Intel NUC Pro Chassis Element in review - Modular barebone for many purposes

Good approach! The NUC pro chassis element is primarily just an empty case and only comes to life with a compute element. We took a closer look at the device and analyzed the performance of four different compute elements. These rely on Intel's latest Alder Lake-U processors in the latest version.

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Unlike conventional Intel NUC systems, which sometimes come as barebone versions without RAM and SSD, the Intel NUC Pro Chassis Element does not come with an SoC in the basic configuration. It is installed on a separate compute element and is installed as an additional plug-in card in the system.

The NUC Pro Chassis Element currently costs about 340 Euros, which is not cheap considering the additional costs for the compute element and the mass storage. In the smallest version we tested, you have to reckon with about 850 euros, the model in combination with the Intel Core i7-1265U can easily cost 1,250 euros. Intel also follows a similar approach with the Intel NUC P14E laptop, which can also be equipped with corresponding compute elements. According to Intel, the base's longevity is a big advantage, both for the laptop and the desktop version. However, it is currently impossible to know how the support will look for newer modules in the future. An overview of the used compute elements can be seen in the following table.

The compute elements used in this test in detail

Model	Intel NUC 11 Compute Element (CM11EBv58W)	Intel NUC 11 Compute Element (CM11EBv716W)	Intel NUC 12 Compute Element (ELM12HBv5)	Intel NUC 12 Compute Element (ELM12HBv7)
SoC	Intel Core i5-1145G7	Intel Core i7-1185G7	Intel Core i5-1245U	Intel Core i7-1265U
Cores / Threads	4 / 8	4 / 8	10 / 12	10 / 12
RAM	8GB (LPDDR4x-4266)	16GB (LPDDR4x-4266)	8GB, 16GB (LPDDR5-5200)	16GB, 32GB (LPDDR5-5200)
WiFi	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
Price in US dollars	447	669	508	765 - 885

Intel NUC 11 Compute Element (CM11EBv58W)

Intel NUC 11 Compute Element (CM11EBv716W)

Intel NUC 12 Compute Element (ELM12HBv5)

Intel NUC 12 Compute Element (ELM12HBv7)

Case

The Intel NUC Pro chassis element is completely black and thus looks relatively unspectacular, one could even say quite boring. Nevertheless, the build quality is on a high level, as we know it from Intel's NUC systems. Everything is made of plastic on the outside and there is a sturdy metal frame on the inside, which gives the device the necessary stability.

Equipment

At first glance, there is a lot to discover in terms of connectivity. However, a closer look reveals rather a disillusionment. 3x USB 2.0 is simply not what you would expect in 2022. This can still be tolerated when the mouse and keyboard are operated via it. Nevertheless, we would have liked to see more modern interfaces - especially USB-C including Thunderbolt. The two HDMI outputs are good and can power a dual-monitor setup, but the LAN ports fall short with a 1 GBit speed. Here, too, at least a 2.5 GBit LAN port would be what you should currently expect.

Front: Power-On, 1x USB3.1 Gen.2, 1x USB2.0

Rear: Power connector, 2x HDMI, 2x LAN (Intel i219-LM GbE +Intel i211-AT GbE), 2x USB3.1 Gen.2, 2x USB2.0

Communication

In terms of the Wi-Fi modules used, Intel relies on an Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 for the Tiger-Lake-based compute elements, while the Alder-Lake SoCs are paired with a slightly more modern Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX211. The performance of all tested configurations is good and only differs by a few percent. Our test router ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000 was used for this test.

Networking
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1713 (1694^min - 1728^max) MBit/s
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1701 (854^min - 1715^max) MBit/s
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1093 (570^min - 1168^max) MBit/s
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1062 (1009^min - 1098^max) MBit/s
iperf3 receive AXE11000
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1688 (1377^min - 1732^max) MBit/s
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1685 (841^min - 1722^max) MBit/s 0%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1060 (544^min - 1101^max) MBit/s
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1011 (529^min - 1068^max) MBit/s -5%

Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1062 (1009-1098)

Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1074 (570-1168)

Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1671 (854-1715)

Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1712 (1694-1728)

Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1687 (1377-1732)

Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1657 (841-1722)

Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1042 (544-1101)

Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø993 (529-1068)

Maintenance

The barebone option makes it easy to open the Intel NUC Pro Chassis Element. The base plate is fixed with four screws. Inside, you can easily access the necessary interfaces to equip the device with the most essentials. The compute element has its place in the front area. In addition, a heat conduction pad has already been applied to ensure heat dissipation. Furthermore, the two WLAN antennas have to be connected, which are also pre-installed. Up to two M.2 SSDs can be installed for mass storage.

Intel NUC Pro Chassis Element without base plate

Performance

In terms of performance, everyone can decide for themselves how much is needed. Due to the modular design, the Intel NUC Pro Chassis Element can be equipped according to the use case and the budget.

Processor Benchmarks

The CPU performance of the different compute elements differentiates from each other as expected. About 20 percent is the difference between the Intel Core i5-1145G7 and the Intel Core i7-1265U. However, the performance difference between the two Alder Lake SoCs is marginal. They perform almost identically due to the same number of cores and threads. In order to better assess the performance, we have also tested the PrimeBook Circular. This is also equipped with a compute element and ranks among the best devices based on the Intel Core i7-1165G7, which places it directly behind the Intel Core i7-1185G7 in the rankings. Compared to an AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, which we tested in the Ace Magician AMR5 the Intel NUC Pro chassis element with the Alder-Lake SoCs can easily set itself apart.

For further comparisons and benchmarks, we refer to our CPU comparison chart.

