ATX, LGA1851, Intel B860, 4x DDR5 DIMM, 2.5G LAN, 802.11be Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS

Description

The Challenger Series motherboard represents fearless play, bold breakthroughs, and relentless evolution, delivering robust specs with Wi-Fi 7 and gamer-centric specs. Featuring an elegant design with comprehensively pure white components, it stands as the visual centerpiece for pristine white gaming builds.

Forge the Future Dominate the Game
Challenger Series is all about fearless play, bold breakthroughs, and relentless evolution. Packed with solid specs at a gamer-friendly price, it’s the ultimate option for gamers.

Forge the Future Dominate the Game
Challenger Series is all about fearless play, bold breakthroughs, and relentless evolution. Packed with solid specs at a gamer-friendly price, it’s the ultimate option for gamers.

DDR5 XMP & EXPO Support
Derived from the “built for stable and reliable” designing concept, ASRock does not compromise on any details. This motherboard is built with high quality materials, enthusiasts are able to enjoy the boost of DDR5 memory overclocking performance by enabling the pre-tested profiles. Make sure the memory modules are Intel® XMP/AMD EXPO™ capable and overclocking can be made so affordable, satisfying and absolutely no sweat at all.

Dragon 2.5 Gb/s LAN
The intelligent 2.5Gb/s LAN platform is built for maximum networking performance for the demanding requirements of home networking, content creators, online gamers and high-quality streaming media. Boost networking performance up to 2.5X the bandwidth compared to the standard gigabit Ethernet, you’ll enjoy the faster and uncompromised connectivity experience for gaming, file transfers and backups.

Front USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C
Front USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C header delivers up to 5 Gbps data transfer rate and next generation reversible USB design to the front panel of computer case.

POLYCHROME RGB
This motherboard features onboard RGB headers and addressable RGB headers that allow motherboard to be connected to compatible LED devices such as strip, CPU fans, coolers, chassis and so on. Users may also synchronize RGB LED devices across the Polychrome RGB Sync-certified accessories to create their own unique lighting effects.

Specifications

Internal I/O
Number of M.2 (M) slots	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors	1
Front panel connector	Yes
12V power connector	Yes
Supported storage drive interfaces	PCI Express 5.0, M.2, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	9
TPM connector	Yes
Number of SATA III connectors	4
Number of EATX power connectors	1
Number of chassis fan connectors	4
Front panel audio connector	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes
RGB LED pin header	Yes
Number of CPU fan connectors	2
Number of water pump connectors	1
Technical details
Motherboard chipset family	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel B860
Supported processor sockets	LGA 1851
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported
HDMI version	2.1
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Component for	PC
Sustainability certificates	ErP
Compliance certificates	Federal Communications Commission (FCC), CE
Audio
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Performance
Number of HDDs supported	4
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)	Yes
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 11 x64
Motherboard chipset family	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel B860
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported processor sockets	LGA 1851
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Component for	PC
Processor
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel Core Ultra (Series 2)
Supported processor sockets	LGA 1851
Processor socket	LGA 1851 (Socket V1)
Memory
Number of memory slots	4
Memory slots type	DIMM
Supported memory types	DDR5-SDRAM
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speeds	5600,6800,4800,4400,6533,8666 MHz
Maximum internal memory	256 GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes
Supported memory clock speed (max)	8666 MHz
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC
Storage controllers
Number of HDDs supported	4
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfaces	PCI Express 5.0, M.2, SATA III
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Number of storage drives supported	7
RAID support	Yes
Graphics
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported
HDCP	Yes
HDCP version	2.3
High Dynamic Range (HDR) supported	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2
WiFi-AP antenna jack	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0
Microphone in	Yes
HDMI version	2.1
HDMI ports quantity	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0
Line-in	Yes
Network
Ethernet LAN	Yes
Wi-Fi	Yes
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
LAN controller	Dragon RTL8125BG
Ethernet interface type	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Bluetooth	Yes
Bluetooth version	5.4
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Features
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 11 x64
Motherboard chipset family	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel B860
Supported processor sockets	LGA 1851
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Component for	PC
Audio chip	Realtek ALC897
Product colour	White
Expansion slots
Number of M.2 (M) slots	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slots	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slots	1
1st M.2 largest key size	2280
1st M.2 highest PCI Express generation	5.0
2nd M.2 largest key size	2280
2nd M.2 highest PCI Express generation	4.0
3rd M.2 largest key size	2280
3rd M.2 highest PCI Express generation	4.0
BIOS
BIOS type	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory size	256 Mbit
BIOS flashback button	Yes
Processor special features
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)	Yes
Video
HDCP	Yes
Software
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 11 x64
Weight & dimensions
Width	244 mm
Depth	305 mm
Packaging content
Cables included	SATA
Screws included	Yes
M.2 standoff included	Yes
Antenna included	Yes