3 Things to Know About the Intel NUC 9 Ghost Canyon’s Compute Element

The CPU is on a removable Compute Element module The Ghost Canyon packages the CPU, PCH, and networking onto a single card that slides into the chassis. This is not a standard mini PC design.

You can swap between 9th Gen Core i5, i7, or i9 variants The module supports upgrades up to the Core i9-9980HK. This makes the system more flexible than most NUCs.

The modular approach is unique among Intel NUCs It is one of the most interesting designs Intel ever built for this form factor. Few mini PCs offer this level of CPU upgradability.