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This file is included in the Windows binary package. Compile instructions
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for Linux and Windows can be found in RELEASE_NOTES.
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cpuminer is a console program that is executed from a DOS or Powershell
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prompt. There is no GUI and no mouse support.
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Miner programs are often flagged as malware by antivirus programs. This is
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a false positive, they are flagged simply because they are cryptocurrency
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miners. The source code is open for anyone to inspect. If you don't trust
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the software, don't use it.
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Choose the exe that best matches you CPU's features or use trial and
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error to find the fastest one that doesn't crash. Pay attention to
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the features listed at cpuminer startup to ensure you are mining at
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optimum speed using the best available features.
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Architecture names and compile options used are only provided for Intel
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Core series. Budget CPUs like Pentium and Celeron are often missing some
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features.
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AMD CPUs older than Piledriver, including Athlon x2 and Phenom II x4, are not
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supported by cpuminer-opt due to an incompatible implementation of SSE2 on
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these CPUs. Some algos may crash the miner with an invalid instruction.
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Users are recommended to use an unoptimized miner such as cpuminer-multi.
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More information for Intel and AMD CPU architectures and their features
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can be found on Wikipedia.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_CPU_microarchitectures
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_CPU_microarchitectures
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Exe file name Compile flags Arch name
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cpuminer-sse2.exe "-msse2" Core2, Nehalem
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cpuminer-aes-sse42.exe "-march=westmere" Westmere
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cpuminer-avx.exe "-march=corei7-avx" Sandybridge, Ivybridge
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cpuminer-avx2.exe "-march=core-avx2 -maes" Haswell*
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cpuminer-avx512.exe "-march=skylake-avx512" Skylake-X, Cascadelake-X
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cpuminer-zen.exe "-march=znver1" AMD Ryzen, Threadripper
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cpuminer-avx512-sha-vaes.exe "-march=icelake-client" Icelake*
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* Haswell includes Broadwell, Skylake, Kabylake, Coffeelake & Cometlake.
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Icelake is only available on some laptops. Mining with a laptop is not
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recommended. The icelake build is included in anticipation of Intel eventually
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releasing a desktop CPU with a microarchitecture newer than Skylake.
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Notes about included DLL files:
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Downloading DLL files from alternative sources presents an inherent
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security risk if their source is unknown. All DLL files included have
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been copied from the Ubuntu-20.04 instalation or compiled by me from
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source code obtained from the author's official repository. The exact
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procedure is documented in the build instructions for Windows:
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https://github.com/JayDDee/cpuminer-opt/wiki/Compiling-from-source
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If you like this software feel free to donate:
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BTC: 12tdvfF7KmAsihBXQXynT6E6th2c2pByTT
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