Energy efficiency
13.8 J/TH
3,900 W ÷ 282 TH/s
#28 of 99 in the catalog
ASIC miner · Canaan Sold by manufacturer: yes
Canaan Avalon A16
An air-cooled Bitcoin ASIC with 282 TH/s at 3,900 W — 13.8 J/TH, among the most efficient air-cooled models in the catalog.
About Avalon A16
The Avalon A16 is Canaan's air-cooled model, released in October 2025. At 13.8 J/TH it ranks #28 of 99 in the catalog by efficiency, and 8th of 48 among air-cooled machines.
At 3.9 kW it needs a data center or a dedicated ventilated room, not a living room.
What the specs add up to
Derived from the specs below, with the formula on every card. Estimates, not a forecast
Electricity used per day
93.6 kWh
3.90 kW × 24 h
34.2 MWh a year
Electricity cost per day
$9.36
93.6 kWh × $0.10 per kWh
Break-even electricity price
$0.091 / kWh
Estimated daily reward ÷ electricity used per day
As of 13 Nov 2026
Built for
Data center
3.90 kW of heat
Home class: up to 50 dB and 1.4 kW, air cooling
Hashrate per kW
72.3 TH/s
282 TH/s ÷ 3.90 kW
Avalon A16 or a digital miner with the same 282 TH/s
Same hashrate, side by side. Scenario: you run the machine yourself, on household electricity. Numbers follow our reward calculator and update daily
BTC price · 13 Nov 2026$70,780
Avalon A16
Your own machine · 282 TH/s · 13.8 J/TH
- Upfront cost
- Not shownNot in the catalog yet — see the manufacturer's store
- Reward per day (est.)
- 0.00012 BTC≈ $8.49 at the same hashrate
- Running cost per day
- $9.363.90 kW × 24 h × $0.10 per kWh
- Net per day (est.)
- −$0.87At your electricity price
- Delivery and setup
- Shipping, customs, pool setup
- Noise and heat
- 3.90 kW of heat at your place
GoMining digital miner
282 TH/s · 15 J/TH · runs in our data centers
- Upfront cost
- $3,218282 TH × $11.41 per TH
- Reward per day (est.)
- 0.00012 BTC≈ $8.49
- Running cost per day
- $7.59Daily maintenance fee: electricity and service
- Net per day (est.)
- $0.91After the maintenance fee
- Delivery and setup
- Nothing to ship — runs in the app
- Noise and heat
- Nothing at your place
Break-even electricity price for this model: $0.091 per kWh. Above it, electricity costs more than the estimated reward
Estimates, not a forecast. Based on the BTC price, network difficulty and GoMining fees as of 13 Nov 2026; specs as published by the manufacturer. Assumes the machine runs 24/7 with no pool fee; industrial hosting is a different calculation. The digital miner's fee is shown before discounts. Mining rewards vary and are not guaranteed; they may fall below fees. Not investment advice. See terms
Avalon A16 specifications
16 characteristics, each with its source and the date we checked it. Values are nominal, as published by the manufacturer
- Published spec
- Calculated by GoMining
- Not found
- Manufacturer
- Canaan
- Model
- Avalon A16
- Algorithm
- SHA-256 (Bitcoin)
- Energy efficiency
- 13.8 J/TH
- Calculated
- Noise level
- —The manufacturer does not publish it
- Not found · 16 Oct 2026
- Weight
- —
- Not found · 16 Oct 2026
- Input voltage
- —
- Not found · 16 Oct 2026
- Network
- —
- Not found · 16 Oct 2026
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