ASRock Z77 Pro4 (Z77) Motherboard Review
Andy Ruffell / 12 years ago
Power Consumption
To test power consumption, we monitor the overall power of the system through a plug-in electricity usage monitor at an idle and load state. This allows us to show the fluctuation between how much power draw the system takes at idle and at load. By monitoring the overall usage of the whole system, it gives an easy comparison if you wish to do the same yourself as opposed to buying very expensive individual testing equipment.
Lastly taking a look at the power side of things, the Z77 Pro4 really did impress here, by offering some of the lowest power figures we’ve seen in the long time. When overclocked, we still only saw the power increase by a few watts and nothing to much, that the electricity company can screw you for
