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Intel NUC 12

$1,199.001898% above typicalTypically sells ~$60.00Free shipping (to US)

1898% above typical · Typically sells ~$60.00

Bare unit: the price reflects an empty chassis (no CPU/RAM)

Fit 51Value 18
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CN · First seen 4 hours ago · Checked 22 minutes ago

100% · 877

Sold Intel NUC 12 prices ↓ 13% over the past ~1 mo.

Price historyIntel NUC 12 · sold & asking medians from the daily index

Jun 19: $160.00 (7 askings)Jun 20: $175.00 (6 askings)Jun 21: $175.00 (6 askings)Jun 22: $175.00 (6 askings)Jun 23: $175.00 (6 askings)Jun 24: $175.00 (6 askings)Jun 25: $175.00 (6 askings)Jun 26: $175.00 (6 askings)Jun 27: $175.00 (6 askings)Jun 28: $175.00 (6 askings)Jun 29: $160.00 (5 askings)Jun 30: $232.00 (4 askings)Jul 1: $232.00 (4 askings)Jul 2: $232.00 (4 askings)Jul 3: $229.50 (4 askings)Jul 2: $388.20 (4 sold comps)Jul 3: $339.67 (3 sold comps)Jul 4: $339.67 (3 sold comps)
2026-07-02$339.67–$388.20 · sold median2026-07-04

Dot size reflects how many listings back each day (3–4 sold comps per point). Hover for details.

Full price history, specs & configurations

Comparable sold · last 90 days

Too few sold listings match this exact config, so the deal score above prices in this CPU and RAM directly.

All configs (barebones to loaded) · 5 sold

Median $436.72 · typical range $339.67–$752.12

Sold prices are the basis for the deal score. Asking prices typically run above what listings actually close at.

Installed Hardware

CPU
i7-12700 (12 cores)
Condition
New

Needs ~$20.80 more to run

This listing is missing parts to be a bootable server. Estimated cost to add: 16 GB RAM ~$20.80.

All-in ≈ $1,219.80 (listing + parts). Estimate for a minimal config (1 CPU · 16 GB RAM · boot SSD) priced from typical used-market component costs, verify against this exact unit.

Upgrade Headroom

CPU1 of 1 CPU sockets populated

Platform: Intel NUC 12 (Alder Lake)

Form factor
mini
CPU socket
BGA × 1
RAM max
64 GB DDR4 · SODIMM
DIMM slots
2 (SODIMM)
Noise tier
1/5, Whisper (<35 dB)
Idle power
10W · ~$11/yr · ~$32/3yr to run (idle @ )
PCIe
Gen 3
Max PSU
90W
Released
2022

Fit Breakdown (Balanced lens)

Cores
53
RAM
50
Storage
50
Deal:barebones · bare unit· Typically ~$60.0020

Fit = suits your use case · Value = fit per dollar · Deal = price vs typical market.

Outlook · Value sweet spot, Mature pricing: strong value, with the steepest drops already behind it.

Price context

At $1,199.00, this listing is 1898% above the typical sold price (~$60.00), and 118% above the typical asking price (~$550.00 across 11 live NUC 12 listings). Sold = what it's worth; asking = what sellers want now (usually higher).