ECS Elitegroup Z77H2-AX Golden Board (Z77) Motherboard Review
Andy Ruffell / 12 years ago
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 looking at power consumption of the whole system, we find the stock results being slightly higher than expected with a clear 18 Watts over most of the boards tested at idle and around 20-30 Watts at load.
When overclocked, the wattage was pushed up slightly but still under 300 Watts at load.
