Intel BXNUC9I5QNX User Manual

Intel® NUC 9 Extreme/Pro Kit

Technical Product Specification

Revision 1.0

Regulatory Model: NUC9QN

December 2019

Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Kit NUC9i9QNX, NUC9i7QNX, NUC9i5QNX, Intel® NUC 9 Pro Kit NUC9VXQNX, or NUC9V7QNX may contain design defects or errors known as errata that may cause the product to deviate from published specifications. Current characterized errata, if any, are documented in this product specification

Revision History

Revision	Revision History	Date
1.0	First release	December 2019

Disclaimer

This product specification applies only to the standard Intel® NUC 9 Extreme/Pro Kits with BIOS identifier QXCFL579 or QNCFLX70.

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Preface

This Product Specification specifies the layout, components, connectors, power and environmental features for the Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Kit NUC9i9QNX, NUC9i7QNX, NUC9i5QNX, Intel® NUC 9 Pro Kit NUC9VXQNX, and NUC9V7QNX.

NOTE

In this document, the use of “Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Kit” will refer to the NUC9i9QNX, NUC9i7QNX, or NUC9i5QNX versions. The use of “Intel® NUC 9 Pro Kit” will refer to the NUC9VXQNX or NUC9V7QNX versions. When possible further consolidation of the naming convention will be used “NUC 9 Extreme/Pro Kit” when referring to shared features or capabilities. The usage of

“NUC 9 Extreme/Pro Compute Element” refers to the Intel® NUC Element product contained inside the NUC 9 Extreme/Pro Kit.

Intended Audience

This document is intended to provide technical information about Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Kit NUC9i9QNX, NUC9i7QNX, NUC9i5QNX, Intel® NUC 9 Pro Kit NUC9VXQNX, or NUC9V7QNX and its components to the vendors, system integrators, and other engineers and technicians who need this level of information. It is specifically not intended for general audiences.

What This Document Contains

Chapter	Description
1	A description of the NUC9i9QNX, NUC9i7QNX, NUC9i5QNX, NUC9VXQNX, or NUC9V7QNX
	features
2	A technical description of the NUC9i9QNX, NUC9i7QNX, NUC9i5QNX, NUC9VXQNX, or
	NUC9V7QNX subsystems
3	The features supported by the BIOS Setup program

Typographical Conventions

This section contains information about the conventions used in this specification. Not all of these symbols and abbreviations appear in all specifications of this type.

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

NOTE

Notes call attention to important information.

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CAUTION

Cautions are included to help you avoid damaging hardware or losing data.

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Other Common Notation

#	Used after a signal name to identify an active-low signal (such as USBP0#)
GB	Gigabyte (1,073,741,824 bytes)
GB/s	Gigabytes per second
Gb/s	Gigabits per second
KB	Kilobyte (1024 bytes)
Kb	Kilobit (1024 bits)
kb/s	1000 bits per second
MB	Megabyte (1,048,576 bytes)
MB/s	Megabytes per second
Mb	Megabit (1,048,576 bits)
Mb/s	Megabits per second
TDP	Thermal Design Power
Xxh	An address or data value ending with a lowercase h indicates a hexadecimal value.
x.x V	Volts. Voltages are DC unless otherwise specified.

*This symbol is used to indicate third-party brands and names that are the property of their respective owners.

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Intel® NUC 9 Extreme/Pro Kit Identification Information

Intel® NUC 9 Extreme/Pro Kit Identification Information

AA Revision	Product Code	BIOS Revision	Notes
K49243-xxx	NUC9i9QNX	QXCFL579.xxxx	1,2
K49245-xxx	NUC9i7QNX	QXCFL579.xxxx	1,3
K49427-xxx	NUC9i5QNX	QXCFL579.xxxx	1,4
K47179-xxx	NUC9VXQNX	QNCFLX70.xxxx	1,5
K49010-xxx	NUC9VXQNX	QNCFLX70.xxxx	1,6
K47180-xxx	NUC9V7QNX	QNCFLX70.xxxx	1,7
K48935-xxx	NUC9V7QNX	QNCFLX70.xxxx	1,8

Notes:

1.The AA number is found on the back of the NUC 9 Extreme/Pro Compute Element.

