Elite ECS recently re-launched an ECS LIVA Z2 mini computer in its own LIVA mini computer series product line. Not only in the 0.8 liter volume design, but also allowing users to expand the 2.5-inch hard drive to increase storage space. The fanless heat dissipation design solves the heat dissipation problem of the fuselage through a large area of aluminum metal sheets. Not only is the LIVA Z2 quieter during operation, but it can also reduce the accumulation of internal dust. In addition, the actual power consumption of the computer is only 10W. It is only about 5~6 watts in standby state, which can be regarded as a lightweight, quiet and power-saving mini computer choice.

Elite's newly launched ECS LIVA Z2 mini computer box is packaged in black and green colors. At first glance, I thought it was a computer using the NVIDIA solution, but this LIVA Z2 is actually equipped with an integrated processor of the Intel Gemini Lake architecture. , there will be Intel Pentium Silver N5000 , Celeron N4100 and Celeron N4000 three processor specifications to choose from, and the LIVA Z2 tested this time is the highest-end Intel Pentium Silver N5000 processor version, and is equipped with 32GB eMMC internal Built-in storage space and 4GB DDR4-2400 memory.

Open the top cover of the package to see the LIVA Z2 body and some accompanying accessories.

The accessories included in the package are mainly power supply transformers, power cables, SATA hard disk fixing screws and a VESA wall mount back plate, allowing users to directly hang the host computer behind the monitor.

The power supply transformer provided in the package is the DA-65C19 launched by APD, with an output power specification of 19V/3.42A.

The size of the Elite ECS LIVA Z2 mini computer is 132x118x56.4mm, the volume is about 0.8 liters, and there is not a set of 2.5-inch hard disk space in the fuselage for users who need it to expand by themselves.

In addition to the power supply on the front of the fuselage, there are three sets of USB3.0 Type-A, one set of USB3.0 Type-C, and a 3.5mm audio terminal shared by the headset and microphone.

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There are also honeycomb openings on both sides of the fuselage to enhance the heat dissipation of the fuselage, and there is also a design with a safety lock on the right panel.

There are also fence openings at the bottom of the host to increase the overall heat dissipation effect, and non-slip pads are also added to the four corners to prevent the body from sliding. If you want to add a 2.5-inch hard drive, just loosen the fixing screws at the four corners to remove the bottom cover.

After removing the bottom cover, you can directly see the installation space of the 2.5-inch hard disk, and the built-in hard disk cage is also designed for quick release, and you can pick up the hard disk cage with a little push.

Since the SATA cable on the 2.5-inch hard drive is directly connected to the mainboard of the fuselage, be careful when removing it to avoid breaking the cable.

There is also a built-in Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165 wireless network card directly in the fuselage, which can support 2.4GHz and 5GHz dual-band 802.11ac wireless network and Bluetooth 4.2 wireless transmission function, and the maximum wireless transmission bandwidth can reach 433Mbps.

The LIVA Z2 tested this time has a built-in DDR4-2400 4GB memory from goldkey, and a SO-DIMM DDR4 memory slot is reserved for users who need it to expand by themselves.

After removing the motherboard, you can see that there is a large aluminum sheet on the other side to enhance the heat dissipation of the processor.

Removing the heatsink reveals the Intel Pentium Silver N5000 processor built into the motherboard. This processor is designed with Intel 14nm Gemini Lake architecture. In addition to the 4-core 4-thread processing core, it also integrates the Intel UHD Graphics 605 graphics ADUC7022BCPZ62 chip, and the overall TDP design is only 6W. Next to the processor, you can also see that the built-in storage space on the motherboard uses the eMMC flash memory particles launched by Kingston, and the machine tested this time is a version with a built-in 32GB capacity.

In the corner of the motherboard, you can see that the built-in audio decoding chip is AC233 from Realtek.

●Effectiveness test

After simply unpacking and introducing the specifications, let’s actually test the performance, operating temperature and power consumption of this LIVA Z2! The test time is attached with the CPU-Z software information of LIVA Z2 for your reference.

