MicroBT Whatsminer M3
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Whatsminer M3
12 TH/s2,000 WAir-cooled
Profit / day
-$3.48/day
after power at $0.08/kWh
Efficiency
166.67J/TH
Availability
Not stockedWe don’t carry this model. Ask and we’ll try to source one.—
Profitability · SHA-256 · BTC
Is the Whatsminer M3 profitable?
Not at $0.08 per kWh. The MicroBT Whatsminer M3 mines Bitcoin on the SHA-256 algorithm at 12 TH/s, drawing 2,000 W (167 J/TH). At $0.08 per kWh it earns about $0.36 a day but spends $3.84 on power, so it loses $3.48 a day.
It’s #263 of 269 SHA-256 miners on efficiency. It isn’t in stock with us at the moment. It’s an air-cooled unit, released in January 2018.
- Break-even power price
- $0.007/kWh
- Daily profit rank
- #431of 533
It only makes money below this.
Across every miner we track.
Whatsminer M3 specifications
Other coins it can mine
Mine instead
BitcoinBTCRanked on
$0.360.00000474 BTC
–
0.0000014%
$31.0B
−2.0%
QuaiQUAI
$0.4359.32 QUAI
+20%
0.02%
$90kLow liquidity
+14.8%
eCashXEC
$0.3969,930 XEC
+11%
0.03%
$2.7M
−6.5%
Bitcoin CashBCH
$0.350.00147 BCH
−2%
0.00035%
$140.1M
−13.9%
DigiByte (SHA-256)DGB
$0.2684.57 DGB
−28%
0.03%
$2.3M
−4.1%
Paid on top
Fractal BitcoinFB
+<$0.010.0000606 FB
+<1%
0.0000014%
$2.4M
−19.0%Volatile
NamecoinNMC
+<$0.010.00000515 NMC
+<1%
0.0000014%
$0Illiquid
+0.4%
ElastosELA
+<$0.010.00000515 ELA
+<1%
0.0000014%
$311k
−38.1%Highly volatile
HathorHTR
+<$0.010.000463 HTR
+<1%
0.0000014%
$69kLow liquidity
−17.1%Volatile
Max potential profitUnlikely
-$3.48/day
-$3.48 BTC profit + <$0.01 paid on top
How it compares · SHA-256 miners
| Miner | Rank | Efficiency | Profit / day |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitmain Antminer S23 Hyd 3U (1.16 PH) | #1 | 9.5 J/TH | $13.31 |
| Bitdeer SealMiner A4 Ultra Hydro | #2 | 9.4 J/TH | $10.26 |
| Bitmain Antminer S23e Hyd U2H (865T) | #3 | 10.0 J/TH | $9.10 |
| Bitmain Antminer S23e Hyd 2U (865Th) | #4 | 10.0 J/TH | $9.10 |
| Ebang Ebit E9 | #149 | 171 J/TH | -$1.88 |
| Canaan AvalonMiner 741 | #153 | 158 J/TH | -$1.99 |
| MicroBT Whatsminer M3This miner | #219 | 167 J/TH | -$3.48 |
| MicroBT Whatsminer M3XNewer model | #223 | 164 J/TH | -$3.56 |
More from MicroBT
| Miner | Profit / day |
|---|---|
| MicroBT WhatsMiner M7AS+SHA-256 | $3.43 |
| MicroBT WhatsMiner M7DSSHA-256 | $2.54 |
| MicroBT WhatsMiner M73S+SHA-256 | $2.22 |
| MicroBT WhatsMiner M79SSHA-256 | $1.72 |
| MicroBT WhatsMiner M76S+SHA-256 | $1.61 |
Figures updated 23:56 UTC, 9 November 2026, using today’s network difficulty and coin prices. Estimates, not financial advice.