Next Unit of Computing
Next Unit of Computing (NUC) is a computer from Intel in a small form factor housing that is also available as a barebone configuration. The first generation was based on a Sandy Bridge Celeron CPU . The second generation was based on Ivy Bridge Core i3 and Core i5 processors. The third generation is based on a Haswell CPU and the fourth is based on the Broadwell processor. The mainboard measures 101.6 mm × 101.6 mm. The barebone kits from Intel contain the mainboard with processor, a housing with VESA mounting plate and a power supply unit. The NUC use the integrated graphics unit of their processor. With the NUC kits listed here , the user still has to install mass memory and RAM ( SO-DIMM ). Up to the 5th generation it should be noted that DDR3L is required. Some versions offer an installation space for a 2.5 ″ drive, others are smaller and can only be equipped with an m.2 format SSD memory.
The Broadwell versions were launched in February 2015. The connection of the solid-state drive is now an M.2 connection. One of the four USB 3.0 ports is suitable for charging other devices. This USB port is yellow instead of blue; Maple Canyon does not have this function.
The Skylake version (generation 6) of the NUC came onto the market in December 2015. DDR4 RAM modules are now supported as main memory , up to 32 GiB. In addition, an SD card reader is installed on the side of the housing and Bluetooth complies with the 4.1 standard. The HDMI connection is now in the normal size and not as a miniHDMI.
Haswell Intel NUC, back side
Sixth generation Intel NUC
Inside view of a sixth generation Intel NUC
8th generation Intel NUC
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A comparable product series with AMD processors has only been available since April 2020 with the Zotac Zbox CA621 nano (based on the Ryzen 3 3200U).
| Generation (CPU name) | designation | CPU | TDP | GPU | Max. RAM expansion | connections | wireless network | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kit | Mainboard | Display | USB | S-ATA internal | network | ||||||
|
1 (Sandy Bridge) |
DCCP847DYE | DCP847SKE | Celeron 847 | HD Graphics 2000 | 16 GiB | HDMI 1.4a (× 2) | USB 2.0 (× 3) | Gigabit Ethernet | |||
|
2 (Ivy Bridge) |
DC3217IYE | D33217GKE | i3-3217U | HD Graphics 4000 | 16 GiB | HDMI 1.4a (× 2) | USB 2.0 (× 3) | Gigabit Ethernet | |||
| DC3217BY | D33217CK | HDMI 1.4a (× 1); Thunderbolt via mDP 1.1a (× 1) | USB 2.0 (× 3) | ||||||||
| DC53427HYE | D53427RKE | i5-3427U | HDMI 1.4a (× 1); mDP 1.1a (× 2) | USB 2.0 (× 2); USB 3.0 (× 1) | Gigabit Ethernet | ||||||
|
4 Wilson Canyon (Haswell) |
D34010WYK | D34010WYB | i3-4010U | HD Graphics 4400 | 16 GiB | Mini HDMI 1.4a and mDP 1.2 | USB 3.0 (× 4) | Gigabit Ethernet | |||
| D34010WYKH | D34010WYB | yes (× 1) | |||||||||
| D54250WYK | D54250WYB | i5-4250U | HD Graphics 5000 | ||||||||
| D54250WYKH | D54250WYB | yes (× 1) | |||||||||
|
5 Rock Canyon (Broadwell) |
