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Intel Serpent Canyon NUC 12 review: Fast mini PC with Intel Core i7-12700H and Intel Arc A770M

Gaming without AMD and Nvidia? We have put the Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit - a compact desktop PC with an up-to-date Alder Lake SoC - to the test. The actual highlight, however, is the Intel Arc A770M - but the test sadly showed a lot of wasted potential with this. Find out more in this review with comprehensive benchmarks and measurements.
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit

The Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit is a compact and powerful desktop PC. The CPU, as well as the GPU, are manufactured by Intel. This development proves to be very exciting for end customers - competition is great for business, after all. The processor, an Intel Core i7-12700H, is a cutting-edge Alder Lake H model. Additionally, the PC features a dedicated graphics card with 16 GB VRAM, 32 GB RAM and an SSD with a storage space of 500 GB. According to its spec sheet, the Intel NUC 16 Enthusiast Kit comes as a barebone model or with 16 GB RAM and a 1-TB SSD. The barebone version comes in at around $1,591.99 and the version with RAM, SSD and an operating system costs slightly more at around $1,647.64.

In this review, we have used a variety of compact desktop PCs with dedicated graphics cards to provide a comparison. The Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G looks to be its biggest rival.

Intel NUC 12 Kit - Serpent Canyon
Processor
Intel Core i7-12700H 14 x 1.7 - 4.7 GHz, 100 W PL2 / Short Burst, 80 W PL1 / Sustained, Alder Lake-H
Graphics adapter
Intel Arc A770M - 16 GB VRAM, Memory: 2000 MHz, 117 W TDP, 31.0.101.4146 DCH
Memory
32 GB 
, DDR4-3200, 2 von 2 installiert, max 64 GB
Mainboard
Intel Alder Lake-P PCH
Storage
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G, 500 GB 
, M.2-2280, NVMe, 450 GB free
Soundcard
Intel Alder Lake-P PCH - cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech)
Connections
8 USB 3.1 Gen2, 2 Thunderbolt, 1 HDMI, 4 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 7.1 digital, TOSLINK, Card Reader: SD Express PCIe G3 NVMe UHS-I
Networking
Intel I225-LM Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000/2500MBit/s), Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1690i 160MHz (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz), Bluetooth 5.2
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 60 x 230 x 180 ( = 2.36 x 9.06 x 7.09 in)
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Additional features
330-Watt-Netztei, Standfuß, 36 Months Warranty
Weight
1.97 kg ( = 69.49 oz / 4.34 pounds), Power Supply: 1.324 kg ( = 46.7 oz / 2.92 pounds)
Price
1350 EUR
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

possible competitors compared

Rating
Date
Model
Weight
Height
Best Price
88.4 %
03/2023
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
i7-12700H, A770M
2 kg60 mm
12/2021
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
189 mm
06/2021
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
i7-10700, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
05/2022
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
1.8 kg62.2 mm
04/2022
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
189 mm
82.6 %
05/2022
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
R5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
2.5 kg25.75 mm
09/2022
Minisforum NUCX i7
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
2.4 kg393 mm
89.9 %
02/2023
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
R9 6900HX, Radeon RX 6600M
1.6 kg69.3 mm

The Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit in detail

Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit vs. Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G

Case

From the outside, the NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit looks very well made and sits securely when positioned horizontally or upright. This is also thanks to the PC's weight, coming in at 1.97 kg. The optional foot, which can be attached when the PC is sat upright, adds another 443 grams to the scales - and the chunky 330-watt power adapter adds another 1.3 kg. In practical use, we prefer to sit the NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit upright, so that fresh air can be sucked in without hindrance. Color-wise, the PC looks sleek - only when in use can you see a lit-up logo on the top of the device (in upright positioning on the left of the device). The PC is also branded with a skull, which is a running stylistic feature of the NUC series. Alternatively, this can be swapped out for a snake head or other images.

Size comparison

362.5 mm / 14.3 inch 260.6 mm / 10.3 inch 25.75 mm / 1.014 inch 2.5 kg5.47 lbs230 mm / 9.06 inch 180 mm / 7.09 inch 60 mm / 2.36 inch 2 kg4.34 lbs205 mm / 8.07 inch 203 mm / 7.99 inch 69.3 mm / 2.73 inch 1.6 kg3.55 lbs210 mm / 8.27 inch 203 mm / 7.99 inch 62.2 mm / 2.45 inch 1.8 kg3.91 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

Connectivity

Intel has equipped the NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit with a multitude of external ports. Even Thunderbolt has been included - twice, for that matter. Additionally, you can find six USB Type-A ports, which will very likely keep most users satisfied. There is an SD card reader on the front - a feature often left out by its competitors. The distribution of the ports is well thought out in our eyes - in horizontal and upright use, you should have no problem routing cables. 

Front: 2x USB Type-A, 1x USB Type-C, SD card reader
Front: 2x USB Type-A, 1x USB Type-C, SD card reader
Back: 4x USB Type-A, 2.5G LAN, 1x USB Type-C, Toslink, HDMI (4K60), 2x DisplayPort 1.4, power connection, Kensington Lock
Back: 4x USB Type-A, 2.5G LAN, 1x USB Type-C, Toslink, HDMI (4K60), 2x DisplayPort 1.4, power connection, Kensington Lock

The built-in SD card reader offers USB-3 speed but is unable to take advantage of our AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60 test card. Both the Intel Dragon Canyon NUC and the Intel Beast Canyon NUC show what is possible with UHS-II support. 

SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)
140.3 MB/s +94%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC
 
140.3 MB/s +94%
Average of class Mini PC
  (16.9 - 181.8, n=17, last 2 years)
84.5 MB/s +17%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)
72.3 MB/s
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)
65 MB/s -10%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)
198.7 MB/s +138%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC
 
198.7 MB/s +138%
Average of class Mini PC
  (18.2 - 200, n=17, last 2 years)
97.2 MB/s +16%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)
83.52 MB/s
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)
69.9 MB/s -16%

Communication

WLAN module in the Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit
WLAN module in the Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit

The Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit features a Killer AX1690i Wi-Fi 6E module from their own line of production. Using the Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000 as a test router, we measured fast and consistent transmission rates using 5 GHz and 6 GHz connections. For faster data transmission, you can also make use of the LAN socket, which supports up to 2.5 Gbit/s. 

Networking
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1848 (1731min - 1888max) MBit/s +5%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1690i 160MHz
1762 (1727min - 1780max) MBit/s
Average Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1690i 160MHz
  (1465 - 1762, n=4)
1601 MBit/s -9%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650x Wireless Network Adapter (200NGW)
1480 (1212min - 1519max) MBit/s -16%
Average of class Mini PC
  (390 - 1771, n=34, last 2 years)
1169 MBit/s -34%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690
MediaTek RZ608
961 (954min - 967max) MBit/s -45%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
885 (820min - 897max) MBit/s -50%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
MediaTek RZ608
870 (435min - 878max) MBit/s -51%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1851 (1799min - 1897max) MBit/s +15%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650x Wireless Network Adapter (200NGW)
1669 (1609min - 1719max) MBit/s +4%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1690i 160MHz
1603 (800min - 1682max) MBit/s
Average Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1690i 160MHz
  (1192 - 1663, n=4)
1504 MBit/s -6%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
1198 (975min - 1352max) MBit/s -25%
Average of class Mini PC
  (722 - 1764, n=35, last 2 years)
1144 MBit/s -29%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690
MediaTek RZ608
787 (638min - 865max) MBit/s -51%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
MediaTek RZ608
757 (730min - 789max) MBit/s -53%
iperf3 receive AXE11000
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1690i 160MHz
1605 (791min - 1659max) MBit/s
Average Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1690i 160MHz
  (917 - 1727, n=8)
1477 MBit/s -8%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
MediaTek RZ608
957 (480min - 961max) MBit/s -40%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690
MediaTek RZ608
956 (944min - 963max) MBit/s -40%
Average of class Mini PC
  (192.9 - 1796, n=80, last 2 years)
893 MBit/s -44%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
Average Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1690i 160MHz
  (1145 - 1650, n=7)
1470 MBit/s +7%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1690i 160MHz
1369 (1102min - 1441max) MBit/s
Minisforum Venus Series UM690
MediaTek RZ608
943 (477min - 981max) MBit/s -31%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
MediaTek RZ608
931 (872min - 1014max) MBit/s -32%
Average of class Mini PC
  (184.1 - 1776, n=80, last 2 years)
827 MBit/s -40%
0501001502002503003504004505005506006507007508008509009501000105011001150120012501300135014001450150015501600165017001750Tooltip
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon; iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1576 (800-1682)
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon; iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1761 (1727-1780)
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1578 (791-1659)
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1369 (1102-1441)

Accessories

Next to the mini PC itself, Intel also include a foot, which can be attached to the PC when it is stood upright. Aside from this, there is also a 330-watt power adapter and additional stencils, which can be used to customize the lit-up logo on the top of the device.

