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ASROCK NUC BOX Debuts Raptor Lake Processors in Mini-PCs

ASROCK NUC BOX is the new line of mini-PCs that the manufacturer has developed with the latest Intel processors. Compact, powerful and well connectedthey can be a good option due to their ability to place them anywhere on the desk, on the wall or behind the monitor due to their VESA support.

Intel presented last week at CES 2023 the new generation of Raptor Lake Mobile processors and at the same fair we already had the announcement of a few laptops that used them. These types of processors, especially the low power variants that require less heat dissipation, are also a good option for mini-computers and here is a sample.

The ASROCK NUC BOXes have quite contained dimensions of 110 x 117.5 x 38mm. and a weight of 1 kg. It will be marketed in two main configurations with Intel Core i5-1340P processors and the Core i7-1360P with 14 cores and 20 threads that can run at frequencies up to 5.2 GHz and have a 20 Mbyte L3 cache.

Both feature integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics and enough video outputs to support up to four simultaneous displays. They can equip up to 64 GB of DDR5-4800 memory and for storage they have a connector to mount M.2 PCIe 4.0 solid-state drives and a SATA 3 for additional storage.

ASROCK NUC BOX

Your connectivity It is quite complete despite its size and has a good number of ports distributed on the front and on the back:

  • Wi-Fi 6E
  • Bluetooth 5.2
  • 1 x USB4 – DisplayPort 2.1 (Front)
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (Front)
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (Front)
  • 1 x 3.5mm audio (Front)
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0b (Rear)
  • 1 x DisplayPort 1.4a (Rear)
  • 2 x 2.5 GbE Ethernet (Rear)
  • 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (Rear)
  • 1 x DC power input (Rear)

The audio system is covered by a Realtek ALC256 chip and a 19V/90W power supply. No price has been provided for these mini-PCs that feature the most advanced processors for laptops. We’ll be seeing others soon, including Intel’s own NUCs.

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