The low-power characteristics of Broadwell simply make it well suited to the tight spaces and constrained thermal envelopes of small form factor systems. But another side benefit of Broadwell is that it also allows manufacturers to cram higher performing parts into the same (or smaller) spaces than previous-gen, Haswell-based parts.

Take the Intel NUC5i7RYH we?re going to show you here, for example. This mini-PC is packing a Core i7-5557U processor with Iris Pro graphics, which makes it the most powerful NUC released to date. Check out the full list of specifications below and then we'll dive a little deeper on the pages ahead...