cpuminer 2.5.1 was available to download from the developer's website when we last checked. We cannot confirm if there is a free download of this software available. The software is included in System Utilities.
The following versions: 2.5, 2.4 and 1.2 are the most frequently downloaded ones by the program users. The tool is sometimes distributed under different names, such as "CPU Miner". The actual developer of the free software is Pooler. You can install this free PC program on Windows XP/XP Professional/Vista/7/8/10/11 32 and 64-bit.
From the developer:
cpuminer is a multi-threaded, highly optimized CPU miner for Litecoin, Bitcoin, and other cryptocurrencies.
Main features:
- Highly optimized for x86, x86-64 and ARM architectures.
- Automatically uses SSE2, AVX and AVX2 instructions where available.
- Supports the Stratum mining protocol.
- Lightweight, only depends on libcurl and jansson.
You may want to check out more software, such as AGEIA PhysX, System Mechanic or Reg Organizer, which might be similar to cpuminer.
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