The name says it all. Intel® NUC 11 Essential Mini PCs, Kits, and Boards are the essential, everyday solution for kiosks, collaboration and streaming, and digital signage.
Powered by Intel® Pentium® Silver or Celeron® processors, these systems deliver Intel reliability and quality in a slim, cost-efficient design.
For fast performance, systems come with up to quad-core Intel Pentium Silver processors, up to 32GB dual-channel memory, and optional 64GB storage.
Quality and flexibility are built in, including a simplified design, numerous built-in mounting options, HDMI and DP++ video ports, and six USB ports.
Intel® NUC 11 Essential Mini PCs, Kits, and Boards deliver the essentials—great performance and great value in a slim form factor backed by a three-year warranty from Intel.
Design | Chassis type | UCFF |
| Product colour | Black |
| Cooling type | Active |
| Product type | Mini PC barebone |
| On/off switch | Yes |
| LED indicators | Yes |
| Housing material | Metal, Plastic |
| Cable lock slot | Yes |
| Cable lock slot type | Kensington |
| Status | Launched |
| Product series | Intel® NUC Kit with Intel® Pentium® Processors |
Processor special features | Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio) | Yes |
| Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI) | Yes |
| Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | Yes |
| Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | Yes |
| Intel 64 | Yes |
| Idle States | Yes |
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology | Yes |
| Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready | Yes |
| Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT) | Yes |
| Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | Yes |
Packaging content | Power cord included | Yes |
| AC adapter included | Yes |
Performance | Commodity Classification Automated Tracking System (CCATS) | G157815L2 |
| Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) | 5A992C |
Expansion slots | PCI Express slots version | 3.0 |
Graphics | Graphics card family | Intel |
| On-board graphics card model | Intel® UHD Graphics |
| Number of displays supported | 2 |
Memory | Memory slots type | SO-DIMM |
| Number of memory slots | 2 |
| Number of DIMM slots | 2 |
| Maximum internal memory | 32 GB |
| Supported memory clock speeds | 2933 MHz |
| Supported memory types | DDR4-SDRAM |
| Memory channels | Dual-channel |
| Memory voltage | 1.2 V |
| Non-ECC | Yes |
Ports & interfaces | USB 2.0 ports quantity | 2 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity | 2 |
| HDMI ports quantity | 1 |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 1 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity | 2 |
| HDMI version | 2.0b |
| DisplayPorts quantity | 1 |
| DisplayPort version | 1.4 |
| Microphone in | Yes |
| Headphone outputs | 1 |
| M.2 card slot (wireless) | 1 |
| USB ports quantity | 6 |
| M.2 card slot (storage) | 1 |
Storage | Supported storage drive types | SSD |
| Storage drive sizes supported | M.2 " |
| SSD form factor | M.2 |
| Number of storage drives supported | 1 |
| Intel® Optane™ Memory module installed | Yes |
Other features | Storage drive capacity | 64 GB |
| Number of storage drives installed | 1 |
| DC input voltage | 19 V |
| Processor ARK ID | 217668 |
| Launch date | Q1'22 |
Network | Ethernet LAN | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| Top Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) |
| Wi-Fi standards | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) |
| WLAN controller model | Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 9462 |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Bluetooth version | 5.0 |
Software | Windows operating systems supported | Windows 11, Windows 10 |
| Linux operating systems supported | Yes |
| Compatible operating systems | Windows 10*|Linux* |
Processor | Built-in processor | Yes |
| Processor manufacturer | Intel |
| Processor family | Intel® Pentium® |
| Processor model | N6005 |
| Processor frequency | 2 GHz |
| Processor cores | 4 |
| Processor threads | 4 |
| Processor lithography | 10 nm |
| Processor boost frequency | 3.3 GHz |
| Processor cache | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 W |
| CPU configuration (max) | 1 |
Weight & dimensions | Width | 135 mm |
| Depth | 115 mm |
| Height | 36 mm |
Logistics data | Harmonized System (HS) code | 84713000 |
Power | Power supply type | External AC adapter |
| Power supply | 65 W |
| Number of power supply units | 1 |
| AC adapter output voltage | 19 V |