Quick comparison of common ore mining lasers arranged by mining amount
| Item name |
Mining amount |
CPU usage |
Cycle time |
m3 / s |
Range
|
| EP-R Argon Ion Basic Excavation Pulse |
21 m³ |
51 tf |
60 s |
0.35 |
10.6 km
|
| Single Diode Basic Mining Laser |
22 m³ |
63 tf |
60 s |
0.37 |
11.2 km
|
| Xenon Basic Drilling Beam |
23 m³ |
56 tf |
60 s |
0.38 |
11.8 km
|
| Rubin Basic Particle Bore Stream |
24 m³ |
66 tf |
60 s |
0.4 |
12.4 km
|
| Civilian Miner |
30 m³ |
70 tf |
60 s |
0.5 |
10 km
|
| Miner I |
40 m³ |
60 tf |
60 s |
0.67 |
10 km
|
| EP-S Gaussian I Excavation Pulse |
42 m³ |
51 tf |
60 s |
0.7 |
10.6 km
|
| Dual Diode Mining Laser I |
44 m³ |
54 tf |
60 s |
0.73 |
11.2 km
|
| XeCl Drilling Beam I |
47 m³ |
48 tf |
60 s |
0.78 |
11.8 km
|
| Cu Vapor Particle Bore Stream I |
49 m³ |
57 tf |
60 s |
0.82 |
12.4 km
|
| Miner II |
60 m³ |
80 tf |
60 s |
1 |
12 km
|