Miner Analysis: Intel Core Ultra 5 236V

The Intel Core Ultra 5 236V processor with Panther Lake (18A/Cougar Cove) architecture is one of the processors used for CPU-based cryptocurrency mining, such as Monero (using the RandomX algorithm). This processor has 6 cores and 6 threads.

This processor's power consumption while mining is approximately 17 watts and its best performance is recorded on the VerusHash algorithm with an approximate hashrate of 6.20 MH/s. Given the limited number of cores/threads, this processor's efficiency will be lower compared to multi-core server models.

Taking all technical specs into account, Intel Core Ultra 5 236V earned a high smart score (80 out of 100) and is currently one of the strong options in the Processor (CPU) category.