2.The Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK processor is used on this AA revision consisting of the following component:

Device	Stepping	Spec Code
Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK	R0	SRFD0

3.The Intel® Core™ i7-9750H processor is used on this AA revision consisting of the following component:

Device	Stepping	Spec Code
Intel® Core™ i7-9750H	R0	SRF6U

4.The Intel® Core™ i5-9300H processor is used on this AA revision consisting of the following component:

Device	Stepping	Spec Code
Intel® Core™ i5-9300H	R0	SRF6X

5.The Intel® Xeon™ E-2286M processor with TPM is used on this AA revision consisting of the following component:

6.The Intel® Xeon™ E-2286M processor with TCM is used on this AA revision consisting of the following component:

Device	Stepping	Spec Code
Intel® Xeon™ E-2286M	R0	SRFCZ

7.The Intel® Core™ i7-9850H processor with TPM is used on this AA revision consisting of the following component:

8.The Intel® Core™ i7-9850H processor with TCM is used on this AA revision consisting of the following component:

Device	Stepping	Spec Code
Intel® Core™ i7-9850H	R0	SRFCN

Production Identification Information

Intel® NUC Products NUC9i9QN, NUC9i7QN, NUC9i5QN, NUC9VXQN, NUC9V7QN

Identification Information

Kit Product Name	Intel® NUC Compute Element
NUC9i9QNX	NUC9i9QNB
NUC9i7QNX	NUC9i7QNB
NUC9i5QNX	NUC9i5QNB
NUC9VXQNX	NUC9VXQNB
NUC9V7QNX	NUC9V7QNB

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Specification Changes or Clarifications

The table below indicates the Specification Changes or Specification Clarifications that apply to the Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Kit NUC9i9QNX, NUC9i7QNX, NUC9i5QNX, Intel® NUC 9 Pro Kit NUC9VXQNX, or NUC9V7QNX.

Specification Changes or Clarifications

Date	Type of Change	Description of Changes or Clarifications

Errata

Current characterized errata, if any, will be documented in Section 4 of this Technical Product

Specification.

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Contents

Revision History...............................................................................................................				ii
	Disclaimer ..................................................................................................................................................................			ii
Preface ..............................................................................................................................				iii
	Intended Audience................................................................................................................................................			iii
	What This Document Contains........................................................................................................................			iii
	Typographical Conventions ..............................................................................................................................			iii
	Intel® NUC 9 Extreme/Pro Kit Identification Information......................................................................			vi
	Specification Changes or Clarifications.......................................................................................................			vii
	Errata..........................................................................................................................................................................			vii
Contents ...........................................................................................................................				ix
1	Product Description ...............................................................................................			13
	1.1	Overview ......................................................................................................................................................		13
	1.2	Version Summary.....................................................................................................................................		13
	1.3	Feature Summary.....................................................................................................................................		14
2	Technical Reference...............................................................................................			17
	2.1	Block Diagram............................................................................................................................................		17
	2.2	Processor.....................................................................................................................................................		18
	2.3	Platform Controller Hub (PCH)...........................................................................................................		18
		2.3.1	Direct Media Interface (DMI)..............................................................................................	18
	2.4	System Memory........................................................................................................................................		18
		2.4.1	Addressable Memory...........................................................................................................	20
	2.5	Processor Graphics Subsystem..........................................................................................................		20
		2.5.1	Integrated Graphics ..............................................................................................................	20
	2.6	USB.................................................................................................................................................................		21
	2.7	Storage Options........................................................................................................................................		21
		2.7.1	AHCI Mode................................................................................................................................	22
		2.7.2	NVMe...........................................................................................................................................	22
		2.7.3	Intel® Rapid Storage Technology / SATA RAID .........................................................	22
	2.8	Real-Time Clock Subsystem................................................................................................................		23
	2.9	LAN.................................................................................................................................................................		23
		2.9.1	Intel® Gigabit Ethernet Controller I219-LM ................................................................	24
		2.9.2	Intel® Gigabit Ethernet Controller I210-AT.................................................................	24
		2.9.3	LAN Software...........................................................................................................................	25
	2.10	Intel® Security and Manageability Technologies.........................................................................		25
		2.10.1	Intel® vPro™ Technology.....................................................................................................	26
	2.11	Power Management ................................................................................................................................		31
		2.11.1	ACPI.............................................................................................................................................	31

