Is Dero mining more profitable than Monero mining on a CPU?

Dero mining can be more profitable than Monero mining on a CPU, but it is not consistently the better choice. Your result depends on your processor, electricity cost, mining software, and each coin’s current mining rewards and selling price—not just which coin gives you a higher mining speed.

Why the same CPU can give different results

Dero and Monero use different mining algorithms—the sets of calculations your computer performs to help secure each network.

• Dero uses AstroBWT-based mining, with AstroBWT v3 used on its main network.
• Monero uses RandomX, which has favored general-purpose CPUs since November 2019.

These algorithms use your processor and memory differently. A CPU that performs especially well on Monero will not necessarily have the same advantage on Dero.

For Monero, a useful performance guideline is about 2 MB of L3 cache per mining thread. L3 cache is fast memory inside your processor, and a thread is one stream of work. RandomX’s fast mode also uses a dataset of about 2,080 MB in system memory.

That means “more cores” alone does not settle the comparison. You need measurements from your particular CPU.

Compare money earned, not mining speed

Hashrate means how many mining calculations your computer completes each second. A Dero hash and a Monero hash are different amounts of work, so their hashrates cannot be compared directly.

Instead, compare the estimated daily value of the coins you can actually receive and sell, after costs:

Daily profit = coin value earned − electricity − mining fees − selling costs

Electricity should reflect power drawn by the whole computer, not just your CPU’s advertised power rating. For a computer running all day:

Daily electricity cost = watts ÷ 1,000 × 24 × your price per kilowatt-hour

Also check:

• Mining service or pool fees. A pool combines miners’ work and shares rewards.
• Minimum payout amounts and withdrawal fees.
• Exchange fees and the price you would actually receive.
• Hardware wear or purchase costs, if you are buying equipment specifically to mine.

Monero has a continuing base reward of 0.6 XMR per block, with blocks arriving about every two minutes. That predictable coin reward does not mean predictable earnings for you: competition and market prices still change.

Test both under matching conditions

Use a live mining calculator that supports each coin’s current algorithm, then verify its assumptions against recent network information.

For a useful comparison:

• Benchmark both miners on the same CPU.
• Let temperatures and mining speed settle before recording results.
• Measure power at the wall if possible.
• Use current difficulty, reward rules, fees, and realistic selling prices.
• Compare several days rather than trusting one unusually good day.

Difficulty describes how hard the network makes finding a valid mining result. When more miners compete, your share of rewards can fall.

If you are comparing browser-based Monero mining with native Dero software, you are also comparing software environments. Native software runs directly on your operating system and can offer optimizations unavailable in a browser. That result would not prove Dero itself is inherently more profitable.

The bottom line

Choose Dero only if current measurements show a better net return on your CPU, with payouts you can realistically collect and sell. Check trading availability and liquidity—how easily you can sell without moving the price—before switching. Neither coin guarantees a profit, and a small apparent advantage can disappear after electricity and fees.