Just over a month ago, Intel’s Phantom Canyon successor was leaked. The next-generation of his NUC 12 called Serpent Canyon will reportedly include a Core i7-12700H Alder Lake processor paired with an Arc A770M discrete mobile GPU. A retail listing for Serpent Canyon has been posted online and the details have been confirmed.
Frequent hardware leakers @momomo_us (opens in new tab) Discover a list of 4 Serpent Canyon NUCs in Provence (opens in new tab)The base system will feature a Core i5 processor (probably Core i5-12500H or Core i5-12600H) with Intel’s Arc A550M discrete GPU and 8 GB of GDDR6 memory. Core i7-12700H and Arc A730M can be upgraded with 12GB GDDR6.
If you need even more powerful graphics, the Arc A770M’s 16GB of GDDR6 will suffice. Additionally, the Arc A770M features 32 Xe cores, 32 RT cores, a 256-bit memory interface, and a graphics clock of 1,650 MHz. The previous generation Phantom Canyon NUC launched with 11th generation Tiger Lake processors and up to his Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 GPU.
Prices for Serpent Canyon range from $1,046 for a NUC 12 kit (Core i5/Arc A550M) to $1,470 for a fully loaded NUC 12 mini PC (Core i7/16GB/512GB/Arc A730M/Windows 11). However, this is just a small part of the full lineup that Intel plans to launch for consumers. For example, there is a $1,312 Core i7/Arc A770M NUC 12 kit, but no corresponding Mini PC pre-configured with RAM, SSD, and operating system.
According to previous reports, Serpent Canyon’s chassis features a Thunderbolt 4 port, an SDXC (UHS-II) reader, two USB 3.2 Type-A ports, and a 3.5mm audio jack on the front panel. The rear panel has four USB 3.2 Type-A ports, 2.5 GbE, Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, 3.5mm audio output, and two DisplayPort 2.0 connectors.
No word on if these prices are final or when the Serpent Canyon NUC 12 family will ship. However, retailers have already placed placeholders for the system, so Intel’s official announcement isn’t too far away.
