User Manual

1 Product Description
1.1 Overview
The Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit is a small form factor PC barebones kits. The NUC 12
Extreme / Pro X Kit consists of the processor, chipset, memory slots, wireless, Bluetooth*, M.2
storage slots, integrated heat sink and fan. See Table 1 for a summary.
The Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Compute Element can operate as a standalone card but may
require a compatible baseboard to take advantage of additional PCI Express functionality.
For information on compatible devices for use with the Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit and the
Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Compute Element see http://www.intel.com/NUCElements.
1.2 Version Summary
There are three different versions of the Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit which are summarized
in Table 1. Unless otherwise noted in this document, not all features are available on all versions.
Table 1. Version Summary
Version
Intel® vPro™
Discrete TPM
Memory
XMP
Processor
NUC12DCMi9/
NUC12EDBi9
(Extreme)
No
No
Up to 64GB
Yes
Intel® Core™ i9-12900
NUC12DCMi7/
NUC12EDBi7
(Extreme)
No
No
Up to 64GB
Yes
Intel® Core™ i7-12700
NUC12DCMv9/
NUC12EDBv9
(Pro X)
Yes
Yes
Up to 64GB
Yes
Intel® Core™ i9-12900
NUC12DCMv7/
NUC12EDBv7
(Pro X)
Yes
Yes
Up to 64GB
Yes
Intel® Core™ i7-12700
NOTE
Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kits listed in Table 1 have been certified for use as a component in
Information Technology Equipment in certain countries. The system integrator is responsible for
testing and acquiring any additional country-specific regulatory approvals, including all system-
wide certifications.
NOTE
For information on the Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit and Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X
Compute Element is available at www.intel.com/NUCSupport