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	2.11.2	Hardware Support.................................................................................................................	33
2.12	Audio Subsystem Software..................................................................................................................		34
	2.12.1 HDMI Audio Subsystem Software...................................................................................		34
	2.12.2 Stereo/TOSLINK HD Audio Subsystem Software ....................................................		34
2.13	Connectors, Headers, and Expansion..............................................................................................		35
	2.13.1	Front Panel Connectors......................................................................................................	35
	2.13.2	Back Panel Connectors .......................................................................................................	36
	2.13.3	Baseboard Connectors........................................................................................................	37
	2.13.4	Interior Chassis Connectors ..............................................................................................	38
2.14	NUC 9 Extreme/Pro Element Headers and Connectors...........................................................		39
	2.14.1 Signal Tables for Headers and Connectors................................................................		40
2.15	Wireless Network Module.....................................................................................................................		44
2.16	Antenna Connectors...............................................................................................................................		45
2.17	Internal Power Supply............................................................................................................................		45
2.18	Add-in Card Limitations.........................................................................................................................		46
2.19	NUC 9 Extreme/Pro Kit Dimensions.................................................................................................		47
2.20	Thermal Considerations........................................................................................................................		50
2.21	Reliability .....................................................................................................................................................		51
2.22	Environmental ...........................................................................................................................................		52

3 Overview of BIOS Features...................................................................................			53
3.1	Introduction................................................................................................................................................		53
3.2	System Management BIOS (SMBIOS)..............................................................................................		53
3.3	Legacy USB Support ...............................................................................................................................		53
3.4	BIOS Updates.............................................................................................................................................		54
	3.4.1	Language Support.................................................................................................................	54
	3.4.2	BIOS Recovery.........................................................................................................................	55
3.5	Boot Options..............................................................................................................................................		56
	3.5.1	Network Boot...........................................................................................................................	56
	3.5.2	Booting Without Attached Devices................................................................................	56
	3.5.3	Boot Device Selection During POST..............................................................................	56
	3.5.4	Power Button Menu..............................................................................................................	56
3.6	Hard Disk Drive Password Security Feature..................................................................................		58
3.7	BIOS Security Features ..........................................................................................................................		58
3.8	Error Messages..........................................................................................................................................		61
	3.8.1	BIOS Error Messages............................................................................................................	61
4 Characterized Errata...............................................................................................			61
5 Regulatory Compliance and Battery Disposal Information ..........................			61
5.1	Regulatory Compliance..........................................................................................................................		61
	5.1.1	Safety Standards....................................................................................................................	62
	5.1.2	European Union Declaration of Conformity Statement........................................	62
	5.1.3	EMC Regulations ....................................................................................................................	63
	5.1.4	e-Standby and ErP Compliance.......................................................................................	65

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5.1.5	Regulatory Compliance Marks (Board Level).............................................................	65
5.2 Battery Disposal Information ..............................................................................................................		67
Figures
Figure 1. Block Diagram...........................................................................................................................................		17
Figure 2. SODIMM Location on NUC 9 Extreme/Pro Element.................................................................		19
Figure 3. Location of NUC 9 Extreme/Pro Compute Element M.2 Slots and Battery....................		23
Figure 4. NUC 9 Extreme/Pro Kit LAN Controller Layout ..........................................................................		25
Figure 5. 4-Pin 3.5 mm (1/8 inch) Audio Jack Pin Out ...............................................................................		34
Figure 6. Front Panel Connectors........................................................................................................................		36
Figure 7. Back Panel Connectors.........................................................................................................................		37
Figure 8. BBWC1B Baseboard Connectors......................................................................................................		38
Figure 9. NUC 9 Extreme/Pro Chassis Interior Front Panel Headers and Connectors..................		39
Figure 10. NUC 9 Extreme/Pro Compute Element Headers and Connectors...................................		40
Figure 11. Location of the Antenna Connectors...........................................................................................		45
Figure 12. Front Side ................................................................................................................................................		47
Figure 13. Back Side..................................................................................................................................................		48
Figure 14. Top Side ...................................................................................................................................................		49
Figure 15. Side Panel................................................................................................................................................		50
Tables
Table 1. Version Summary.....................................................................................................................................		13
Table 2. Feature Summary.....................................................................................................................................		14
Table 3. Effects of Pressing the Power Switch...............................................................................................		31
Table 4. Power States and Targeted System Power ...................................................................................		32
Table 5. Wake-up Devices and Events..............................................................................................................		33
Table 6. Intel BBWC1B Baseboard configuration.........................................................................................		37
Table 7. Components shown in Figure 10.......................................................................................................		40
Table 8. Power supply rating table.....................................................................................................................		45
Table 9. PCI Express Add-in Cards Limitations .............................................................................................		46
Table 10. Environmental Specifications...........................................................................................................		52
Table 11. Acceptable Drives/Media Types for BIOS Recovery ...............................................................		55
Table 12. Boot Device Menu Options................................................................................................................		56
Table 13. Master Key and User Hard Drive Password Functions...........................................................		58
Table 14. Supervisor and User Password Functions...................................................................................		59
Table 15. BIOS Error Messages............................................................................................................................		61
Table 16. Safety Standards....................................................................................................................................		62
Table 34. EMC Regulations ....................................................................................................................................		63
Table 35. Regulatory Compliance Marks .........................................................................................................		65

