Intel Quartz Canyon NUC Supports 8 Core CPU, High-End Discrete GPUs

Intel'south workstation set NUCs codenamed Quartz Canyon have been spotted past FanlessTech. The soon to launch NUCs would be powered by Intel'due south top of the line Xeon E and 9th Gen Core i7 CPUs along with back up for loftier-end desktop graphics cards.

Intel's Quartz Canyon Packs a Workstation Inside A NUC - Upwards To viii Cadre Processor, Support For High-Cease Desktop Graphics Cards

It looks like the Quartz Canyon NUC is designed primarily to target workstation users. From the specs mentioned in the datasheet, the NUC looks to be one of the virtually powerful designs ever built and features support for up to 8 core processors which could either exist a Xeon Eastward series or a 9th Gen Core i7 series. In addition to its fast processing capabilities, the NUC would be able to support high-end desktop graphics cards.

Intel'southward 8 Core CPU powered Quartz Canyon NUC pictured in the mankind, also supports loftier-end discrete graphics cards. (Image Credits: Fanless Tech)

Current NUC sizes limit the use of detached graphics cards and more often than not rely on integrated graphics. All the same, the Quartz Canyon NUCs feature a bigger yet still compact size, allowing users to add-in discrete graphics cards. There's too dual Thunderbolt, Dual Ethernet, Optane and ECC back up on the NUC along with two.4 Gbps Intel Wi-Fi half dozen capabilities (AX200) and an internal 500W power supply.

The design looks a lot similar to the five-liter Ghost Canyon X NUCs which appeared terminal year just with a more rugged pattern. There's a big mesh grill on the top which includes the iconic Skull logo and several I/O ports that get on the front and back. (via Chiphell)

The internals of the NUC is very interesting as they are made up of 3 parts. First is the power supply unit which is located on the side of the enclosure followed by three add-in card slots. The CPU, retentiveness, and PCH are housed on an add-in card that connects with a PCIe hub. This add-in bill of fare is powered past an 8-pin connector which mostly feeds power to the CPU. We can also spot two M.2 slots but looks similar nigh of the hardware is soldered which means upgrading is a no go. The whole bill of fare has a copper-based heatsink and cooled past an agile fan.

The second slot tin be used for an add together-in detached graphics menu however because the size of the NUC, the options would be very limited but you lot can become as high as up to an RTX 2070 Mini which is available on shelves. There's a third PCIe slot which tin can just exist accessed if your discrete graphics card is a unmarried-slot design. The third slot comes in x8 configuration.

I/O on the Quartz Canyon NUC includes four USB 3.ane ports, 2 Thunderbolt ports, ane HDMI, ii LAN ports and a single audio jack. There are also two USB ports on the front, an SD card reader, an audio port and a ability button. At that place are no words on when the NUC would be available just since information technology has already been showcased, I would expect to hear more on it soon.