| Essentials |
| Product Collection |
Intel® NUC Kit with 9th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors |
| Code Name |
Products formerly Ghost Canyon |
| Status |
Launched |
| Launch Date |
Q1'20 |
| Supported Operating Systems |
Windows 10, 64-bit*, Linux* |
| Board Number |
NUC9i9QNB |
| Board Form Factor |
PCIe |
| Internal Drive Form Factor |
M.2 SSD |
| # of Internal Drives Supported |
3 |
| Off Roadmap |
No |
| Board Chipset |
Mobile Intel® CM246 Chipset |
| Processor Included |
Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK Processor (16M Cache, up to 5.00 GHz) |
| Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility |
No |
| # of Cores |
8 |
| # of Threads |
16 |
| Processor Base Frequency |
2.40 GHz |
| Max Turbo Frequency |
5.00 GHz |
| Warranty Period |
3 yrs |
| Supplemental Information |
| Embedded Options Available |
No |
| Memory & Storage |
| Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) |
64 GB |
| Memory Types |
64GB max @ DDR4-2400 or 32GB max @ DDR4-2666 |
| Max # of Memory Channels |
2 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth |
42.6 GB/s |
| Max # of DIMMs |
2 |
| ECC Memory Supported |
No |
| Processor Graphics |
| Processor Graphics |
Intel® UHD Graphics 630 |
| Integrated Graphics |
Yes |
| Graphics Output |
2x Thunderbolt 3, HDMI 2.0a |
| # of Displays Supported |
3 |
| Discrete Graphics |
Via PCIe add-in card(s) |
| Expansion Options |
| PCI Express Revision |
Gen3 |
| PCI Express Configurations |
2x M.2 PCIe X4 slots (PCH), 1x M.2 PCIe X4 slot (CPU) Double-wide PCIe X16 (CPU) slot shared with PCIe X4 (CPU) slot, 8" max card length |
| PCIe x4 Gen 3 |
1 |
| PCIe x16 Gen 3 |
1 |
| Removable Memory Card Slot |
SDXC with UHS-II support |
| M.2 Card Slot (storage) |
2x via PCH + 1x via CPU (NVMe) |
| I/O Specifications |
| # of USB Ports |
11 |
| USB Configuration |
4x rear USB 3.1g2, 2x Thunderbolt 3 (USB 3.1g2), 2x front USB 3.1g2, 2x USB 2.0 via internal headers, 1x USB 2.0 internal |
| USB Revision |
3.1 Gen2, 2.0 |
| USB 2.0 Configuration (External + Internal) |
3x int. |
| Total # of SATA Ports |
3 |
| Max # of SATA 6.0 Gb/s Ports |
3 |
| RAID Configuration |
2x M.2 SATA/PCIe SSD, SATA header (RAID-0 RAID-1) |
| Audio (back channel + front channel) |
7.1 digital; L+R+mic (F); L+R+TOSLINK (R) |
| Integrated LAN |
Intel® Ethernet Connection i219-LM and i210-AT |
| Integrated Wireless‡ |
Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 |
| Integrated Bluetooth |
Yes |
| S/PDIF Out Connector |
TOSLINK |
| Additional Headers |
CEC, 2x USB2.0, FRONT_PANEL |
| # of Thunderbolt™ 3 Ports |
2 |
| Package Specifications |
| Chassis Dimensions |
238 x 216 x 96mm |
| Advanced Technologies |
| Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported |
Yes |
| Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) |
Yes |
| Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility |
No |
| TPM |
Yes |
| Intel® Rapid Storage Technology |
Yes |
| Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) |
Yes |
| Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT) |
Yes |
| Security & Reliability |
| Intel® AES New Instructions |
Yes |