Maintenance

It is only partially possible to carry out maintenance on the Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit - at least when it comes to cleaning the fans. The top can be removed quite easily, as well as the additional covers used for heat dissipation of the built-in SSD. Unfortunately, the device has to be further taken apart if you want to clean the fans. In our test, we refrained from doing so. The built-in components such as RAM and SSD can be replaced or upgraded easily. In our case, the Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit has space for two further SSDs with form factor M.2-2280.

Opened up Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit
Opened up Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit

Performance - Intel SoC meets dedicated Intel GPU

The Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit is fitted with an Intel Core i7-12700H and an Intel Arc A770M - a dedicated graphics card also produced by Intel. They don't offer alternative fittings such as other SoCs or GPU options.

CPU-Z
CPU-Z
CPU-Z
CPU-Z
CPU-Z
CPU-Z
GPU-Z (ded. GPU)
GPU-Z (ded. GPU)
GPU-Z (iGPU)
GPU-Z (iGPU)
HWiNFO
 

Testing conditions

We ran all performance tests using the energy profile "balanced". We didn't change the CPU's performance - instead, we left it in auto mode in accordance with the BIOS settings.

Processor

The Intel Core i7-12700H is an up-to-date processor with 14 cores and 20 threads. The 6 P-cores can run at up to 4.7 GHz under load. At maximum performance, its Alder Lake chip is supplied with up to 100 watts - however, due to high temperatures, this can only be sustained for a short period of time. Even so, the performance rating of the CPU benchmark scores slightly above average. the Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit can decide for itself who wins in its battle against the Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G. Thanks to its higher number of cores, the Intel Core i7-12700H provides better CPU performance than the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX. However, the difference in performance is hardly noticeable.

You can find more processor benchmarks here.

Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R20
Cinebench R20
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23
Performance Rating - Percent
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
81.5 pt
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
77.9 pt
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
 
76.2 pt
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
69.8 pt
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
67.7 pt
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
65.4 pt
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
60.5 pt
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE -8!
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
58.1 pt
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) -2!
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
54.8 pt
Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
262 Points +1%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
260 Points 0%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
259 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (113 - 263, n=64)
253 Points -2%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
247 Points -5%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
227 Points -12%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
224 Points -14%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
223 Points -14%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
196 Points -24%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
3299 Points +25%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
2632 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (1379 - 2916, n=69)
2517 Points -4%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
2235 Points -15%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
2045 Points -22%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
2027 Points -23%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
1723 Points -35%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
1666 Points -37%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
1455 Points -45%
Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
703 Points +2%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
692 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (300 - 704, n=63)
679 Points -2%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
629 Points -9%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
629 Points -9%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
579 Points -16%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
564 Points -18%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
535 Points -23%
CPU (Multi Core)
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
7179 Points +11%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
6459 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (1576 - 7407, n=63)
5933 Points -8%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
5262 Points -19%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
4760 Points -26%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
4644 Points -28%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
4059 Points -37%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
3954 Points -39%
Cinebench R11.5
CPU Single 64Bit
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
3.16 Points +1%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
3.13 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (2.98 - 3.13, n=2)
3.06 Points -2%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
3.04 Points -3%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
2.84 Points -9%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
2.62 Points -16%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
2.61 Points -17%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
2.59 Points -17%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
2.26 Points -28%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
38.96 Points +24%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
31.46 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (23.7 - 31.5, n=2)
27.6 Points -12%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
25.78 Points -18%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
22.07 Points -30%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
21.87 Points -30%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
19.71 Points -37%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
19.18 Points -39%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
16.7 Points -47%
Cinebench R10
Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
14610 Points +1%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
14478 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (14342 - 14478, n=2)
14410 Points 0%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
12768 Points -12%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
12508 Points -14%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
11957 Points -17%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
11608 Points -20%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
11082 Points -23%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
9898 Points -32%
Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
107565 Points +17%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
91600 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (75147 - 91600, n=2)
83374 Points -9%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
74313 Points -19%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
67486 Points -26%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
67183 Points -27%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
63144 Points -31%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
58426 Points -36%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
52577 Points -43%
Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
315.4 Seconds * -59%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
305.2 Seconds * -54%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
286.1 Seconds * -44%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
262.7 Seconds * -33%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
262.7 Seconds * -33%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
261 Seconds * -32%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
228 Seconds * -15%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (168 - 732, n=62)
225 Seconds * -14%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
198 Seconds *
wPrime 2.10
32m
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
4.186 s * -27%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
4.03 s * -22%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
3.416 s * -4%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
3.405 s * -3%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
 
3.3 s * -0%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
3.296 s *
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
3.257 s * +1%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
2.67 s * +19%
1024m
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
236.133 s *
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
 
236 s * -0%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
211.8 s * +10%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
149.369 s * +37%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
120.839 s * +49%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
119.5 s * +49%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
102.2 s * +57%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
98.307 s * +58%
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0
Pass 1
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
310 (303min - 324max) fps +4%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
 
298 fps 0%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
297.5 (291min - 306max) fps
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
272.5 (271min - 279max) fps -8%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
262.5 (262min - 265max) fps -12%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
258 (256min - 259max) fps -13%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
247.5 (245min - 250max) fps -17%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
236 (235min - 257max) fps -21%
Pass 2
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
147.5 (134min - 173max) fps +1%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
 
145.8 fps 0%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
145.75 (142.2min - 147.8max) fps
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
126.8 (126.2min - 128max) fps -13%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
109.3 (108.1min - 111.7max) fps -25%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
106 (101min - 108max) fps -27%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
93.75 (91.3min - 98.8max) fps -36%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
84.8 (84.6min - 105max) fps -42%
WinRAR - Result
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
10739 KB/s +30%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
9584 KB/s +16%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
8231 KB/s
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
 
8231 KB/s 0%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
7944 KB/s -3%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
7925 KB/s -4%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
6799 KB/s -17%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
6555 KB/s -20%
TrueCrypt
AES Mean 100MB
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
17.2 GB/s +16%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
14.8 GB/s
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
 
14.8 GB/s 0%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
13.5 GB/s -9%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
11.6 GB/s -22%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
11.6 GB/s -22%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
10.3 GB/s -30%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
9.9 GB/s -33%
Twofish Mean 100MB
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
3.4 GB/s +36%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
2.5 GB/s
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
 
2.5 GB/s 0%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
1.8 GB/s -28%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
1.8 GB/s -28%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
1.7 GB/s -32%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
1.7 GB/s -32%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
1.5 GB/s -40%
Serpent Mean 100MB
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
1.9 GB/s +36%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
1.4 GB/s
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
 
1.4 GB/s 0%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
1.2 GB/s -14%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
1.1 GB/s -21%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
1.1 GB/s -21%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
1.1 GB/s -21%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
0.9 GB/s -36%
Geekbench 5.5
Multi-Core
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (5144 - 13745, n=63)
11729 Points +16%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
10126 Points
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
9596 Points -5%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
9186 Points -9%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
8924 Points -12%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
8924 Points -12%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
8207 Points -19%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
8173 Points -19%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
6567 Points -35%
Single-Core
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (803 - 1851, n=63)
1732 Points +9%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
1656 Points +4%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
1656 Points +4%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
1599 Points +1%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
1590 Points
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
1579 Points -1%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
1570 Points -1%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
1414 Points -11%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
1299 Points -18%
Geekbench 5.0
5.0 Multi-Core
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
11805 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (6784 - 12831, n=19)
11223 Points -5%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
9438 Points -20%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
9074 Points -23%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
8845 Points -25%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
8845 Points -25%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
8196 Points -31%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
8109 Points -31%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
6483 Points -45%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
6483 Points -45%
5.0 Single-Core
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
1723 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (1603 - 1762, n=19)
1682 Points -2%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
1638 Points -5%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
1638 Points -5%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
1579 Points -8%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
1571 Points -9%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
1563 Points -9%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
1377 Points -20%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
1377 Points -20%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
1304 Points -24%
Geekbench 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
7608 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (7058 - 7608, n=4)
7377 Points -3%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
6991 Points -8%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
6991 Points -8%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
6698 Points -12%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
6693 Points -12%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
6584 Points -13%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
5812 Points -24%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
5726 Points -25%
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (44386 - 53199, n=4)
47601 Points +7%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
44386 Points
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
38370 Points -14%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
36347 Points -18%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
36310 Points -18%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
36310 Points -18%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
33034 Points -26%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
32174 Points -28%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
27071 Points -39%
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
24314 Points +26%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (6917 - 24999, n=62)
20879 Points +8%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
19339 Points
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
18209 Points -6%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
17803 Points -8%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
16736 Points -13%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
15739 Points -19%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
15497 Points -20%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
13568 Points -30%
7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
64403 MIPS
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
61265 MIPS -5%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (22844 - 73067, n=62)
60292 MIPS -6%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
51773 MIPS -20%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
50152 MIPS -22%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
50152 MIPS -22%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
45999 MIPS -29%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
44503 MIPS -31%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
43007 MIPS -33%
7z b 4 -mmt1
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
6031 MIPS +1%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
5979 MIPS 0%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
5979 MIPS 0%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
5972 MIPS
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (2743 - 5972, n=62)
5648 MIPS -5%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
5619 MIPS -6%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
5446 MIPS -9%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
5330 MIPS -11%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
5293 MIPS -11%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
18.7 fps
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
17.2 fps -8%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (4.67 - 21.8, n=63)
16.7 fps -11%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
14.8 fps -21%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
14.4 fps -23%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
14.4 fps -23%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
13.2 fps -29%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
12.8 fps -32%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
11.6 fps -38%
R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
0.588 sec * -27%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
0.562 sec * -21%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
0.56 sec * -21%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
0.537 sec * -16%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
0.535 sec * -15%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
0.535 sec * -15%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (0.4441 - 1.052, n=62)
0.4723 sec * -2%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
0.468 sec * -1%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
0.4643 sec *
LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
59.5 s * -33%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
55.1 s * -23%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
51.3 s * -14%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
50.1 s * -12%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
48 s * -7%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (34.2 - 95.3, n=62)
45.7 s * -2%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
44.9 s * -0%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
44.9 s * -0%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
44.9 s *
WebXPRT 3 - Overall
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (253 - 324, n=52)
296 Points +3%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
287 Points
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
269 Points -6%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
269 Points -6%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
267 Points -7%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
267 Points -7%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
267 Points -7%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
262 Points -9%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
261 Points -9%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
244 Points -15%
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
752 ms * -45%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
647 ms * -24%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
641 ms * -23%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
640 ms * -23%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
602 ms * -16%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
602 ms * -16%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
573 ms * -10%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (515 - 585, n=58)
529 ms * -2%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
520 ms *
3DMark
3840x2160 Fire Strike Ultra Physics
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
37967 Points +38%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
27487 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (14680 - 30542, n=23)
26191 Points -5%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
25601 Points -7%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
23921 Points -13%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
23774 Points -14%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
22873 Points -17%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
21542 Points -22%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
21256 Points -23%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
35153 Points +29%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
27265 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (2523 - 30931, n=63)
25534 Points -6%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
25471 Points -7%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
24508 Points -10%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
24327 Points -11%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
23641 Points -13%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
21095 Points -23%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
20080 Points -26%
2560x1440 Time Spy CPU
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
15095 Points +22%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
12397 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (3220 - 14415, n=63)
11237 Points -9%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
10169 Points -18%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
10035 Points -19%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
9861 Points -20%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
9282 Points -25%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
8580 Points -31%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
6957 Points -44%

