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1.3 Feature Summary
Table 2 summarizes the major features of the Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kits.
Table 2. Feature Summary
Kit Form Factor
357mm x 189mm x120mm
Element Form
Factor
202mm x 131mm x 39.04mm
Processor
• Socketed Intel® processor
o Integrated graphics
o Integrated memory controller
• The following processors are supported as intalled in the corresponding NUC 12 Extreme /
Pro X Compute Element
o Intel® Core™ i9-12900
o Intel® Core™ i7-12700
PCH Options
• Intel® Z690 Platform Controller Hub (Extreme)
Memory
• Two 260-pin 1.2 V DDR4 SDRAM Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (SO-DIMM) sockets
• Support for DDR4 3200 MHz SO-DIMMs
• Support for 8 Gb and 16 Gb memory technology
†
• Support for up to 64 GB of system memory with two SO-DIMMs using 16 Gb memory
technology
†
• Support for 1.2 V and 1.35 V (with XMP) low voltage JEDEC memory only
• Support for Intel® XMP memory profiles
• Note: 2 Gb memory technology (SDRAM Density) is not compatible
Graphics
• Integrated graphics support for processors with Intel® Graphics Technology:
• One High Definition Multimedia Interface* (HDMI*) v2.0b back panel connector
• Two DisplayPort signals via USB Type C back panel connectors
Audio
• Intel® High Definition (Intel
®
HD) Audio via the HDMI and Type C interfaces through the
processor
• USB Audio via a stereo 3.5mm combination microphone/headphone on the front panel (on the
NUC Kits)
Storage
• NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Compute Element:
• One CPU-Attached PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe M.2 2280. (Rear of Element)
• Two SATA 6.0 Gb/s or PCIe Gen4 x4 AHCI, NVMe ports are reserved for M.2 storage modules
supporting M.2 2242, M.2 2280 Note: Supports key type M (PCI Express* x1/x2/x4 and SATA),
Peripheral
Interfaces
• USB 3.2 (Gen 2/10 Gbps) Type C ports:
• Two ports are implemented via the back panel Type C connectors
• One port is implemented on the front panel of the Kit
• USB 3.2 (Gen 2/10 Gbps) Type A ports:
• Six ports are implemented via the back panel connectors (blue)
• One port via the desktop front panel of the Kit
• USB 2.0 ports:
• Two ports via two single-port internal 1x4 1.25 mm pitch headers (contained in the 20pin
Common IO Header), one is used for baseboard communication
• SD Card Reader:
• One UHS-II capable SDXC Card Reader on Front Panel (on the NUC Kits)
Chassis
Expansion
Capabilities
• One PCIe 5.0 x16 slot* with support for a dual slot GPU up to ~12” (300mm) maximum length
NUC Element
Expansion
Capabilities
• Three M.2 connectors supporting AHCI and NVME protocols (only Slot 1 and Slot 2 support
AHCI)
• Two Thunderbolt™ 4 via back panel Type C connectors
BIOS
• Intel
®
BIOS resident in the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash device
• Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), Plug and Play, and System
Management BIOS (SMBIOS)
Wireless LAN
• Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211, 802.11ax, Dual Band, 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5.2