{"id":943212,"date":"2026-10-27T22:12:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T22:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/943212\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T22:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T22:12:10","slug":"asrock-nuc-box-358h-review-techpowerup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/943212\/","title":{"rendered":"ASRock NUC BOX-358H Review | TechPowerUp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\tIntroduction<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/logo.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"80\" alt=\"ASRock Logo\"\/><br \/>\nASRock Industrial has been making compact NUC-style PCs for years, with its Intel-based NUC BOX models joining the AMD-powered 4X4 BOX family. The company also offers slimmer NUC models and fanless systems designed for industrial use, so it has plenty of experience fitting capable hardware into small enclosures. The NUC BOX-358H is one of its latest models, bringing Intel&#8217;s Panther Lake architecture and Arc B390 integrated graphics to a desktop that takes up very little space. Unlike many of the Mini-PCs I&#8217;ve reviewed recently, this one comes as a barebones system, meaning you&#8217;ll need to provide your own memory and storage. I actually like having that flexibility, but it does mean factoring in the cost of those components when comparing it with a fully configured Mini-PC.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/title.jpg\" width=\"670\" height=\"350\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\nInside is Intel&#8217;s Core Ultra X7 358H, a 16-core, 16-thread processor with four performance cores, eight efficiency cores, and four low-power efficiency cores. It also features Intel&#8217;s Arc B390 integrated graphics with 12 Xe3 cores, which is probably what I&#8217;m most interested in testing. Integrated graphics have improved quite a bit over the past few generations, and I&#8217;m curious to see what Intel&#8217;s latest hardware can do in games that have traditionally been challenging for Mini-PCs, particularly at 1080p. There&#8217;s also a 50 TOPS NPU for supported AI applications, although its usefulness will depend on the software you&#8217;re running.<\/p>\n<p>ASRock Industrial has managed to fit quite a bit of expandability into the NUC BOX-358H, despite its small 117.5 \u00d7 110 \u00d7 49 mm chassis. There are two replaceable DDR5 SO-DIMM slots supporting up to 128 GB of memory at DDR5-7200, along with two M.2 SSD connections. One supports PCIe 5.0 and full-length M.2 2280 drives, while the other uses PCIe 4.0 and the smaller 2242 format. Connectivity is equally generous, with dual 2.5 GbE ports, Thunderbolt 4, and support for four displays. All of this makes it an appealing option for a compact workstation, development system, or small homelab, especially for anyone who wants the freedom to upgrade individual components down the road. It can even be mounted behind a monitor using the included VESA bracket, keeping the desk completely free.<\/p>\n<p>For this review, I installed 32 GB of dual-channel DDR5-5600 memory and a 1 TB Solidigm P41 Plus SSD, both supplied separately from the barebone. The memory runs below the system&#8217;s advertised DDR5-7200 capability, which is worth mentioning because integrated graphics share system memory and can benefit from higher bandwidth. The storage results will also reflect the SSD I installed, not the full potential of the PCIe 5.0 interface. With everything set up, I ran the NUC BOX-358H through my usual CPU, application, and gaming benchmarks to see how Intel&#8217;s new platform compares with the other Mini-PCs I&#8217;ve tested, and whether this barebone approach is worth considering.<\/p>\n<p>SpecificationsCPUIntel Core Ultra X7 358H (Panther Lake-H)<br \/>16 cores\/16 threads: 4P + 8E + 4LPE<br \/>Up to 4.8 GHz<br \/>Dedicated NPU rated at 50 TOPSGPUIntel Arc B390 integrated graphics<br \/>12 Xe cores, up to 2.5 GHz<br \/>Shared system memoryMemoryTested: 32 GB (2 \u00d7 16 GB) dual-channel DDR5-5600<br \/>Two replaceable DDR5 SO-DIMM slots<br \/>Up to 128 GB; DDR5-7200 support<br \/>Barebone: memory sold separatelyStorageTested: 1 TB Solidigm P41 Plus, PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe<br \/>One M.2 Key M PCIe 5.0 x4 slot (2242\/2280)<br \/>One M.2 Key M PCIe 4.0 x4 slot (2242)<br \/>Intel VMD RAID 0\/1 support<br \/>Barebone: SSD sold separatelyDisplay Outputs2\u00d7 HDMI 2.1<br \/>DisplayPort 2.1 through USB4\/Thunderbolt 4<br \/>DisplayPort 1.4a through the second USB-C port<br \/>Up to four displaysConnectivity<\/p>\n<p>Front: 1\u00d7 USB-A (10 Gbps), 1\u00d7 USB4\/Thunderbolt 4, 1\u00d7 USB-C (20 Gbps), headphone\/microphone jack, power button<br \/>Rear: 2\u00d7 USB-A (10 Gbps), 2\u00d7 HDMI 2.1, 2\u00d7 2.5 GbE, DC power input, security slot<\/p>\n<p>NetworkingIntel I226LM + I226V 2.5GbE<br \/>Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0CoolingActive fan coolingOperating SystemTested with Windows 11 Pro<br \/>Operating system supplied separately from the barebonePower SupplyExternal 19 V\/120 W adapter<br \/>12-24 V DC input supportDimensions117.5 \u00d7 110 \u00d7 49 mmWeight1.0 kg nominal barebone weightColorBlackAccessoriesPower adapter<br \/>VESA mounting bracket and mounting screws<br \/>M.2 screwPricing        $989.99 USD listed barebone price<br \/>RAM, SSD, and operating system are additional<br \/>* Pricing is reflected at the time of publication      <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Introduction ASRock Industrial has been making compact NUC-style PCs for years, with its Intel-based NUC BOX models joining&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":943213,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[64,63,105],"class_list":["post-943212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=943212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943212\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/943213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=943212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=943212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=943212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}