ASUS Intros NUC 14 Performance Powered by Core Ultra 9 185H and GeForce RTX 4070

[btarunr]

ASUS today introduced the NUC 14 Performance, which as its name suggests, is geared for performance. This is essentially a twin of the ROG NUC, but without the flashy ROG styling, and a broader range of hardware options. The top-spec NUC 14 Performance combines an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H "Meteor Lake" processor, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 desktop GPU, however other processor and graphics options include the Core Ultra 7 155H processor, and RTX 4060 desktop GPU. You can't opt out of a discrete GPU, for that you'll need to opt for the NUC 14 Pro+, which only packs a Core Ultra 185H, and presents its Arc iGPU, but the I/O of that NUC will be significantly different.

Back to the ASUS NUC 14 Performance, and the box measures 270 mm X 180 mm X 50 mm (WxDxH), weighing just 800 g. You're supposed to add your own memory and storage, the NUC features two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots supporting up to 64 GB of DDR5 memory; and an M.2-2280 slot with PCIe Gen 4 x4 wiring. Network connectivity includes Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.3; 2.5 GbE wired LAN. The main high-bandwidth I/O connection is Thunderbolt 4 (40 Gbps), which doubles up as USB4 40 Gbps, with a USB-C port that also supports DisplayPort 1.4 passthrough from the discrete GPU; a couple of 10 Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports, USB 2.0 ports for input devices, additional DP 1.4 ports from the GPU, and an HDMI 2.1. The NUC 14 Performance comes with a 330 W power brick. The company didn't reveal pricing, but pricing is expected in the USD $2,200 to $2,500 range.



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[Owen1982]

What idiot is going to pay over 2000$ for a half-ready mini PC which only has a couple of good cores? Yeah have fun with that one Asus.

 

[bonehead123]

What idiot is going to pay over 2000$ for a half-ready mini PC which only has a couple of good cores? Yeah have fun with that one Asus.

^^THIS^^​

Seeins how there are quite a few mini-me boxes from other mfgr's with similar specs for far less $$, AsSus can K.M.A. with that stupido outrageous price

That was the same stupid mistake that the Blue Bois were trying to pull when they were making them....

Although I bought my mini-me box for normal everyday use & some light work stuff, instead of the so-called "performance" ratings, it only cost me $280, and I added my existing ram & m.2 & SSD, so lets say $400 total tops, and it does everything I need it to do nottaproblemo

Yea I know mine doesn't have a dGPU nor that silly stand, but just sayin....

 

[Fourstaff]

What idiot is going to pay over 2000$ for a half-ready mini PC which only has a couple of good cores? Yeah have fun with that one Asus.

The fact that NUC Extreme is not dead yet suggests that there is a very niche customer base, I don't think Asus will be making this year in year out for no profit.

 

[SL2]

Come on, guys, you're kicking in open doors here.

Gaming NUC's have never been about bang for buck. Same goes for mini-ITX boards..

 

[Caring1]

Reminds me of my Lenovo ThinkCentre which has a similar stand, and is AMD instead.

 

[Philaphlous]

Intel processor and 4070... hello 99C

 

[SOAREVERSOR]

The fact that NUC Extreme is not dead yet suggests that there is a very niche customer base, I don't think Asus will be making this year in year out for no profit.

I know a couple people who bought them and loved them.

My area is downtown and full of luxury condos. Most people have a home office. They do not want a "gaming room" out of their office because that's 40 year old virgin crap. That's not something you want guests, dates, or god for bid on a Zoom/Teams call. They are not going to put it in the living room because that's classless and trashy. They are not going to build their own computer as it's an utter waste of their time and they make too much to be bothered with it. And they are not going to get some DigitalStorm computer because the entire liquid cooled RGB stuff again looks like trash.

There is a market for these things. I've used them they are fine. For my money I'd slap the minis forum motherboard into a streamcom case and make that look classy but I am not a true luxury condo and I make less than they do so it's less of a waste of my time to mess with it.

 

[Totally]

The fact that NUC Extreme is not dead yet suggests that there is a very niche customer base, I don't think Asus will be making this year in year out for no profit.

NUC Extreme died a month or two ago. Pretty sure I grabbed the one of last units, once I placed my order B&H the only retailer that had it in stock delisted it the next day when it shipped.

 

[Fourstaff]

NUC Extreme died a month or two ago. Pretty sure I grabbed the one of last units, once I placed my order B&H the only retailer that had it in stock delisted it the next day when it shipped.

Intel stopped making NUC Extreme? Looks like Asus sense an opening in the market.

 

[Totally]

Intel stopped making NUC Extreme? Looks like Asus sense an opening in the market.

Intel sold their NUC line to Asus last year , and my guess it's taken Asus that long to clear out the Extreme stock

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What idiot is going to pay over 2000$ for a half-ready mini PC which only has a couple of good cores? Yeah have fun with that one Asus.

Asus is also on some kind of crack as NUC 13700k/13900k Extremes were selling for $1200/1500 respectively before they discontinued them and 14th gen desktop processors are drop-in compatible

 

[Minus Infinity]

What idiot is going to pay over 2000$ for a half-ready mini PC which only has a couple of good cores? Yeah have fun with that one Asus.

The type of idiot that thinks Asucks is a good brand. This is just ridiculous product at that price

 

[konga]

This article claims that this is using Desktop GPUs, but at no point does Asus specify whether these are desktop or mobile GPUs. All they say is that they are discrete GPUs, but mobile GPUs are discrete as well. Considering the form factor, I am positive that these are mobile GPUs and TechPowerUp is mistaken..

 

[SL2]

This article claims that this is using Desktop GPUs, but at no point does Asus specify whether these are desktop or mobile GPUs. All they say is that they are discrete GPUs, but mobile GPUs are discrete as well. Considering the form factor, I am positive that these are mobile GPUs and TechPowerUp is mistaken..

Yeah, I was thinking the same, pretty much based on the small size. First thing I did was looking for 12 GB VRAM but found nothing.

It's a bit like budget monitor press releases, if you can't find the resolution in the text it's probably 1080, not 4k lol.