* ... smaller is better

Geekbench 5.5
Multi-Core
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (5144 - 13745, n=63)
11729 Points +16%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
10126 Points
Minisforum Venus Series UM690
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
9706 Points -4%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
9596 Points -5%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
9186 Points -9%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
8924 Points -12%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
8924 Points -12%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
8207 Points -19%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
8173 Points -19%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
6567 Points -35%
Single-Core
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (803 - 1851, n=63)
1732 Points +9%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
1656 Points +4%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
1656 Points +4%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
1634 Points +3%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
1599 Points +1%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
1590 Points
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
1579 Points -1%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
1570 Points -1%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
1414 Points -11%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
1299 Points -18%
Geekbench 5.0
5.0 Multi-Core
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
11805 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (6784 - 12831, n=19)
11223 Points -5%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
9638 Points -18%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
9438 Points -20%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
9074 Points -23%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
8845 Points -25%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
8845 Points -25%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
8196 Points -31%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
8109 Points -31%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
6483 Points -45%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
6483 Points -45%
5.0 Single-Core
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
1723 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (1603 - 1762, n=19)
1682 Points -2%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
1638 Points -5%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
1638 Points -5%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
1593 Points -8%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
1579 Points -8%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
1571 Points -9%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
1563 Points -9%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
1377 Points -20%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
1377 Points -20%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
1304 Points -24%
Geekbench 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
7608 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (7058 - 7608, n=4)
7377 Points -3%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
6991 Points -8%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
6991 Points -8%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
6804 Points -11%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
6698 Points -12%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
6693 Points -12%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
6584 Points -13%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
5812 Points -24%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
5726 Points -25%
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (44386 - 53199, n=4)
47601 Points +7%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, 1700 MHz
44386 Points
Minisforum Venus Series UM690
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
38566 Points -13%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz
38370 Points -14%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
36347 Points -18%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz
36310 Points -18%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz
36310 Points -18%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz
33034 Points -26%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz
32174 Points -28%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz
27071 Points -39%
Performance Rating
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon RX 6600M
96.6 pt
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, A770M
86.9 pt
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
83.6 pt
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
83.6 pt
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
78 pt
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
77.8 pt
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
70 pt
Average of class Mini PC
 
58.8 pt
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon RX 6600M
15814 KRay/s +9%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, A770M
14547 KRay/s
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
14342 KRay/s -1%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
14342 KRay/s -1%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
13002 KRay/s -11%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
12788 KRay/s -12%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
12360 KRay/s -15%
Average of class Mini PC
  (561 - 27538, n=93, last 2 years)
9590 KRay/s -34%
AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon RX 6600M
99936 Points +36%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
76011 Points +4%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, A770M
73386 Points
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
60136 Points -18%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
60136 Points -18%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
56368 Points -23%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
54342 Points -26%
Average of class Mini PC
  (3604 - 116903, n=93, last 2 years)
50996 Points -31%
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
4043 MB/s +13%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
4043 MB/s +13%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
3829 MB/s +7%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
3655 MB/s +2%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, A770M
3570 MB/s
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon RX 6600M
3447 MB/s -3%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
2607 MB/s -27%
Average of class Mini PC
  (225 - 5096, n=93, last 2 years)
2228 MB/s -38%
AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon RX 6600M
103789 Points +1%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, A770M
102818 Points
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
98219 Points -4%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
98219 Points -4%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
89290 Points -13%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
88481 Points -14%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
76998 Points -25%
Average of class Mini PC
  (8172 - 119569, n=93, last 2 years)
67965 Points -34%
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon RX 6600M
13164 Points +41%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
9861 Points +5%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
9861 Points +5%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
9734 Points +4%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
9457 Points +1%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, A770M
9351 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
8894 Points -5%
Average of class Mini PC
  (408 - 15525, n=93, last 2 years)
7111 Points -24%
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon RX 6600M
55002 Points +62%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
41691 Points +23%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
36161 Points +6%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
36161 Points +6%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, A770M
33971 Points
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
33223 Points -2%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
32372 Points -5%
Average of class Mini PC
  (1958 - 62378, n=93, last 2 years)
27051 Points -20%
AIDA64 / CPU AES
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
141926 MB/s +9%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
141926 MB/s +9%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon RX 6600M
136227 MB/s +5%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, A770M
129719 MB/s
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
128262 MB/s -1%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
124539 MB/s -4%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
96790 MB/s -25%
Average of class Mini PC
  (3691 - 177158, n=93, last 2 years)
72687 MB/s -44%
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, A770M
982 MB/s
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon RX 6600M
859 MB/s -13%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
756 MB/s -23%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
755 MB/s -23%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
755 MB/s -23%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
735 MB/s -25%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
632 MB/s -36%
Average of class Mini PC
  (74.8 - 1117, n=93, last 2 years)
565 MB/s -42%
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon RX 6600M
8447 KRay/s +9%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
7780 KRay/s 0%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
7780 KRay/s 0%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, A770M
7775 KRay/s
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
7119 KRay/s -8%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
7109 KRay/s -9%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
6652 KRay/s -14%
Average of class Mini PC
  (308 - 14722, n=93, last 2 years)
5122 KRay/s -34%
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, A770M
29030 MPixel/s
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon RX 6600M
28276 MPixel/s -3%
Average of class Mini PC
  (4408 - 44347, n=93, last 2 years)
24218 MPixel/s -17%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
23774 MPixel/s -18%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
23758 MPixel/s -18%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
23422 MPixel/s -19%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
23422 MPixel/s -19%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
15135 MPixel/s -48%

The Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit in the Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

After its third run-through, the Intel Core i7-12700H delivered a very stable performance in the Cinebench R15 continuous loop. Its drop in performance of only 200 points compared to its first run-through is quite low. We saw a much bigger performance drop in the Intel Dragon Canyon NUC. The Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit is firmly positioned in second place in comparison, having achieved 2.410 points.

CPU metric during the Cinebench R15 loop
CPU metric during the Cinebench R15 loop
017034051068085010201190136015301700187020402210238025502720289030603230Tooltip
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Core i7-12700H: Ø2410 (2386.63-2623.64)
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, Intel Core i7-10700: Ø1338 (1184.66-1454.54)
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, Intel Core i9-12900: Ø2592 (2433.39-3346.44)
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H: Ø1622 (1447.86-1653.64)
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, Intel Core i7-11800H: Ø1825 (1783.96-2050.55)
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX: Ø2161 (2097.87-2229.78)

System performance

In the synthetic system tests, the Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit weakened slightly. Its good CPU performance just wasn't enough to achieve a good result in the PCMark 10 test. In the Crossmark and RAM tests, our test sample performed much better again.