Performance Rating - Percent
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	44.9 pt
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	44.6 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	41 pt
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	38.6 pt
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	38 pt
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	37.7 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	35.4 pt

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	245 Points +21%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	242 Points +20%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	223 Points +10%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	221 Points +9%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	215 Points +6%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	202 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	197 Points -2%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	1320 Points +67%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	1311 Points +66%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	1265 Points +60%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	832 Points +5%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	791 Points
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	791 Points 0%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	560 Points -29%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	654 Points +23%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	649 Points +22%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	568 Points +7%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	558 Points +5%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	534 Points +1%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	531 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	517 Points -3%
CPU (Multi Core)
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	3234 Points +63%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	3153 Points +58%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	2975 Points +49%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	2051 Points +3%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	2027 Points +2%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	1990 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	1440 Points -28%

Cinebench R23
Single Core
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	1713 Points +26%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	1690 Points +24%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	1487 Points +9%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	1451 Points +7%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	1376 Points +1%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	1361 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	1346 Points -1%
Multi Core
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	8342 Points +67%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	8199 Points +64%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	7615 Points +53%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	5240 Points +5%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	5222 Points +5%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	4991 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	3721 Points -25%

Cinebench R11.5
CPU Single 64Bit
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	2.99 Points +27%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	2.92 Points +24%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	2.64 Points +12%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	2.58 Points +9%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	2.52 Points +7%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	2.36 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	2.31 Points -2%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	16.48 Points +81%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	16.2 Points +78%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	14.78 Points +62%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	9.78 Points +7%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	9.12 Points
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	8.99 Points -1%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	6.37 Points -30%

Cinebench R10
Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	13904 Points +33%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	13501 Points +29%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	11620 Points +11%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	11343 Points +8%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	11098 Points +6%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	10472 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	10395 Points -1%
Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	61863 Points +75%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	60266 Points +70%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	45363 Points +28%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	36902 Points +4%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	35564 Points +1%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	35372 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	24499 Points -31%

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	759 Seconds * -26%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	750 Seconds * -25%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	601 Seconds *
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	590 Seconds * +2%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	399 Seconds * +34%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	388 Seconds * +35%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	380 Seconds * +37%

wPrime 2.10
32m
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	6.875 s * -6%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	6.799 s * -5%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	6.499 s *
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	6.428 s * +1%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	5.435 s * +16%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	5.377 s * +17%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	5.242 s * +19%
1024m
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	286.835 s * -26%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	240.405 s * -6%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	229.096 s * -1%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	227.285 s *
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	217.425 s * +4%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	216.279 s * +5%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	156.33 s * +31%

X264 HD Benchmark 4.0
Pass 1
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	265.5 (255^min - 284^max) fps +38%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	263 (250^min - 286^max) fps +37%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	234 (233^min - 235^max) fps +22%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	209 (207^min - 221^max) fps +9%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	198.8 (197.5^min - 231^max) fps +4%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	192 (188.3^min - 208^max) fps
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	165.55 (163.6^min - 204^max) fps -14%
Pass 2
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	80.95 (79.9^min - 96.6^max) fps +75%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	78.35 (77.6^min - 101.7^max) fps +69%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	76 (75.7^min - 76.3^max) fps +64%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	48.7 (48.7^min - 55.5^max) fps +5%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	46.6 (46.4^min - 53.9^max) fps +1%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	46.3 (46^min - 51^max) fps
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	36.7 (36.7^min - 37.6^max) fps -21%

WinRAR - Result
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	6877 KB/s +32%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	6154 KB/s +18%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	6045 KB/s +16%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	5960 KB/s +14%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	5717 KB/s +9%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	5223 KB/s
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	4185 KB/s -20%

TrueCrypt
AES Mean 100MB
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	9.7 GB/s +73%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	9.2 GB/s +64%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	7.7 GB/s +38%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	5.8 GB/s +4%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	5.7 GB/s +2%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	5.6 GB/s
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	5.3 GB/s -5%
Twofish Mean 100MB
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	1.6 GB/s +100%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	1.5 GB/s +87%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	1.1 GB/s +37%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	0.819 GB/s +2%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	0.813 GB/s +1%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	0.802 GB/s
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	0.755 GB/s -6%
Serpent Mean 100MB
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	0.901 GB/s +92%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	0.872 GB/s +86%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	0.7 GB/s +49%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	0.496 GB/s +6%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	0.469 GB/s
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	0.448 GB/s -4%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	0.447 GB/s -5%

Geekbench 5.5
Multi-Core
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	9065 Points +66%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	8772 Points +60%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	6175 Points +13%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	5813 Points +6%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	5467 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	4898 Points -10%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	4851 Points -11%
Single-Core
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	1714 Points +20%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	1675 Points +17%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	1543 Points +8%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	1506 Points +6%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	1430 Points 0%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	1427 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	1391 Points -3%

Geekbench 5.0
5.0 Multi-Core
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	8911 Points +67%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	8807 Points +65%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	6117 Points +14%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	5745 Points +7%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	5351 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	4841 Points -10%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	4813 Points -10%
5.0 Single-Core
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	1674 Points +18%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	1585 Points +11%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	1553 Points +9%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	1508 Points +6%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	1423 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	1385 Points -3%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	1383 Points -3%

Geekbench 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	7515 Points +21%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	7065 Points +13%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	6686 Points +7%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	6305 Points +1%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	6226 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	5911 Points -5%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	5854 Points -6%
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	33057 Points +59%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	33040 Points +59%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	24495 Points +18%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	22175 Points +7%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	21011 Points +1%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	20787 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	19288 Points -7%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	16005 Points +39%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	15485 Points +34%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	12608 Points +9%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	11536 Points
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	11284 Points -2%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	7797 Points -32%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	7792 Points -32%

