6 Things to Know About the Intel NUC 11 Beast Canyon’s RAM

It uses DDR4-3200 SO-DIMMs This is the fastest RAM speed Intel has put in a NUC to date.

Two slots support up to 64 GB total You get the same capacity as the previous Ghost Canyon model, but with higher memory bandwidth.

Dual-channel mode is standard Both slots must be populated to run in dual-channel, which improves performance.

SO-DIMMs are the only option You cannot use desktop DIMMs or soldered RAM — only laptop-style SO-DIMMs fit.

Overclocking is not supported The 3200 MHz speed is the official JEDEC standard, not an overclocked profile.

Faster RAM won’t help much Stick with DDR4-3200 — the system is not designed to benefit from higher speeds like DDR4-3600.