New Intel NUC products have been detailed in a technical document.. The upcoming embedded systems are built on the recently announced Gemini Lake platform, which replaces the Apollo Lake platform.
In total, three products are detailed in the document: two kits and one complete system. The NUC7CJYH and NUC7PJYH kits both come without memory, storage, or an OS. Where the two differ is in their CPUs. The NUC7CJYH has an embedded dual-core Celeron J4005, while the NUC7PJYH uses a quad-core Pentium Silver J5005. Both of these are listed with 10W TDPs, but the Pentium Silver will be the faster thanks to its higher turbo clock (2.8GHz vs 2.7GHz), extra cores (4 vs 2), and faster integrated GPU (Intel 605 with 18 EUs vs Intel 600 with 12 EUs). The only complete system, the NUC7CJYS, uses the slower Celeron CPU and also comes with 4GB of DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM memory, 32GB of e-MMC flash storage, and a Windows 10 Home license.
Gemini Lake has decode support for 10-bit video codecs and integrated HDMI 2.0. All of the products have two of these ports. The video improvements will make these new NUCs suitable for HDR content playback. Unfortunately, the CPUs’ six native PCI-E lanes aren’t going to very useful, because none of the NUCs have any M.2 slots. The only provisions for expanding storage are one 2.5”drive slot and an SDXC card slot. For wireless connectivity, all the NUCs feature Intel’s Wireless-AC 9462-D2W card, which supports AC-Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.
These new NUCs haven’t been listed on Intel’s website yet, so we will need to wait to get pricing and/or availability information.
| Intel NUC Kit NUC7CJYH | Intel NUC NUC7PJYH | Intel NUC Mini PC NUC7CJYS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Celeron J4005 | Intel Pentium Silver J5005 | Intel Celeron J4005 |
| GPU | Intel UHD 600 | Intel UHD 605 | Intel UHD 600 |
| Memory | Supports Up To 8GB DDR4 @ 2,400MHz (2 DIMM slots) | Supports Up To 8GB DDR4 @ 2,400MHz (2 DIMM slots) | -4GB DDR4 @ 2,400MHz DIMM installed
Supports Up To 8GB DDR4 @ 2,400MHz (2 DIMM slots) |
| Storage | -1x SATA with 1x 2.5’’ drive slot
-SDXC card slot (up to 512GB) |
-1x SATA with 1x 2.5’’ drive slot
-SDXC card slot (up to 512GB) |
-32GB eMMC
-1x SATA with 1x 2.5’’ drive slot -SDXC card slot (up to 512GB) |
| Connectivity | -4 x USB 3.0
-2x HDMI 2.0 -RJ-45 -TOSLINK |
-4 x USB 3.0
-2x HDMI 2.0 -RJ-45 -TOSLINK |
-4 x USB 3.0
-2x HDMI 2.0 -RJ-45 -TOSLINK |
| Networking | -Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 9462-D2W Wi-Fi (802.11ac) and Bluetooth 5
-Realtek 8111H-CG Gigabit Ethernet |
-Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 9462-D2W Wi-Fi (802.11ac) and Bluetooth 5
-Realtek 8111H-CG Gigabit Ethernet |
-Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 9462-D2W Wi-Fi (802.11ac) and Bluetooth 5
-Realtek 8111H-CG Gigabit Ethernet |
| Consumer Infrared Sensor | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
