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Thursday, August 14, 2025

Champion Intel NUC

Intel NUC to face all other teams (from both Group A and Group B) in short match summaries. Here's a compact head-to-head series:


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1. Intel NUC vs Raspberry Pi 4

Score: 4-1
Intel NUC’s desktop-class power overwhelms Raspberry Pi 4’s maker flexibility. Pi excels in IoT and education, but NUC dominates CPU, storage, and 4K media performance.


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2. Intel NUC vs Arduino Mega 2560

Score: 5-0
While Arduino Mega shines in microcontroller tasks and sensor control, it’s no match for the NUC’s multitasking and computing muscle. A decisive sweep for NUC.


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3. Intel NUC vs Jetson Nano

Score: 4-3
A close battle. Jetson Nano wins in AI efficiency and CUDA acceleration, but Intel NUC edges out with superior multitasking, virtualization, and graphics.


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4. Intel NUC vs BeagleBone Black

Score: 4-2
BeagleBone’s industrial reliability and real-time control score points, but NUC’s processing and NVMe storage prove too strong, sealing the win.


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5. Intel NUC vs Orange Pi Zero 2

Score: 5-1
Orange Pi offers affordability and versatility, but the NUC outclasses it in every metric: processing power, media playback, and multitasking.


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6. Intel NUC vs ASUS Tinker Board

Score: 4-2
Tinker Board shows strong multimedia capability and maker appeal, but NUC’s x86 platform delivers higher benchmarks and smoother 4K performance.


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7. Intel NUC vs LattePanda Alpha

Score: 4-3
A surprisingly close match. LattePanda brings integrated Arduino support and solid Windows performance, but NUC wins with better thermals and more robust multitasking.


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8. Intel NUC vs Banana Pi M5

Score: 4-1
Banana Pi excels in networking and low-power server tasks, but NUC dominates AI workloads, storage speed, and virtualization.


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9. Intel NUC vs Odroid XU4

Score: 4-2
Odroid XU4 impresses with ARM performance and networking speed, but NUC’s superior processing and graphics power secure another victory.