Monday, January 20th 2020
Intel "Panther Canyon" NUC Implements "Tiger Lake" SoC with Xe Graphics
Intel NUC 11 Extreme is the spiritual successor to the "Hades Canyon" and "Skull Canyon" NUC, and implements the company's next-generation 10 nm+ "Tiger Lake" processor. Codenamed "Panther Canyon," the NUC 11 Extreme represents a line of ultra-compact desktops with serious computing power, bringing together the company's highest-performance CPU cores and iGPUs. The "Tiger Lake-U" SoC powering the NUC 11 Extreme will reportedly be configured with a 28-Watt TDP, and will come in Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7 variants.
The "Tiger Lake-U" processor is expected to combine next-generation "Willow Cove" CPU cores with an iGPU based on Intel's new Xe graphics architecture, in what could be the first commercial outing for both. The NUC 11 Extreme "Panther Canyon" will also support up to 64 GB of dual-channel DDR4-3200 memory over SO-DIMMs, an M.2-2280 slot with PCI-Express 4.0 x4 and SATA 6 Gbps wiring, and option for Intel Optane M10 cache memory. On the connectivity front, and Intel AX-201 WLAN card provides 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6, and Bluetooth 5. A 2.5 GbE wired interface will also be available. These will also be among the first NUCs to feature front- and rear-Thunderbolt ports (possibly next-gen 80 Gbps given that the platform implements PCIe gen 4.0). The NUC 11 Extreme "Panther Canyon" is expected to launch some time in the second half of 2020.
Source:
FanlessTech
The "Tiger Lake-U" processor is expected to combine next-generation "Willow Cove" CPU cores with an iGPU based on Intel's new Xe graphics architecture, in what could be the first commercial outing for both. The NUC 11 Extreme "Panther Canyon" will also support up to 64 GB of dual-channel DDR4-3200 memory over SO-DIMMs, an M.2-2280 slot with PCI-Express 4.0 x4 and SATA 6 Gbps wiring, and option for Intel Optane M10 cache memory. On the connectivity front, and Intel AX-201 WLAN card provides 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6, and Bluetooth 5. A 2.5 GbE wired interface will also be available. These will also be among the first NUCs to feature front- and rear-Thunderbolt ports (possibly next-gen 80 Gbps given that the platform implements PCIe gen 4.0). The NUC 11 Extreme "Panther Canyon" is expected to launch some time in the second half of 2020.
11 Comments on Intel "Panther Canyon" NUC Implements "Tiger Lake" SoC with Xe Graphics
Otherwise the wife's aunt and uncle, they like having these NUCs because they take up so little space in their home offices (since majority of their work is from home) - just set it on the desk next to their monitor, plug in the mouse/keyboard, monitor and ethernet cable. Though, they're not in need of a top-end NUC, just one to run Windows so they can run their inventory software for work, play videos and general web browsing/office software.
I guess it's used instead of AIO PCs in s lot of places, as these things are easier to service and swap out if something breaks.
They're also good for office and general purpose web browsing machines if you dont need tons of storage or GPU power
This kind of high-end devices with decent graphics - for gaming mostly (as console or laptop alternative) And I'm not sure people actually use them. It's more like Intel wants to sell them with that idea.
But honestly, at some point it'll just start to make sense. We already know incoming high-end consoles will be huge. This will compete with the smaller variants.
Of course they're somehow expensive, but you get a proper Windows system and access to whatever collection of PC games you have.