Performance Rating - Percent
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-12900
Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
100 pt
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
92.4 pt
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
91 pt
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
90.6 pt
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C, Intel Core i7-11800H
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
87.9 pt
Minisforum NUCX i7, Intel Core i7-11800H
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU,
85.8 pt
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon, Intel Core i7-12700H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A770M, Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
84.8 pt
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C), Intel Core i7-10700
Intel Core i7-10700, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, Phison 512GB PA6620060U
80.5 pt
PCMark 10
Score
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-12900
Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
8083 Points +12%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
7281 Points +1%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
7257 Points +1%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon, Intel Core i7-12700H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A770M, Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
7208 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
7091 Points -2%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C, Intel Core i7-11800H
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
6952 Points -4%
Minisforum NUCX i7, Intel Core i7-11800H
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU,
6863 Points -5%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C), Intel Core i7-10700
Intel Core i7-10700, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, Phison 512GB PA6620060U
6499 Points -10%
Essentials
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-12900
Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
11171 Points +5%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon, Intel Core i7-12700H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A770M, Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
10689 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
10506 Points -2%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
10422 Points -2%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
10236 Points -4%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C, Intel Core i7-11800H
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
10014 Points -6%
Minisforum NUCX i7, Intel Core i7-11800H
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU,
9865 Points -8%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C), Intel Core i7-10700
Intel Core i7-10700, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, Phison 512GB PA6620060U
9846 Points -8%
Productivity
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-12900
Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
10205 Points +44%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
9582 Points +35%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
9299 Points +31%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
9214 Points +30%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C, Intel Core i7-11800H
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
8985 Points +27%
Minisforum NUCX i7, Intel Core i7-11800H
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU,
8579 Points +21%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C), Intel Core i7-10700
Intel Core i7-10700, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, Phison 512GB PA6620060U
7447 Points +5%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon, Intel Core i7-12700H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A770M, Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
7096 Points
CrossMark / Overall
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon, Intel Core i7-12700H
Intel Arc A770M, Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
1965 Points
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
1785 Points -9%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-12900
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
1785 Points -9%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
1623 Points -17%
Minisforum NUCX i7, Intel Core i7-11800H
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU,
1600 Points -19%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C, Intel Core i7-11800H
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
1569 Points -20%
CrossMark / Productivity
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon, Intel Core i7-12700H
Intel Arc A770M, Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
1922 Points
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
1816 Points -6%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-12900
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
1816 Points -6%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
1613 Points -16%
Minisforum NUCX i7, Intel Core i7-11800H
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU,
1592 Points -17%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C, Intel Core i7-11800H
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
1573 Points -18%
CrossMark / Creativity
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon, Intel Core i7-12700H
Intel Arc A770M, Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
1985 Points
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
1724 Points -13%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-12900
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
1724 Points -13%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
1672 Points -16%
Minisforum NUCX i7, Intel Core i7-11800H
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU,
1644 Points -17%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C, Intel Core i7-11800H
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
1613 Points -19%
CrossMark / Responsiveness
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon, Intel Core i7-12700H
Intel Arc A770M, Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
2039 Points
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
1885 Points -8%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-12900
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
1885 Points -8%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
1514 Points -26%
Minisforum NUCX i7, Intel Core i7-11800H
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU,
1496 Points -27%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C, Intel Core i7-11800H
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
1435 Points -30%
AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon RX 6600M
48739 MB/s +3%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, A770M
47450 MB/s
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
44474 MB/s -6%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
44474 MB/s -6%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
44370 MB/s -6%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
44240 MB/s -7%
Average of class Mini PC
  (6481 - 70620, n=93, last 2 years)
42158 MB/s -11%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
37007 MB/s -22%
AIDA64 / Memory Read
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, A770M
50511 MB/s
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
50365 MB/s 0%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon RX 6600M
50290 MB/s 0%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
49616 MB/s -2%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
49616 MB/s -2%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
49326 MB/s -2%
Average of class Mini PC
  (6914 - 71285, n=93, last 2 years)
42868 MB/s -15%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
42375 MB/s -16%
AIDA64 / Memory Write
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon RX 6600M
55113 MB/s +16%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, A770M
47546 MB/s
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
46213 MB/s -3%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
46018 MB/s -3%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
45577 MB/s -4%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
45577 MB/s -4%
Average of class Mini PC
  (6862 - 89318, n=93, last 2 years)
45572 MB/s -4%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
30785 MB/s -35%
AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
97.7 ns * -11%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, A770M
88.2 ns *
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
87.9 ns * -0%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
87.4 ns * +1%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
87.4 ns * +1%
Average of class Mini PC
  (44.9 - 154.6, n=93, last 2 years)
87.2 ns * +1%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon RX 6600M
82.8 ns * +6%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
77.3 ns * +12%

* ... smaller is better

DPC latency

As soon as we opened multiple browser tabs using Edge, we could see higher latencies. When playing 4K YouTube videos, the Intel Arc A770M was used at roughly 30 per cent capacity.

Maximum latency when opening multiple browser tabs and playing 4K video
Maximum latency when opening multiple browser tabs and playing 4K video
Maximum latency after 10 seconds of Prime95
Maximum latency after 10 seconds of Prime95
Drivers ranked by longest execution duration
Drivers ranked by longest execution duration

Storage devices

500-GB SSD from Kingston
500-GB SSD from Kingston

The Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit is fitted with Kingston's extremely fast NVMe SSD. Although, the Kingston Fury Renegade only offers 500 GB storage, which is filled quickly if two or three larger games are installed. However, its performance is definitely impressive. None of its competitors can keep up by a mile when it comes to this. At roughly 100 MB/s, we can see great results in the 4K read values, which positively affect loading lots of small files. In addition to this, Intel have mastered cooling the SSD, which you can see looking at the continuous read values. Some critiques regarding storage can be forgiven since the Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit can be fitted with up to three SSDs in M.2-2280 format.

Take a look at our comparison table to see more comparisons and benchmarks.

AS SSD
AS SSD
CDM 3
CDM 3
CDM 5
CDM 5
CDM 6
CDM 6
CDI
CDI
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
Sequential Read: 3825 MB/s
Sequential Write: 3398 MB/s
512K Read: 2993 MB/s
512K Write: 2668 MB/s
4K Read: 84.4 MB/s
4K Write: 263 MB/s
4K QD32 Read: 860 MB/s
4K QD32 Write: 604.9 MB/s
Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
93.8 pt
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
77.6 pt
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
68.5 pt
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 -11!
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
57.3 pt
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Phison 512GB PA6620060U
44.5 pt
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
44.4 pt
Average of class Mini PC
 
43.2 pt
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
38.7 pt
Minisforum NUCX i7
 
37 pt
DiskSpd
seq read
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
3630 (3394.03min - 3630.17max) MB/s
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
2549 (2536.3min - 2548.52max) MB/s -30%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
2008 (1998.8min - 2008.02max) MB/s -45%
Average of class Mini PC
  (233 - 4168, n=92, last 2 years)
2005 MB/s -45%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
1936 (1755.26min - 1936.41max) MB/s -47%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
1936 (1755.26min - 1936.41max) MB/s -47%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1935 (1931.9min - 1934.83max) MB/s -47%
Minisforum NUCX i7
 
1620 (1579.16min - 1620.17max) MB/s -55%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Phison 512GB PA6620060U
824 (549.82min - 823.58max) MB/s -77%
seq write
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
3870 (3859.6min - 3870.08max) MB/s
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
3529 (3495.81min - 3528.95max) MB/s -9%
Average of class Mini PC
  (222 - 4366, n=92, last 2 years)
2004 MB/s -48%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
1744 (525.75min - 1743.78max) MB/s -55%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
1744 (525.75min - 1743.78max) MB/s -55%
Minisforum NUCX i7
 
1707 (1684.21min - 1706.66max) MB/s -56%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
1701 (653.68min - 1701.42max) MB/s -56%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1146 (903.24min - 1146.3max) MB/s -70%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Phison 512GB PA6620060U
665 (240.27min - 665.08max) MB/s -83%
seq q8 t1 read
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
7038 (6284.12min - 7037.83max) MB/s
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
4996 (4330.97min - 4996.25max) MB/s -29%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
4996 (4330.97min - 4996.25max) MB/s -29%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
4816 (4311.33min - 4816.33max) MB/s -32%
Average of class Mini PC
  (236 - 8430, n=92, last 2 years)
3091 MB/s -56%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Phison 512GB PA6620060U
2635 (2212.29min - 2635.07max) MB/s -63%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
2599 (2228.8min - 2599.21max) MB/s -63%
Minisforum NUCX i7
 
2308 (2036.12min - 2307.5max) MB/s -67%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
2213 (2018.77min - 2212.5max) MB/s -69%
seq q8 t1 write
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
3876 (3863.2min - 3876.38max) MB/s
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
3523 (3511.89min - 3522.88max) MB/s -9%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
2524 (535.17min - 2524.36max) MB/s -35%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
2524 (535.17min - 2524.36max) MB/s -35%
Average of class Mini PC
  (228 - 4955, n=92, last 2 years)
2160 MB/s -44%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Phison 512GB PA6620060U
2002 (577.14min - 2001.94max) MB/s -48%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
1988 (530.16min - 1987.88max) MB/s -49%
Minisforum NUCX i7
 