●Processor performance test

◆7-ZIP software test

After the 7-Zip software test, the built-in Intel Pentium Silver N5000 processor decompresses the overall evaluation performance of 7882MIPS.

◆WinRAR software test

After the WinRAR5.61 software test, the decompression performance of the built-in Intel Pentium Silver N5000 processor is 2008KB/s.

◆CPU-Z software test

The first thing to see is the processor performance. In the CPU-Z software performance test, the built-in Intel Pentium Silver N5000 processor scored 132 points in the single-thread performance test and 458.8 points in the multi-thread performance test. .

◆CINEBENCH R15 software test

In the CINEBENCH R15 software test, the single-thread performance test result of the processor is 48cb, the multi-thread performance test result is 126cb, and the OpenGL display performance result is 5.28fps.

◆X264 FHD Benchmark software test

When testing the performance of the processor in image conversion through the X264 FHD Benchmark software, when the system is in default mode, the conversion performance test result of the built-in Intel Pentium Silver N5000 processor is 6FPS.

●Memory performance test

◆AIDA64 memory performance

After the memory performance test in AIDA64 software, the built-in DDR4-2400 4GB memory read, write, copy and latency performance of LIVA Z2 computer are 10217/10538/12476MB/s and 80ns respectively.

● Hard disk performance test

It can be seen from the file manager that the 32GB version of the LIVA Z2 microcomputer tested this time has about 14.4GB of remaining free space on its hard disk before other applications are installed.

◆AS SSD Benchmark software test

After the AS SSD Benchmark software test, the sequential read and write performance of the built-in 32GB storage space is about 247.43/108.11MB/s, the 4K random read and write performance is about 18.05/42.73MB/s, and the read and write performance of the 4K-64Thrd project is about 247.43/108.11MB/s. The performance test results can reach about 5010/14264 iops.

◆CrystalDiskMark software test

After testing in random and 0Fill modes of CrystalDiskMark software, the built-in 32GB storage space can achieve approximately 237MB/s and 113MB/s in sequential read and write performance, while the read and write performance of 4K projects is approximately 10.85MB/s and 46.65 MB/s.

●3DMark performance test

The actual test result of the Sky Diver scene tested by the 3D Mark software is 1241 points.

●4K video playback test

When actually playing the 4K@30P flower sea test video through this LIVA Z2, the number of frames can indeed reach about 30P, and the processor usage rate is about 14~33%.

When playing another 4K@60P APINK MV video, because the machine tested this time only has a built-in 4GB memory, the number of frames can only reach about half. It is recommended to increase the memory to 8GB for smoother playback.

●Operating temperature and power consumption test

◆Core Temp software test

When the host is in standby state, the operating temperature of the processor is about 57°C, and the power consumption is about 3W. Then turn on the system stability option of AIDA64 to burn-in for about 10 minutes. When the processor core reaches the maximum temperature of 75°C, the clock will be maintained at 1.48GHz, so that the operating temperature can be maintained at around 65°C.

Standby temperature

Burn-in temperature

◆Actual power consumption

When the LIVA Z2 is in the normal standby state, the overall power consumption of the system is only about 6 watts, and the overall power consumption when playing 4K videos is about 10 watts. When using the AIDA64 software to burn in, the overall power consumption will reach about 11 watts. ~12 watts or so.

Standby power consumption

●Test summary

Although the performance of the new LIVA Z2 microcomputer launched by Elite ECS is still somewhat different from that of ordinary desktop computers, the lightweight appearance and the power consumption performance of less than 10 watts are suitable for general simple documents and multimedia playback applications. Pretty cheap choice. But there is a pity, the built-in capacity is still only 32GB or 64GB, of which the 32GB version has only about 14GB of space before the software is installed. Although there is a 2.5-inch hard disk expansion space, the main system magnetic area A larger size is more convenient for users. If it can provide a larger capacity specification, it should make this LIVA Z2 more flexible.