Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit / Compute Element Product Specification Revision 1.0 Regulatory Models: NUC12DCM / NUC12EDB February 2022 Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit NUC12DCMi9, NUC12DCMi7, Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Compute Element NUC12EDBi9, or NUC12EDBi7, may contain design defects or errors known as errata that may cause the product to deviate from published specifications. Current characterized errata, if any, are documented in this product specification.
Revision History Revision Revision History Date 1.0 First release February 2022 Disclaimer This product specification applies only to the standard Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kits and Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Compute Element with BIOS identifier EDADL579 / EDADLMIV. INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH INTEL® PRODUCTS. NO LICENSE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE, TO ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IS GRANTED BY THIS DOCUMENT.
Preface This Product Specification specifies the layout, components, connectors, power and environmental features for the Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit NUC12DCMi9, NUC12DCMi7, NUC12DCMv9, NUC12DCMv7, NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Compute Element NUC12EDBi9, NUC12EDBi7, NUC12EDBv9, and NUC12EDBv7. NOTE In this document, the use of “Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit” will refer to the NUC12DCMi9, NUC12DCMi7, NUC12DCMv9, and NUC12DCMv7.
Typographical Conventions This section contains information about the conventions used in this specification. Not all of these symbols and abbreviations appear in all specifications of this type. Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE Notes call attention to important information.
Other Common Notation v # Used after a signal name to identify an active-low signal (such as USBP0#) GB Gigabyte (1,073,741,824 bytes) GB/s Gigabytes per second Gb/s Gigabits per second KB Kilobyte (1024 bytes) Kb Kilobit (1024 bits) kb/s 1000 bits per second MB Megabyte (1,048,576 bytes) MB/s Megabytes per second Mb Megabit (1,048,576 bits) Mb/s Megabits per second TDP Thermal Design Power Xxh An address or data value ending with a lowercase h indicates a hexadecimal value. x.
Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit Identification Information Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit / Compute Element Identification Information AA Revision Product Code BIOS Revision Notes M30142-xxx RNUC12DCMi9xxxx EDADL579.xxxx 1,2 M30143-xxx RNUC12DCMi7xxxx EDADL579.xxxx 1,3 M30146-xxx BNUC12DCMv9xxxx EDADLMIV.xxxx 1,2 M30147-xxx BNUC12DCMv7xxxx EDADLMIV.xxxx 1,3 M27907-xxx BNUC12EDBi9xxxx EDADL579.xxxx 1,2 M27908-xxx BNUC12EDBi7xxxx EDADL579.
Specification Changes or Clarifications The table below indicates the Specification Changes or Specification Clarifications that apply to the Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit NUC12DCMi9, NUC12DCMi7, NUC12DCMv9, or NUC12DCMv7. Specification Changes or Clarifications Date Type of Change Description of Changes or Clarifications Errata Current characterized errata, if any, will be documented in Section 0 of this Technical Product Specification.
Contents Revision History ............................................................................................................... ii Disclaimer .................................................................................................................................................................. ii Preface .............................................................................................................................. iii Intended Audience ....................................
2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.11.3 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) ...................................................................................... 16 Intel® Virtualization Technology ........................................................................................................ 16 Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O ....................................................................... 17 Power Management .......................
4 Characterized Errata............................................................................................... 51 Figures Figure 1. Block Diagram – NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Compute Element ................................................. 4 Figure 2. Block Diagram – NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit ................................................................................. 5 Figure 3. SODIMM Location on NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Element ...........................................................
1 Product Description 1.1 Overview The Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit is a small form factor PC barebones kits. The NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit consists of the processor, chipset, memory slots, wireless, Bluetooth*, M.2 storage slots, integrated heat sink and fan. See Table 1 for a summary. The Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Compute Element can operate as a standalone card but may require a compatible baseboard to take advantage of additional PCI Express functionality.
1.3 Feature Summary Table 2 summarizes the major features of the Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kits. Table 2. Feature Summary Kit Form Factor 357mm x 189mm x120mm Element Form Factor 202mm x 131mm x 39.
LAN Hardware Monitor Subsystem Devices Supported via PCIe Bifurcation Advanced Technologies Security and Reliability TPM Operating Systems Support (64-bit only) 3 • • • • Maximum Transfer speed up to 2.4 Gbps M.2 2230 Form Factor NGFF PCIe only Supports OFDMA, 1024QAM, Target Wake Time (TWT) and spatial reuse 10 Gigabit (10/100/1000/2500/5000/10000 Mb/s) LAN subsystem using the Marvell® AQtion™ AQC113C • Available on all SKUs • 2.
2 Technical Reference 2.1 Block Diagrams 2.1.1 Block Diagram – NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Compute Element Figure 1 is a block diagram of the major functional areas of the Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Compute Element. Figure 1.