1843 (1731.1min - 1843.4max) MB/s -52%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1145 (65.64min - 1144.64max) MB/s -70%
4k q1 t1 read
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
86.6 (86.16min - 86.63max) MB/s
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
68.2 (66.68min - 68.15max) MB/s -21%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
65.1 (64.76min - 65.07max) MB/s -25%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
60.5 (60.38min - 60.5max) MB/s -30%
Average of class Mini PC
  (5.67 - 86.6, n=92, last 2 years)
51 MB/s -41%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
45.7 (45.38min - 45.71max) MB/s -47%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
45.7 (45.38min - 45.71max) MB/s -47%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Phison 512GB PA6620060U
42.2 (41.94min - 42.15max) MB/s -51%
Minisforum NUCX i7
 
38.9 (38.65min - 38.87max) MB/s -55%
4k q1 t1 write
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
347 (344.28min - 346.78max) MB/s
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
320 (298.75min - 319.53max) MB/s -8%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
320 (298.75min - 319.53max) MB/s -8%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
251 (152.06min - 251.09max) MB/s -28%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
243 (241.16min - 243.27max) MB/s -30%
Minisforum NUCX i7
 
187.4 (170.03min - 187.4max) MB/s -46%
Average of class Mini PC
  (22 - 425, n=92, last 2 years)
184.5 MB/s -47%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
153 (151.1min - 152.72max) MB/s -56%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Phison 512GB PA6620060U
120 (119.43min - 119.96max) MB/s -65%
4k q32 t16 read
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
1948 (1941.48min - 1947.79max) MB/s
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
1942 (1939.44min - 1942.24max) MB/s 0%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Phison 512GB PA6620060U
1311 (1269.74min - 1311.13max) MB/s -33%
Average of class Mini PC
  (26.1 - 2810, n=92, last 2 years)
1054 MB/s -46%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
970 (966.45min - 970.29max) MB/s -50%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
970 (966.45min - 970.29max) MB/s -50%
Minisforum NUCX i7
 
786 (734.36min - 786.34max) MB/s -60%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
656 (654.58min - 656.18max) MB/s -66%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
646 (644.91min - 645.74max) MB/s -67%
4k q32 t16 write
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
3830 (3566.25min - 3830.22max) MB/s
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
3341 (3297.98min - 3341.08max) MB/s -13%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
1119 (483.18min - 1119.3max) MB/s -71%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
1119 (483.18min - 1119.3max) MB/s -71%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1061 (62.92min - 1061.17max) MB/s -72%
Average of class Mini PC
  (30.2 - 3830, n=92, last 2 years)
1040 MB/s -73%
Minisforum NUCX i7
 
1032 (266.97min - 1032.05max) MB/s -73%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Phison 512GB PA6620060U
937 (473.07min - 936.52max) MB/s -76%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
933 (584.14min - 933.42max) MB/s -76%
AS SSD
Score Total
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
8314 Points
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
6592 Points -21%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
6592 Points -21%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
6467 Points -22%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Phison 512GB PA6620060U
4893 Points -41%
Average of class Mini PC
  (151.3 - 9030, n=90, last 2 years)
3474 Points -58%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
2499 Points -70%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
2237 Points -73%
Minisforum NUCX i7
 
1054.23 Points -87%
Score Read
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
2781 Points
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
2462 Points -11%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
2349 Points -16%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
2349 Points -16%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Phison 512GB PA6620060U
1911 Points -31%
Average of class Mini PC
  (61 - 3635, n=90, last 2 years)
1322 Points -52%
Minisforum NUCX i7
 
895 Points -68%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
841 Points -70%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
824 Points -70%
Score Write
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
4185 Points
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
3071 Points -27%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
3071 Points -27%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
2827 Points -32%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Phison 512GB PA6620060U
2041 Points -51%
Minisforum NUCX i7
 
1556 Points -63%
Average of class Mini PC
  (88 - 4185, n=90, last 2 years)
1528 Points -63%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1251 Points -70%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
1022 Points -76%
Seq Read
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
5339 MB/s
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
4274 MB/s -20%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
4081.18 MB/s -24%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
4081.18 MB/s -24%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
2822 MB/s -47%
Average of class Mini PC
  (291 - 6620, n=90, last 2 years)
2754 MB/s -48%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Phison 512GB PA6620060U
2361 MB/s -56%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1948 MB/s -64%
Minisforum NUCX i7
 
1613 MB/s -70%
Seq Write
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
3480 MB/s
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
3233.69 MB/s -7%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
3233.69 MB/s -7%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
2382 MB/s -32%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
2044 MB/s -41%
Average of class Mini PC
  (240 - 4258, n=90, last 2 years)
1887 MB/s -46%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Phison 512GB PA6620060U
1690 MB/s -51%
Minisforum NUCX i7
 
1468 MB/s -58%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1094 MB/s -69%
4K Read
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
99.7 MB/s
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
83.9 MB/s -16%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
80.23 MB/s -20%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
80.23 MB/s -20%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
60.58 MB/s -39%
Average of class Mini PC
  (6.08 - 104.2, n=90, last 2 years)
55.4 MB/s -44%
Minisforum NUCX i7
 
54.25 MB/s -46%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Phison 512GB PA6620060U
38.25 MB/s -62%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
37.9 MB/s -62%
4K Write
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
308.4 MB/s +29%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
239 MB/s
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
202.44 MB/s -15%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
202.44 MB/s -15%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
173.69 MB/s -27%
Average of class Mini PC
  (30.9 - 366, n=90, last 2 years)
166.8 MB/s -30%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
145.7 MB/s -39%
Minisforum NUCX i7
 
129.81 MB/s -46%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Phison 512GB PA6620060U
100.2 MB/s -58%
4K-64 Read
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
2148 MB/s
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
1950 MB/s -9%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
1860.71 MB/s -13%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
1860.71 MB/s -13%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Phison 512GB PA6620060U
1637 MB/s -24%
Average of class Mini PC
  (23.4 - 3035, n=90, last 2 years)
991 MB/s -54%
Minisforum NUCX i7
 
679.23 MB/s -68%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
585.23 MB/s -73%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
503.52 MB/s -77%
4K-64 Write
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
3598 MB/s
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
2545.24 MB/s -29%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
2545.24 MB/s -29%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
2281 MB/s -37%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Phison 512GB PA6620060U
1772 MB/s -51%
Minisforum NUCX i7
 
1279.71 MB/s -64%
Average of class Mini PC
  (32.8 - 3598, n=90, last 2 years)
1173 MB/s -67%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
995.52 MB/s -72%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
643.35 MB/s -82%
Access Time Read
Average of class Mini PC
  (0.022 - 0.489, n=90, last 2 years)
0.1035 ms * -22%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Phison 512GB PA6620060U
0.099 ms * -16%
Minisforum NUCX i7
 
0.092 ms * -8%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
0.085 ms *
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
0.077 ms * +9%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
0.071 ms * +16%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
0.066 ms * +22%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
0.066 ms * +22%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
0.063 ms * +26%
Access Time Write
Average of class Mini PC
  (0.016 - 0.765, n=90, last 2 years)
0.1273 ms * -649%
Minisforum NUCX i7
 
0.079 ms * -365%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
0.039 ms * -129%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Phison 512GB PA6620060U
0.035 ms * -106%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
0.031 ms * -82%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
0.031 ms * -82%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
0.027 ms * -59%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
0.017 ms *
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
0.012 ms * +29%

* ... smaller is better

Reading continuous performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G: Ø7000 (6488.14-7039.72)
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB: Ø3896 (225.06-5002.7)
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S: Ø2440 (1786.98-2501.9)
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S: Ø3896 (225.06-5002.7)
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD: Ø2173 (1985.57-2179.99)
Minisforum NUCX i7  : Ø2309 (2137.76-2318.4)
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0: Ø4444 (1608.24-4822.61)

Graphics card

The Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit's 3D performance is provided by the Intel Arc A770M and the iGPU Intel Iris Xe, which lightens the load on the SoC when running in 2D. The dedicated Intel Arc A770M makes this a new model which we previously haven't seen very often in our test facilities. Although Intel have provided good graphics solutions for decades already, this is different when it comes to dedicated graphics cards. Our test sample performed well during the synthetic tests and was able to keep up with its competitors - with the competitors sometimes even losing out. At the same time, the Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit had to admit defeat when it came to the professional render tests. Although, during the 3DMark test it outperformed the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 laptop. Plus, the Intel Arc A770M is able to make use of its own VRAM with 16 GB GDDR6 - its competitors often only have 8 GB.

the Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit does an easy job of outperforming its main competitor - the Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G, which only has one AMD Radeon RX 6600M. Depending on the test, the Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit delivered 15-30 per cent better performance.

For more details on the Intel Arc A770M, take a look at our GPU page.

You can find more comparisons and benchmarks in our GPU comparison table.

