ASUS NUC 12 Kit - Dragon Canyon

Gaming-PC oder Arbeitstier? Das aktuelle Intel NUC 12 Extreme Kit kommt mit dem bereits bekannten Compute-Element daher. Dennoch gibt es wesentliche Änderungen denn mit einer gesockelten CPU auf Basis des LGA1700 lässt sich das Compute-Element sogar mit verschiedenen Prozessoren betreiben. Mit dem bereits installierten Intel Core i9-12900 bekommt man derzeit ein richtig schnelles und kompaktes System geliefert.

We were excited when we got the latest NUC from Intel – a NUC 12 Extreme, code-named Dragon Canyon. This system is positioned heavily toward gamers, although it has many other uses with its high-performance components. We feel others may use them for graphic workstations and content creation.

Having already experienced Alder Lake in both its full-power desktop and mobile form factors, we pretty much knew what to expect going into this review of the NUC 12 Extreme. Intel's 12th Gen processors have proven to be single-thread performance leaders, with excellent multi-threaded performance -- especially versus previous-gen Intel processors -- thanks to their increased core counts and relatively high clocks. Although its aesthetics, demeanor, and power consumption characteristics are similar to the NUC 11 Extreme, this new high-end NUC clearly takes the performance crown. Simply put, the NUC 12 Extreme is the highest performing mini machine to come out of Intel yet, at least when its packing a Core i9-12900 like our sample.

Today Leo is taking a look at the brand-new Intel NUC 12 Extreme, codenamed Dragon Canyon. It's packing an i9-12900 CPU and RTX 3070 in an 8-litre chassis - but what does Leo make of it? Read more in the written review here: https://bit.ly/3t88E39

In Intel-NUCs steckt viel mehr, als man ihnen von außen ansieht. Sie sind ideal fürs Büro, aber auch gut für zu Hause – alles können sie dann aber doch nicht.