first Antminer; 55nm chip, 180 GH\/s home unit","source":"https:\/\/miningnow.com\/asic-miner\/bitmain-antminer-s1-180-gh-s\/"},{"model":"Antminer S5","manufacturer":"Bitmain","release_year":2014,"release_quarter":"Q4","hashrate_ths":1.1550000000000000266453525910037569701671600341796875,"power_w":590,"efficiency_jth":510.80000000000001136868377216160297393798828125,"chip":"BM1384","notes":"28nm chip; first Antminer past 1 TH\/s, iconic early rig","source":"https:\/\/www.asicminervalue.com\/miners\/bitmain\/antminer-s5"},{"model":"Antminer S7","manufacturer":"Bitmain","release_year":2015,"release_quarter":"Q3","hashrate_ths":4.730000000000000426325641456060111522674560546875,"power_w":1293,"efficiency_jth":273.3999999999999772626324556767940521240234375,"chip":"BM1385","notes":"28nm; most efficient publicly available ASIC at launch","source":"https:\/\/www.bitcoinmining.com\/bitmain-antminer-s7-review-bitcoin-mining\/"},{"model":"Antminer S9","manufacturer":"Bitmain","release_year":2016,"release_quarter":"Q2","hashrate_ths":13.5,"power_w":1323,"efficiency_jth":98,"chip":"BM1387","notes":"16nm; best-selling miner ever, dominated 2016-2019 era","source":"https:\/\/www.asicminervalue.com\/miners\/bitmain\/antminer-s9-13-5th"},{"model":"AvalonMiner 721","manufacturer":"Canaan","release_year":2016,"release_quarter":"Q4","hashrate_ths":6,"power_w":900,"efficiency_jth":150,"chip":"A3212","notes":"Announced Nov 2016; 72x A3212 (16nm) chips; early Avalon7 ASIC","source":"https:\/\/github.com\/Canaan-Creative\/avalon7-docs\/wiki\/AvalonMiner-721-information"},{"model":"Whatsminer M3","manufacturer":"MicroBT","release_year":2018,"release_quarter":"Q1","hashrate_ths":12,"power_w":2000,"efficiency_jth":166.69999999999998863131622783839702606201171875,"chip":"","notes":"MicroBT's first-gen 28nm BTC miner; 198 chips","source":"https:\/\/www.asicminervalue.com\/miners\/microbt\/whatsminer-m3"},{"model":"AvalonMiner 841","manufacturer":"Canaan","release_year":2018,"release_quarter":"Q2","hashrate_ths":13.5999999999999996447286321199499070644378662109375,"power_w":1290,"efficiency_jth":94.900000000000005684341886080801486968994140625,"chip":"A3210","notes":"Apr 2018; 104x A3210 (16nm) chips; aka Avalon A8","source":"https:\/\/www.asicminervalue.com\/miners\/canaan\/avalonminer-841"},{"model":"Whatsminer M10","manufacturer":"MicroBT","release_year":2018,"release_quarter":"Q3","hashrate_ths":33,"power_w":2145,"efficiency_jth":65,"chip":"","notes":"16nm FinFET, 315 chips; 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A15 series; tested ~18.4-18.5 J\/TH","source":"https:\/\/www.asicminervalue.com\/miners\/canaan\/avalon-a1566"},{"model":"Antminer S23 Hydro","manufacturer":"Bitmain","release_year":2025,"release_quarter":"Q2","hashrate_ths":580,"power_w":5510,"efficiency_jth":9.5,"chip":"BM1390","notes":"Announced WDMS May 2025; first sub-10 J\/TH, ships Q1 2026","source":"https:\/\/www.millionminer.com\/news\/2025\/05\/bitmain-unveils-antminer-s23-series-at-the-wdms-2025\/"}]}