Estimate Method
How CloudOrch Digital builds mining profitability and electricity cost estimates for a single desktop desk.
This page is the working guide behind our sessions. It is not software documentation — it is the sequence we follow when a trader asks whether overnight hashing still pays under Korean power rates.
The five inputs we always collect
- GPU or CPU model and the algorithm you actually run
- Measured wall watts at your chosen settings (or a temporary manufacturer placeholder marked as such)
- Pool fee percentage and payout threshold habits
- Electricity tariff class and recent kWh price steps from your bill
- Realistic daily hashing hours — not a theoretical 24/7 claim
From inputs to break-even
We convert hashrate and network difficulty into expected credits for the coins you name, subtract pool fees, then subtract electricity for your schedule. The sheet shows three difficulty paths so a single bullish coin price does not hide a bad power deal.
When meter data is incomplete, we publish a confidence line on the deliverable. Traders often return after a week of smart-plug logs for a revised pass at no extra charge if the revision stays within the same hardware scope.
What you walk away with
- Cost per hashing hour and per calendar day
- Break-even horizon under each difficulty path
- Notes on schedule windows that still clear power cost
- Exclusions listed in plain language