2.1.2 Block Diagram – NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit Figure 2 is a block diagram of the major functional areas of the Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit. Figure 2. Block Diagram – NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit NOTE The LAN options are SKU dependent as referenced in the Feature Summary in Table 2 LAN section.
2.2 Processor Intel NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kits feature the Intel NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Compute Element preinstalled. The Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kits NUC12DCMi9 and NUC12DCMi7 feature a 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processor with 65W TDP. The NUC12DCMi9/ features the 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900 16-core processor. The NUC12DCMi7 features the 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700 12-core processor. • • 2.
allows the BIOS to read the SPD data and program the chipset to accurately configure memory settings for optimum performance. If non-SPD memory is installed, the BIOS will attempt to correctly configure the memory settings, but performance and reliability may be impacted or the SO-DIMMs may not function under the determined frequency. NOTE Intel NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kits support only 4 Gb, 8 Gb, and 16 Gb memory technologies (also referred to as “SDRAM density”).
chipset overhead resides above the top of DRAM (total system memory). On a system that has 16 GB of system memory installed, it is not possible to use all of the installed memory due to system address space being allocated for other system critical functions.
2.5.1.2.1 High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) The HDMI Port supports HDCP 2.2. HDCP is the technology for protecting high definition content against unauthorized copy or interception between a source (computer, digital set top boxes, etc.) and the sink (panels, monitor, and TVs). The PCH supports HDCP 2.2 for content protection over wired displays. 2.5.1.
NOTE Computer systems that have an unshielded cable attached to a USB port may not meet FCC Class B requirements, even if no device is attached to the cable. Use a shielded cable that meets the requirements for full-speed devices.
2.7 Thunderbolt 4 The NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kits support Thunderbolt™ 4 with up to 40 Gbps of data throughput, two 4k (60Hz) monitor outputs, USB3.2 (Gen 2) connection and charging capabilities up to 5V at 3A via the back panel USB Type C connectors. Item D in Figure 8 shows the location of the rear panel USB Type C ports.
2.8.2 NVMe The board supports M.2 NVM Express* (NVMe) drives. NVMe is an optimized, high-performance scalable host controller interface designed to utilize PCIe-based solid-state storage. NVMe is designed to provide efficient access to storage devices built with non-volatile memory, from current NAND flash technology to future, higher performing persistent memory technologies like Optane. NVMe is designed to meet serial bandwidth requirements and very high IOPs.
Real-Time Clock Subsystem 2.9 A coin-cell battery (CR2032) powers the real-time clock and CMOS memory. When the computer is not plugged into a wall socket, the battery has an estimated life of three years. When the computer is plugged in, the standby current from the power supply extends the life of the battery. The clock is accurate to 13 minutes/year at 25 ºC with 3.3 VSB applied via the power supply 5 V STBY rail.
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2.10.1 LAN Software LAN software and drivers are available from Intel’s website. For information about Refer to Obtaining LAN software and drivers http://downloadcenter.intel.com 2.11 Intel® Security and Manageability Technologies Intel® Security and Manageability Technologies provides tools and resources to help small business owners and IT organizations protect and manage their assets in a business or institutional environment.
• Proactive network defense, which uses filters to block incoming threats while isolating infected clients before they impact the network Remote hardware and software asset tracking, helping to track computer assets and keep virus protection up-to-date Keyboard, video and mouse (KVM) remote control, which allows redirection of a managed system’s video to a remote console which can then interact with it using the console’s own mouse and keyboard • • NOTE Intel AMT requires a network connector and an Intel
2.13 Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (Intel® VT-d) allows addresses in incoming I/O device memory transactions to be remapped to different host addresses. This provides Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) software with: • • Improved reliability and security through device isolation using hardware assisted remapping. Improved I/O performance and availability by direct assignment of devices.
On (ACPI G0 – working state) More than six seconds Fail safe power-off (ACPI G2/G5 – Soft off) Sleep (ACPI G1 – sleeping state) Less than four seconds Wake-up (ACPI G0 – working state) Sleep (ACPI G1 – sleeping state) More than six seconds Power-off (ACPI G2/G5 – Soft off) Note: Depending on power management settings in the operating system.
2.14.1.1 System States and Power States Under ACPI, the operating system directs all system and device power state transitions. The operating system puts devices in and out of low-power states based on user preferences and knowledge of how devices are being used by applications. Devices that are not being used can be turned off. The operating system uses information from applications and user settings to put the system into a low-power state.
2.14.1.2 Wake-up Devices and Events Table 5 lists the devices or specific events that can wake the computer from specific states. Table 5.
2.15 Audio Subsystem Software Audio is supported through the HDMI 2.0a port interface through the processor and supports eight full range channels of lossless audio formats per port. When using an encoded format (such as DTS-HD MA or Dolby True HD) the board supports a single 7.1 stream. When using an unencoded format the board supports 8 discrete, un-encoded channels per HDMI port simultaneously, for a total of 16 discrete/un-encoded channels. 2.15.
