ASRock B860 Lightning WiFi (90-MXBR2-A0UAYZ)

Stylish, well-equipped ATX motherboard with an LGA 1851 socket, offering PCIe 5.0, Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 6E, advanced audio circuitry, and a reliable cooling system. It belongs to the Phantom Gaming family, which includes affordable and well-balanced motherboards for entry-level and mid-range gaming systems with 2K and 4K monitors. The ASRock B860 Lightning WiFi features an LGA 1851 processor socket and is designed for the Intel Core Ultra series processors, which replace the legendary Intel Core.

The power subsystem includes a fourteen-phase scheme with additional phases (1+1+1+1) with separate Dr.MOS power stages for the CPU, GPU, and system bus. All key power elements are equipped with reinforced heatsinks that ensure stable operation under any load and are mostly geared for high-end processors, including the higher-end Core Ultra 7 and top-end Core Ultra 9 with moderate overclocking.

The board is equipped with four DIMM slots supporting high-speed DDR5 RAM. The maximum RAM capacity can reach 256 GB, with XMP profiles supporting any clock frequency up to 8933 MHz. The proprietary Memory OC Shield reduces electromagnetic interference and enhances RAM stability under heavy overclocking. For graphics cards, there is a PCIe 5.0 slot; the second PCIe 4.0 slot works in x2 mode and is designated for peripherals. Storage devices are connected via four M.2 slots (one Gen 5 + three Gen 4). Network interfaces include a 2.5-gigabit LAN based on the Killer E3100G controller and a Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) module with Bluetooth 5.3.