Intel: Create the completely passive Chaco Canyon NUC thanks to a processor of only 6W
Developed by Intel the new NUC Chaco Canyon, which is characterized by being very compact and completely passive.
More and more users want compact and powerful systems that meet their needs. In addition, more and more users want silent solutions. With these two factors in mind, Intel has created a compact and silent system. Specifically, the Intel NUC8CHK has been created, which has small dimensions with a processor that offers us acceptable performance.
NUC 8 Rugged (trade name) is a fully passive system with very compact dimensions. Chaco Canyon is a solution designed for office automation, navigation or multimedia entertainment. It is not even remotely designed to play video games, rather it is designed for offices or educational centers.
Intel Releases Fully Passive NUC Chaco Canyon
This Intel system has dimensions of 154x108x32mm. It has a Celeron N3350 processor based on the 14nm node and it has two cores without HyperThreading. It works at a base frequency of 1.1GHz and in Boost mode it reaches 2.4GHz. This processor has a TDP of only 6W.
This processor integrates an Intel iGPU UHD 500 working at a frequency of 200MHz and can reach 650MHz in Boost mode. Everything is complemented with 4GB DDR4 of which speeds and latencies are not specified. It also has 64GB eMMC for onboard storage. It also has an M.2 2280 PCIe x4 NVMe port, to improve the transfer rate.
Regarding connectivity, it integrates a HDMI 2.0a and an HDMI 1.4, both compatible with CEC. It integrates an Intel i211-AT Gigabit network card, as well as Wireless-AC 3168 via M.2 port. It has a USB 3.0 on the front and another USB 3.0 on the back, in addition to two USB 2.0.
It has compatibility with Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Linux and Android distributions. There is no data on price and availability of this equipment.
Source: koolshare
