The Intel NUC 13 Arena Canyon runs 13th Gen Raptor Lake CPUs on a socketed LGA 1700

The Intel NUC 13 Arena Canyon runs 13th Gen Raptor Lake CPUs on a socketed LGA 1700

The NUC 13 Arena Canyon takes desktop-class processors on a proper socket — no soldering here. It supports 13th Gen Intel Core i3, i5, and i7 chips (Raptor Lake) in the LGA 1700 form factor, capped at 65W TDP. That means you pick your CPU when you build it, and you can swap it later if your needs change. For a mini PC this size, having a replaceable socket rather than a fixed BGA chip is a meaningful advantage — it gives the NUC a second life when you want to hand it down or repurpose it.