Intel NUC 12 Extreme

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Intel® NUC 12 Extreme

Monster performance.
Small size.

Devastate the competition with the most powerful Intel® NUC device available today.

Intel NUC 12 Extreme mini pc

 

True immersion in a small footprint

Get ready to play with fire. The Intel® NUC 12 Extreme is designed to scorch the competition with 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors and support for up to 12-inch dual-slot graphics cards—with a PCIe x16 Gen 5 slot to support next-gen discrete graphics.

At just 4” x 14”, these are the most powerful Intel® NUCs available today, and they’re backed by a three-year warranty from Intel. Flexibility is built in with the modular Intel® NUC 12 Extreme Compute Element and the ability to customize graphics, memory, storage, and OS—including up to 64GB dual-channel memory and up to
three PCIe Gen 4 SSDs. And every system comes with Intel® Wi-Fi 6E and 10GbE LAN for the latest in wired and wireless gaming performance.

With massive performance in a surprisingly small footprint, the Intel® NUC 12 Extreme gives gamers everything they need to light up the leaderboard.

Intel NUC 12 Extreme mini pc

Intel NUC 12 Extreme mini pc

 

 

Specifications

Intel® NUC 12 Extreme
CPU
  • Intel® Core™ i9-12900 12th Gen  –  (Up to 5.1GHz Turbo Boost Max)
    16 Cores/24 Threads  –  30MB L3 Cache
  • Intel® Core™ i7-12700 12th Gen –  (Up to 4.9GHz Turbo Boost Max)
    12 Cores/20 Threads  –  25MB L3 Cache
GPU
  • PCIe x16 slot for add-in discrete graphics (up to 12’’)
  • Intel® UHD Graphics 770
Power
Memory Dual-channel DDR4-3200 SODIMMs, 1.2V, 64GB max
Storage
  • 3 x M.2 key M slots: 1 x 80 CPU-attached PCIe x4 Gen4 NVMe,
  • 2 x 42/80 PCH-attached PCIe x4 Gen4 NVMe or SATA3
  • SSD RAID-0 and RAID-1 capable

Intel® Optane™ SSD and Intel® Optane™ Memory M10, H10, and H20 ready

Storage Expansion M.2 2280 SSD Slot (Support NGFF SATA or NVMe PCIe4.0)
Wireless
Connectivity
  • Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211, 802.11ax 2×2 2.4Gbps w/ 6GHz
  • Bluetooth® v5.2
  • Dual internal antennas
Ethernet •10GbE port standard
• Intel® 2.5Gb (i225-LM) Ethernet port available on Intel® Core™ i9 processor SKUs
Video Output ① HDMI 2.0b connector x1

② Thunderbolt™ 4 x2

Supports 3 x 4K displays

Audio Output
  • HDMI ×1
  • Thunderbolt 4 ×2
  • Headphone Jack x1

Up to 7.1 multi-channel digital audio via HDMI or DisplayPort signals

Ports & Buttons
  • 1x HDMI 2.0b 4K
  • 2x Thunderbolt™ 4  with 5V/9V fast phone charging profiles
  • 6 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A
  • 2x USB 3.1
  • 2x USB 2.0
  • 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 port
  • SDXC slot with UHS-II support
  • 1x Headphone Jack
System Not included. Microsoft Windows, compatible w/ Windows Server 2019; compatible w/ various Linux distros
Product Dimension 120 x 189 mm

Ideal for Gaming, Streaming, Content creation

Intel NUC 12 Extreme mini pc

Intel® NUC 12 Extreme (code-named Dragon Canyon) and the Intel® NUC 12 Extreme Compute Element (code-named Eden Bay), a highly modular desktop PC kit engineered to provide phenomenal performance for high-end gaming and content creation tasks. With the latest 12th Gen Intel Core desktop processors, capacity for full-size 12-inch discrete graphics cards and a full range of I/O ports including Thunderbolt™ 4, the Intel NUC 12 Extreme delivers massive performance and features that enthusiast gamers and professional creators need in a compact and modular form factor.

The most powerful Intel NUC yet encompasses new features, like performance hybrid architecture and access to faster PCIe interfaces, accelerating load times, all in a footprint that can fit on any desk.

Built with flexibility in mind, the modular Intel NUC 12 Extreme Compute Element provides enthusiast gamers and creators the ability to create their own small form-factor designs , giving users the option to be creative and configure the system footprint to their liking.