7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	39207 MIPS +70%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	36343 MIPS +57%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	35918 MIPS +55%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	24006 MIPS +4%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	23471 MIPS +2%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	23123 MIPS
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	17636 MIPS -24%
7z b 4 -mmt1
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	5353 MIPS +10%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	5255 MIPS +8%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	5249 MIPS +8%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	5235 MIPS +8%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	5097 MIPS +5%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	4853 MIPS
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	4788 MIPS -1%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	10.1 fps +53%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	9.7 fps +47%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	9.47 fps +43%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	6.6 fps
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	6.55 fps -1%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	5.26 fps -20%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	4.74 fps -28%

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	0.639 sec * -1%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	0.63 sec *
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	0.609 sec * +3%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	0.599 sec * +5%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	0.537 sec * +15%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	0.511 sec * +19%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	0.4856 sec * +23%

LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	52 s * -11%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	51.8 s * -10%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	51.1 s * -9%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	49.4 s * -5%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	48.9 s * -4%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	46.9 s *
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	46.1 s * +2%

WebXPRT 3 - Overall
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	271 Points +16%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	263 Points +12%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	255 Points +9%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	252 Points +8%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	245 Points +5%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	236 Points +1%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	234 Points

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	724 ms * -0%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	722 ms *
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	695 ms * +4%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	646 ms * +11%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	643 ms * +11%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	597 ms * +17%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	575 ms * +20%

3DMark
3840x2160 Fire Strike Ultra Physics
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	18463 Points +37%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	18218 Points +35%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	17568 Points +30%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	13479 Points
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	12661 Points -6%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	9561 Points -29%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	9094 Points -33%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	18467 Points +38%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	18108 Points +35%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	18076 Points +35%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	13413 Points
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	12768 Points -5%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	9354 Points -30%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	8668 Points -35%
2560x1440 Time Spy CPU
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U, Intel Core i7-1265U i7-1265U, 1300 MHz	6307 Points +41%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U, Intel Core i5-1245U i5-1245U, 1200 MHz	6185 Points +38%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U R5 5600U, 2300 MHz	5443 Points +21%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7, Intel Core i5-1145G7 i5-1145G7, 2600 MHz	4487 Points
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7, Intel Core i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, 3000 MHz	4426 Points -1%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 i7-1165G7, 2800 MHz	3070 Points -32%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	2867 Points -36%

* ... smaller is better

The different compute elements in the Cinebench R15 multi-loop

A similar behavior is seen in all four constellations. The CPU performance drops significantly after the first run due to the temperatures. The performance drop is significantly higher in the newer Alder Lake SoCs. However, the performance remains largely stable in the further course.

Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7: Ø757 (739.28-828.86)

Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7: Ø757 (738.48-856.13)

Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U: Ø1222 (1193.03-1456.4)

Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U: Ø1254 (1145.71-1444.46)

Synthetic benchmarks and application performance

In the synthetic benchmarks, we see an almost identical result as before in the pure CPU tests. This time, 1st and 2nd place go to the two Alder Lake SoCs in reversed order. Thus, it shows once again that the Core i7-1265U is not always the better option. The Tiger-Lake-based compute elements are similarly close, so that the Core i7-1185G7 doesn't have a clearer victory here either.

Performance Rating | PCMark 10 | 3DMark | 3DMark 11 | CrossMark

Performance Rating - Percent
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	98.3 pt
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	97.9 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	90 pt
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	78.6 pt
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	76 pt
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	64.6 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	60.4 pt

PCMark 10 - Score
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	5761 Points +20%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	5510 Points +15%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	5387 Points +12%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	5160 Points +8%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	4892 Points +2%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	4792 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	4521 Points -6%

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	18467 Points +38%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	18108 Points +35%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	18076 Points +35%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	13413 Points
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	12768 Points -5%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	9354 Points -30%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	8668 Points -35%
2560x1440 Time Spy CPU
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	6307 Points +41%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	6185 Points +38%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	5443 Points +21%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	4487 Points
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	4426 Points -1%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	3070 Points -32%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	2867 Points -36%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	16005 Points +39%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	15485 Points +34%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	12608 Points +9%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	11536 Points
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	11284 Points -2%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	7797 Points -32%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	7792 Points -32%

CrossMark - Overall
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	1577 Points +23%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	1559 Points +22%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	1477 Points +15%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	1474 Points +15%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	1373 Points +7%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	1279 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	1245 Points -3%

AIDA64: Memory Copy | Memory Read | Memory Write | Memory Latency

AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	70620 MB/s +18%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	69882 MB/s +17%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	65021 MB/s +9%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	62171 MB/s +4%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	59767 MB/s
Average of class Mini PC (6481 - 70620, n=97, last 2 years)	42885 MB/s -28%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	35423 MB/s -41%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, Vega 7	35051 MB/s -41%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	65856 MB/s +7%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	65177 MB/s +6%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	63583 MB/s +3%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	61758 MB/s
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	59634 MB/s -3%
Average of class Mini PC (6914 - 71285, n=97, last 2 years)	43515 MB/s -30%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	40348 MB/s -35%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, Vega 7	38400 MB/s -38%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	66791 MB/s +1%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	66047 MB/s
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	63908 MB/s -3%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	63385 MB/s -4%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	63277 MB/s -4%
Average of class Mini PC (6862 - 89318, n=97, last 2 years)	46630 MB/s -29%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	39154 MB/s -41%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, Vega 7	37475 MB/s -43%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	100 ns * -16%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	99.9 ns * -16%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	98.1 ns * -14%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	92.3 ns * -7%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, Vega 7	91.3 ns * -6%
Average of class Mini PC (44.9 - 154.6, n=97, last 2 years)	88 ns * -2%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	86.4 ns *
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	69 ns * +20%

* ... smaller is better

DPC latencies

Only the combination with the Intel Core i7-1265U stands out a bit in terms of DPC latencies. A repeated test showed the same result. There were no problems in the other three constellations according to LatancyMon. The iGPU was utilized at 30 - 40 percent when playing the 4K YouTube video.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, Samsung SSD 980 500GB (MZ-V8V500BW)	4415 μs * -698%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1265U, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	1151 μs * -108%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	765 μs * -38%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	740 μs * -34%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1245U, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	738 μs * -33%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	659.1 μs * -19%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1145G7, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	553.1 μs *

* ... smaller is better

Mass storage

The Intel NUC Pro Chassis Element supports up to two mass storage devices in M.2 format. However, those who use an M.2 SSD with SATA speed have to pay attention to the right choice of the M.2 interface. Only one slot supports the slightly slower format. We used our WDC PC SN720 with 512 GB for the test. Despite the identical SSD, there are significant differences in the test, which are noticeable in the access times as well as in the 4K read and write rates. There are no problems during permanent load. Thermal pads on the base plate of both SSD slots ensure good heat dissipation.