NUC5i7RYH | NUC5i7RYB | i7-5557U | 28W | Iris 6100 | Mini HDMI; mDP | Yes | IEEE 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0, Intel Wireless Display | |||
| NUC5i5RYH | NUC5i5RYB | i5-5250U | 15W | HD 6000 | Yes | ||||||
| NUC5i5RYK | NUC5i5RYB | i5-5250U | No | ||||||||
| NUC5i3RYH | NUC5i3RYB | i3-5010U | HD 5500 | Yes | |||||||
| NUC5i3RYK | NUC5i3RYB | i3-5010U | No | ||||||||
|
5 Maple Canyon (Broadwell) |
NUC5i3MYHE | NUC5i3MYBE | i3-5010U | mDP; eDP | Yes | M.2 E-Keyed 22 × 30 wireless card slot | |||||
| NUC5i5MYHE | NUC5i5MYBE | i5-5300U vPro | Yes | ||||||||
|
5 Rock Canyon Refresh (Broadwell) |
NUC5i3RYHS | i3-5005U | Mini HDMI; mDP | Yes | IEEE 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2, Intel Wireless Display | ||||||
| NUC5i5RYHS | i5-5257U | 25W | Iris Graphics 6100 | Yes | |||||||
|
6 Swift Canyon (Skylake) |
NUC6i3SYK | i3-6100U | 15W | HD Graphics 520 | 32 GB | HDMI 1.4b and mDP 1.2 | USB 3.0 (× 4) | Partial [10] | Gigabit Ethernet | IEEE 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2, NFC | |
| NUC6i3SYH | Yes (× 1) | ||||||||||
| NUC6i5SYK | i5-6260U | Iris Graphics 540 | Partial [10] | ||||||||
| NUC6i5SYH | Yes (× 1) | ||||||||||
| NUC6i7KYK | i7-6770HQ | 45W | Iris Pro Graphics 580 | HDMI 2.0, mDP 1.2 and DP 1.2 via USB-C | USB 3.0 (× 4) and USB 3.1 (× 1) | N / A | |||||
|
7 June Canyon (Apollo Lake) |
NUC6CAYH | Celeron J3455 | 10W | HD Graphics 500 | 8 GiB | HDMI 2.0, VGA | USB 3.0 (× 4), (1 × charging port) | yes (1 ×) | Gigabit Ethernet | IEEE 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0 | |
| NUC6CAYS | yes (1 ×) | ||||||||||
|
7 Baby Canyon (Kaby Lake) |
NUC7i3BNK | i3-7100U | 15W | HD Graphics 620 | 32 GiB | HDMI 2.0, DP 1.2 via USB-C | IEEE 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2 | ||||
| NUC7i3BNH | yes (× 1) | ||||||||||
| NUC7i5BNK | i5-7260U | Iris Plus 640 | HDMI 2.0, Thunderbolt 3 via USB-C | ||||||||
| NUC7i5BNH | yes (× 1) | ||||||||||
| NUC7i7BNH | i7-7567U | 28W | Iris Plus 650 | yes (× 1) | |||||||
|
8 Hades Canyon (Kaby Lake-G) |
NUC8i7HNK | NUC8i7HNB | i7‑8705G | 65W | HD Graphics 630, Radeon RX Vega M GL | 32 GiB | HDMI v2.0b, mDP 1.2 (× 2), DP 1.2 via USB-C port (× 2) (Thunderbolt 3) | USB 3.0 Type-A (× 5); USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C (× 1), Type-A (× 1) | Gigabit Ethernet (× 2) | IEEE 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2 | |
| NUC8i7HVK | NUC8i7HVB | i7‑8809G | 100W | ||||||||
|
8 Bean Canyon (Coffee Lake-U) |
NUC8i3BEK | NUC8BEB | i3-8109U | 28W | Iris Plus 655 | 32 GiB | HDMI v2.0a, DP 1.2 via USB-C (Thunderbolt 3) | USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A (× 4), Type-C (× 1) | Gigabit Ethernet | IEEE 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5 | |
| NUC8i3BEH | yes (1 ×) | ||||||||||
| NUC8i5BEK | i5-8259U | ||||||||||
| NUC8i5BEH | yes (1 ×) | ||||||||||
| NUC8i7BEH | i7-8559U | yes (1 ×) | |||||||||
| NUC8i3BEHS | i3-8140U | 15W | UHD Graphics 620 | 64 GiB | HDMI v2.0a, DP 1.2 via USB-C (Thunderbolt 3) | USB 3.1 Gen 2 (× 5) | yes (1 ×) | Gigabit Ethernet | IEEE 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5 | ||