Intel NUC 12 Extreme mini pc

The Intel NUC 12 Extreme brings Intel’s new performance hybrid architecture and a socketed motherboard to the NUC line for the first time. For those who want a powerful system with a small footprint and more versatility than ever before, the Intel NUC 12 Extreme Kit is an outstanding option.

 

About Its Monster Performance, Small Footprint

The NUC 12 Extreme offers breakthrough speeds with up to a 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 processor, featuring eight Performance-cores (P-cores) and eight Efficient-cores (E-cores), 24 threads and up to 5.1 GHz turbo boost max frequency.

Additional features include:

  • Intel® UHD Graphics 770 (32EU)
  • Support for up to 64 GB dual-channel DDR4-3200 MHz SODIMMs
  • Support for PCIe Gen5 x16 graphics cards
  • Backwards compatible with PCIe Gen4 and Gen3 devices
  • Support for up to three PCIe Gen4 M.2 SSDs
  • Two Thunderbolt 4 ports, Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211, a 10Gbps Ethernet port standard; and additional 2.5Gbps Ethernet port on Intel Corei9 processor SKUs

 

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Intel NUC 12 Extreme mini pc

About Availability

The Intel NUC 12 Extreme will be available starting in the second quarter of 2022, with more rolling out through the year. Pricing will range from $1,150 to $1,450 for Intel Core i7 and Intel Core i9, respectively.

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Intel® NUC 12 Extreme Monster performance. Small size. Devastate the competition with the most powerful Intel® NUC device available today.   True immersion in a small footprint Get ready to play with fire. The Intel® NUC 12 Extreme is designed to scorch the competition with 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors and support for up to […]
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Hard Disk
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Connectivity
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Specification: Intel NUC 12 Extreme

Processor
Processor Brand

Intel

CPU Model

Intel® Core™ i7-12700 – 12th Generation, Alder Lake, Intel® Core™ i9-12900 – 12th Generation, Dragon Canyon

CPU Speed

Intel® Core™ i7-12700 – (Up to 4.9GHz Turbo Boost Max), Intel® Core™ i9-12900 – (Up to 5.1GHz Turbo Boost Max)

Processor Cache

25 MB (i7-12700), 30 MB (i9-12900)

Processor Cores / Threads

12 Cores / 20 Threads (i7-12700), 16 Cores / 24 Threads (i9-12900)

Processor Nanometer

7 nm

Processor Launch Date

March 2022

TDP

65 W

Ports
HDMI

1x HDMI 2.0b 4k@60Hz (4096*2160)

USB 3.0 Ports

7x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A

USB Type C

1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C

Thunderbolt

2x Thunderbolt 4 (Alt-DP)

RJ45

1x 10GB LAN (AQC113), 1x 2.5GB LAN Intel® i225-LM

Card Slot

SDXC with UHS-II support

Audio Output

1x 3.5mm

Network
Bluetooth

5.2

Ethernet

1x 10GB LAN (AQC113), 1x 2.5GB LAN Intel® i225-LM

Wi-Fi

Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (Gig+)(802.11ax)

GPU
Slot for add Graphics Card

PCIe x16 Gen5 slot for add-in discrete graphics (up to 12’’)

Graphics Coprocessor

Intel® UHD Graphics 770

Graphics Description

Tripe monitors support (4k@60Hz)

Video Resolution

4k@60Hz

Graphics Frequency

1.5 GHz

Internal Ports
M.2

3x M.2 2280 for PCIe x4 Gen3 NVMe or SATA3 SSDs M-key supporting

Storage & RAM
Hard Disk Size

Multiple configuration options

Hard Drive Interface

1x M.2 NVMe PCIex4 Gen4, 2x M.2 PCIe x 4 Gen4 NVMe or SATA3 SSD

RAM Size

Multiple configuration options

Supported RAM

64 GB

RAM Interface

2x DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1.2V, dual channel support (each support up to 32GB)

Power
Consumes Power

650W 80+ Gold internal power supply

Others Specifications
Brand

Intel NUC

Model

Intel NUC 11 ENTHUSIAST NUC11PHKi7CAA, Intel® NUC 12 Extreme

Launch Date

April-2022

O.S.

Windows 11

Other S.O. Supported

Linux/Ubuntu, Windows 10 Pro, Windows Server 2019

Design

Replaceable RGB-Backlit Front Logo

Kensington lock

Kensington Lock with Panel Security

Product Dimensions

357mm x 189 x 120mm (8L)

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  1. Thomas

    Very good mini pc for all kinds of tasks.
    Its slot to add a graphics card makes it ideal for gaming.
    One of the most powerful mini pc on the market.

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  2. Sonic

    I want that mini pc!

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