ASUS Reveals NUC 14 Pro and Pro Plus Meteor Lake Mini-PCs

As part of its 2024 CES statements, ASUS formally revealed a variety of NUCs based upon Intel’s Meteor Lake platform. The business had actually previously launched the NUC 13 Rugged – the very first NUC item that had actually not been acquired from Intel’s current lineup – based upon Alder Lake-N processors. The brand-new NUCs fall under the mainstream classification and are marketed with the Pro tag. The Pro line represents the initial 4″ x 4″ ultra-compact form-factor (UCFF).

The brand-new ASUS NUC 14 Pro items fall under the UCFF classification. In addition, ASUS is likewise presenting the NUC 14 Pro+. These are a little larger (144mm vs. 117mm) than the routine Pro designs. Their height of 41mm is a little more than the slim Pro set’s 37mm, however much shorter than the 54mm of the high Pro set with 2.5″ SATA drive assistance.

.(* )The NUC 14 Pro sets have the Meteor Lake processors set up with a TDP Of 40W, while the Pro+ sets (with area for a much better thermal service?) presses that as much as 65W. As anticipated, the option of processors with the Pro+ is limited to the leading Ultra 5/ Ultra 7/ Ultra 9 SKUs, while the Pro variation sports processors varying from the Core 3 100U to the Ultra 7 165H.

The requirements of the various NUC 14 Pro and Pro+ designs are summed up in the table listed below.

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. . ASUS NUC 14 Pro/ Pro+( Meteor Lake) Lineup

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Design

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.(* )CPU

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Intel ® Core ™ Ultra 7
165H Processor

. Intel ® Core ™ Ultra 5 125H Processor( *
) . Intel ® Core ™ 3 100U Processor

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Intel ® Arc ™ GPU

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DRAM

. Approximately 96 GB of DDR5-5600 in dual-channel mode

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Motherboard

4.13″
x 4.16″ UCFF

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NVMe Storage

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. 1x M. 2 2242 PCIe Gen4 x4

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SATA Storage(* ) .

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Wireless

Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211

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Ethernet

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.( vPro SKUs consist of the i226LM non-vPro consist of the i226V)(
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Front I/O(* ) .

1x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type C( 20 Gbps )

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2x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type A

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2x Thunderbolt ™ 4
/ USB4 Type-C Ports( as much as 8K@30Hz when integrated)

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1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A

. 2x HDMI 2.1( TMDS as much as 4K@60Hz with CEC assistance) ports

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Power Supply

120W Power Adapter (U5/U7)(* ) . 90W Power Adapter( Core 3)

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Case Product

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Windows 11 Pro/ Windows 11 Home

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Barebones

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Measurements and Weight

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117mm x 112mm x 54mm/ 750g

117mm x 112mm x 37mm/ 600g

144mm x 112mm x 41mm/ 800g

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The lack of an analog audio output port/ earphone jack appears to be the significant departure from previous mainstream NUCs. The moving tabs on the underside for tool-less access to the SSD and DRAM modules is another intersting upgrade. The Pro and Pro+ seem utilizing the exact same motherboard based upon the I/O port places in the 2 SKU sets. The additional area in the 5″ x 4″ Pro+ chassis is most likely required to accommodate the 65W thermal service. ASUS showed using a triple 6mm heat pipeline dual-side exchanger for this function. It likewise enables the Kensington lock to have a popular position in the rear panel, unlike the side place in the Pro system.

ROG NUC

which appears to be the follower to the NUC Lover line. It includes Intel Meteor Lake Ultra 9 and Ultra 7 processors in addition to NVIDIA’s RTX 4070/ 4060 GPUs (mobile variations in all possibility) in a 2.5 L chassis. Provided the success of the ROG brand name, it does make good sense for ASUS to soak up the NUC Lover line of items into it.

ASUS is likewise continuing to market mini-PCs under the ExpertCenter line. The PN65 sports Meteor Lake processors in addition to configurable port alternatives (such as COM) for usage in edge computing and other expert circumstances.

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NUC 14 Pro Mini-PC	NUC 14 Pro Package	NUC 14 Pro+ Mini-PC	NUC 14 Pro+ Package	.
. Intel ® Core ™ Ultra 7 155H Processor(* ) . Intel ® Core ™ Ultra 5 135H Processor	.( TDP as much as 40W) . Intel ® Core ™ Ultra 9 185H Processor . Intel ® Core ™ Ultra 7 155H Processor . Intel ® Core ™ Ultra 5 125H Processor . (TDP as much as 65W)		. . GPU .(* )Intel ® Arc ™ GPU( U7/U5) ( *) . Intel ® Graphics( Core 3 100U) (* ) .
.	. 2 DDR5 SO-DIMM slots		.
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1x M. 2 2280 PCIe Gen4 x4	.
1x 2.5″ SATA 6 Gbps	N/A .
.	. 2×2 802.11 ax Wi-Fi+ Bluetooth 5.3 module	.
1 x Intel ® i226V/LM 2.5 G LAN	. .
.	. Rear I/O
. 1x USB 2.0 Type-A	. 1x 2.5 GbE RJ45 LAN Port .
.	. 150W Power Adapter( U9) . 120W Power Adapter( U5/U7) . .
Matte Textured Polycarbonate( Exchangeable Cover)	Anodized Aluminum(* ) . .		Os .
. (* )Windows 11 Pro/ Windows 11 Home	Barebones(* ) .		.
.	.	.	.	In other mini-PC news from ASUS, the business has actually likewise presented a
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