AAEON’s UP Xtreme i12 Offers up to 20% Greater CPU Performance and 2.47 x the Graphics Speed for a Faster, Smarter Board

John Bernard 2022-12-07

Bringing 12th Gen Intel® Core™ power, onboard LPDDR5, and wider expansion options, the UP Xtreme i12 sets a new standard for power, speed, and AI performance.

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(Taipei, Taiwan – December 7, 2022) Adding to its incredibly popular UP Xtreme product line, industry leader AAEON has announced the release of the UP Xtreme i12, the next generation developer board with 12th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors (formerly Alder Lake-P).

Improving upon the 11th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor SoC of its predecessor, the UP Xtreme i11, AAEON’s next-generation UP Xtreme i12 utilizes the 12 core, 16 thread hybrid architecture of 12th Generation Intel Core Processors, making it more energy-efficient despite possessing double the previous generation’s thread count. With these improvements, the UP Xtreme i12 offers up to 20% greater CPU performance, while also hosting 32GB onboard LPDDR5 system memory, which provides double the bandwidth and memory capacity of the previous generation.

The UP Xtreme i12’s configuration of HDMI 2.0b, eDP 1.4, and two DP 1.4 slots give it the necessary tools to host four simultaneous 4K displays, alongside USB 4.0 and 2.5GbE ports ensuring high-speed connectivity to peripheral cameras. Compounding this powerful, efficient function is the 2.47 x increase in graphics speed provided by Intel® Iris® Xe graphics, which makes the board an excellent candidate for smart retail deployments.

Highly expandable, the board supports Wi-Fi 6 and 5G via M.2 2230 E and 3052 B-Keys, alongside a further two M.2 2280 M-Keys for PCIe 4.0 storage and AI module support. AAEON feel that this accommodation of multiple expansion modules will lead to the UP Xtreme i12 being the standard-bearer for IoT and robotics applications. This is supported by the ancillary technologies the board has access to through its CPU, such as Intel® DL Boost and the Intel® distribution of OpenVINO™ toolkit, which yields up to 2.81 x the GPU image classification inferencing performance of the previous generation.

While the UP Xtreme i12’s specifications align perfectly with the needs of smart retail and IoT applications, its utility also extends to industrial use, with a wide 12~36V power input range enabling its deployment in more rugged environments such as smart manufacturing.

The UP Xtreme i12 is now available for purchase, with pricing depending on SKU, and will soon be followed up by the UP Xtreme i12 Edge, an embedded, fanless edge system for customers that prefer a more plug-and-play solution.

For more information about the UP Xtreme i12, please visit our product page. Alternatively, contact an AAEON representative directly.

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About AAEON

Established in 1992, AAEON is one of the leading designers and manufacturers of industrial IoT and AI Edge solutions. With continual innovation as a core value, AAEON provides reliable, high-quality computing platforms including industrial motherboards and systems, rugged tablets, embedded AI Edge systems, uCPE network appliances, and LoRaWAN/WWAN solutions. AAEON also provides industry-leading experience and knowledge to provide OEM/ODM services worldwide. AAEON also works closely with cities and governments to develop and deploy Smart City ecosystems, offering individual platforms and end-to-end solutions. AAEON works closely with premier chip designers to deliver stable, reliable platforms. For an introduction to AAEON’s expansive line of products and services, visit www.aaeon.com.