Asus NUC 13 Pro family expands to include models with Raptor Lake-H chips

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The NUC 13 Pro is a mini PC that launched in early 2023 back when Intel was still managing the NUC brand. At the time the little computer was available with processor options that included 15-watt Intel Raptor Lake-U and 28-watt Raptor Lake-H chips.

But now that Asus has taken over the NUC line the company has quietly introduces new NUC 13 Pro models featuring 45-watt Intel Raptor Lake-H chips. The new models should be available in mid-March with prices starting at around $450.

The new models are similar to the existing versions in most respects. They're still compact desktop computers with two SODIMM slots for up to 64GB of total DDR4-3200 memory, and two M.2 slots for storage: one M.2 2280 with support for PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD and one M.2 2242 slot that supports a PCIe 3.0 x1 SSD.

Asus will offer two chassis options: a "tall" model that makes room for a 2.5 inch SATA hard drive or SSD and a "slim" version that only supports M.2 SSDs.

All models have a single 2.5 GbE LAN port, two Thunderbolt 4 ports, two HDMI 2.1 ports, and four USB Type-A ports (three USB 3.2 Gen 2 and one USB 2.0) plus a 3.5mm headphone jack.

And the new mini PCs still ship with processors based on Intel's 13th-gen Core architecture. But Intel's H-series chips can run at higher power levels, which allows them to notch higher scores in synthetic benchmarks and should lead to at least moderate improvements in real-world performance.

That said it's worth keeping in mind that Asus isn't offering the full range of Raptor Lake-H chips. At launch, here are the new models that will be available:

NUC 13 Pro Tall (barebones) w/Core i7-13620H for $600

NUC 13 Pro Tall  (barebones) w/Core i5-13420H for $465

NUC 13 Pro Slim (barebones) w/Core i7-13620H for $590

NUC 14 Pro Slim (barebones) w/Core i5-13420H for $445

Chip Cores Threads Base / Boost freq L3 Cache GPU Power Core i7-13620H 10 (6P + 4E) 16 Up to 4.9 GHz 24MB Iris Xe (1.5 GHz / 64EU) 45W base / 115W max Core i5-13420H 8 (4P + 4E) 16 Up to 4.6 GHz 12MB Iris UHD (1.4 GHz / 48EU) 45W base / 95W max

By comparison, older models were available with the following processor options:

Chip Cores Threads Base / Boost freq L3 Cache GPU Power Core i7-1370P 14 (6P + 8E) 20 Up to 5 GHz 24MB Iris Xe (1.5 GHz / 96EU) 28W base / 64W max Core i7-1360P 12 (4P + 8E) 16 Up to 5 GHz 18MB Iris Xe (1.5 GHz / 96EU) 28W base / 64W max Core i7-1350P 12 (4P + 8E) 16 Up to 4.7 GHz 12MB Iris Xe (1.5 GHz / 80EU) 28W base / 64W max Core i5-1340P 12 (4P + 8E) 16 Up to 4.6 GHz 12MB Iris Xe (1.45 GHz / 80EU) 28W base / 64W max Core i3-1315U 6 (2P + 4E) 8 Up to 4.5 GHz 10MB Iris Xe (1.25 GHz / 64EU) 15W base / 55W Max

While the new NUC 13 Pro with Raptor Lake-H won't be available for another month or so, some retailers including B&H are already starting to take pre-orders.

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