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ASRock Industrial NUC 300 Wildcat Lake mini PCs bring 5-core Core 3 304 and Core 5 320 to edge designs

ASRock Industrial ships NUC BOX-304/320 mini PCs and bare motherboards on Intel Wildcat Lake-U, targeting edge and industrial builds with DDR5-6400 ECC and dual 2.5GbE.

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  • ASRock Industrial released NUC BOX-304 and NUC BOX-320 mini PCs plus matching NUC-304 and NUC-320 motherboards on Intel Core Series 3 Wildcat Lake-U. (S1)
  • The Core 3 304 SoC pairs 1 P-core (1.5/4.3 GHz) with 4 LPE-cores (1.4/3.3 GHz) for a 5-core CPU and a 1-core Intel Xe3 Graphics block. (S1)
  • Platform I/O includes up to 64 GB DDR5-6400 In-Band ECC, dual M.2 PCIe Gen4, dual 2.5 GbE, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, triple display, USB 3.2, and 12–24 V DC input. (S1)

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What happened

ASRock Industrial has launched the NUC Core 300 BOX series of mini PCs together with standalone NUC Core 300 motherboards built around Intel Core Series 3 Wildcat Lake-U processors.S1 The mini-PC lineup includes the NUC BOX-320, which pairs the Intel Core 5 320 SoC with a 1200-pixel-class chassis, and the NUC BOX-304, which uses the Core 3 304 SoC.S1 Matching NUC-320 and NUC-304 motherboards are also offered for custom system integration.S1

The source lists platform capabilities of up to 64 GB DDR5-6400 with In-Band ECC, dual M.2 PCIe Gen4 storage slots, dual 2.5 GbE ports, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, triple-display output, USB 3.2 connectivity, and a 12–24 V DC input range.S1 On the Core 3 304, the SoC combines 1 P-core running at 1.5 GHz base / 4.3 GHz turbo with 4 LPE-cores at 1.4 GHz base / 3.3 GHz turbo, for a 5-core CPU, paired with a 1-core Intel Xe3 Graphics block.S1

Key numbers
MetricReported valueSource
Wildcat Lake SKUs namedIntel Core 3 304, Intel Core 5 320S1
Core 3 304 CPU configuration1 P-core + 4 LPE-cores, 5 cores totalS1
Core 3 304 P-core clocks1.5 GHz base / 4.3 GHz turboS1
Core 3 304 LPE-core clocks1.4 GHz base / 3.3 GHz turboS1
Max memory64 GB DDR5-6400 with In-Band ECCS1
StorageDual M.2 PCIe Gen4S1
NetworkingDual 2.5 GbE, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3S1
DC input range12–24 VS1
Display outputsTriple-displayS1
Availability / pricingNot disclosedS1

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Technical impact

The 5-core Core 3 304 layout (1 P-core + 4 LPE-cores) keeps single-thread burst performance intact for latency-sensitive control loops while moving background housekeeping to the LPE cluster, which is well matched to edge gateways that mix periodic polling I/O with burst telemetry. XAIPART analysis The In-Band ECC option on DDR5-6400, dual PCIe Gen4 M.2 sockets, and the 12–24 V DC input reduce the bill of materials for industrial enclosures, since designers can skip a separate ECC module, an extra SATA SSD, or a wide-input PSU stage. XAIPART analysis

Market impact

ASRock Industrial is positioning the NUC BOX-304 and NUC BOX-320 against other Wildcat Lake-U NUC-class designs from Taiwanese industrial PC vendors, where dual 2.5 GbE plus Wi-Fi 6E has become table stakes for edge and signage buyers. XAIPART analysis Because the Core 3 304 part is the lower-tier SKU, the NUC BOX-304 and NUC-304 motherboards are likely to land as the price-aggressive entry into that pool, with the Core 5 320-based NUC-320 products reserved for higher-thread workloads. XAIPART analysis

Action

Buyers evaluating Wildcat Lake-U should request a Wildcat Lake-U NUC-304 or NUC-320 quote and pin down the DDR5-6400 In-Band ECC validation matrix before approving a long-life industrial SKU. XAIPART analysis For current designs on older ASRock NUC platforms, a side-by-side thermal check at the 1.5 GHz base P-core clock is worth running before signing off a chassis swap, since the LPE-cluster scheduling can change idle power behavior. XAIPART analysis

XAIPART Forecast

XAIPART expects at least one authorized ASRock Industrial distributor to publish a NUC BOX-304 unit price below $500 USD by ; if no listed channel posts a sub-$500 NUC BOX-304 quote by that date, this forecast is wrong. XAIPART analysis

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XAIPART expects at least one authorized ASRock Industrial distributor to publish a NUC BOX-304 unit price below $500 USD by 2027-03-31 no listed channel posts a sub-$500 NUC BOX-304 quote by that date Pending

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  1. ASRock Industrial NUC 300 series - Intel Core 3 304/Core 5 320 mini PCs and motherboards — https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/10/02/asrock-industrial-nuc-300-series-intel-core-3-304-core-5-320-mini-pcs-and-motherboards/ · rss · accessed

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