ASUS’s NUC department has officially revealed the new NUC 14 Pro AI system to provide users with the power of Intel’s Lunar Lake processor inside this mini PC device that is Microsoft copilot+ certified.
The system can be configured from the basic tier of Intel Core 5 Ultra 226V up to the strongest Core 9 Ultra 288V provides 120 platform TOPS and 48 NPU TOPS that scale according to the user’s requirement, this gen is 3 times better in AI performance compared to last gen which is pretty good news for sectors of commercial, edge computing, and IoT applications.
The GPU department is powered by Xe2-based Intel Arc 140V/130V GPU capable of up to 67 TOPS of GPU power that also supports Xe Super Scaling (XeSS) and Intel Xe Matrix Extensions (XMX) AI engines. Other than that, it comes with on-chip LPDDR5x-8533 MT/s memory, offering 1.5X the bandwidth of DDR5 for outstanding performance.
ASUS being ASUS means that the NUC 14 Pro AI is running ASUS Copilot+, enabling voice-command AI interactions through its built-in microphone and speaker while the dedicated Copilot button launches the Windows 11’s AI assistant for OS-wide enhanced productivity, creativity, and collaboration.
Connectivity-wise, it has Thunderbolt 4 for blazing fast wired connection to supported peripherals as well as a couple of 5Gbps USB-A ports while WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 rounds up the dependable wireless connection job.
Additionally, the brand rates the system as durable for 24/7 operation thanks to advanced thermal management, robust security measures like Secure Boot, TPM, and fingerprint recognition, and seamless integration with IT tools such as ASUS Control Center Remote Management and Microsoft Windows Autopilot.
Availability
The ASUS NUC 14 Pro AI will be available in Malaysia by mid-February 2025.