2.16 Connectors, Headers, and Expansion CAUTION Only the following connectors and headers have overcurrent protection: back panel USB, front panel USB, internal USB headers, PCI Express Slots, and M.2 slots. All other connectors and headers are not overcurrent protected and should connect only to devices inside the computer’s chassis, such as fans and internal peripherals. Do not use these connectors or headers to power devices external to the computer’s chassis.
2.16.1 Front Panel Connectors Figure 7 indicates the location of the front panel connectors present on the chassis. Item Description A Power button (backlit) B 3.5mm Speaker/Headset C D UHS-II SDXC Reader USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type A/C Ports (Black) Figure 7.
2.16.2 Back Panel Connectors Figure 8 indicates the location of the back panel connectors present. Item Description A AC Power input (C13) B LAN Connector (AQC113-10Gbe) C USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type A Ports D HDMI Port E Thunderbolt 4 ports F LAN Connector (i225-LM) Figure 8.
2.16.3 Baseboard Connectors The NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit has a baseboard that expands the connectivity of the NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Compute Element through the usage of PCI Express lanes. Connectors that are used for expansion through the NUC Element gold fingers to the Baseboard are shown in Table 6. Figure 9 shows a top down view of all connectors and headers on the BBMC1B2 Baseboard. Table 6. Intel BBMC1B2 Baseboard configuration Connector Type PCIe 5.0 x16 Slot PCIe 5.
Figure 10. NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Baseboard LED Switch location 2.16.4 Interior Chassis Connectors The bottom front portion of the NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X chassis has interior headers that connect to the NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Compute Element. Figure 11 shows a simplified view of the front panel connectors. Item Description A 20pin Internal Desktop Type-C Key A Header B 20pin Internal Desktop Type-C Key B Header Figure 11.
2.17 NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Element Headers and Connectors The NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Compute Element contains headers and connectors necessary for function inside the NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit. Figure 12 shows the headers and connectors that are utilized by default and for expansion. Figure 12. NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Compute Element Headers and Connectors Table 7. Components shown in Figure 12.
2.17.1 Signal Tables for Headers and Connectors This section more clearly defines the pinouts and connector types used in Table 7. A – EPS 8 Pin Power Connector The EPS 8 Pin Power Connector follows the ATX standard layout and requirements. With one side being Ground and the opposite side with the connector lock being 12V. The NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Compute element can utilize 12-19V input, while the NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit provides the standard ATX 12V. B - Internal USB 3.
7 VBUS 17 Ground 8 CC1 18 D- 9 SBU1 19 D+ 10 SBU2 20 CC2 D - 20pin Common IO Header The 20pin Common IO Header utilizes a “Molex Micro-Lock” or equivalent 1.25mm pitch connector which contains signals for the following types of headers. 2x USB 2.
Dual PWM Fan Header Pin Number Pin Definition - Signal 1 Ground 2 Ground 3 Tachometer 1 4 Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) 1 5 Tachometer 2 6 Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) 2 7 +12V DC Power 8 +12V DC Power 10-pin Front Panel IO Header Connector is a 2 x 5, 2.0mm pitch connector.
OPEN No jumper: Recovery mode G - NUC Card 4pin PWM Fan Header G, NUC Blower 4pin PWM Header 2.18 Pin Number Pin Definition - Signal 1 Ground 2 Tachometer 3 +12V 4 Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) Wireless Network Module The Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit / Compute Element comes with an Intel® WI-FI 6E AX211 module preinstalled into the M.2 2230 slot under the back plate. For information about Refer to Intel Wireless Technologies http://www.intel.
2.19 Antenna Connectors The NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit wireless module has front and rear panel internal antennas that connect to the NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Compute Element MMCX style connectors. For wireless and Bluetooth operation appropriate antennas will be required. Figure 13 shows the location of the two antenna connectors on the NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Compute Element Figure 13.
2.20 Internal Power Supply The Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit has an internal power supply that takes in AC 100-240V and outputs DC 12V, 3.3V, 5V, -12V, and 5Vsb. The default power supply installed in the NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit is a FSP650-57SAB-A 650W 80+Gold rated supply. Table 8. Power supply rating table. Model No. FSP650-57SAB-A AC Input DC Output 100-240V~, 10-5A, 60-50Hz +3.3V +5V +12V +5Vsb -12V 20.0A 20.0A 54.0A 2.5A 0.
2.21 Add-in Card Limitations The Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit supports the installation of add-in PCIe cards. The PCI Express 4.0 x16 and 4.0 x4 connectors on the baseboard mentioned in Section 2.16.3 are designed to accept PCI Express compliant devices. The table below demonstrates the maximum accepted dimensions and specifications for add-in cards. Table 9. PCI Express Add-in Cards Limitations Dimensions Add-in Card Type Maximum Length Maximum Width Maximum Height PCI Express 5.
