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ECS LIVA Z5 PLUS mini-PC Review: A Different Take on Raptor Lake

by Ganesh T S on August 2, 2024 8:45 AM EST - Posted in - Systems - ECS - Mini-PC - LIVA - LIVA Z - Raptor Lake - Raptor Lake-U The trend towards miniaturization of desktop systems was kickstarted by the Intel NUCs in the early 2010s. The increasing popularity of compact PCs also led to the introduction of a variety of slightly larger form-factors.

Intel's Raptor Lake series of products (based on a heterogeneous CPU architecture with both performance and efficiency cores) for the mobile market was introduced in early 2023. Though the UCFF market started off with U series chips operating at 12W - 15W, the improvements in thermal design have enabled the cramming of processors with TDPs of 28W and higher in recent years. ECS LIVA Z5 PLUS Specifications (as tested) Processor Intel Core i5-1335U Raptor Lake 2P + 8E / 12T, up to 4.6 GHz (P) up to 3.4 GHz (E) Intel 7, 12MB L2, Min / Max / Base TDP: 12W / 55W / 15W PL1 = 20W, PL2 = 39W Memory ACPI Digital 7D402331 DDR4-3200 SODIMM 22-22-22-52 @ 3200 MHz 2x8 GB Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU @ 1250 MHz) Disk Drive(s) FORESEE XP2000F256G (256 GB; M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe;) (Micron 176L 3D TLC; Silicon Motion SM2269XT Controller) Networking 2x 2.5 GbE RJ-45 (Intel 225-V) Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (2x2 802.11ax - 2.4 Gbps) Audio Realtek ALC256 (3.5mm Headphone Jack in Front Panel) Digital Audio and Bitstreaming Support over HDMI and DisplayPort Outputs Video 2x HDMI 2.0a (Rear) 1x DisplayPort 1.4(Rear) 1x DisplayPort 1.4 (Front / USB4 Type-C) Miscellaneous I/O Ports 3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (Front) 1x USB4 (up to 40 Gbps) Type-C (Front) Operating System Windows 11 Enterprise (22631.3593) Pricing$630 (as configured) Full Specifications ECS LIVA Z5 PLUS Specifications The FORESEE XP2000 is a SM2269XT-based SSD popular among OEMs.

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