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ECS LIVA Z7 Plus Mini-PC Review

Others/All-in-one PC by stefan @ 2024-10-27

The Intel Core Ultra 5 125H based on the Meteor Lake architecture does come with quite a unique core architecture, with 4 Redwood P-Cores, 8 Crestmont E-Cores and 2 LP E-Cores for a total of 18 total threads (P-Cores feature HT), does integrate a dedicated NPU for supporting the latest AI platforms, while the GPU is based on Intel Arc Graphics with 7 Xe cores supporting the latest technologies including Ray Tracing. As we have noted from the test results the ECS LIVA 7 Plus is topping our charts in terms of performance and one of the main reasons would be the lack of aggressive power capping other models do employ to accommodate less elaborated cooling systems.

A Closer Look Part II

The power brick is larger when compared to the ones coming with previously tested mini-PCs:

The cable ends up with a jack plug:

On the back of the power adapter, we will note a large sticker:

Here we will learn the power adapter was designed by Liteon, while providing on the output 20V at 6A for a total of 120W:

Our sample has arrived with an US power cable, so we need to use adapter:

The LIVA Z7 Plus is rather small, measuring 115 x 115 x 50.6mm and was designed to operate in an horizontal manner. On the top area of the chassis, we will note a cool pattern, along with the LIVA logo in the lower left corner:

In the frontal area, we have an assortment of USB ports as follows: no less than three USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 Type-A, one USB 2.0 Type-A and also one Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 2x2. The Power button is also present here, with the Power LED:

In the back, we will note the DC-IN port, two USB 2.0 Type-A, two USB 4.0 Gen 3x2 Type C (to DisplayPort), 2x HDMI with CEC functionality, one Intel i226-V 2.5G LAN interface but also one Intel i219V Gigabit LAN interface. One more important aspect is the hot air exhaust for the SoC on the top area, which must not be obstructed (we have a heatsink there and a blower-style fan as seen with many compact PCs and laptops:

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