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1 Product Description

1.1Overview

The Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Kit and the Intel® NUC 9 Pro Kit are small form factor PC barebones kits. The NUC 9 Extreme/Pro Kit consists of the processor, chipset, memory slots, wireless, Bluetooth*, M.2 storage slots, integrated heat sink and fan, and depending on the model may include discrete TPM. See Table 1 for a summary.

The Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Kit and the Intel® NUC 9 Pro Kit can operate as a standalone card but may require a compatible baseboard in order to take advantage of additional PCI Express functionality.

For information on compatible devices for use with the Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Kit and the Intel® NUC 9 Pro Kit see http://www.intel.com/NUCElements.

1.2Version Summary

There are three different versions of this model of Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Kit and two different versions of this model of Intel® NUC 9 Pro Kit available which are summarized in Table 1. Unless otherwise noted in this document, not all features are available on all versions.

Table 1. Version Summary

Version	Intel® vPro™	Discrete TPM	Memory	XMP	ECC	Processor
NUC9i9QNX	No	No	Up to 64GB	Yes	No	Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK
(Extreme)
NUC9i7QNX	No	No	Up to 64GB	Yes	No	Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
(Extreme)
NUC9i5QNX	No	No	Up to 64GB	No	No	Intel® Core™ i5-9300H
(Extreme)
NUC9VXQNX	Yes	Yes	Up to 64GB	No	Yes	The Intel® Xeon™ E-2286M
(Pro)
NUC9V7QNX	Yes	Yes	Up to 64GB	No	No	The Intel® Core™ i7-9850H
(Pro)

NOTE

Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Kits and Intel® NUC 9 Pro Kits listed in Table 1 have been certified for use as a component in Information Technology Equipment in certain countries. The system integrator is responsible for testing and acquiring any additional country-specific regulatory approvals, including all system-wide certifications.

NOTE

For information on the Intel NUC 9 Extreme Compute Element or Intel NUC 9 Pro Compute Element the NUC9QN Element Prod Spec is available at www.intel.com/NUCSupport

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1.3Feature Summary

Table 2 summarizes the major features of the Intel® NUC 9 Extreme and Intel® NUC 9 Pro Kits.

