Intel Skull Canyon Mini PC (NUC6i7KYK)

Overview

In an effort to capture some of the lucrative gaming market, Intel has developed a new NUC aimed at enthusiasts and gamers with the Iris Pro Graphics 580. The NUC6i7KYK is without a doubt the best looking NUC we have seen thus far. In fact, it might even be the best looking mini PC full stop.

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TechSpot Metascore

Based on 8 expert reviews

Excellent:

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8.4

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Last revision on June 26, 2019

Reviewers Liked

Can perform content-creation tasks in a reasonable amount of time
Iris Pro Graphics 580 makes it possible to play fairly recent games at 1080p

Reviewers Didn't Like

Plastic-heavy design feels less sturdy than older NUCs

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Expert reviews and ratings

By TechSpot on July 11, 2016

As much as we love our powerful gaming PCs at TechSpot, we also appreciate the little things, such as the recently reviewed MSI Cubi 2 Plus or Asrock DeskMini 110. Both of these systems have a small footprint, adhering to Intel's mini-STX standard and...

By TechSpot on July 11, 2016

Intel desperately wants people to take its integrated graphics seriously. Every generation comes with promise that, this time, Intel HD will be fast enough to handle PC gaming. Every time, gamers are left wondering how old the games Intel is referring...

By Digital Trends on June 06, 2016

Muddled by confused marketing, the Skull Canyon NUC is an excellent mini PC for productivity with some light gaming on the side.

By TechRadar on June 01, 2016

100

This completely revamped NUC raises the bar for what a mini-PC can do, handling both content-creation tasks and 1080p gaming with ease.

By PCWorld on May 26, 2016

Throughout all of our benchmarking and testing, we also monitored how much power our test systems consumed using a power meter. Our goal was to give you an idea as to how much power each configuration used while idling and while under a heavy workload....

By HotHardware on May 25, 2016

The $650 Intel Skull Canyon NUC might seem like a gaming mini PC, but it's more of a dependable productivity desktop that can muster a few big games at low settings. Its blazing Core i7 processor performance and ability to power three 4K displays is...

By Tom's Guide on May 23, 2016

I've managed to get my hands on an Intel NUC6i7KYK "Skull Canyon" NUC featuring the Core i7 6770HQ Skylake CPU with Iris Pro Graphics 580. When paired with 32GB of RAM and a Samsung 950 PRO 500GB NVMe SSD, it makes for a very speedy, small form factor...

By Phoronix on December 29, 2016

What if you could have a desktop that easily slips into a messenger bag or purse? That's what Intel has been aiming for with its Next Unit of Computing (NUC) devices. Yes, it's a terrible name, but Intel's goal is admirable: to deliver powerful machines...

By Engadget on August 09, 2016

Intel NUC6i7KYK Performance is impressive. Thanks to Intel Core i7-6770HQ with four cores at up to 3.5 GHz compact nettop can be compared not only with high-end laptops, but also powerful desktop PCs. For office productivity scenario is more than...

By hw4all.com on July 20, 2016

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Intel Skull Canyon Mini PC (NUC6i7KYK)

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