Intel Showcases New Haswell Motherboards For NUC

Intel's "Next Unit of Computing" (NUC) devices will be supported by the new Haswell processors, and UIntel showcased a compatible motherboards at Computex. Two versions of the NUC will be offered, one based on a Core i5-4250U and another will come with a Core i3-4010U processor.

The "D54250WYB" NUC motherboard featured a Core i5-4250U "Haswell" processor (dual-core) clocked at 1.3GHz and reaching the 2.6GHz with turbo boost. The chip also packs the Intel HD Graphics 5000 GPU.

The board had dual SO-DIMM slots for main memory, two PCIe Mini slots, a SATA power supply connector and SATA connectors. I/O options included Gigabit Ethernet, 2x U.S.B 3.0 ports, a Mini HDMI, a Mini DisplayPort and a headphone jack.

Model	D54250WYB	D34010WYB
Processor	Intel 4th Generation Core i5-4250U processor	Intel 4th Generation Core i3-4010U processor
Memory	Dual channel SODIMM DDR3 1333/1600MHz, 1.35V 2 SODIMM, 16GB maximum	Dual channel SODIMM DDR3 1333/1600MHz, 1.35V 2 SODIMM, 16GB maximum
Graphics	1 x miniHDMI 1 x miniDisplayPort	1 x miniHDMI 1 x miniDisplayPort
Expandability	2 x PCIe mini slots (1 x half length & 1 x full/half-length) 2 x Internal USB 2.0 via 2x5 header 2 x USB 3.0 connector on back panel 2 x USB 3.0 connector on front panel 1 x SATA data connector 1 x SATA power connector	2 x PCIe mini slots (1 x half length & 1 x full/half-length) 2 x Internal USB 2.0 via 2x5 header 2 x USB 3.0 connector on back panel 2 x USB 3.0 connector on front panel 1 x SATA data connector 1 x SATA power connector
Connectivity	Intel 10/100/1000 Ethernet port	Intel 10/100/1000 Ethernet port
Additional Features	Headphone / Microphone jack Consumer Infra Red sensor Windows 8 Logo Wireless option via PCIe mini card Bluetooth option via PCIe mini card Supports Mobile SATA (SSD) card via full-length PCIe mini card Compatible with Linux (Linux Mint, Fedora, Ubuntu, OpenSUSE) and Windows 7 12-19V DC Power Input (external power adapter not included)	Headphone / Microphone jack Consumer Infra Red sensor Windows 8 Logo Wireless option via PCIe mini card Bluetooth option via PCIe mini card Supports Mobile SATA (SSD) card via full-length PCIe mini card Compatible with Linux (Linux Mint, Fedora, Ubuntu, OpenSUSE) and Windows 7 12-19V DC Power Input (external power adapter not included)
Form Factor	4" x 4"	4" x 4"