Study: “In Russia, the minimum set of miner for a year has risen in price by 50%” - Bits Media

The analytical resource "Platforms OFD" Checkindex.ru reported, that the minimum cost of computer components for mining increased by 50% in just a year.

The OFD Platform processes more than 44 million receipts from online cash registers in Russia daily. Checkindex experts Analyzed impersonal data on the purchases of computer components over the past year. They deduced a “minimum set” for mining cryptocurrencies and tracked the change in the price of equipment. Prices grew gradually all year and now the set of components is worth 69 792 ruble, What's on 51% more, than last year.

Of course, The largest increase in price was shown video cards - now their cost is on average 38 019 rubles, that right away 119% exceeds last year. Prices for processors rose by 13% to 14 202 rubles, And on maternal boards - on 18% to 6 830 rubles. RAM rose on 2% to 3 998 rubles, The drives - on 8% to 5 085 rubles, and the power supplies were added in price 5% to 1 659 rubles.

Note, that in April prices continued to rise ahead of the pace. So, According to the results with 1 by 15 april, The minimum set of miner is already more 78 000 rubles, What's on 69% Above the indicators of April 2020 of the year. Analysts also discovered, what a year in 7 Once the number of goods and services sold with the word mining in the name increased.

Recall, that back in November last year, the Avito ads service reported a significant increase in the interest of Russians in mining equipment.