ASUS NUC 14 Pro AI
The world's first Copilot+ mini PC — 48 dedicated NPU TOPS (120 total platform TOPS) with Intel Core Ultra 9 288V (Lunar Lake), Thunderbolt 4, WiFi 7, and Intel Arc 140V GPU in a whisper-quiet 0.57L chassis.
Overview
The ASUS NUC 14 Pro AI made history as the world's first Copilot+ certified mini PC, launched in December 2024. Powered by Intel's Lunar Lake processor (Core Ultra Series 2), it features a 3rd-generation NPU with 48 dedicated TOPS and a 120 TOPS total platform — the highest total platform TOPS of any mini PC in this directory. Its on-chip LPDDR5X 8533MT/s memory delivers exceptional bandwidth, and two Thunderbolt 4 ports enable both high-speed peripherals and eGPU connectivity. At just 34mm tall and 0.57L volume, it's also the thinnest AI mini PC listed here.
AI Performance
The Intel AI Boost NPU (6 Neural Compute Engines) delivers 48 dedicated TOPS with a total platform score of 120 TOPS — enabling full Copilot+ features including Windows AI capabilities, on-device model inference, and NPU-accelerated workloads. The Intel Arc 140V GPU (Xe2/Battlemage, 67 TOPS GPU-alone) is the most capable integrated AI GPU in any listed mini PC.
- Ollama — efficient 7B–13B inference; GPU-offloaded via Arc 140V
- n8n AI agents — ultra-low-power always-on workflows (30W cTDP)
- Open WebUI — smooth local AI interface on fast on-chip memory
- Windows AI features — full Copilot+ platform including Recall and live captions
- OpenVINO — Intel's AI framework optimised for this NPU generation
Specifications
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 288V (8 Cores / 8 Threads, up to 5.1GHz) — Lunar Lake |
| NPU | Intel AI Boost (3rd gen, 6 Neural Compute Engines) |
| NPU TOPS | 48 TOPS (120 TOPS total platform) |
| iGPU | Intel Arc 140V (Xe2 / Battlemage, 67 TOPS GPU-alone) |
| RAM | 16GB or 32GB LPDDR5X 8533MT/s (on-chip embedded — non-upgradeable) |
| Max RAM | 32GB (fixed — embedded on processor, cannot be upgraded) |
| Storage | 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 (single M.2 2280, up to 2TB) |
| TDP | 30W (cTDP; peaks ~35-40W under sustained load) |
| OS | Windows 11 Home or Pro |
| WiFi | WiFi 7 (Intel BE201), Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Thunderbolt 4 | 2x Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 40Gbps (1 front, 1 rear; DP 2.1) |
| Display | Triple display: 2x Thunderbolt 4 (DP 2.1) + 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| LAN | Single 2.5G Ethernet |
| Released | 2024 |