Chipset and System-on-a-Chip (SoC) Reference for Intel® NUC

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01/24/2024

A computer's Chipset is an integrated circuit that takes care of the communication between the CPU, RAM, storage, and other peripherals. The chipset determines how many high-speed components or USB devices your motherboard can support. Chipsets are usually comprised of one to four chips and feature controllers for commonly used peripherals, like the keyboard, mouse or monitor.

An SoC, or System-on-a-Chip, integrates almost all of these components (chipset features) into a single silicon chip. Along with a processor, the SoC usually contains a GPU (graphics processor), memory, USB controller, power management circuits, and wireless radios. Because an SoC includes both the hardware and software, it uses less power, has better performance, requires less space and is more reliable than multichip systems. For further information, see our Introduction to Intel Architecture.

Intel® NUCs are mostly based on the SoC instead of Chipset. Some of the gaming systems include a separate Platform Controller Hub (PCH), which is another name for Chipset. The following tables show these details. You can also refer to the Technical Product Specification for your Intel NUC.

Intel® NUCs with 6th Generation Intel® Core® Processors

Model Processor SoC or Chipset
NUC6i7KYK Intel® Core® i7-6770HQ H170 PCH
NUC6i5SY Intel® Core® i5-6260U 6260U SoC
NUC6i3SY Intel® Core® i3-6100U 6100U SoC

Intel® NUCs with 5th Generation Intel® Core® Processors

Model Processor SoC or Chipset
NUC5i5MYHE Intel® Core® i5-5300U 5300U SoC
NUC5i3MYHE Intel® Core® i3-5010U 5010U SoC
NUC5i7RYH Intel® Core® i7-5557U 5557U SoC
NUC5i5RYHS Intel® Core® i5-5257U 5257U SoC
NUC5i5RYK
NUC5i5RYH
Intel® Core® i5-5250U 5250U SoC
NUC5i3RYHSN
NUC5i3RYHS
Intel® Core® i3-5005U 5005U SoC
NUC5i3RYK
NUC5i3RYH
Intel® Core® i3-5010U 5010U SoC

Intel® NUCs with Intel Pentium®, Celeron®, or Atom® Processors

Model Processor SoC or Chipset
NUC6CJYH
NUC6CJYHN
NUC6CJYSAL
NUC6CJYSAMN
Intel® Celeron® Processor J4005 J4005 SoC
NUC6PJYH
NUC6PJYHN
Intel® Pentium® Silver Processor J5005 J5005 SoC
NUC6CAYS
NUC6CAYH
Intel® Celeron® Processor J3455 J3455 SoC
NUC5PGYH Intel® Pentium® Processor N3700 N3700 SoC
NUC5CPYH Intel® Celeron® Processor N3050 N3050 SoC
NUC5PPYH Intel® Pentium® Processor N3700 N3700 SoC
DE3815TYKHE Intel® Atom® Processor E3815 E3815 SoC
DN2820FYKH Intel® Celeron® Processor N2820
Intel® Celeron® Processor N2830
N2820 SoC
N2830 SoC

Legacy Intel® NUCs

Model Processor SoC or Chipset
D54250WYK
D54250WYKH
Intel® Core® i5-4250U 4250U SoC
D34010WYK
D34010WYKH
Intel® Core® i3-4010U 4010U SoC
DC53427HYE Intel® Core® i5-3427U QS77 Express chipset
DCCP847DYE Intel® Celeron® Processor 847 QS77 Express chipset
DC3217BY Intel® Core® i3-3217U QS77 Express chipset
DC3217IYE Intel® Core® i3-3217U QS77 Express chipset