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, Intel Core i7-10700
100 pt
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Arc A770M, Intel Core i7-12700H
85.8 pt
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
85.8 pt
Minisforum NUCX i7
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
80.4 pt
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
78.3 pt
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
72.5 pt
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-12900
70.2 pt
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-11900KB
70 pt
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, Intel Core i7-10700
40950 Points +10%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Arc A770M, Intel Core i7-12700H
37375 Points
Minisforum NUCX i7
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
34986 Points -6%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
34957 Points -6%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
32340 Points -13%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
31702 Points -15%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-12900
29172 Points -22%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-11900KB
28939 Points -23%
3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, Intel Core i7-10700
164443 Points +32%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
159036 Points +28%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
155788 Points +25%
Minisforum NUCX i7
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
143126 Points +15%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-11900KB
124830 Points 0%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Arc A770M, Intel Core i7-12700H
124487 Points
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-12900
120756 Points -3%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
117448 Points -6%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, Intel Core i7-10700
30090 Points +7%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Arc A770M, Intel Core i7-12700H
28126 Points
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
26284 Points -7%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
24788 Points -12%
Minisforum NUCX i7
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
24451 Points -13%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
23525 Points -16%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-12900
21984 Points -22%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-11900KB
21379 Points -24%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, Intel Core i7-10700
12668 Points +17%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Arc A770M, Intel Core i7-12700H
10783 Points
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
9929 Points -8%
Minisforum NUCX i7
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
9205 Points -15%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-12900
8578 Points -20%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-11900KB
8525 Points -21%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
8234 Points -24%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
8069 Points -25%
Fire Strike Extreme Graphics
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, Intel Core i7-10700
15597 Points +20%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Arc A770M, Intel Core i7-12700H
13017 Points
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
12636 Points -3%
Minisforum NUCX i7
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
11757 Points -10%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
11255 Points -14%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
10969 Points -16%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-12900
10244 Points -21%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-11900KB
10181 Points -22%
Performance Rating - Percent
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) -5!
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U
100 pt
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
89 pt
Minisforum NUCX i7
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
84.7 pt
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
A770M, i7-12700H, Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
74.3 pt
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-12900, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
73.9 pt
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
72.5 pt
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Radeon RX 6600M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
62.1 pt
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE -5!
Radeon RX 6600M, R5 5600H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
53.7 pt
Unigine Heaven 4.0
Extreme Preset OpenGL
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U
187.5 fps +52%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
152.9 fps +24%
Minisforum NUCX i7
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
139.4 fps +13%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Radeon RX 6600M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
137.4 fps +11%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-12900, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
124.9 fps +1%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
A770M, i7-12700H, Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
123.7 fps
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
121 fps -2%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Radeon RX 6600M, R5 5600H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
92.2 fps -25%
Extreme Preset DX11
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U
196.4 fps +56%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
165.1 fps +31%
Minisforum NUCX i7
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
152.9 fps +21%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-12900, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
134.8 fps +7%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
130.8 fps +4%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Radeon RX 6600M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
130.2 fps +3%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
A770M, i7-12700H, Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
126 fps
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Radeon RX 6600M, R5 5600H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
114.8 fps -9%
Unigine Valley 1.0
1920x1080 Extreme HD DirectX AA:x8
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U
157.5 fps +109%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
131.6 fps +75%
Minisforum NUCX i7
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
120.9 fps +61%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-12900, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
108.3 fps +44%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
106.7 fps +42%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Radeon RX 6600M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
94.5 fps +26%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Radeon RX 6600M, R5 5600H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
83.6 fps +11%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
A770M, i7-12700H, Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
75.2 fps
1920x1080 Extreme HD Preset OpenGL AA:x8
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U
140.2 fps +83%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
115.3 fps +51%
Minisforum NUCX i7
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
104.8 fps +37%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-12900, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
96.1 fps +26%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
93.9 fps +23%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Radeon RX 6600M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
91.6 fps +20%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
A770M, i7-12700H, Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
76.5 fps
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Radeon RX 6600M, R5 5600H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
64.8 fps -15%
Unigine Superposition
1920x1080 1080p High
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U
17054 Points +27%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
13502 Points +1%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
A770M, i7-12700H, Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
13398 Points
Minisforum NUCX i7
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
12667 Points -5%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
11177 Points -17%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-12900, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
11130 Points -17%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Radeon RX 6600M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
10459 Points -22%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Radeon RX 6600M, R5 5600H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
10438 Points -22%
1920x1080 1080p Extreme
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U
8276 Points +23%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
A770M, i7-12700H, Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
6755 Points
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
6259 Points -7%
Minisforum NUCX i7
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
5847 Points -13%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-12900, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
5008 Points -26%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
5006 Points -26%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Radeon RX 6600M, R5 5600H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
4498 Points -33%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Radeon RX 6600M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
4355 Points -36%
ComputeMark v2.1
1024x600 Normal, Score
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
24877 Points +24%
Minisforum NUCX i7
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
24877 Points +24%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-12900, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
20805 Points +4%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
20322 Points +1%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
A770M, i7-12700H, Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
20027 Points
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Radeon RX 6600M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
16223 Points -19%
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 3DTex
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
A770M, i7-12700H, Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
2693 Points
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
2557 Points -5%
Minisforum NUCX i7
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
2346 Points -13%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-12900, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
2093 Points -22%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
2055 Points -24%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Radeon RX 6600M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
1364 Points -49%
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 2DTexArr
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
2358 Points +1%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
A770M, i7-12700H, Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
2338 Points
Minisforum NUCX i7
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
2270 Points -3%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-12900, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
2030 Points -13%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
1995 Points -15%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Radeon RX 6600M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
1316 Points -44%
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Vector
Minisforum NUCX i7
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
5027 Points +44%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
4963 Points +42%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-12900, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
4321 Points +23%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
4223 Points +21%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Radeon RX 6600M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
3986 Points +14%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
A770M, i7-12700H, Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
3499 Points
1024x600 Normal, QJuliaRayTrace
Minisforum NUCX i7
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
9615 Points +33%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
9534 Points +32%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-12900, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
7835 Points +8%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB
7620 Points +5%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
A770M, i7-12700H, Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G
7237 Points
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
Radeon RX 6600M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
5157 Points -29%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon, Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A770MIntel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C), Intel Core i7-10700, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C, Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPUIntel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 6600MMinisforum NUCX i7, Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPUMinisforum Neptune Series HX99G, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
SPECviewperf 12
112%
174%
170%
132%
312%
156%
1583%
1900x1060 Solidworks (sw-03)
61.1
71.6
17%
82.3
35%
79.4
30%
73.3
20%
105
72%

105
72%

68.6
12%
180
195%
1900x1060 Siemens NX (snx-02)
1.33
8.75
558%
12
802%
11.7
780%
9.83
639%
36.2
2622%

36.2
2622%

11.1
735%
164
12231%
1900x1060 Showcase (showcase-01)
104
113
9%
165
59%
136
31%
117
13%
98.4
-5%

98.4
-5%

138
33%
129
24%
1900x1060 Medical (medical-01)
40.4
40.9
1%
49
21%
57.2
42%
49.2
22%
44.1
9%

44.1
9%

55.7
38%
96.1
138%
1900x1060 Maya (maya-04)
136
191
40%
200
47%
212
56%
196
44%
90.1
-34%

90.1
-34%

199
46%
159
17%
1900x1060 Energy (energy-01)
2.13
10
369%
13.1
515%
12.8
501%
10.6
398%
2.13
0%

2.13
0%

12.1
468%
31.4
1374%
1900x1060 Creo (creo-01)
37.7
49.4
31%
61.5
63%
59
56%
56.9
51%
86
128%

86
128%

55.4
47%
107
184%
1900x1060 Catia (catia-04)
144
77
-47%
117
-19%
115
-20%
77.5
-46%
141
-2%

141
-2%

108
-25%
207
44%
1900x1060 3ds Max (3dsmax-05)
150
201
34%
213
42%
233
55%
214
43%
172
15%

172
15%

230
53%
204
36%
SPECviewperf 13
73%
139%
126%
87%
291%
117%
1416%
Solidworks (sw-04)
66.2
104
57%
114
72%
111
68%
107
62%
127
92%
104
57%
169
155%
Siemens NX (snx-03)
2.44
15.8
548%
21.9
798%
20.9
757%
17.7
625%
64.2
2531%
20
720%
299
12154%
Showcase (showcase-02)
105
113
8%
165
57%
135
29%
117
11%
98.5
-6%
138
31%
129
23%
Medical (medical-02)
70.4
54.4
-23%
78.3
11%
69.5
-1%
55.7
-21%
63
-11%
67.2
-5%
80.3
14%
Maya (maya-05)
281
262
-7%
367
31%
337
20%
281
0%
187
-33%
333
19%
280
0%
Energy (energy-02)
19.2
13.7
-29%
28.2
47%
25.5
33%
13.7
-29%
2.05
-89%
24.5
28%
43.5
127%
Creo (creo-02)
77.6
172
122%
241
211%
225
190%
191
146%
166
114%
215
177%
221
185%
Catia (catia-05)
211
104
-51%
171
-19%
163
-23%
107
-49%
211
0%
155
-27%
314
49%
3ds Max (3dsmax-06)
149
202
36%
213
43%
235
58%
207
39%
174
17%
233
56%
202
36%
Photoshop PugetBench
149%
122%
Filter Score
116.2
89.4
-23%
97.6
-16%
General Score
88.1
68.4
-22%
77
-13%
GPU Score
10.8
82.3
662%
68
530%
Overall Score
1022
789
-23%
873
-15%
Premiere Pro PugetBench
-31%
7%
-14%
GPU 0.9
47.2
30.2
-36%
52.3
11%
33.9
-28%
Live Playback 0.9
52.6
37
-30%
59.2
13%
43.6
-17%
Export 0.9
47.6
34.3
-28%
46.8
-2%
47.6
0%
Overall Score 0.9
501
357
-29%
530
6%
456
-9%
Total Average (Program / Settings)
93% / 93%
157% / 156%
148% / 148%
110% / 109%
180% / 248%
93% / 113%
777% / 1055%
3DMark 05 Standard
55811 points
3DMark 06 Standard Score
48471 points
3DMark Vantage P Result
77403 points
3DMark 11 Performance
29170 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score
236619 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
53345 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
23797 points
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme Score
12430 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
10997 points
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Gaming performance

