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Intel NUC12 Extreme Dragon Canyon preview: The Alder Lake desktop impresses in its SFF avatar February 25, 2022by Martin 6 Intel started the form factor revolution in the early 2010s with the introduction of the ultra-compact NUC. The systems were meant to be an alternative to the tower desktops that were used in many applications where the size, shape and capabilities of the system were largely unreasonable. The success of NUCs has allowed Intel to start building systems that can be used in a wide range of settings again.
More recently, the introduction of Skull C Level Executive List Canyon in 2016 was Intel's first attempt to create an SFF-oriented PC. And Desktop-Oriented Computing Components (basically, a motherboard in a PCIe card form factor), launched in early 2020, meant that full-fledged gaming desktops could reliably come under the NUC banner. In the second half of 2020, the Ghost Canyon NUC9 - the first Extreme NUC - made a splash in the market with support for a user-replaceable discrete GPU. Ghost Canyon was incredibly impressive, but the limitations in dGPU size and premium pricing were dampening.
Intel introduced NUC11 Extreme (Beast Valley) with some modifications , using a special Tiger Lake SKU with a TDP of 65W and relatively competitive pricing. The introduction of Lake Alder and the initial focus on the desktop allowed Intel to prepare a new flagship in the NUC Extreme line 6 months after the launch of the Beast Canyon NUC. The new Dragon Canyon platform was briefly teased at the 2022 CES , with a promise of a first quarter launch. Intel is making good on its promise with the launch of its NUC1 Compute Elements and NUC12 Extreme Kit SKUs. Today, we'll take a closer look at what the NUC12 Extreme brings to the table, especially in comparison to the NUC12 Extreme.
More recently, the introduction of Skull C Level Executive List Canyon in 2016 was Intel's first attempt to create an SFF-oriented PC. And Desktop-Oriented Computing Components (basically, a motherboard in a PCIe card form factor), launched in early 2020, meant that full-fledged gaming desktops could reliably come under the NUC banner. In the second half of 2020, the Ghost Canyon NUC9 - the first Extreme NUC - made a splash in the market with support for a user-replaceable discrete GPU. Ghost Canyon was incredibly impressive, but the limitations in dGPU size and premium pricing were dampening.
Intel introduced NUC11 Extreme (Beast Valley) with some modifications , using a special Tiger Lake SKU with a TDP of 65W and relatively competitive pricing. The introduction of Lake Alder and the initial focus on the desktop allowed Intel to prepare a new flagship in the NUC Extreme line 6 months after the launch of the Beast Canyon NUC. The new Dragon Canyon platform was briefly teased at the 2022 CES , with a promise of a first quarter launch. Intel is making good on its promise with the launch of its NUC1 Compute Elements and NUC12 Extreme Kit SKUs. Today, we'll take a closer look at what the NUC12 Extreme brings to the table, especially in comparison to the NUC12 Extreme.
