The name says it all. Intel® NUC 11 Essential Mini PCs, Kits, and Boards are the essential, everyday solution for kiosks, collaboration and streaming, and digital signage.
Powered by Intel® Pentium® Silver or Celeron® processors, these systems deliver Intel reliability and quality in a slim, cost-efficient design.
For fast performance, systems come with up to quad-core Intel Pentium Silver processors, up to 32GB dual-channel memory, and optional 64GB storage.
Quality and flexibility are built in, including a simplified design, numerous built-in mounting options, HDMI and DP++ video ports, and six USB ports.
Intel® NUC 11 Essential Mini PCs, Kits, and Boards deliver the essentials—great performance and great value in a slim form factor backed by a three-year warranty from Intel.

Processor
Built-in processor	Yes
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor family	Intel® Pentium®
Processor model	N6005
Processor cores	4
Processor threads	4
Processor boost frequency	3.3 GHz
Processor frequency	2 GHz
Processor lithography	10 nm
Processor cache	4 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 W
ECC supported by processor	No
CPU configuration (max)	1
Memory
Memory slots type	SO-DIMM
Number of memory slots	2
Number of DIMM slots	2
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory voltage	1.2 V
ECC	No
Non-ECC	Yes
Audio
Built-in speaker(s)	No
Ports & interfaces
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2
HDMI ports quantity	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity	2
HDMI version	2.0b
DisplayPorts quantity	1
DisplayPort version	1.4
Microphone in	Yes
Headphone outputs	1
M.2 card slot (wireless)	1
USB ports quantity	6
M.2 card slot (storage)	1
Weight & dimensions
Width	135 mm
Depth	115 mm
Height	36 mm
Power
Power supply type	External AC adapter
Power supply	65 W
Number of power supply units	1
AC adapter output voltage	19 V
Network
Ethernet LAN	Yes
Wi-Fi	Yes
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standards	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN controller model	Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 9462
Bluetooth	Yes
Bluetooth version	5.0
Storage
Supported storage drive types	SSD
Storage drive sizes supported	M.2
SSD form factor	M.2
Number of storage drives supported	1
Software
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 11, Windows 10
Linux operating systems supported	Yes
Compatible operating systems	Windows 10*|Linux*
Packaging content
Power cord included	Yes
AC adapter included	Yes
Expansion slots
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Other features
DC input voltage	19 V
Processor ARK ID	217668
Launch date	Q1'22
Design
Chassis type	UCFF
Product colour	Black
Cooling type	Active
Product type	Mini PC barebone
On/off switch	Yes
LED indicators	Yes
Housing material	Metal, Plastic
Cable lock slot	Yes
Cable lock slot type	Kensington
Status	Launched
Product series	Intel® NUC Kit with Intel® Pentium® Processors
Graphics
On-board graphics card	No
Graphics card family	Intel
On-board graphics card model	Intel® UHD Graphics
Discrete graphics card model	Not available
Number of displays supported	2
Processor special features
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility	No
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes
Intel 64	Yes
Idle States	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes
Intel Trusted Execution Technology	No
Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT)	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	Yes
Performance
Commodity Classification Automated Tracking System (CCATS)	G157815L2
Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)	5A992C
Logistics data
Harmonized System (HS) code	84713000