One problem which the Intel Arc A770M has becomes clear when looking at its gaming performance: Many games were unable to reach the performance levels expected from a graphics card like this. Its results were poor compared with the synthetic test results, where its GPU proved to be faster than an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 laptop. We suspect the main problem not to be a lack of optimal game support. The driver is also a main point of criticism here, which Intel need to address to improve their graphics card's performance. After the launch of its desktop counterpart last year, there was also a lot of disillusionment - but bit by bit, Intel put a lot of work in to get these problems under control. We hope that future driver optimizations will provide better results for new games. The difference in performance between the individual games is quite high at times. In F1 2021 and Metro Exodus we saw good frame rate results, whereas the Intel Arc A770M struggled with The Witcher 3 and GTA V.

At 1,080p, most of the games we tested can be played smoothly by the Intel Arc A770M.

Performance Rating - Percent
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
100 pt
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
81.2 pt
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A770M
74.2 pt
GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
106 (6.46min, 76.9P1) fps +99%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
88.7 (3.84min, 58.8P1) fps +66%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A770M
53.3 (3.84min, 32.3P1) fps
The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
104.1 (24.9min, 51.1P0.1, 81.2P1) fps +105%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
88.2 fps +74%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A770M
50.7 fps
Far Cry 5 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
119 (90min) fps +25%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
105 (82min) fps +11%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A770M
95 (77min) fps
Far Cry New Dawn - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
100 (71min) fps +18%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
87 (62min) fps +2%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A770M
85 (62min) fps
F1 2020 - 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
166.2 (136min) fps +59%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
135.8 (102min) fps +30%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A770M
104.5 (87min) fps
Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
184.7 (56.8min, 140.7P1) fps +3%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A770M
178.7 (123.9min, 140.5P1) fps
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
158 (106.9min, 115.8P1) fps -12%
Borderlands 3 - 1920x1080 Badass Overall Quality (DX11)
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
84.7 fps +22%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A770M
69.2 fps
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
67.3 fps -3%
Metro Exodus - 1920x1080 Ultra Quality AF:16x
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
74.6 (38.07min) fps +7%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A770M
69.6 (39.13min) fps
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
55.6 (36.32min) fps -20%
F1 2021 - 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset + Raytracing AA:T AF:16x
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
123.1 (104min, 93P1) fps +16%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A770M
106.4 (90min, 88P1) fps
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
94.2 (78min, 72P1) fps -11%
F1 22 - 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
61.9 (49min, 37P1) fps +47%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A770M
42 (35min, 33P1) fps
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
40.8 (31min, 31P1) fps -3%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands - 1920x1080 Badass Preset (DX12)
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
88.3 fps +15%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A770M
76.8 fps
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
72 fps -6%
God of War - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
67.7 (25.5min, 31.3P0.1, 36P1) fps +43%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
55.9 (20.6min, 46.3P0.1, 47.6P1) fps +18%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A770M
47.3 (36.5min, 36.9P0.1, 41.2P1) fps
Shadow of the Tomb Raider - 1920x1080 Highest Preset AA:T
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
123.1 fps +80%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
103.2 fps +51%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A770M
68.5 fps
GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
106 (6.46min, 76.9P1) fps +99%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
104.9 (4.3min, 71.4P1) fps +97%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
104 (4.33min, 71.4P1) fps +95%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
104 (4.33min, 71.4P1) fps +95%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
95.6 (6.11min, 66.7P1) fps +79%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
88.7 (3.84min, 58.8P1) fps +66%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
73.8 (17.6min, 52.6P1) fps +38%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A770M
53.3 (3.84min, 32.3P1) fps
The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
121 fps +139%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
105.5 (40.2min, 65.7P0.1, 83.1P1) fps +108%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
104.1 (24.9min, 51.1P0.1, 81.2P1) fps +105%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
91.3 (52.3min, 64.5P0.1, 77.1P1) fps +80%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
88.2 fps +74%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
81.3 (9.27min, 52.3P0.1, 66.2P1) fps +60%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A770M
50.7 fps
Far Cry 5 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
132 (114min) fps +39%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
122 (93min) fps +28%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
120 (91min) fps +26%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
119 (90min) fps +25%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
117 (89min) fps +23%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
105 (82min) fps +11%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A770M
95 (77min) fps
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
86 (64min) fps -9%
Far Cry New Dawn - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
113 (86min) fps +33%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
102 (72min) fps +20%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
100 (67min) fps +18%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
100 (71min) fps +18%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
95 (66min) fps +12%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
87 (62min) fps +2%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A770M
85 (62min) fps
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
67 (48min) fps -21%
F1 2020 - 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
166.2 (136min) fps +59%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
165.8 (134min) fps +59%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
142 (114min) fps +36%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
142 (114min) fps +36%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
135.8 (102min) fps +30%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
128 (95min) fps +22%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A770M
104.5 (87min) fps
Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
222 (155min, 168P1) fps +24%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
186.7 (103.5min, 141.7P1) fps +4%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
184.7 (56.8min, 140.7P1) fps +3%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A770M
178.7 (123.9min, 140.5P1) fps
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
158 (106.9min, 115.8P1) fps -12%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
154 (58.1min, 116P1) fps -14%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
154 (58.1min, 116P1) fps -14%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
151 (104min, 109P1) fps -16%
Borderlands 3 - 1920x1080 Badass Overall Quality (DX11)
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
100 fps +45%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
98.8 fps +43%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
84.7 fps +22%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
84.7 fps +22%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
84.6 fps +22%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A770M
69.2 fps
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
67.3 fps -3%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
64.5 fps -7%
Metro Exodus - 1920x1080 Ultra Quality AF:16x
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
Intel Core i7-10700, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
93.1 (45.73min) fps +34%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
74.6 (38.33min) fps +7%
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
74.6 (38.07min) fps +7%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A770M
69.6 (39.13min) fps
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
65.3 (34.71min) fps -6%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
62.3 (31.28min) fps -10%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
59.8 (30.99min) fps -14%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
55.6 (36.32min) fps -20%
F1 2021 - 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset + Raytracing AA:T AF:16x
Minisforum NUCX i7
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
123.1 (104min, 93P1) fps +16%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
122.7 (104min, 102P1) fps +15%
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A770M
106.4 (90min, 88P1) fps
Intel Beast Canyon NUC
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
96.9 (83min, 83P1) fps -9%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
96.9 (83min, 83P1) fps -9%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
95.9 (79min, 73P1) fps -10%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
94.2 (78min, 72P1) fps -11%
low med. high ultraQHD4K
GTA V (2015) 174.5 165.6 119.4 53.3 45.2
The Witcher 3 (2015) 274.7 172.7 50.7 61.5
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 132.4 91.3 50.7 41.6 28.6
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 67.5 59.4 55.5 38.5
Far Cry 5 (2018) 127 106 99 95 81 45
Strange Brigade (2018) 439 256 211 178.7 74.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) 100.9 74.2 73 68.5 57.6 38.6
Far Cry New Dawn (2019) 115 100 95 85 50
Metro Exodus (2019) 155.1 123.8 85.1 69.6 56.5 37
Borderlands 3 (2019) 99.4 87 78.9 69.2 53.5 29.1
F1 2020 (2020) 249 175.9 149.9 104.5 81.6 53.1
Death Stranding (2020) 140.6 123.7 116.6 113.7 85.7 49.4
F1 2021 (2021) 355 285 227 106.4 75.9 43.6
New World (2021) 101.9 84.2 77.6 74.8 35.2
Far Cry 6 (2021) 143.2 119.9 103.3 88 67.7 40.2
Guardians of the Galaxy (2021) 124 112 110 105 79 45
God of War (2022) 62.1 62.3 59.3 47.3 26.8
GRID Legends (2022) 143.1 117.9 95.9 81.2 74.5 71.9
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022) 112.5 95.3 77 66.5 44 21.6
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022) 192.2 138.5 95.1 76.8 52.4 27.4
F1 22 (2022) 181.5 166 131 42 27.8 14.6
The Quarry (2022) 108 84.9 69.3 52.9 35.9 18.8
A Plague Tale Requiem (2022) 79.3 71.5 55 42.1 31.9 18.6
Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection (2022) 43.4 40.8 44.2 43.4 41.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 (2022) 95 86 71 68 51 32
Spider-Man Miles Morales (2022) 102.8 100 90 86.4 67.7 38.3
The Callisto Protocol (2022) 122.5 90.6 64.1 64 47.5 28.1
High On Life (2023) 178.5 126.5 99.7 80.9 52.9 24.9
The Witcher 3 v4.00 (2023) 143.7 125.1 111.3 99.2 44.1
Dead Space Remake (2023) 42.2 49.2 46.2 54.1 24.4 15.8
Hogwarts Legacy (2023) 51.9 52.5 55.1 51.9 39.1 22.2

Emissions - energy-hungry and not to be overheard

System noise

The Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit is cooled by a combination of heat pipes and two fans, which lead heat away from the case effectively. In practical use, it works quite well - although it must be noted that its competitors do slightly better on average. At no load, the system almost always ran quietly and was almost silent at a mere 32 dB(A). Under load during our stress test, its noise emissions rose to 44.5 dB(A) - which was a much more noticeable volume.

