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ASUS NUC14RVHv7 and ASRock Industrial NUC BOX-155H Review: Meteor Lake Brings Accelerated AI to UCFF PCs

by Ganesh T S on May 23, 2024 8:00 AM EST - Posted in - Systems - Intel - Asus - NUC - UCFF - Mini-PC - ASRock Industrial - Meteor Lake Intel's Meteor Lake series of processors has had a drawn-out launch since its details were officially revealed in September 2023. The series marks Intel's foray into the consumer market with a tile-based chiplet configuration held together with Foveros packaging.

ASRock Industrial has consistently been the first to market with ultra-compact form-factor motherboards and mini-PCs, with product announcements often coinciding with Intel's launch of its latest and greatest mobile processors. The M.2 SSDs are locked in place with the help of a rubber peg / screw holder system that doesn't require any tools to mount / dismount the drive. Systems Specifications (as tested)ASUS NUC14RVHv7 (Revel Canyon vPro)ASRock NUC BOX-155H (Performance) Processor Intel Core Ultra 7 165H Meteor Lake-H 6P + 8E + 2LPE / 22T, up to 5.0 GHz (P) up to 3.8 GHz (E) up to 2.5 GHz (LPE) Intel 4 (CPU) / TSMC N5 (iGPU), 24MB L2, Min / Max / Base TDP: 20W / 115W / 28W PL1 = 64W, PL2 = 64WIntel Core Ultra 7 155H Meteor Lake-H 6P + 8E + 2LPE / 22T, up to 4.8 GHz (P) up to 3.8 GHz (E) up to 2.5 GHz (LPE) Intel 4 (CPU) / TSMC N5 (iGPU), 24MB L2, Min / Max / Base TDP: 20W / 115W / 28W PL1 = 40W, PL2 = 64W Memory SK hynix HMCG66AGBSA095N DDR5-5600 SODIMM 46-45-45-90 @ 5600 MHz 2x8 GBCrucial CT16G56C46S5.M8G1 DDR5-5600 SODIMM 46-45-45-90 @ 5600 MHz 2x16 GB Graphics Intel Arc Graphics (8 X e-cores @ up to 2.3 GHz)Intel Arc Graphics (8 X e-cores @ up to 2.25 GHz) Disk Drive(s) Samsung PM9A1a MZVL2512HDJD (512 GB; M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe;) (Samsung 7 th Gen. V-NAND 176L (136T) 3D TLC; Samsung Pascal S4LV008 Controller)Samsung SSD 990 PRO MZ-VP92T0B (2 TB; M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe;) (Samsung 7 th Gen. V-NAND 176L (136T) 3D TLC; Samsung Pascal S4LV008 Controller) Networking 1x 2.5 GbE RJ-45 (Intel I226-LM) Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (2x2 802.11ax - 2.4 Gbps)1x 2.5 GbE RJ-45 (Intel I226-LM) 1x 2.5 GbE RJ-45 (Intel I226-V) Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (2x2 802.11ax - 2.4 Gbps) Audio Digital Audio with Bitstreaming Support over HDMI and Display Port (Type-C)Realtek ALC256 (3.5mm Audio Jack in Front) Digital Audio with Bitstreaming Support over HDMI and Display Port (Type-C) Video 2x HDMI 2.1 (Rear) 2x DisplayPort 2.1 over Tye-C Alt-Mode (Rear / Thunderbolt 4)2x HDMI 2.1 (Rear) 2x DisplayPort 2.1 over Tye-C Alt-Mode (Front / USB4) Miscellaneous I/O Ports 2x USB4 / Thunderbolt 4 Type-C (Rear, up to 40 Gbps) 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C (Front) 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (Front) 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (Rear) 1x USB 2.0 Type-A (Rear)1x USB4 / Thunderbolt 4 Type-C (Front, up to 40 Gbps) 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C (Front, with DP Alt Mode) 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (Front) 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (Rear) Operating System Windows 11 Enterprise (22631.3593)Windows 11 Enterprise (22631.3527) Pricing US $700(barebones) US $816 (as configured, no OS) US $700(barebones) US $990 (as configured, no OS) Full Specifications ASUS NUC14RVHv7 SpecificationsASRock Industrial NUC BOX-155H Specifications In the next section, we take a look at the systems' setup process and follow it up with a detailed platform analysis.

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