Intel’s NUC Extreme evolves by adopting the 12th Core generation. This high-end and muscular mini-PC aims to offer a “Premium” configuration through an SFF format.
Intel continues to evolve its SFF “gaming” platform with its next generation of NUC Extreme. A leak reveals that barebones with on one side the NUC12EDBi9 equipped with a Core i9-12900 (TDP of 65 Watts) and on the other the NUC12EDBi7 (Core i7-12700). In both cases we do not have support for DDR5. Intel opts for two DDR4 slots in SO-DIMM format. It is possible to install 64 GB of DDR4-3200 MHz.
On the storage side, the device supports three NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSDs in M.2 2280 format. Two of the slots also accept M.2 2242 SSDs. Note that these numbers 2280 and 2242 represent dimensions of 22 mm in width once morest respective lengths of 80 and 42 mm.
NUC 12 Extreme Adoption Alder Lake-S
Barbone NUC Extreme d’Intel (Alder Lake-s)
On the equipment side we have a 10 Gbps Ethernet port as standard and a second 2.5 Gbps port for the version equipped with a Core i9. Added to this is an HDMI 2.0b, two Thunderbolt 4 ports which double as DP outputs, six USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) type A ports, a USB type A port and additional USB type C at the front, all accompanied by a 3.5 mm audio jack and an SD card reader.
Finally, there is an Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 Bluetooth 5.2 compatible module. On the question of the graphics solution, a PCIe Gen 5 x16 slot is planned. Several references are possible including probably the Intel Arc. The space reserved in the NUC Extreme allows for dual-slot solutions up to 304mm in length.
Some prices have already leaked. The Core i7 model was seen at €1181 or US$1514 and the Core i9 model at €1401 or US$1714. We have no availability date.
