Trying to get my head around all the different NUCs and their performance/price.

Price was taken from Amazon (in USD) and performance from PassMark. Neither are very accurate, but should be adequate for an overview.

GenNameModelProcessorSingle/Multi PassMarkTDPPrice USDPrice / PerformanceNotes
1Sandy BridgeDCCP847DYE Celeron 847 17
2Ivy BridgeDC3217IYE Core i3-3217U17
2Ivy BridgeDC3217BY Core i3-3217U 17
2Ivy BridgeDC53427HYE Core i5-3427U 17
3Bay Trail-MDN2820FYKH Celeron N2820 7.5
3Bay Trail-MDN2820FYKH Celeron N2830 7.5
3Bay Trail-IDE3815TYKHE Atom E38155
4HaswellD34010WYKCore i3-4010U9292,44115
4HaswellD34010WYKH Core i3-4010U9292,44115
4HaswellD54250WYKCore i5-4250U 1,4133,37615$3504.09.6
4HaswellD54250WYKHCore i5-4250U 1,4133,37615$5002.86.8
5Broadwell-UNUC5i7RYH i7-5557U 1,8934,95228
5Broadwell-UNUC5i5RYH i5-5250U 1,4243,58815$4403.28.2
5Broadwell-UNUC5i5RYK i5-5250U 1,4243,58815
5Broadwell-UNUC5i3RYH i3-5010U 1,1613,05715$2354.913.0
5Broadwell-UNUC5i3RYK i3-5010U 1,1613,05715
5Broadwell-UNUC5i3MYHE i3-5010U 1,1613,05715
5Broadwell-UNUC5i5MYHE i5-5300U vPro 1,5313,83815$2895.313.3
5BraswellNUC5CPYHCeleron N30504698796$1413.36.2
5BraswellNUC5PPYHPentium N37005481,8366$1902.99.7
5BraswellNUC5PGYHPentium N37005481,8366
6Skylake-UNUC6i3SYKCore i3-6100U1,3023,60715$3803.49.5
6Skylake-UNUC6i3SYHCore i3-6100U1,3023,60715$3803.49.5
6Skylake-UNUC6i5SYKCore i5-6260U1,5924,36015$3904.111.2
6Skylake-UNUC6i5SYHCore i5-6260U1,5924,36015$3504.512.5
6Skylake-UNUC6i7KYKCore i7-6770HQ1,9089,71945$6103.115.9
6Apollo LakeNUC6CAYHCeleron J34557712,11210$2702.97.8
6Apollo LakeNUC6CAYSCeleron J34557712,11210
7Kaby Lake-U (Baby Canyon)NUC7i7BNHi7-7567U2,2616,46428$4954.613.1
7Kaby Lake-U (Baby Canyon)NUC7i7BNHX1i7-7567U2,2616,46428$5803.911.116GB Optane
7Kaby Lake-U (Baby Canyon)NUC7i5BNHi5-7260U1,9395,63815$4204.613.4
7Kaby Lake-U (Baby Canyon)NUC7i5BNHX1i5-7260U1,9395,63815$4804.011.716GB Optane
7Kaby Lake-U (Baby Canyon)NUC7i5BNKi5-7260U1,9395,63815$4304.513.1Short
7Kaby Lake-U (Baby Canyon)NUC7i3BNHi3-7100U1,3593,76615$3404.011.1
7Kaby Lake-U (Baby Canyon)NUC7i3BNHX1i3-7100U1,3593,76615$5002.77.516GB Optane
7Kaby Lake-U (Baby Canyon)NUC7i3BNKi3-7100U1,3593,76615$3503.910.8
7Kaby Lake-U (Dawson Canyon)NUC7i5DNHEi5-7300U1,9575,16115$5003.910.3
7Kaby Lake-U (Dawson Canyon)NUC7i5DNKEi5-7300U1,9575,16115$5003.910.3Short
7Kaby Lake-U (Dawson Canyon)NUC7i3DNHEi3-7100U1,3593,76615$3503.910.8
7Kaby Lake-U (Dawson Canyon)NUC7i3DNKEi3-7100U1,3593,76615$3503.910.8Short
7Kaby Lake-R (Dawson Canyon)NUC7i7DNHEi7-8650U2,2248,70615$6703.313.0
7Kaby Lake-R (Dawson Canyon)NUC7i7DNKEi7-8650U2,2248,70615
7Gemini LakeNUC7PJYHPentium J50051,1932,90110$2155.513.5
7Gemini LakeNUC7CJYHCeleron J40051,1501,54410$1457.910.6
8Kaby Lake-GNUC8i7HNKCore i7‑8705G2,2199,92865$8802.511.3
8Kaby Lake-GNUC8i7HVKCore i7‑8809G2,33510,996100$1,0502.210.5
8Coffee Lake-UNUC8i7BEHi7-8559U2,56812,22428$5604.621.8
8Coffee Lake-UNUC8i5BEHi5-8259U2,22010,99428$5504.020.0
8Coffee Lake-UNUC8i5BEKi5-8259U2,22010,99428$5793.819.0
8Coffee Lake-UNUC8i3BEHi3-8109U2,1486,15428$3027.120.4
8Coffee Lake-UNUC8i3BEKi3-8109U2,1486,15428$3446.217.9
8Cannon Lake-UNUC8i3CYSMi3-8121U1,6544,80215$6002.88.08GB + 1TB
8Cannon Lake-UNUC8i3CYSNi3-8121U1,6544,80215$5503.08.7
8Whiskey Lake-UNUC8i7INHi7-8565U2,3448,92115
8Whiskey Lake-UNUC8i5INHi5-8265U2,1468,02515
8Apollo LakeNUC8CCHKRCeleron N33507631,1116