How to mine Monero on PC

Monero (XMR) is an open-source cryptocurrency created in April 2014 that focuses on privacy and decentralization that runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and FreeBSD. Monero uses a public ledger to record transactions while new units are created through a process called mining. Monero aims to improve on existing cryptocurrency design by obscuring sender, recipient and amount of every transaction made as well as making the mining process more egalitarian.

Getting started with Monero mining

1. First of all, you need to be registered on MinerGate. If you don’t have an account yet, please create it here.

2. Now you need to download our easy-to-use GUI miner. GUI means that it has a nifty interface and doesn’t confuse you with the commands you need to enter, as a console one. Click here to get a suitable version for your system.

3. Download and install the miner. When the installation process is finished, you will need to log in with the credentials you used to register.The starting page of the program is so-called Smart miner. It is a useful feature, which allows you to mine the most profitable coin for a given moment of time.

4. Go to the tab Miner, located next to Smart miner. You’ll see a list of all available currencies there. If you are checking this post, you are probably interested in Monero. For your convenience, we have made it possible to hide the coins you don’t currently need. Just press the crossed eye icon to hide a coin.

5. Now your first Monero earnings are only one click away! Press Start mining in CPU or GPU column if both are supported.

6. You can set the number of cores you want to use or GPU intensity. Please note that choosing all the cores won’t necessarily give you the best profitability. To choose the right number of cores:

• Perform Benchmark in the corresponding tab
• See the amount of L3 cache you have and divide it by 2
• The closest whole number would be the perfect amount of cores to set

You are all set!