2.22 NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit Dimensions The following figures illustrate the mechanical form factor for the NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit. All dimensions are shown in millimeters (mm). Figure 14.
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2.23 Thermal Considerations CAUTION The NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit is designed to take in airflow from the sides through the ventilated panels and exhausts through the top. Failure to ensure appropriate airflow may result in reduced performance of both the processor and/or voltage regulator or, in some instances, damage to the board.
2.24 Reliability The demonstrated Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) is done through 24/7 testing. Full Intel® NUC systems in chassis with memory, SSD or HDD, and fans are run at 100% of target PWM for 90 days while running system wide stress inducing software in a 35 °C ambient air temperature chamber. The demonstrated MTBF for Intel NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit is 50,000 hours.
2.25 Environmental Table 10 lists the environmental specifications for the Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit. Table 10. Environmental Specifications Parameter Specification Temperature Sustained Storage Limits (i.e. warehouse) Short Duration Limits (i.e. shipping) Ambient Operating – NUC Kit* -20 C to +40 C -40 °C to +60 °C 0 C to +35 C * Processor performance may automatically decrease when the system exceeds ambient operating temperature ranges above.
2.26 Shipping Considerations for System Integrators The Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit is designed to properly integrate full length dual slot addin-cards. Due to drop forces exerted on packages being shipped, it is recommended where possible to ship the add-in-card separately to avoid damage to the interior of the NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit chassis or the add-in-card itself.
3 Overview of BIOS Features 3.1 Introduction The board uses Intel AMI BIOS core that is stored in the Serial Peripheral Interface Flash Memory (SPI Flash) and can be updated using a disk-based program. The SPI Flash contains the Visual BIOS Setup program, POST, the PCI auto-configuration utility, LAN EEPROM information, and Plug and Play support. The BIOS displays a message during POST identifying the type of BIOS and a revision code. The initial production BIOSs are identified as TBD.
3.4 BIOS Updates The BIOS can be updated using one of the following methods: • Intel® Express BIOS Update utility, which enables automated updating while in the Windows environment. Using this utility, the BIOS can be updated from a file on a hard disk, a USB drive, a CD-ROM, or from the file location on the Web. Intel® F7 switch during POST allows a user to select where the BIOS Capsule file .CAP file is located and perform the update from that location/device.
• ISO 9660 For information about Refer to BIOS recovery https://www.intel.
Boot Options 3.5 In the BIOS Setup program, the user can choose to boot from a hard drive, optical drive, removable drive, or the network. The default setting is for the optical drive to be the first boot device, the hard drive second, removable drive third, and the network fourth. NOTE Optical drives are not supported by the onboard SATA connectors. Optical drives are supported only via the USB interfaces. 3.5.1 Network Boot The network can be selected as a boot device.
3.5.4 Power Button Menu As an alternative to Back-to-BIOS Mode or normal POST Hotkeys, the user can use the power button to access a menu. The Power Button Menu is accessible via the following sequence: 1. System is in S4/S5 (not G3) 2. User pushes the power button and holds it down for 3 seconds 3. The system will emit three short beeps from the front panel (FP) audio port, then stop to signal the user to release the power button.
3.6 Hard Disk Drive Password Security Feature The Hard Disk Drive Password Security feature blocks read and write accesses to the hard disk drive until the correct password is given. Hard Disk Drive Passwords are set in BIOS SETUP and are prompted for during BIOS POST. For convenient support of S3 resume, the system BIOS will automatically unlock drives on resume from S3. Valid password characters are A-Z, a-z, and 0-9. Passwords may be up to 19 characters in length.
3.7 BIOS Security Features The BIOS includes security features that restrict access to the BIOS Setup program and who can boot the computer. A supervisor password and a user password can be set for the BIOS Setup program and for booting the computer, with the following restrictions: • The supervisor password gives unrestricted access to view and change all the Setup options in the BIOS Setup program. This is the supervisor mode.
3.8 Error Messages 3.8.1 BIOS Error Messages Table 15 lists the error messages and provides a brief description of each. Table 15. BIOS Error Messages Error Message Explanation CMOS Battery Low The battery may be losing power. Replace the battery soon. CMOS Checksum Bad The CMOS checksum is incorrect. CMOS memory may have been corrupted. Run Setup to reset values. Memory Size Decreased Memory size has decreased since the last boot. If no memory was removed, then memory may be bad.
4 Characterized Errata This section of the document communicates product Errata for the Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit and the Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Compute Element. Errata are design defects or deviations from current published specifications for a given product. Published errata may or may not be corrected. Hardware and software designed to be used with any given processor stepping must assume that all errata documented for that process stepping are present on all devices.
