You’ve seen them, or maybe even have one yourself. The small NUC boxes that function as a low-cost Internet PC, an HTPC or simple PC for office usage. Intel is refreshing the existing lineup and is adding Gemini Lake SoCs.
We already mentioned them a while ago, as Intel roadmaps leaked onto the web showing a thing or two. Intel plans included a 10W Celeron J4005 dual core “Gemini Lake” processor. Well, there’s more to add, the NUC7PJYH and NUC7CJYH come will get a quad-core Pentium Silver J5005 and a dual-core Celeron J4005 fitted (2.8 and 2.7 GHz). These thus both are Gemini Lake based. Gemini Lake TDP is 6W mobile / 10W desktop SoC including Dual and quad-core procs with on the IGP side, up to 18 EUs Gen9, native HDMI 2.0. Gemini Lake features Goldmont Plus cores with 4MB cache (up from 2MB), DDR4, integrated WiFi / BT.
The new Gemini lake range can be spotted on Intel’s ARk, prices are not yet listed though.
- SoC – Intel Celeron dual/quad core GLK processor (10W TDP)
- System Memory – 2x DDR4-2400 slots for up to 8GB RAM
- Storage – M.2 SSD slot, SDXC slot
- Display – 2x HDMI 2.0a ports supporting up to two independent displays
- Audio – front stereo headset, rear stereo out / TOSLINK
- Connectivity – Gigabit Ethernet (TBC), 802.11ac 1×1 WiFi and Bluetooth 5
An interesting aspect of the more powerful NUCs based on Coffee Lake/Kaby Lake H processors is that they all come with one or two ThunderBolt 3 interfaces, and support Optane memory. Check the roadmap below for details.
| Intel | NUC7PJYH | NUC7CJYH | NUC6CAYH |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch Date | Q1’18 | Q4’16 | |
| Code Name | June Canyon | Arches Canyon | |
| Board Form Factor | UCFF (4 “x 4”) | ||
| Socket | Soldered-down BGA | ||
| Processor | Pentium Silver J5005 | Celeron J4005 | Celeron J3455 |
| Cores | 4x Goldmont Plus | 2x Goldmont Plus | 4x Goldmont |
| Burst Frequency | 2.8 GHz | 2.7 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Cache | 4 MB | 2 MB | |
| Max Memory Size | 8 GB | ||
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 38.4 GB / s | 14.9 GB / s | |
| Memory Types | DDR4-2400 1.2V SO-DIMM | DDR3L-1600/1866 1.35V SO-DIMM | |
| Max # or DIMMs | 2 | ||
| Lithography | 14nm | ||
| TDP | 10.0 W | ||
| DC Input Voltage Supported | 12-19 VDC | ||
| Graphics | UHD 605 18 Execution units |
UHD 600 12 Execution units |
HD 500 12 Execution units |
| Graphics Output | 2x HDMI 2.0a | VGA + HDMI 2.0 | |
| Internal Drive | 1x 2.5 “Drive | ||
| USB | 2x front and 2x rear USB 3.0 2x USB 2.0 via internal headers |
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| Memory Card Slot | SDXC with UHS-I support | ||
| Other | Includes SDXC card slot, dual microphones | ||
| Warranty Period | 3 years | ||
| * table courtesy hardware.info | |||
Source: Intel Ark , NUC7PJYH ,NUC7CJYH, hardware.info