| NUC8i5BEHS | i5-8260U | yes (1 ×) | |||||||||
|
8 Crimson Canyon (Cannon Lake-U) |
NUC8i3CYSN | NUC8CYB | i3-8121U | 15W | AMD Radeon 540 | 4 GiB onboard | HDMI 2.0b (× 2) | USB 3.1 Gen 1 (× 4) | yes (1 ×) | Gigabit Ethernet | IEEE 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5 |
| NUC8i3CYSM | 8 GiB onboard | yes (1 ×) | |||||||||
|
8 Islay Canyon (Whiskey Lake-U) |
NUC8i5INH | NUC8INB | i5-8265U | 15W | AMD Radeon 540X | 8 GiB onboard | HDMI 2.0b, mDP 1.2 | USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A (× 3), Type-C (× 1) | yes (1 ×) | Gigabit Ethernet | IEEE 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5 |
| NUC8i7INH | i7-8565U | yes (1 ×) | |||||||||
|
8 Provo Canyon (Whiskey Lake-U) |
NUC8i3PNK | NUC8i3PNB | i3-8145U | 15W | Intel® UHD Graphics 620 | 64 GB | HDMI 2.0a, DP 1.2 via USB-C (Thunderbolt 3), eDP 1.4 | USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A (× 3), Type-C (× 1) | Gigabit Ethernet | IEEE 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5 | |
| NUC8i3PNH | yes (1 ×) | ||||||||||
| NUC8v5PNK | NUC8v5PNB | i5-8365U | |||||||||
| NUC8v5PNH | yes (1 ×) | ||||||||||
| NUC8v7PNK | NUC8v7PNB | i7-8665U | |||||||||
| NUC8v7PNH | yes (1 ×) | ||||||||||
|
8 Chaco Canyon (Apollo Lake) |
NUC8CCHKR | NUC8CCHB | Celeron N3350 | 6W | Intel® HD Graphics 500 | 4 GB onboard | HDMI 2.0, HDMI 1.4, eDP 1.4 | USB 3.0 Type-A (× 2), USB 2.0 (× 2) | yes (1 ×) | Gigabit Ethernet | IEEE 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5 |
|
9 Ghost Canyon (Coffee Lake Refresh-H) |
NUC9i5QNX | NUC9i5QNB | i5-9300H | 45W | UHD Graphics 630 | 64 GB | HDMI 2.0a, Thunderbolt 3 | USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A (× 6), Type-C (× 2); USB 2.0 (× 3) | yes (1 ×) | Gigabit Ethernet | IEEE 802.11ax, Bluetooth 5 |
| NUC9i7QNX | NUC9i7QNB | i7-9750H | yes (1 ×) | ||||||||
| NUC9i9QNX | NUC9i9QNB | i9-9980HK | yes (1 ×) | ||||||||
|
9 Quartz Canyon (Xeon E-2200M, Coffee Lake Refresh-H) |
NUC9V7QNX | NUC9V7QNB | i7-9850H | 45W | UHD Graphics 630 | 64 GB | HDMI 2.0a, Thunderbolt 3 | USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A (× 6), Type-C (× 2); USB 2.0 (× 3) | yes (1 ×) | Gigabit Ethernet | IEEE 802.11ax, Bluetooth 5 |
| NUC9VXQNX | NUC9VXQNB | Xeon E-2286M | UHD Graphics P630 | yes (1 ×) | |||||||
|
10 Frost Canyon (Comet Lake-U) |
NUC10i3FNH | NUC10i3FNB | i3-10110U | 25W | UHD Graphics | 64 GB | HDMI 2.0a, Thunderbolt 3 | USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A (× 3), Type-C (× 2); USB 2.0 (× 2) | yes (2 ×) | Gigabit Ethernet | IEEE 802.11ax, Bluetooth 5 |
| NUC10i5FNH | NUC10i5FNB | i5-10210U | yes (2 ×) | ||||||||
| NUC10i7FNH | NUC10i7FNB | i7-10710U | yes (2 ×) | ||||||||
Web links
- Intel website
- Article at Heise.de
- Article on Heise.de about the Skylake generation
- Article at Heise.de about the Kaby Lake generation
Individual evidence
- ↑ CES: Intel's NUC Mini-PCs with Core i-5000 , from January 6, 2015