Noise Level

Idle
31.8 / 31.9 / 32 dB(A)
Load
44.4 / 44.5 dB(A)
  red to green bar
 
 
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
 
min: dark, med: mid, max: light   Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance)   environment noise: 30.3 dB(A)
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs203530.83131.231.734.8352533.730.829.929.329.429.633.73134.829.229.629.729.127.934.8403231.228.828.128.224.932503929.832.331.73426.3396333.727.528.227.226.924.933.78029.229.127.727.126.324.829.210030.327.126.226.525.823.830.312528.526.123.923.923.92228.516028.6282322.82422.128.620027.527.9232221.722.127.525029.62922.122.121.620.529.631528.828.321.921.221.219.828.840031.231.121.621.621.119.331.250030.830.620.621.220.718.730.863031.231.320.720.620.518.431.28003029.820.119.719.917.430100030.530.120.120.219.81830.5125033.933.920.319.820.117.633.9160034.73518.918.51917.434.720003837.718.818.718.817.538250034.334.118.718.818.517.534.331503333.418.718.718.517.633400029.930.619.319.318.918.129.9500025.525.619.519.619.418.425.5630022.9232019.919.818.722.9800021.521.520.620.520.419.121.51000021.521.821.120.920.819.321.51250021.62221.521.421.219.821.61600022.222.422.122.12220.222.2SPL44.544.53231.931.830.344.5N4.44.41.71.71.61.44.4median 29.9median 29median 20.6median 20.6median 20.5median 18.7median 29.9Delta3.53.31.11.21.21.43.5hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseIntel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
i7-12700H, A770M
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
R9 6900HX, Radeon RX 6600M
Minisforum NUCX i7
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C)
i7-10700, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060
i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
R5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
Noise
8%
10%
-4%
-1%
3%
4%
off / environment *
30.3
30.5
-1%
29.5
3%
30
1%
30.7
-1%
30.2
-0%
25
17%
Idle Minimum *
31.8
31.7
-0%
29.5
7%
33.58
-6%
32.7
-3%
30.2
5%
25
21%
Idle Average *
31.9
31.7
1%
29.5
8%
32.8
-3%
30.4
5%
25
22%
Idle Maximum *
32
31.7
1%
29.5
8%
32.8
-3%
30.8
4%
34.5
-8%
Load Average *
44.4
32
28%
32.8
26%
44.25
-0%
41.7
6%
51.1
-15%
Load Maximum *
44.5
36.2
19%
40.8
8%
48.72
-9%
45.4
-2%
45.1
-1%
51.3
-15%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

The Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit's case temperatures were unremarkable, which means that heat is quickly and effectively led away from the case and there is no heat build-up. However, under load, the temperatures reached up to 97 °C. In comparison, the Intel Arc A770M's temperatures peaked at 76 °C. The GPU was able to run at full performance the whole time.

Stress test Prime95, solo
Stress test Prime95, solo
Stress test FurMark, solo
Stress test FurMark, solo
Stress test Prime95 + FurMark
Stress test Prime95 + FurMark
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit stress test
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit stress test
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit stress test
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit stress test
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit stress test
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit stress test
The Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit's power adaptor during the stress test
The Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit's power adaptor during the stress test

Power consumption

In all things power consumption, the Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit simply can't keep up with its competitors. Especially at no load, we saw a considerably higher consumption. We measured a peak of 271 watts, which we didn't see with any of the other mini PCs. Even so, the large 330-watt power adapter always provides an adequate power supply to the device.

330-Watt-Netzteil
330 watt power adapter
330 watt power adapter
330 watt power adapter
Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.3 / 0.8 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 28.8 / 39.3 / 57.1 Watt
Load midlight 158.7 / 270.9 Watt
 color bar
Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Metrahit Energy
Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon
i7-12700H, A770M
Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G
R9 6900HX, Radeon RX 6600M
Minisforum NUCX i7
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
R5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
Average Intel Arc A770M
 
Average of class Mini PC
 
Power Consumption
43%
26%
2%
45%
0%
69%
Idle Minimum *
28.8
16.8
42%
28.2
2%
31.3
-9%
10
65%
28.8
-0%
9.83 ?(1.9 - 46.5, n=88, last 2 years)
66%
Idle Average *
39.3
19.4
51%
29.9
24%
35.1
11%
13.2
66%
39.3
-0%
11.7 ?(1.9 - 63, n=88, last 2 years)
70%
Idle Maximum *
57.1
23.1
60%
36.2
37%
41.6
27%
15.6
73%
57.1
-0%
14.3 ?(2.6 - 68.9, n=88, last 2 years)
75%
Load Average *
158.7
81.5
49%
83.2
48%
214
-35%
178
-12%
158.7
-0%
51.5 ?(11.3 - 158.7, n=89, last 2 years)
68%
Load Maximum *
270.9
237
13%
215.7
20%
231
15%
180
34%
271
-0%
85.5 ?(18.1 - 271, n=89, last 2 years)
68%
Witcher 3 ultra *
167
193.5
181

* ... smaller is better

Power consumption with external monitor

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Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø155.5 (131-189.2)
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø170.8 (160.8-178.9)
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø205 (197.9-215)
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø187.2 (182-224)
Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø39.3 (28.8-57.1)

Pros

+ super fast Intel Core i7-12700H
+ good system performance
+ Intel Arc A770M with 16 GB VRAM
+ fast WLAN
+ 2x Thunderbolt
+ stable case
+ SD card reader
+ up to 3 M.2-2280 SSDs can be installed

Cons

- unreliable GPU performance when gaming
- quite loud under high load
- power consumption
- high DPC latency

Verdict - fast CPU, average GPU

Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit review, provided by Intel Germany
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit review, provided by Intel Germany
Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit review, provided by Intel Germany

The Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit is an interesting device with a fast Intel Core i7-12700H, which showed great performance in our tests. When it comes to its Intel Arc A770M, we are still torn. At first glance, the dedicated graphics card's performance is quite good and can even be compared to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 laptop - but even so, more and more problems became clear during our game tests. In the past, Intel have put lots of effort into developing their drivers and have definitely taken a step in the right direction. The graphics card's performance, alongside that of the driver from 28th February 2023, just isn't quite there yet. Oftentimes it even falls quite far behind.

The look of the Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit is a matter of personal opinion - not everyone likes a lit-up skull. However, this can be remedied by the fact that you can customize the logo yourself. As expected from Intel, the overall build quality of the device is great.

The Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit is a stylish mini PC with a fast Intel Core i7-12700H. The Intel Arc A770M offers a solid base performance and lots of VRAM. Nevertheless, it doesn't quite live up to our expectations.

We expected a bit more from its built-in cooling system, which had great potential to cool the device's components. Nonetheless, we weren't enamored by its noise emissions at high load. Here, the Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G provides a much quieter experience. Additionally, Intel need to work on their drivers' GPU performance. Here, AMD and Nvidia still take the lead.

A positive feature which deserves recognition is the 16-GB VRAM, which isn't seen often with any of its competitors. Furthermore, the Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit features a multitude of external ports, including Thunderbolt. This makes the mini PC future proof and provides lots of opportunity for expansion.

Price and availability

The barebone version of the Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit can be purchased on Amazon for $1,591.99. The version with 16 GB DDR4 RAM and 1 TB SSD retails for $1,647.64.

Transparency

The present review sample was made available to the author as a loan by the manufacturer or a shop for the purposes of review. The lender had no influence on this review, nor did the manufacturer receive a copy of this review before publication. There was no obligation to publish this review.

Intel NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon - 03/09/2023 v7
Sebastian Bade

Chassis
83 / 98 → 85%
Connectivity
67 / 81 → 83%
Weight
63%
Games Performance
94%
Application Performance
97%
Noise
75%
Average
80%
88%
Mini PC - Weighted Average
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Sebastian Bade, 2023-03-11 (Update: 2023-03-20)