ASUS NUC 16 Pro review: 65W Core Ultra X7 358H and dual 2.5GbE in 0.71L

The ASUS NUC 16 Pro grows from a 4×4-inch to a 5×4-inch footprint, adding a second M.2 slot, a second 2.5GbE port and cooling with two exhaust fans, a dedicated DIMM fan and three heat pipes. The review unit pairs a 65W Core Ultra X7 358H with 64GB LPDDR5X-8533, Arc B390 graphics, a 1TB Samsung PM9E1 Gen5 SSD and a 50 TOPS NPU. The 32GB/1TB Gen4 version is priced at $2,699.

• Chassis measures 144×117×42mm at 0.71 liters and weighs 0.75kg
• Two M.2 2280 slots: PCIe 5.0 x4 and PCIe 4.0 x4, up to 8TB each
• Dual 2.5GbE on Intel I226-V, Wi-Fi 7 BE211 and Bluetooth 6.0
• LPDDR5X memory is soldered; up to 128GB only in SO-DIMM configs