Asus NUC 14 Pro AI with up to Intel Core Ultra 9 (Series 2) CPUs launched

Asus NUC 14 Pro AI Mini PC was unveiled by the company on Thursday ahead of IFA 2024 in Berlin. It features the latest Intel Core Ultra 9 (Series 2) processors with Intel Arc graphics. The Asus NUC 14 Pro AI has a dedicated Copilot button on the front, which lets users launch Microsoft’s AI assistant. The computer has Wi-Fi 7 connectivity and is durable as per military standards (MIL-STD 810H). The Asus NUC 14 Pro AI is a Copilot+ PC and users will get access to Microsoft’s latest Windows AI features via an update later this year.

The pricing details of the Asus NUC 14 Pro AI are yet to be announced by the Taiwanese company. It will go on sale later this year.

Asus NUC 14 Pro AI Specifications

The recently introduced Asus NUC 14 Pro AI is powered by up to Intel Core Ultra 9 (Series 2) CPUs with Intel Arc GPU, LPDDR5x memory, and M.2 2280 NVMe SSD support. The chipset features six neural compute engines that are said to deliver up to 120 TOPS (trillion operations per second) across the system. Intel’s NPU is said to deliver up to 48 TOPS and improves AI capabilities, delivering three times the AI ​​performance for advanced applications compared to Intel’s previous generation processors while consuming less power.

Asus has equipped the NUC 14 Pro AI with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 connectivity. It has built-in speakers and microphones that support voice commands to activate AI features. It has a dedicated Copilot button on the front. The Copilot+ PC experiences will be available on the mini PC via free updates later this year.

In addition to the Copilot button, the Asus NUC 14 Pro AI has a power button, an audio jack, a USB 3.2 Gen 1 port, two Thunderbolt 4 ports, a DC-in, an Ethernet port, an HDMI, and a USB 3.2 Gen 2 port. It also supports Windows Hello fingerprint recognition.

The Asus NUC 14 Pro AI has a MIL-STD 810H durability rating and includes an intelligent cooling solution with a fluid dynamic bearing (FDB) fan and a dual interleaved heat pipe design for quiet heat dissipation. It measures 130x130x34mm, according to the company.