Table 2. Feature Summary

Form Factor	238mm x 216mm x96mm
Processor	•	Soldered-down Intel® processor
		o	Integrated graphics
		o	Integrated memory controller
	• The following processors are supported as intalled in the corresponding NUC 9
		Extreme/Pro Compute Element
		o	Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK
		o	Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
		o	Intel® Core™ i5-9300H
		o	Intel® Xeon™ E-2286M
		o	Intel® Core™ i7-9850H
PCH	Intel® CM246 Platform Controller Hub
Memory	• Two 260-pin 1.2 V DDR4 SDRAM Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (SO-DIMM)
		sockets
	• Support for DDR4 2666 MHz SO-DIMMs
	• Support for 8 Gb and 16 Gb memory technology†
	• Support for up to 64 GB of system memory with two SO-DIMMs using 16 Gb memory
		technology†
	• Support for non-ECC memory available on all SKUs
	• Support for ECC memory only available on (NUC9VXQNX)
	• Support for 1.2 V and 1.35 V low voltage JEDEC memory only
	• Support for Intel® XMP only available on (NUC9i9QNX and NUC9i7QNX)
	• Note: 2 Gb memory technology (SDRAM Density) is not compatible
Graphics	• Integrated graphics support for processors with Intel® Graphics Technology:
	• One High Definition Multimedia Interface* (HDMI*) v2.0a back panel connector
	• Two DisplayPort signals via USB Type C back panel connectors
Audio	• Intel® High Definition (Intel® HD) Audio via the HDMI and Type C interfaces through the
		processor
	• Realtek HD Audio via a stereo 3.5mm combination speaker/TOSLINK jack on the back
		panel
	• Realtek HD Audio via a stereo 3.5mm combination microphone/headphone on the front
		panel
Storage	• On the NUC 9 Extreme/Pro Compute Element - Two SATA 6.0 Gb/s or Gen3 PCIe X4
		AHCI, NVMe ports are reserved for M.2 storage modules supporting M.2 2242, M.2
		2280 and M.2 22110 (key type M) modules
		Both slots support up to 2280, while outermost slot supports up to 22110
	Note: Supports key type M (PCI Express* x1/x2/x4 and SATA)
	• On the baseboard - One Gen3 PCIe X4 NVMe only port for M.2 modules supporting M.2
		2242, M.2 2280, or M.2 22110.
Peripheral Interfaces	• USB 3.1 (Gen 2/10 Gbps) Type C ports:
		• Two ports are implemented via the back panel Type C connectors
	• USB 3.1 (Gen 2/10 Gbps) Type A ports:
		• Four port are implemented via the back panel connectors (blue)
		• Two ports via the desktop front panel (black)
		• One port via the internal USB 3.1 front panel
	•	USB 2.0 ports:
		• Two ports via two single-port internal 1x4 1.25 mm pitch headers (black in white
		keepout space)
	•	SD Card Reader:

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	• One UHS-II capable SDXC Card Reader on Front Panel
Chassis Expansion	• One PCIe 3.0 x16 slot* with support for a dual slot GPU up to ~8” (202mm) maximum
Capabilities		length
	• One PCIe 3.0 x4 slot* with support for full height cards up to ~8’’ (202mm)
	• One M.2 3.0 x4 (NVMe only)
	• Note: PCIe 3.0 x16 slot will run in x8 mode if either M.2 x4 slot or PCIe x4 slot are used
		from internal chassis baseboard, physical space for the dual slot GPU will encroach
		into the PCIe 3.0 x4 slot keep-out area
NUC Element Expansion	• Two M.2 connectors supporting AHCI and NVME protocols
Capabilities	• Two Thunderbolt™ 3 via back panel Type C connectors
BIOS	• Intel® BIOS resident in the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash device
	• Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), Plug and Play, and
		System Management BIOS (SMBIOS)
Wireless LAN	• Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200, 802.11ax, Dual Band, 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5
	• Maximum Transfer speed up to 2.4 Gbps
	• Next Generation Form Factor (NGFF) 12x16 soldered-down package
	• Supports OFDMA, 1024QAM, Target Wake Time (TWT) and spatial reuse
LAN	• Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) LAN subsystem using the Intel® Gigabit Ethernet Controller
		I219-LM
	• Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) LAN subsystem using the Intel® Gigabit Ethernet Controller
		I210-at
Hardware Monitor	Hardware monitoring subsystem, based on an embedded controller, including:
Subsystem	• Voltage sense to detect out of range power supply voltages
	• Thermal sense to detect out of range thermal values
	• One processor fan header
	• One chassis fan header
	• Fan sense input used to monitor fan activity
	• Fan speed control
Devices Supported via	• PCI Express 3.0 x16
PCIe Bifurcation	•	Bifurcation supported to a maximum of three PCI Express devices (x8 + 2x4)

