Flux nodes are a great way to support the Flux network and earn rewards. To help give you a guide of current CPUs that have passed and failed benchmarks. I have created a table for you to reference with data sourced from Flux on Cumulus, Nimbus and Stratus nodes.
Please click on the relevant CPU to check if it passed benchmark.
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Flux - CPU Compatibility
| Details | CPU | Cores | Threads | EPS/Thread | Cumulus (60+ EPS, 2 Cores, 4 Threads) | Nimbus (80+ EPS, 4 Cores, 8 Threads) | Stratus (95+, 8 Cores, 16 Threads) | Affiliate Link | Image |
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| More details | AMD Epyc 7282 16-Core | 16 | 32 | 124 | ok | ok | ok |  |
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| More details | AMD Epyc 7402 | 24 | 48 | 129 | ok | ok | ok |  |
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| More details | AMD Epyc 7551 | 32 | 64 | 112.5 | ok | ok | ok |  |
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| More details | AMD Epyc 7601 32 Core | 32 | 64 | 100 | ok | ok | within 10% of minimum requirement |  |
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| More details | AMD Epyc 7T83 | 64 | 128 | 310.6 | ok | ok | ok | ||
| More details | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | 4 | 4 | 139.25 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements |  |
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| More details | AMD Ryzen 3 3200G | 4 | 4 | 160.8 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements |  |
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| More details | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | 6 | 12 | 168.8 | ok | ok | does not meet minimum requirements |  |
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| More details | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 6 | 12 | 170.1 | ok | ok | does not meet minimum requirements |  |
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| More details | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G | 6 | 12 | 442.4 | ok | ok | does not meet minimum requirements |  |
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| More details | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 6 | 12 | 461 | ok | ok | does not meet minimum requirements |  |
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| More details | AMD Ryzen 7 1700 | 8 | 16 | 146.25 | ok | ok | ok |  |
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| More details | AMD Ryzen 7 1700X | 8 | 16 | 151.3 | ok | ok | ok |  |
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| More details | AMD Ryzen 7 2700 | 8 | 16 | 165.6 | ok | ok | ok |  |
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| More details | AMD Ryzen 7 2700x | 8 | 16 | 170.5 | ok | ok | ok |  |
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| More details | AMD Ryzen 7 3700x | 8 | 16 | 184.5 | ok | ok | ok |  |
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| More details | AMD Ryzen 7 3800 | 8 | 16 | 173.4 | ok | ok | ok |  |
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| More details | AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | 8 | 16 | 167 | ok | ok | ok | |
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| More details | AMD Ryzen 7 4750G | 8 | 16 | 179.6 | ok | ok | ok |  |
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| More details | AMD Ryzen 7 4800U | 8 | 16 | 272 | ok | ok | ok |  |
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| More details | AMD Ryzen 7 5700G | 8 | 16 | 464.62 | ok | ok | ok |  |
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| More details | AMD Ryzen 7 5700U | 8 | 16 | 174.8 | ok | ok | ok |  |
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| More details | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | 8 | 16 | 484.7 | ok | ok | ok |  |
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| More details | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | 12 | 24 | 136.75 | ok | ok | ok |  |
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| More details | AMD Ryzen 9 5950x | 16 | 32 | 430 | ok | ok | ok |  |
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| More details | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900x | 8 | 16 | 161.6 | ok | ok | ok |  |
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| More details | Intel Celeron J4125 | 4 | 4 | 130.75 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel Celeron N5105 | 4 | 4 | 89.4 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz | 4 | 4 | 83 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i3 10100F | 4 | 8 | 114 | ok | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i3 3220 | 2 | 4 | 89.8 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i3 3220T @ 2.80GHz | 2 | 4 | 75.1 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i3 3225 | 2 | 4 | 85.1 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i3 4160T | 2 | 4 | 96 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i3 4370T @ 3.30GHz | 2 | 4 | 90.5 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i3 530 @ 2.93GHz | 2 | 4 | 62 | within 10% of minimum requirement | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i3 6100T | 2 | 4 | 96 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i3 7100U @ 2.40GHz | 2 | 4 | 72.5 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i3 9100F | 4 | 4 | 104.6 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i5 10400 | 6 | 12 | 126.25 | ok | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i5 10400F | 6 | 12 | 128.7 | ok | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i5 10500 | 6 | 12 | 126.25 | ok | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i5 1135G7 | 4 | 8 | 305.9 | ok | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i5 11400 @ 