New range of mini PCs presented under the name of ASRock NUC 1100 BOX Series, small computers intended primarily for industrial use that premiere Intel Gen11 Tiger Lake processors with integrated Xe GPU.
These small computers mount three variants of Intel Gen11 Tiger Lake processors and offer us as a novelty Wi-Fi 6 connectivity and two Ethernet ports one of them with 2.5 Gbit/s support. Inside this small box we find 2 bays for SO-DIMM RAM modules, space for a SSD 2,5″ SATA3 disk and a bay for NVMe M.2 disk.
SoC, RAM and storage
ASRock will offer three models in this generation with the names NUC BOX-1165G7, NUC BOX-1135G7 and NUC BOX-1115G4. All these products mount a 10nm Superfin CPU, in the basic range we have the Intel Core i3-1115G4 with the basic Intel HD Graphics GPU and the most powerful models mount Intel Core i5-1135G7 and Core i7-1165G7 processors with the new GPU Xe, the consumption is between 12 and 28 W TPD, and for cooling they have an internal fan.
This compact PC allows us to mount up to 64 GB of RAM, as it includes two slots for SO-DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz modules, while for storage we have a free connector for an SSD NVMe 2242/2260/2280 and a SATA3 connector with space for a 2.5″ drive.
Other specifications
Within this mini PC we have in the area of wireless connectivity a Wi-Fi 6 AX200 adapter and Bluetooth 5.1. On the sides of the box we have 3x USB 3.2 Type-C Gen2 and another USB 3.2 Type-A Gen2, a 3.5 mm audio jack, a Gigabit Ethernet network port and another Ethernet 2.5 Gbit/s. Four video outputs are available, one HDMI 2.0a port with 4K@60 HDR, DP 1.2a support and two other DP outputs on USB Type-C. This mini PC is compatible with Windows 10 and Linux.
Price and Availability
- The new ASRock 4X4 BOX-4000 are only available within the industrial area and no domestic version is planned.