GIGABYTE recently released the latest flagship NUC mini machine "Brix Extreme", in a volume of only 0.8 liters, with an almost fantastic specification configuration, absolutely the strongest in history.
Its triple dimensions are only 139× 134×44 mm, which is a standard NUC body, and it is also optional with a 2.5-inch hard drive, which will of course be slightly taller.
In terms of configuration, the processor is naturally upgraded to Intel 12th generation Core, and adopts the P28 series with quasi-standard voltage, the highest optional i7-12700, 4 performance cores, 8 energy efficiency cores, a total of 12 cores and 16 threads, and the integrated core display also has 96 units.
The heat dissipation is based on hydro-Cooling system. The standby/idle power zone is 20W, the noise is only 24 decibels, and the sound is almost inaudible. Power consumption of 25W and noise of 30 decibels under high load is equivalent to a quiet city or whisper.
Even in acceleration mode, the power consumption is only 37.5W, and the noise is only 35 decibels, which is equivalent to an ordinary office.
In other aspects, the memory supports a maximum of 64GB DDR4-3200, the hard disk supports PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280, the network provides a 2.5G wired network card, Wi-Fi 6E wireless network card, the sound card is equipped with Realtek ALC897 Hi-Fi, and also comes with a TPM 2.0 security chip.
Powerful scalability is also a highlight, with a USB-C (compatible with Raiden), three USB-A 3.0, a 3.5mm, and two HDMI 2.1, a miniDP, a USB-C (compatible with DP output), two USB-A 2.0, a total of four video output interfaces, which can be connected to up to four 4K60p screens.
However, it should be noted that the HDMI 2.1 displayed by the 12th generation Core core does not yet support 8K60p output, which can be achieved through DP 1.4.
In addition, GIGABYTE also provides an upgrade package, additionally providing a second RJ-45 ethernet port, a second M.2 2280 slot, and an RS232 serial port.
GIGABYTE will ship the Brix Extreme next quarter, with the configuration and price to be announced later.
PS: Intel Beast Canyon, Dragon Canyon is of course more powerful, up to i9-12900, but also supports dual-slot full-length independent graphics card, but the volume reached 8 liters, equal to 10 such small NUCs.