Intel Phantom Canyon NUC: What It Is
The Intel Phantom Canyon is the NUC 11 Enthusiast, a compact mini PC. It pairs an Intel Core i7-1165G7 processor (4 cores, 8 threads, 28W TDP) with a discrete NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 graphics card. It supports up to 64 GB of DDR4 memory across two slots and has two M.2 storage slots. Its volume is 0.67 liters, and it weighs 1.38 kg.
Key Specifications
| Feature | Intel NUC 11 Enthusiast Phantom Canyon |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i7-1165G7 (4C / 8T, Tiger Lake, 28W) |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (discrete) |
| Memory | Up to 64 GB DDR4, 2 slots, 3200 MT/s |
| Storage | 2 M.2 slots (PCIe 3.0 x4 / SATA3) |
| Network | 2.5GbE, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Ports | 2× Thunderbolt 4, 4× USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, HDMI 2.0, Mini DisplayPort 1.4 |
| Power | 230W adapter |
Use Cases
The Phantom Canyon suits GPU-accelerated workloads in a small footprint. Buyers use compact systems like this for gaming, graphics work and small-form-factor workstations where a discrete GPU is needed.
Thinvent Mini PCs and Industrial PCs
The Thinvent range does not include the Intel Core i7-1165G7 or a discrete NVIDIA graphics card. Thinvent builds its systems on Intel Core processors from the 11th to 14th generation, with integrated graphics. The Thinvent products below cover the same class of compact computing with Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 processors:
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Thinvent Industrial PC IPC5 with Intel Core i5-1240P (12 cores, up to 4.4 GHz, 12 MB cache), 16 or 32 GB DDR4 RAM and 512 GB or 1 TB SSD.
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Thinvent Industrial PC IPC5 with Intel Core i7-1255U (10 cores, up to 4.7 GHz, 12 MB cache), dual LAN, up to 64 GB DDR4 RAM and up to 1 TB SSD.
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Thinvent Aero Mini PC with Intel Core i5-1335U (10 cores, up to 4.6 GHz, 12 MB cache) and 16 GB DDR4 RAM.
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Thinvent Aero Mini PC with Intel Core 5 120U (10 cores, up to 5.0 GHz, 12 MB cache) and 16 GB DDR4 RAM.
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Thinvent Treo Mini PC with Intel N5095A (4 cores, up to 2.9 GHz, 4 MB cache) and 4 GB DDR4 RAM.
All Thinvent products use a 12V adapter. Several models include Dual Band WiFi, and others run Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 IoT Value or Ubuntu Linux.
