Intel would be paying so that NUCs are not produced with AMD Ryzen processors

Users are increasingly demanding compact systems, where Intel reigns supreme with virtually no competition. NUC solutions offer compact builds that deliver good performance. Intel dominates the compact system market, but apparently, it does so with rather underhanded tactics. Engineer Ian Cutress, owner of Anandtech and a former Apple employee, indicates that Intel is paying to discourage the installation of AMD Ryzen processors.

This accusation of Ian Cutress is quite serious and surely he did it because he has good information. Also, it would explain why AMD Ryzen APUs are not being seen in compact systems. AMD APUs are accompanied by RX Vega Mobile graphics, infinitely better than those integrated in Intel processors.

Intel would pay for AMD Ryzen-based NUC solutions not to be developed

According to Ian Cutress on Twitter , Intel is allegedly paying NUC manufacturers to use its processors. Furthermore, if any manufacturer is planning to release a NUC with a Ryzen CPU, they are reportedly being asked to delay the launch of these systems. It's unclear whether Cutress has proof of this, but we hope so, as Intel could potentially file a lawsuit.

AMD Ryzen-based APUs are very powerful, offering great power with a very tight TDP. You just have to look at the good performance that the Ryzen 4000U and 4000H are offering in the notebook market. In addition to good performance in terms of CPU and GPU, they are offering great efficiency. They have a much tighter TDP, which allows to develop more compact systems.

We must remember that Intel is still avoiding paying a fine of about 1.000 billion to AMD. This fine is due to the fact that Intel paid for laptop manufacturers to choose their processors over the competition. It seems that now the company would return to these anti-competitive practices.