CrystalDiskMark 3.0

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G

Sequential Read: 2451 MB/s

Sequential Write: 2512 MB/s

512K Read: 1521 MB/s

512K Write: 1490 MB/s

4K Read: 41.97 MB/s

4K Write: 212.4 MB/s

4K QD32 Read: 683.2 MB/s

4K QD32 Write: 435.2 MB/s

Drive Performance Rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD

Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	93.8 pt
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	83.1 pt
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	79.3 pt
Average of class Mini PC	77.9 pt
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	76.1 pt

DiskSpd
seq read
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	2228 (1938.09^min - 2228.38^max) MB/s +23%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	2058 (1847.09^min - 2057.65^max) MB/s +14%
Average of class Mini PC (233 - 4168, n=96, last 2 years)	2028 MB/s +12%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	1811 (1731.93^min - 1810.83^max) MB/s 0%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	1810 (1705.56^min - 1810.26^max) MB/s
seq write
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	2249 (2126.93^min - 2248.57^max) MB/s +29%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	2198 (2143.62^min - 2198.23^max) MB/s +26%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	2149 (2077.61^min - 2148.85^max) MB/s +24%
Average of class Mini PC (222 - 5595, n=96, last 2 years)	2049 MB/s +18%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	1739 (1663.04^min - 1739.25^max) MB/s
seq q8 t1 read
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	3497 (2944.82^min - 3496.65^max) MB/s +1%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	3487 (2948.62^min - 3486.57^max) MB/s 0%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	3485 (3116.01^min - 3485^max) MB/s 0%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	3479 (2889.34^min - 3478.93^max) MB/s
Average of class Mini PC (236 - 8430, n=96, last 2 years)	3155 MB/s -9%
seq q8 t1 write
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	2573 (2526.46^min - 2573.42^max) MB/s 0%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	2573 (2547.29^min - 2572.88^max) MB/s 0%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	2564 (2533.74^min - 2564.49^max) MB/s 0%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	2561 MB/s
Average of class Mini PC (228 - 6669, n=96, last 2 years)	2223 MB/s -13%
4k q1 t1 read
Average of class Mini PC (5.67 - 86.6, n=96, last 2 years)	51.3 MB/s +22%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	46.8 (46.64^min - 46.84^max) MB/s +11%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	44.7 (43.85^min - 44.67^max) MB/s +6%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	43.2 (42.7^min - 43.23^max) MB/s +2%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	42.2 (41.96^min - 42.19^max) MB/s
4k q1 t1 write
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	232 (230.89^min - 232.39^max) MB/s +54%
Average of class Mini PC (22 - 425, n=96, last 2 years)	184.7 MB/s +23%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	155.6 (152.79^min - 155.57^max) MB/s +3%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	150.5 (149.1^min - 150.47^max) MB/s
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	127.3 (125.68^min - 127.3^max) MB/s -15%
4k q32 t16 read
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	1750 (1724.46^min - 1749.88^max) MB/s +82%
Average of class Mini PC (26.1 - 2810, n=96, last 2 years)	1088 MB/s +13%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	963 (935.31^min - 963.3^max) MB/s
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	926 (896.56^min - 926.49^max) MB/s -4%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	643 (632.31^min - 643.46^max) MB/s -33%
4k q32 t16 write
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	1380 (935.1^min - 1380.02^max) MB/s +235%
Average of class Mini PC (30.2 - 3983, n=96, last 2 years)	1084 MB/s +163%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	423 (402.45^min - 423.18^max) MB/s +3%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	412 (397.32^min - 412.23^max) MB/s
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	328 (314.14^min - 327.95^max) MB/s -20%

AS SSD
Score Total
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	4415 Points +1%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	4358 Points
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	3536 Points -19%
Average of class Mini PC (151.3 - 9030, n=94, last 2 years)	3534 Points -19%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	3526 Points -19%
Score Read
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	1657 Points 0%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	1656 Points
Average of class Mini PC (61 - 3635, n=94, last 2 years)	1346 Points -19%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	1269 Points -23%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	1042 Points -37%
Score Write
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	1997 Points +6%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	1936 Points +3%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	1888 Points
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	1652 Points -12%
Average of class Mini PC (88 - 4185, n=94, last 2 years)	1551 Points -18%
Seq Read
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	3039 MB/s
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	3030 MB/s 0%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	2881 MB/s -5%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	2854 MB/s -6%
Average of class Mini PC (291 - 6620, n=94, last 2 years)	2804 MB/s -8%
Seq Write
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	2390 MB/s +5%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	2273 MB/s
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	1960 MB/s -14%
Average of class Mini PC (240 - 5783, n=94, last 2 years)	1949 MB/s -14%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	1846 MB/s -19%
4K Read
Average of class Mini PC (6.08 - 104.2, n=94, last 2 years)	55.3 MB/s +19%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	49.78 MB/s +7%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	46.54 MB/s
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	45.38 MB/s -2%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	43.07 MB/s -7%
4K Write
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	205.06 MB/s +5%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	201.42 MB/s +3%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	195.91 MB/s
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	182.89 MB/s -7%
Average of class Mini PC (30.9 - 366, n=94, last 2 years)	166.7 MB/s -15%
4K-64 Read
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	1305.92 MB/s
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	1304.51 MB/s 0%
Average of class Mini PC (23.4 - 3035, n=94, last 2 years)	1010 MB/s -23%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	940.13 MB/s -28%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	708.14 MB/s -46%
4K-64 Write
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	1617.56 MB/s +10%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	1495.31 MB/s +2%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	1464.88 MB/s
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	1262.16 MB/s -14%
Average of class Mini PC (32.8 - 3598, n=94, last 2 years)	1190 MB/s -19%
Access Time Read
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	0.237 ms * -85%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	0.128 ms *
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	0.124 ms * +3%
Average of class Mini PC (0.022 - 0.489, n=94, last 2 years)	0.1031 ms * +19%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	0.053 ms * +59%
Access Time Write
Average of class Mini PC (0.016 - 0.765, n=94, last 2 years)	0.1304 ms * -521%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	0.022 ms * -5%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	0.021 ms *
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	0.02 ms * +5%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	0.019 ms * +10%

