ASUS Showcases NUC 16 Family Powered By Panther Lake

Back in 2013, Intel introduced the Next Unit of Computing (NUC) form factor for ultra-small PCs. The 4-inch by 4-inch motherboard form factor never became a smash hit, but it has persevered over the years thanks to its uniquely small size even amidst a market full of mini-PCs.

These days, the NUC banner is held by ASUS, which acquired the product line from Intel in 2023 . Since then, ASUS has continued to update and iterate on the NUC design, producing new NUCs based on Intel’s recent run of mobile processors, including Lunar Lake, Arrow Lake, and, most recently, Panther Lake. At this year’s Computex 2026 trade show, the company was showing off its recently launched NUC 16 and NUC 16 Pro boxes, which incorporate the tag-team duo of Intel’s Core Series 3 (Wildcat Lake) and Core Ultra Series 3 (Panther Lake) processors.