2.60GHz | 6 | 12 | 356.87 | ok | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i5 3230M | 2 | 4 | 85.1 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i5 3470S @ 2.90GHz | 4 | 4 | 90.7 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i5 4570 @ 3.20GHz | 4 | 4 | 87.8 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i5 4590T (Turbo Mode Enabled) | 4 | 4 | 76 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i5 6300U (Thinkpad) | 2 | 4 | 77.5 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i5 6500 | 4 | 4 | 106.1 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i5 6500T | 4 | 4 | 81.6 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i5 6600 | 4 | 4 | 101 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i5 6600K | 4 | 4 | 126.9 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i5 7500T @ 2.70GHz | 4 | 4 | 98.9 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i5 8250U | 4 | 8 | 102.7 | ok | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i5 8279U | 4 | 8 | 121.8 | ok | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i7 10510U | 4 | 8 | 102 | ok | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i7 10700F | 8 | 16 | 138.9 | ok | ok | ok | ||
| More details | Intel i7 10700K @ 3.80GHz | 8 | 16 | 152 | ok | ok | ok | ||
| More details | Intel i7 12700 | 12 | 20 | 322.5 | ok | ok | ok | ||
| More details | Intel i7 12700KF | 12 | 20 | 370 | ok | ok | ok | ||
| More details | Intel i7 2600 | 4 | 8 | 95.5 | ok | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i7 3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz | 4 | 8 | 105.75 | ok | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i7 3820 | 4 | 8 | 98.25 | ok | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i7 4790 | 4 | 8 | 109.4 | ok | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i7 6700 | 4 | 8 | 120.4 | ok | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i7 7700 | 4 | 8 | 109.5 | ok | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i7 7700K | 4 | 8 | 130.3 | ok | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i7 7700T | 4 | 8 | 104.6 | ok | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i7 8700K | 6 | 12 | 103.3 | ok | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i7 9700k | 8 | 8 | 105 | ok | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel i9 10850k | 10 | 20 | 149.8 | ok | ok | ok | ||
| More details | Intel i9 10900k | 10 | 20 | 144.5 | ok | ok | ok | ||
| More details | Intel i9 9900k | 8 | 16 | 150 | ok | ok | ok | ||
| More details | Intel Pentium N6000 | 4 | 4 | 163.7 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 @ 3.00GHz | 4 | 4 | 104.25 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel Xeon E3-1245 v2 | 4 | 8 | 103.8 | ok | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 | 6 | 12 | 80 | ok | within 10% of minimum requirement | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel Xeon E5-2407 v2 | 4 | 4 | 56.8 | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel Xeon E5-2430 | 6 | 12 | 68 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 | 6 | 12 | 88 | ok | within 10% of minimum requirement | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 | 8 | 16 | 91 | ok | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel Xeon E5-2660 | 8 | 16 | 77.2 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 @ 2.20GHz | 8 | 16 | 77 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 @ 3.20GHz | 8 | 16 | 100.9 | ok | ok | within 10% of minimum requirement | ||
| More details | Intel Xeon E5-2670 | 8 | 16 | 65.5 | within 10% of minimum requirement | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 @ 2.50GHz | 10 | 20 | 78.5 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 | 12 | 24 | 81.5 | ok | within 10% of minimum requirement | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.60GHz | 12 | 24 | 83.7 | ok | within 10% of minimum requirement | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 | 10 | 20 | 88.4 | ok | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 @ 2.60GHz | 12 | 24 | 64.6 | within 10% of minimum requirement | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4 | 18 | 36 | 90.6 | ok | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz | 12 | 24 | 81.4 | ok | within 10% of minimum requirement | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 @ 2.60GHz | 14 | 28 | 82.65 | ok | within 10% of minimum requirement | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 | 20 | 40 | 96.9 | ok | ok | within 10% of minimum requirement | ||
| More details | Intel Xeon E5-4650 | 8 | 16 | 59.5 | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel Xeon E5645 | 6 | 12 | 38.8 | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel Xeon E7-8870 | 10 | 20 | 64.75 | within 10% of minimum requirement | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel Xeon X5675 | 6 | 12 | 83.5 | ok | within 10% of minimum requirement | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Intel Xeon X5690 | 6 | 12 | 89 | ok | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | nVidia Jetson Nano Developer Kit | 4 | 4 | 101.1 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | nVidia Jetson Xavier NX (power mode 20w 4core) | 4 | 4 | 104 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| More details | Raspbery PI 4B 1.4 | 4 | 4 | 129.75 | ok | does not meet minimum requirements | does not meet minimum requirements | ||
| CPU | Cores | Threads | EPS/Thread | Cumulus (60+ EPS, 2 Cores, 4 Threads) | Nimbus (80+ EPS, 4 Cores, 8 Threads) | Stratus (95+, 8 Cores, 16 Threads) | Affiliate Link | Image |
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Cumulus (60+ EPS, 2 Cores, 4 Threads):
Nimbus (80+ EPS, 4 Cores, 8 Threads):
Stratus (95+, 8 Cores, 16 Threads):
Affiliate Link:
Image:
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