* ... smaller is better

Continuous Read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G: Ø3473 (3163.1-3486.1)

Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G: Ø3480 (2916.51-3492.11)

Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G: Ø3482 (3157.08-3490.29)

Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G: Ø3481 (3067.45-3492.18)

Graphics card

An Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 with 80 or 96 EUs is used as an integrated GPU for the compute elements. There are small differences in performance due to this. The model with 96 EUs is about 15% faster, but this is not subjectively noticeable. The performance of the AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 can almost always be surpassed here in comparison.

For more comparisons and benchmarks, please refer to our G PU comparison chart.

3DMark Performance Rating | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ AMD Radeon RX 6700S, AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS	99.7 pt
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	88.3 pt
Average of class Mini PC	24 pt
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1185G7	19 pt
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1265U	18 pt
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1165G7	16.7 pt
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1145G7	16.4 pt
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1245U	15.6 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	15.5 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	14.7 pt

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ AMD Radeon RX 6700S, AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS	32662 Points +471%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	27741 Points +385%
Average of class Mini PC (574 - 37375, n=97, last 2 years)	8412 Points +47%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1185G7	6676 Points +17%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1265U	6210 Points +9%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1165G7	6091 Points +7%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1145G7	5718 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	5610 Points -2%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	5565 Points -3%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1245U	5378 Points -6%

3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ AMD Radeon RX 6700S, AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS	153853 Points +569%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	130964 Points +470%
Average of class Mini PC (2346 - 145359, n=89, last 2 years)	31896 Points +39%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	26247 Points +14%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1185G7	25485 Points +11%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1145G7	22983 Points
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1165G7	22735 Points -1%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1265U	21602 Points -6%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1245U	21276 Points -7%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	20432 Points -11%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ AMD Radeon RX 6700S, AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS	24135 Points +472%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	20081 Points +376%
Average of class Mini PC (307 - 28126, n=96, last 2 years)	5874 Points +39%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1185G7	4959 Points +18%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1265U	4902 Points +16%
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1165G7	4360 Points +3%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1245U	4249 Points +1%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1145G7	4217 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	3725 Points -12%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	3586 Points -15%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	8425 Points +536%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ AMD Radeon RX 6700S, AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS	8316 Points +528%
Average of class Mini PC (179 - 10783, n=91, last 2 years)	2121 Points +60%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1185G7	1570 Points +19%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1265U	1556 Points +18%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1145G7	1324 Points
Prime Computer PrimeBook Circular-i7-1165G7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1165G7	1287 Points -3%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1245U	1234 Points -7%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	1109 Points -16%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	1102 Points -17%

Gaming performance

The SoC's iGPU is only suitable as a gaming solution to a limited extent. Playable frame rates are often possible in low resolutions and lowest details. The documented frame rates drop drastically in higher resolutions. Nevertheless, the iGPUs of the compute elements in the Intel NUC Pro chassis element perform quite well, as can be seen in the average performance.

GTA V
1024x768 Lowest Settings possible
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M	179.6 (3.66^min, 142.9^P1) fps +90%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (164 - 186.8, n=38)	179.5 fps +90%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	116 (17^min, 76.9^P1) fps +23%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	114.3 (8.54^min, 76.9^P1) fps +21%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	105.8 (17.8^min, 71.4^P1) fps +12%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	102.1 (19.6^min, 58.8^P1) fps +8%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	97.6 (17.8^min, 62.5^P1) fps +3%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (52 - 157, n=155)	97.5 fps +3%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	94.4 (6.11^min, 50^P1) fps
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (36.5 - 144.6, n=77)	83 fps -12%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	68.3 (18.7^min, 45.5^P1) fps -28%
1366x768 Normal/Off AF:4x
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (152 - 183.4, n=36)	174.1 fps +117%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M	172.2 (4.2^min, 125^P1) fps +114%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	104 (13.4^min, 71.4^P1) fps +30%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	95.2 (17.8^min, 58.8^P1) fps +19%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	94.3 (5.72^min, 62.5^P1) fps +17%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	89.4 (9.45^min, 55.6^P1) fps +11%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	87.4 (20.5^min, 50^P1) fps +9%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (24.1 - 137, n=158)	82.2 fps +2%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	80.3 (13.6^min, 47.6^P1) fps
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (28.9 - 133.8, n=80)	70.4 fps -12%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	54.8 (16.1^min, 37^P1) fps -32%

