Intel i5-1240P barebone mini PC 16GB RAM

Ready-to-configure desktop

This Intel NUC 12 Pro barebone arrives with a 12th Generation Core i5-1240P processor and 16GB of DDR4-3200 memory already installed. The 12-core hybrid architecture delivers 4 performance cores at 4.4GHz turbo and 8 efficient cores at 3.3GHz turbo within a 35W TDP. Integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics drive up to 8K output through two HDMI 2.1 ports and two Thunderbolt 4 ports.

Suits compact workstations, not storage-heavy builds

The platform fits office, education, home and light commercial roles where a VESA-mounted footprint and 24/7 qualified operation matter. Buyers who need more than two M.2 slots or discrete graphics should look at larger chassis options. The two available M.2 sockets accept one PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe drive and one PCIe 3.0 x1 drive, limiting total high-speed storage to a single device.

Single M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot decides storage speed

Only one M.2 2280 key-M slot runs at PCIe Gen 4 x4 for NVMe SSDs; the second slot is key-B PCIe Gen 3 x1 and also serves the Wi-Fi 6E module. This constraint defines the maximum sequential throughput you can achieve. Wireless connectivity uses Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 and Bluetooth 5.2, while wired networking relies on an Intel i225 controller.