ASUS has unveiled its brand new Intel Core Ultra 200V "Lunar Lake" powered Mini PC which is called the NUC 14 Pro AI.
Intel Core Ultra 200V "Lunar Lake" Headed To First Mini PCs Now, ASUS Adopts It For NUC 14 Pro AI
Ever since ASUS took charge of Intel's NUC brand, the company has been rolling out unique Mini PC solutions powered by Intel's latest CPU offerings. The manufacturer has now introduced the latest NUC solution called the NUC 14 Pro AI which comes equipped with Intel Core Ultra 9 CPUs in Lunar Lake flavors.
Starting with the design, the ASUS NUC 14 Pro AI is a 130x130mm inch design that has a maximum height of 1.3 inches. The whole solution weighs less than 1.1 lbs and is a compact < 0.6-liter design which integrates an active-cooling design and there are several vents on the outskirts of the chassis to blow hot air out.
In terms of specs, the ASUS NUC 14 Pro AI features up to the flagship Intel Core Ultra 9 288V "Lunar Lake" CPU which features 8 CPU cores in a 4 P-Core and 4 E-Core configuration, 8 Xe2 cores clocked at 2.05 GHz, up to 12 MB of cache and a TDP that can be tuned between 17-30W & hit a maximum turbo power of 37W. The system features either 16 GB or 32 GB of LPDDR5X-8533 memory while the storage option includes a single M.2 2280 slot which can support up to 2 TB NVMe (Gen4) SSDs.
I/O on the ASUS NUC 14 Pro AI Mini PC includes WiFi 7 2x2 and Bluetooth 5.4 support, a 2.5 GbE LAN port, 7.1 channel audio, and several other ports such as dual Thunderbolt 4 with DP 2.1 support, & even a dedicated Copilot button. Following is the full list of IO you get on this device:
- 1 x Fingerprint module
- 1 x Power button
- 1 x Copilot button
- 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 (Support DP2.1)
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A (5Gbps)
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A (10Gbps)
- 1 x Audio Jack (Line out/Mic in/Headphone out)
- 1 x HDMI 2.1 (TMDS) ports
- 1 x 2.5G RJ45 LAN Port
- 1 x DC-in
- 1 x Kensington Lock slot
- Keyboard and Touchpad
Power to the ASUS NUC 14 Pro AI is provided by a AC adapter which provides up to 120W of power and the device comes loaded with a copy of Windows 11 Home or Pro. Microsoft will offer the new Copilot+ update on Intel Core Ultra 200V "Lunar Lake" platforms in November this year for free.
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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