The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M	367 (5.67^min, 43.9^P0.1, 264^P1) fps +352%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (221 - 449, n=35)	324 fps +299%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	90.7 (3.4^min, 21.9^P0.1, 53.7^P1) fps +12%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	89 (38.4^min, 43.3^P0.1, 52.8^P1) fps +10%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (28.9 - 110, n=181)	83.8 fps +3%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	81.4 (31.8^min, 35.9^P0.1, 47.9^P1) fps 0%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	81.2 (4.78^min, 20.4^P0.1, 42.9^P1) fps
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	72.2 (21.1^min, 40.1^P0.1, 51.4^P1) fps -11%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	65.9 (1.678^min, 12.6^P0.1, 39.7^P1) fps -19%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (30.2 - 97.4, n=98)	65.3 fps -20%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	61.8 (16.1^min, 20.6^P0.1, 34.6^P1) fps -24%
1366x768 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M	260 (41.7^min, 170.3^P0.1, 202^P1) fps +400%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (204 - 296, n=33)	237 fps +356%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	59.9 (15.7^min, 28.4^P0.1, 34^P1) fps +15%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	57.9 (25.7^min, 27.5^P0.1, 33^P1) fps +11%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (21.4 - 74.1, n=179)	53.4 fps +3%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	52.3 (22.4^min, 24.9^P0.1, 29.9^P1) fps +1%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	52 (3.24^min, 25.2^P0.1, 29.7^P1) fps
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	44.5 (31^min, 32.6^P0.1, 36.6^P1) fps -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	42.6 (10.6^min, 28.7^P0.1, 33.9^P1) fps -18%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (21.8 - 56.9, n=100)	41.8 fps -20%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	39.4 (20.2^min, 22.2^P0.1, 30.4^P1) fps -24%

Far Cry 5
1280x720 Low Preset AA:T
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (102 - 168, n=23)	141.4 fps +195%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M	137 (108^min) fps +185%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	52 (46^min) fps +8%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	52 (41^min) fps +8%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	51 (46^min) fps +6%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	48 (44^min) fps 0%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	48 (28^min) fps
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (24 - 67, n=85)	46.2 fps -4%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	44 (38^min) fps -8%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (14 - 63, n=48)	38.8 fps -19%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	25 (19^min) fps -48%
1920x1080 Medium Preset AA:T
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M	122 (97^min) fps +352%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (88 - 135, n=25)	114.2 fps +323%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	30 (26^min) fps +11%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	28 (24^min) fps +4%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	27 (24^min) fps
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	27 (23^min) fps 0%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (14 - 34, n=83)	25.3 fps -6%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	21 (19^min) fps -22%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	21 (19^min) fps -22%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (9 - 31, n=45)	20.1 fps -26%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	17 (14^min) fps -37%

Far Cry New Dawn
1280x720 Low Preset
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M	114 (90^min) fps +165%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (107 - 115, n=2)	111 fps +158%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	50 (39^min) fps +16%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	48 (34^min) fps +12%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	47 (28^min) fps +9%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (29 - 53, n=16)	45.5 fps +6%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	44 (34^min) fps +2%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (29 - 59, n=5)	44 fps +2%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	43 (28^min) fps
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	40 (31^min) fps -7%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	29 (19^min) fps -33%
1920x1080 Medium Preset
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M	102 (81^min) fps +278%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (91 - 96, n=2)	93.5 fps +246%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	30 (23^min) fps +11%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	29 (23^min) fps +7%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	27 (21^min) fps
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	27 (20^min) fps 0%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (16 - 31, n=16)	26.4 fps -2%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (15 - 32, n=6)	25.5 fps -6%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	22 (18^min) fps -19%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	20 (17^min) fps -26%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	16 (12^min) fps -41%

F1 2020
1280x720 Ultra Low Preset
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M	325 (264^min) fps +418%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (215 - 260, n=6)	242 fps +285%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	94.7 (78^min) fps +51%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	92.6 (77^min) fps +47%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	90.4 (73^min) fps +44%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	89.9 (79^min) fps +43%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (49 - 98.8, n=30)	80.4 fps +28%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	66.1 (58^min) fps +5%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	62.8 (58^min) fps
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (45 - 76.6, n=10)	62.5 fps 0%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	60.4 (2^min) fps -4%
1920x1080 Medium Preset AF:16x
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M	242 (200^min) fps +478%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (150 - 204, n=6)	173.8 fps +315%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	48 (39^min) fps +15%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	47.1 (40^min) fps +12%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	41.9 (34^min) fps
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (23.1 - 51.9, n=30)	41.9 fps 0%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	41.2 (34^min) fps -2%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	32.6 (2^min) fps -22%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (24.8 - 42, n=12)	32.3 fps -23%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	31.6 (26^min) fps -25%

Strange Brigade
1280x720 lowest AF:1
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M	447 (227^min, 334^P1) fps +424%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (253 - 471, n=37)	347 fps +307%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	89.9 (20^min, 32.7^P1) fps +5%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	87.7 (45^min, 75.6^P1) fps +3%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	87.6 (11.7^min, 31^P1) fps +3%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	85.3 (18.6^min, 27.1^P1) fps
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (48.5 - 107.3, n=160)	84.6 fps -1%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	80.1 (48.8^min, 67.5^P1) fps -6%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	72.9 (14.8^min, 24.2^P1) fps -15%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (22.7 - 98.7, n=78)	67 fps -21%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	66.1 (9.6^min, 21.1^P1) fps -23%
1920x1080 medium AA:medium AF:4
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M	216 (163.8^min, 183.9^P1) fps +497%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (154.9 - 242, n=38)	193.8 fps +435%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	38.3 (10.4^min, 17.6^P1) fps +6%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	38.1 (8.7^min, 14.5^P1) fps +5%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (18.2 - 48.3, n=158)	36.4 fps +1%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	36.2 (12.6^min, 20.5^P1) fps
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	33.5 (28.7^min, 29.8^P1) fps -7%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	30.2 (23.5^min, 26.3^P1) fps -17%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	29.6 (9.5^min, 16^P1) fps -18%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	28.3 (6.5^min, 7.43^P1) fps -22%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (6 - 48.8, n=80)	27.9 fps -23%

