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UDOO BOLT vs Intel NUC

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When comparing UDOO BOLT vs Intel NUC, the Slant community recommends Intel NUC for most people. In the question“What is the most powerful single board computer?” Intel NUC is ranked 1st while UDOO BOLT is ranked 2nd. The most important reason people chose Intel NUC is:

The Atom based Celeron and Pentium NUCs have a very low TDP of 10 or 15W.

Specs

CPUAMD Ryzen Embedded V1XXX

CPU Instruction setAMD64/x86-64

GPUAMD Vega

RAMSO-DIMM

Size120 x120 mm

CPUIntel Celeron, Pentium, Core

CPU Instruction setAMD64/x86-64

GPUIntel i9xx (Intel HD / UHD)

RAMSO-DIMM

Size101.6 × 101.6 mm

AudioDepending on configuration

GPIONA

Network ConnectivityDepending on configuration

Power source12-19 VDC

StorageSATA, M2

USBDepending on configuration

VideoDepending on configuration

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Common Questions

What is the most powerful single board computer?

What are the best single board computers for gaming?

What are the best single-board computers with Windows support?

Pros

Pro
Powerful GPU

Probably the most powerful GPU on a SBC in 2019.

Pro
Low TDPs

The Atom based Celeron and Pentium NUCs have a very low TDP of 10 or 15W.

Pro
Intel based GPU

Almost any OS has support for the intel i9xx based GPUs.

Pro
x86/amd64-based

Plenty of Operating Systems to choose.

Pro
HDMI-CEC

6th gen+ models have CEC support.

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Cons

Con
Pricy

You can get full PC's, Laptops or Tablets for that price.

Con
Huge

120 x 120 mm are huge compared to a Pi it comes also close to a Mini-ITX board (170 x170mm).

Con
Intel is a bitch

For an M2-port, HDR, better GPU power or more RAM support Intel wants you to buy the much higher priced iX-based models even if HDR would be possible on Atom GPU's.