ECS LIVA Q3D Mini-PC Review

Others/All-in-one PC by stefan @ 2023-04-15

The LIVA Q3D is a very interesting offering in a small package, allowing decent 4K media playback, browsing capabilities and office work, while using the latest Windows OS from Microsoft (W11 22H2). The 128GB of eMMC offers transfer rates like entry-level SATA SSDs but the main problem is the inclusion of only 4GB RAM which in some cases causes slowdowns as soon it gets filled and swapping occurs to the included storage. The use of lightweight versions of W11 may be recommended more here, such as Tiny11, because these were designed to run on system with as low as 2GB of RAM.

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Packaging, A Closer Look

In this article we will check out another interesting product from the LIVA Mini PC series, which sports a quad-core Intel Pentium Silver N6000 SoC, an entry-level SKU announced in early 2021 that includes four Tremont CPU cores that can clock between 1.1GHz and 3.3GHz (single-core Burst) and does not come with HT capabilities. The SoC comes with 1.5MB of L2 cache and 4MB of L3 cache, while the manufacturing process is on 10nm. In terms of graphics, it incorporates a 32 EU Intel UHD iGPU with clocks varying from 350 to 850MHz and the memory controller supports the on-board 2x2GB LPDDR4 configuration with an operating frequency of 2933MHz.

 

The LIVA Q3D Mini PC is not called for nothing “Pocket-sized”, as it is mentioned on the top area of the box:

 

 

 

On the side, we will note a sticker with some serial numbers and some details on the SKU specifications; even if it is written on the sticker that our sample comes with 64GB of eMMC internal storage, the correct value is 128GB:

 

 

 

The full list of specifications is also included nearby:

 

 

 

After unsealing the box, we will note the small PC sitting in the middle, surrounded by cardboard material, so it won’t move during transit:

 

 

 

Besides the LIVA Q3D, we will receive the power adapter, the VESA mount but also the necessary mounting screws:

 

 

 

The power supply comes with three different adapters in order to fit the area we are in:

 

 

 

A closer look does reveal that on the output we have 12V at 3A, for a maximum of 36W:

 

 

 

The other end of the cable includes a jack plug:

 

 

 

The Mini PC is only 74 x 74 x 34.6 mm so very, very small and on the outside, we will note the stylish case with piano black elements on top:

 

 

 

In the frontal area, we will note two USB 3.2 Gen1x1 and one USB 2.0 Type-A ports, but also the Power button, along with the Power LED:

 

 

 

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