The Modular Future of Extreme Gaming
A high-performance foundation for the immersive gaming experiences customers want.
Deliver Your Own Powerful Gaming Rig
Quickly add to your product offerings with just-intime system builds that reduce R&D time and lower inventory costs. And get to market fast with customized designs and uniquely branded systems that gamers want. The innovative and power-packed Intel® NUC 12 Extreme Compute Element features 12th Gen Intel® Core processors and cutting-edge technologies including 10Gb Ethernet, and Intel® Wi-Fi 6E and Thunderbolt 4.
Along with the latest Intel® Core i9/i7 processors, the Intel NUC 12 Extreme Compute Element offers up to 64GB dual-channel memory. For the first time, 10Gb Ethernet comes standard, bringing workstation-level networking to consumer gaming. Wireless gamers also get the latest and greatest, with Intel® Wi-Fi 6E on select SKUs to take advantage of the new 6GHz band.
The plug-and-play simplicity of the Intel NUC 12 Compute Element makes it easy to build and brand the small, feature-rich rigs gamers want all backed by a three-year warranty from Intel.
| Processor | |
| Processor family: | Intel® Core i9 |
| Processor manufacturer: | Intel |
| Processor model: | i9-12900 |
| Processor generation: | 12th gen Intel® Core i9 |
| Processor cores: | 16 |
| Processor boost frequency: | 5.1 GHz |
| Processor cache: | 30 MB |
| Processor cache type: | Smart Cache |
| Processor threads: | 24 |
| PCI Express slots version: | 5, 4.0 |
| Bus type: | DMI4 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP): | 65 W |
| Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max): | 51.2 GB/s |
| Memory | |
| Internal memory type: | DDR4-SDRAM |
| Maximum internal memory: | 64 GB |
| Memory slots: | 2x SO-DIMM |
| Memory clock speed: | 3200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth (max): | 51.2 GB/s |
| ECC: | No |
| Memory channels: | Dual-channel |
| Supported memory types: | DDR4-SDRAM |
| Storage | |
| Storage media: | SSD |
| Number of storage drives supported: | 3 |
| SSD interface: | M.2 |
| Graphics | |
| On-board graphics card: | No |
| On-board graphics card model: | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| Discrete graphics card: | No |
| On-board graphics card family: | Intel® UHD Graphics |
| On-board graphics card base frequency: | 300 MHz |
| On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max): | 1550 MHz |
| On-board graphics card DirectX version: | 12.0 |
| On-board graphics card OpenGL version: | 4.5 |
| On-board graphics card ID: | 0x4680 |
| On-board graphics card 4K support: | Yes |
| Number of displays supported: | 3 |
| Number of displays supported (on-board graphics): | 3 |
| Network | |
| Wi-Fi: | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standards: | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) |
| Ethernet LAN: | Yes |
| Ethernet LAN data rates: | 10000 Mbit/s |
| Bluetooth: | Yes |
| Bluetooth version: | 5.0 |
| Ports & interfaces | |
| HDMI ports quantity: | 1 |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports: | 1 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity: | 6 |
| Thunderbolt 4 ports quantity: | 2 |
| HDMI version: | 2.0b |
| Number of SATA III connectors: | 2 |
| USB ports quantity: | 13 |
| Performance | |
| Motherboard chipset: | Intel Z690 |
| Product colour: | Black, Silver |
| BIOS type: | EEPROM |
| Export Control Classification Number (ECCN): | 5A992C |
| Commodity Classification Automated Tracking System (CCATS): | G157815L2 |
| ARK ID: | 216958 |
| Software | |
| Operating system installed: | No |
| Compatible operating systems: | Windows 10, 64-bit* |
| Processor special features | |
| Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI): | Yes |
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology: | Yes |
| Execute Disable Bit: | Yes |
| Idle States: | Yes |
| Intel Trusted Execution Technology: | Yes |
| Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT): | Yes |
| Embedded options available: | No |
| Intel Rapid Storage Technology: | Yes |
| Intel 64: | Yes |
| Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP): | Yes |
| Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d): | Yes |
| Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x): | Yes |
| Intel® Optane Memory Ready: | Yes |
| Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT): | Yes |
| Intel® vPro Platform Eligibility: | No |
| Operational conditions | |
| Operating temperature (T-T): | 0 - 35 °C |
| Storage temperature (T-T): | -20 - 60 °C |
| Weight & dimensions | |
| Width: | 202 mm |
| Depth: | 131 mm |
| Height: | 39 mm |
| Technical details | |
| Sustainability certificates: | China Energy Label (CEL), ENERGY STAR, ErP, REACH, RoHS |
| Introduction year: | 2022 |
| Logistics data | |
| Harmonized System (HS) code: | 8471500150 |
| Status: | Launched |