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	Advanced	•	Intel® vPro™ Technology (NUC9VXQNX and NUC9V7QNX only)
	Technologies	•	Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
		• Intel® Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
		• Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
		• Intel® Speed Shift Technology
		• Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
		• Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology
		• Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep® Technology
		• Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)
		• Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT)
	Security and	•	Intel® Active Management Technology 12.0 (Intel® AMT) – (NUC9VXQNX and NUC9V7QNX only)
	Reliability	•	Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
		• Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
		• Intel® AES New Instructions
		•	Execute Disable Bit
		• Discrete Trusted Platform Module 2.0 (TPM) – (NUC9VXQNX and NUC9V7QNX only)
	Operating	•	Windows* 10 Home
	Systems	•	Windows 10 Pro
	Support	•	Windows 10 Enterprise
	(64-bit only)	•	Windows 10 Education
		• Windows 10 IoT Enterprise
		• Some Linux* operating systems may be supported. Check with the specific Linux distribution
			to make sure that support is available for this platform.

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2 Technical Reference

2.1Block Diagram

Figure 1 is a block diagram of the major functional areas of the Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Kit and the Intel® NUC 9 Pro Kit.

Figure 1. Block Diagram

NOTE

While the PCIe x16 slot, PCIe x4 slot, and M.2 2242/80/110 Slot NVMe Only devices are shown connected to the BBWC1B they will share bandwidth when more than one device is connected due to PCIe Bifurcation detailed in Table 6.

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2.2Processor

Intel NUC 9 Extreme Kits feature the Intel NUC 9 Extreme Compute Element pre-installed into the kit. All Intel NUC 9 Extreme Kits feature a 9th Gen Intel® Core™ processor with 45W TDP.

The NUC9i9QNX features the 9th Gen Intel Core i9-9980HK eight-core processor. The NUC9i7QNX features the 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9750H six-core processor. The NUC9i5QNX features the 9th Gen Intel Core i5-9300H quad-core processor.

•Intel® UHD Graphics 630

•Integrated memory controller

The Intel NUC 9 Pro Kit NUC9VXQNX features an Intel® Xeon™ E-2286M processor with a 45W TDP.

•Intel® UHD Graphics P630

•Integrated memory controller

The Intel NUC 9 Pro Kit NUC9V7QNX features an Intel® Core™ i7-9850H processor with a 45W TDP.

•Intel® UHD Graphics 630

•Integrated memory controller

2.3Platform Controller Hub (PCH)

The Intel NUC 9 Extreme/Pro Kits feature a soldered-down Mobile Intel® CM246 Platform Controller Hub with Direct Media Interface (DMI) interconnect providing interfaces to the processor and the USB, SATA, LAN, PCI Express interfaces. The CM246 is a centralized controller for the kit’s I/O paths.

2.3.1Direct Media Interface (DMI)

Direct Media Interface (DMI) is the chip-to-chip connection between the processor and PCH. This high-speed interface integrates advanced priority-based servicing allowing for concurrent traffic and true isochronous transfer capabilities.

2.4System Memory

The Intel NUC Extreme/Pro Kit has two 260-pin SO-DIMM sockets and supports the following memory features:

•1.2 V DDR4 SDRAM SO-DIMMs with gold plated contacts

•Two independent memory channels with interleaved mode support

•Unbuffered, single-sided or double-sided SO-DIMMs

•64 GB maximum total system memory (with 16 Gb memory technology)

•Minimum recommended total system memory: 4096 MB

•Non-ECC SO-DIMMs (All NUC 9 Extreme/Pro Kits)

•ECC SO-DIMMs (NUC9VXQNX)

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•Serial Presence Detect

•DDR4 2133/2400/2666 MHz SDRAM SO-DIMMs

•Intel® XMP support (NUC9i9QNX and NUC9i7QNX)

Supports 4 Gb, 8 Gb, and 16 Gb memory technology (SDRAM Density)

NOTE

To be fully compliant with all applicable DDR SDRAM memory specifications, the board should be populated with SO-DIMMs that support the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data structure. This allows the BIOS to read the SPD data and program the chipset to accurately configure memory settings for optimum performance. If non-SPD memory is installed, the BIOS will attempt to correctly configure the memory settings, but performance and reliability may be impacted or the SO-DIMMs may not function under the determined frequency.

NOTE

Intel NUC Extreme/Pro Kits support only 4 Gb, 8 Gb, and 16 Gb memory technologies (also referred to as “SDRAM density”).

