Intel NUC5i7RYH Broadwell Mini PC With Iris Pro Graphics Tested

MojoKid writes: In addition to ushering in a wave of new notebooks and mobile devices, Intel's Broadwell microarchitecture has also found its way into a plethora of recently introduced small form factor systems like the company's NUC platform. The new NUC5i7RYH is a mini-PC packing a Core i7-5557U Broadwell processor with Iris Pro graphics, which makes it the most powerful NUC released to date. There's a 5th-gen Core i7 CPU inside (dual-core, quad-thread) that can turbo up to 3.4GHz, an Iris Pro 6100 series integrated graphics engine, support for dual-channel memory, M.2 and 2.5" SSDs, 802.1ac and USB 3.0. NUCs are generally barebones systems, so you have to build them up with a drive and memory before they can be used. The NUC5i7RYH is one of the slightly taller NUC systems that can accommodate both M.2 and 9.5mm 2.5 drives and all NUCs come with a power brick and VESA mount. With a low-power dual-core processor and on-die Iris Pro 6100-series graphics engine, the NUC5i7RYH won't offer the same kind of performance as systems equipped with higher-powered processors or discrete graphics cards, but for everyday computing tasks and casual gaming, it should fit the bill for users that want a low profile, out-of-the-way tiny PC.

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Too Expensive, i7 naming sucks ass

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Well, Intel has really and truly done it, they've made their processor naming scheme completely inscrutable. I cannot tell at all which processors are faster than which other processors without becoming an expert on benchmark scores.

Also, five hundred bucks for that? It's just not worth it to make it quite that small. I just built an Athlon 64 X2 4000+ for less than $100 and it's less than twice the size and has only one fan. I'm sure that i7 is considerably more powerful, but not $435 more powerful.