Borderlands 3
1920x1080 Medium Overall Quality (DX11)
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M	111.2 fps +420%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (102 - 107.4, n=2)	104.7 fps +389%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	25.7 fps +20%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	25.1 fps +17%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (15.8 - 27.8, n=16)	23.7 fps +11%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	23.1 fps +8%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	21.9 fps +2%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	21.4 fps
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	21.2 fps -1%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (16.5 - 25.8, n=5)	21.2 fps -1%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	15.8 fps -26%
1280x720 Very Low Overall Quality (DX11)
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M	127.5 fps +173%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (116 - 133.7, n=2)	124.9 fps +167%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	60.1 fps +29%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	53.4 fps +14%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	52.7 fps +13%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	51.3 fps +10%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (33.9 - 59.1, n=16)	50.2 fps +7%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	47.8 fps +2%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (37.9 - 57.6, n=5)	47.3 fps +1%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	46.7 fps
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	33.9 fps -27%

Metro Exodus
1280x720 Low Quality AF:4x
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M	198.4 (107.04^min) fps +456%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (151 - 154.3, n=2)	152.7 fps +328%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	39.2 (25.3^min) fps +10%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (28.2 - 45.5, n=13)	39.1 fps +10%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	37.9 (22.1^min) fps +6%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	37.8 (20.62^min) fps +6%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	36.6 (21.07^min) fps +3%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	35.7 (20.6^min) fps
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (28 - 39.4, n=4)	34.2 fps -4%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	33.6 (18.95^min) fps -6%
1920x1080 Medium Quality AF:4x
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (96.3 - 104, n=2)	100.2 fps +493%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M	98.8 (51.07^min) fps +485%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (15 - 32.2, n=13)	20.3 fps +20%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	19.3 (10.26^min) fps +14%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	17.5 (10.13^min) fps +4%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	16.9 (9.18^min) fps
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	16.4 (7.91^min) fps -3%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (13.7 - 18.8, n=4)	16.2 fps -4%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	15.9 (8.1^min) fps -6%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	15.4 (8.13^min) fps -9%

F1 2021
1280x720 Ultra Low Preset
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M	326 (232^min, 231^P1) fps +222%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (130 - 360, n=9)	266 fps +163%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	108.1 (81^min, 77^P1) fps +7%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	107.4 (80^min, 79^P1) fps +6%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	101.1 (74^min, 72^P1) fps
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	98.3 (74^min, 75^P1) fps -3%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	94.7 (75^min, 75^P1) fps -6%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (59.4 - 119.4, n=42)	94.6 fps -6%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	80.9 (62^min, 62^P1) fps -20%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (15.6 - 102, n=18)	67.4 fps -33%
1920x1080 Medium Preset AA:T AF:16x
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M	283 (213^min, 204^P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (120 - 287, n=9)	195 fps
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	51.8 (41^min, 41^P1) fps
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	51.8 (32^min, 41^P1) fps
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (29.4 - 59.5, n=41)	45.8 fps
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	42.5 (34^min, 34^P1) fps
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	39.9 (32^min, 32^P1) fps
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Intel Core i5-1245U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	36.4 (30^min, 28^P1) fps
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (20.1 - 42.9, n=12)	33 fps

Emissions

Noise emissions

The Intel NUC Pro chassis element behaves the same regardless of the installed compute element in terms of noise emissions. Small fluctuations in the maximum volume are sometimes measurable. Nevertheless, the noise level is already well above 40 dB(A) even under average load. In addition, there is a relatively high-frequency fan noise, which increases the subjective perception of the noise even more.

	Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1145G7, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1245U, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1265U, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G
Noise		-1%	1%	0%
off / environment *	30.5	30.2 1%	30.5 -0%	30.5 -0%
Idle Minimum *	31.4	31.6 -1%	31.3 -0%	31.4 -0%
Idle Average *	31.4	31.6 -1%	31.3 -0%	31.4 -0%
Idle Maximum *	31.4	31.6 -1%	31.3 -0%	31.4 -0%
Load Average *	44.2	44.5 -1%	42.9 3%	43.8 1%
Load Maximum *	44.3	45.3 -2%	44.5 -0%	44 1%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

The case temperatures are not noticeable in the Intel NUC Pro chassis element. However, it looks a bit different for the SoCs of the compute elements. The SoCs are all defined with a power limit (PL2) of a maximum of 64 watts. However, we could not reach this in the test. The temperature inside the chip rises too quickly. Unlike laptops, which predominantly use direct-die cooling, the heat generated in the compute elements is first dissipated via the metal back, which can then in turn dissipate the heat to the heat pipes in the Intel NUC Pro chassis element. Thus, we have another heat transfer that has to be overcome.

Intel NUC Pro chassis element during stress test (top side)

Intel NUC Pro chassis element during stress test (bottom)

The power supply of the Intel NUC Pro Chassis Element during the stress test

Energy consumption

Compared to conventional desktop PCs, compact mini-PCs based on proven notebook technology have a big advantage in energy consumption. We recorded an average of 55 watts in the stress test, although we also cracked the 100-watt mark for a short time in the beginning. This overloads the power supply for a short time since it can provide a maximum of 90 watts. We assume that the manufacturer has allowed for a small buffer because the system did not crash due to insufficient power supply in the test.

