Intel NUC 9 Extreme Ghost Canyon i9-9980HK

Essentials
Product CollectionIntel® NUC Kit with 9th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors
Code NameProducts formerly Ghost Canyon
Launch DateQ1’20
Supported Operating SystemsWindows 10, 64-bit*, Linux*
Board NumberNUC9i9QNB
Board Form FactorPCIe
Internal Drive Form FactorM.2 SSD
# of Internal Drives Supported3
Off RoadmapNo
Board ChipsetMobile Intel® CM246 Chipset
Processor IncludedIntel® Core™ i9-9980HK Processor (16M Cache, up to 5.00 GHz)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility‡No
# of Cores8
# of Threads16
Processor Base Frequency2.40 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency5.00 GHz
Warranty Period3 yrs
Supplemental Information
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Memory & Storage
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)64 GB
Memory TypesDDR4-2666
Max # of Memory Channels2
Max Memory Bandwidth42.6 GB/s
Max # of DIMMs2
ECC Memory Supported‡No
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics‡Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Integrated Graphics‡Yes
Graphics Output2x Thunderbolt 3, HDMI 2.0a
# of Displays Supported‡3
Discrete GraphicsVia PCIe add-in card(s)
Expansion Options
PCI Express RevisionGen3
PCI Express Configurations‡2x M.2 PCIe X4 slots (PCH), 1x M.2 PCIe X4 slot (CPU)

Double-wide PCIe X16 (CPU) slot shared with PCIe X4 (CPU) slot, 8″ max card length
PCIe x4 Gen 31
PCIe x16 Gen 31
Removable Memory Card SlotSDXC with UHS-II support
M.2 Card Slot (storage)2x via PCH + 1x via CPU (NVMe)
I/O Specifications
# of USB Ports11
USB Configuration4x rear USB 3.1g2, 2x Thunderbolt 3 (USB 3.1g2), 2x front USB 3.1g2, 2x USB 2.0 via internal headers, 1x USB 2.0 internal
USB Revision3.1 Gen2, 2.0
USB 2.0 Configuration (External + Internal)3x int.
Total # of SATA Ports3
Max # of SATA 6.0 Gb/s Ports3
RAID Configuration2x M.2 SATA/PCIe SSD, SATA header (RAID-0 RAID-1)
Audio (back channel + front channel)7.1 digital; L+R+mic (F); L+R+TOSLINK (R)
Integrated LANIntel® Ethernet Connection i219-LM and i210-AT
Integrated Wireless‡Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200
Integrated BluetoothYes
S/PDIF Out ConnectorTOSLINK
Additional HeadersCEC, 2x USB2.0, FRONT_PANEL
# of Thunderbolt™ 3 Ports2
Package Specifications
Chassis Dimensions238 x 216 x 96mm
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported‡Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)‡Yes
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility‡No
TPMYes
Intel® Rapid Storage TechnologyYes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)‡Yes
Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT)Yes
Security & Reliability
Intel® AES New InstructionsYes