For information about…	Refer to:
Tested Memory	http://www.intel.com/NUCSupport

The SODIMM memory slots on the NUC 9 Extreme/Pro Kits is located underneath the NUC 9 Extreme/Pro Compute Element shroud door. See Figure 2.

Figure 2. SODIMM Location on NUC 9 Extreme/Pro Element

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2.4.1Addressable Memory

The system has been validated with up to 64 GB of addressable system memory. Typically, the address space that is allocated for PCI Express configuration space, BIOS (SPI Flash device), and chipset overhead resides above the top of DRAM (total system memory). On a system that has 16 GB of system memory installed, it is not possible to use all of the installed memory due to system address space being allocated for other system critical functions. These functions include the following:

•BIOS/SPI Flash device (32 MB)

•Local APIC (19 MB)

•Direct Media Interface (40 MB)

•PCI Express configuration space (256 MB)

•PCH base address registers PCI Express ports (up to 256 MB)

•Memory-mapped I/O that is dynamically allocated for M.2 add-in cards (256 MB)

•Integrated graphics shared memory (up to 1.5 GB; 64 MB by default)

2.5Processor Graphics Subsystem

The NUC Extreme/Pro Kit supports graphics through either the Intel® UHD Graphics 630 or Intel® UHD Graphics P630.

For information about…	Refer to:
Intel Graphics Technologies	http://www.intel.com/graphics

2.5.1Integrated Graphics

The NUC Extreme/Pro Kit supports integrated graphics via the processor.

2.5.1.1High Definition Multimedia Interface* (HDMI*)

The HDMI port is HDMI 2.0a specification compliant and support standard, enhanced, or high definition video, plus multi-channel digital audio on a single cable. The port is compatible with all ATSC and DVB HDTV standards and supports thirty-two full range channels of lossless audio formats. The system can support a display at the maximum supported resolution of 4096 x 2160 @ 60 Hz, 24bpp.

For information about	Refer to
HDMI technology	http://www.hdmi.org

2.5.1.1.1Integrated Audio Provided by the HDMI Interfaces

The following audio technologies are supported by the HDMI 2.0a interface:

•192kHz/16-bit or 176.4 kHz/24-bit, 32 Channel

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2.5.1.1.2High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP)

The HDMI Port supports HDCP 2.2. HDCP is the technology for protecting high definition content against unauthorized copy or interception between a source (computer, digital set top boxes, etc.) and the sink (panels, monitor, and TVs). The PCH supports HDCP 2.2 for content protection over wired displays.

2.5.1.2DisplayPort* via Type C

DisplayPort is a digital communication interface that utilizes differential signaling to achieve a high bandwidth bus interface designed to support connections between PCs and monitors, projectors, and TV displays. DisplayPort is suitable for display connections between consumer electronics devices such as high definition optical disc players, set top boxes, and TV displays. The Type C DisplayPort connectors are compliant with the DisplayPort 1.2 specification and thus have a maximum supported resolution of 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz 24bpp.

DisplayPort output supports Multi-Stream Transport (MST) which allows for multiple independent video streams (daisy-chain connection with multiple monitors) over a single DisplayPort. This will require the use of displays that support DisplayPort 1.2 specification and allow for this feature.

For information about	Refer to
DisplayPort technology	http://www.displayport.org

2.6USB

The NUC 9 Extreme/Pro Kit supports eleven USB ports. All eleven ports are high-speed, fullspeed, and low-speed capable. The port arrangement is as follows:

•USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports:

Two ports are implemented with external front panel connectors (black)

Four ports are implemented with external back panel connectors (blue)

Two ports are implemented with as USB Type-C back panel connectors (black)

One port is implemented as an internal USB Type-A port in the front of the chassis.

•USB 2.0 ports:

Two ports via two single-port internal 1x4 1.25 mm pitch headers on NUC 9 Extreme/Pro Compute Element (black in white outline space)

NOTE

Computer systems that have an unshielded cable attached to a USB port may not meet FCC Class B requirements, even if no device is attached to the cable. Use a shielded cable that meets the requirements for full-speed devices.

2.7Storage Options

The NUC 9 Extreme/Pro Kit provides the following Storage interfaces:

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