Power Consumption: Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor) | Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor) | 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25 | Idle 1min (external Monitor)
: Idle Minimum

Power Consumption / Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor)
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1245U, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	55.4 (48.7^min, 51^P1 - 100.1^max) Watt * -17%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1265U, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	52.5 (48.2^min, 48.4^P1 - 88.8^max) Watt * -11%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1145G7, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	47.5 (42.4^min, 43.5^P1 - 84.2^max) Watt *
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	46.8 (39.4^min, 40.6^P1 - 81.7^max) Watt * +1%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	42.1 (36.8^min, 36.9^P1 - 52.4^max) Watt * +11%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	31.4 (27.8^min, 27.9^P1 - 68.7^max) Watt * +34%

Power Consumption / Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor)
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1245U, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	83.7 (80.7^min, 80.8^P1 - 97^max) Watt * -51%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1265U, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	72.3 (48.3^min, 48.3^P1 - 87^max) Watt * -30%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1145G7, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	55.5 (42.5^min, 42.5^P1 - 73.7^max) Watt *
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	55.4 (38.4^min, 40.2^P1 - 77.3^max) Watt * -0%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	44.8 (36.1^min, 38.4^P1 - 47.8^max) Watt * +19%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	32.9 (23.9^min, 24.6^P1 - 55.3^max) Watt * +41%

Power Consumption / Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1245U, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	53.3 (49.6^min, 50.2^P1 - 86.1^max) Watt * -12%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1265U, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	52.2 (40.4^min, 48.1^P1 - 97.5^max) Watt * -10%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1145G7, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	47.4 (44.2^min, 45.5^P1 - 91.3^max) Watt *
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	46.9 (44.1^min, 44.8^P1 - 87.4^max) Watt * +1%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	43.6 (41.6^min, 41.7^P1 - 51^max) Watt * +8%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	30.6 (11^min, 27.7^P1 - 68.5^max) Watt * +35%

Power Consumption / Idle 1min (external Monitor)
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1245U, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	12.9 (11.6^min, 11.6^P1 - 21.8^max) Watt * -18%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1265U, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	12.7 (11.1^min, 11.3^P1 - 16.2^max) Watt * -17%
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1145G7, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	10.9 (7.54^min, 9.51^P1 - 16.4^max) Watt *
Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	10.6 (5.92^min, 7.36^P1 - 21.2^max) Watt * +3%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	9.27 (8.82^min, 8.91^P1 - 10.3^max) Watt * +15%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	7.02 (6.54^min, 6.57^P1 - 9.28^max) Watt * +36%

Power Consumption
Idle Minimum
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	3.4 Watt *
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	8.4 Watt *
Idle Average
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	5.7 Watt *
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	8.7 Watt *
Idle Maximum
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	7 Watt *
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	9.3 Watt *
Load Average
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	36.5 Watt *
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	46.4 Watt *
Load Maximum
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	68 Watt *
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	52 Watt *

* ... smaller is better

Power consumption with external monitor

Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1145G7, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø47.5 (42.4-84.2)

Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø46.8 (39.4-81.7)

Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1245U, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø55.4 (48.7-100.1)

Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1265U, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø52.5 (48.2-88.8)

Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1145G7, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø55.5 (42.5-73.7)

Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø55.4 (38.4-77.3)

Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1245U, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø83.7 (80.7-97)

Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1265U, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø72.3 (48.3-87)

Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1145G7 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1145G7, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø10.9 (7.54-16.4)

Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1185G7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø10.6 (5.92-21.2)

Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i5_1245U Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1245U, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø12.9 (11.6-21.8)

Intel NUC Pro Chassis_i7_1265U Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1265U, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø12.7 (11.1-16.2)

Pros

+ stable, compact housing

+ modular design

+ upgradeable SoC

+ supports the latest mobile processors

+ easy to open

+ good system performance in all tested compute elements

Cons

- weak cooling unit

- high-frequency fan noise under load

- no Thunderbolt

- only GBit LAN

Verdict - Mini PC with sustainability approach

The Intel NUC Pro Chassis Element with four different compute elements in review - Provided by Intel Germany

The Intel NUC Pro Chassis Element is not a mini-PC in the classic sense, because nothing works without a compute element. That has to be clear if the device, which costs about 340 Euros, is at the top of your wish list. However, the modular construction ensures that the device is freely configurable according to your wishes in terms of performance. Intel's latest Alder Lake SoCs with a total of 10 cores and 12 threads are currently available, which performed well in the test. Purely in terms of price, the compute element with the Intel Core i5-1245U is the most interesting, since it also comes with 12 threads and is also equipped with a fast 16 GB DDR5 working memory. However, those who are dependent on 32 GB of working memory currently can't get around the compute element (ELM12HBv7) based on the Intel Core i7-1265U.

The Intel NUC Pro Chassis Element is an interesting approach for the conscious customer who wants to use an existing base over a long period of time. Thanks to different compute elements, the system can also be paired with the latest SoCs.

Visually, the Intel NUC Pro chassis element is not a feast for the eyes, and Intel could have also brought the device up to the state of the art here. On the connectivity side, there is no Thunderbolt support and the network interfaces only offer a maximum of 1 GBit. However, the number of ports, which are at least available in a double pack, is sufficient. The WLAN performance is limited to the respective compute element. Thus, the latest 6 GHz standard is only available with Intel's NUC 12 compute elements. However, the Wi-Fi performance of the older Intel NUC 11 compute elements is on par with the newer generation and still faster than the wired connection.

The sustainability idea is good and quite appropriate in the current times. However, we cannot currently say how the future will look with new compute elements.

Taking into account only the performance, the Intel NUC Pro chassis element with the current Alder Lake SoCs offers decent results at a comparatively high price. On the other hand, the two comparison devices - Ace Magician AMR5 and Ace Magician TK11-A0 - are more attractive in terms of price.

Prices and availability

The Intel NUC Pro Chassis Element is currently listed at Amazon for 340 Euros (~$340) listed. The compute elements used in the test (CM11EBv58W, CM11EBv716W, ELM12HBv516W, ELM12HBv732W) are also available there at currently between 511 and 1,100 Euros.

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